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Terminal 91 Neighbors Advisory Committee
Annual Report 2018 and 2019
The Terminal 91 Neighbors Advisory Committee (NAC) is pleased to provide the Port of
Seattle Commission with this report of its activities during 2018 and 2019.
Composition of NAC
NAC community representation is composed of eight voting members, four from each
Magnolia and four from Queen Anne. Each community council also has members who
serve as alternates. As of December 2019, following are the representatives serving
each community:
Magnolia Community Club
Queen Anne Community Council
Lynn Hogan, President
Ellen Monrad, President
Bruce Carter
Jim Smith
Fred Rapaport
Don Harper
Stephanie MacKeen
Denny Bird
Janis Traven
Erik Smith, Alternate
Bill Winkelman served as NAC Chair from January through July 2018. His service was
provided through 501 Commons, a non-profit organization. In September 2018 Weldon
Ihrig replaced Bill Winkelman as NAC Chair and is presenting this report. His service is
also provided through 501 Commons.
Rosie Courtney is the primary Port representative and staff support for NAC. Pam
Xander of Environmental Science Associates (ESA) served as environmental liaison and
prepared summaries for each NAC meeting. Additional Port staff that attended one or
more meetings in 2018 or 2019 are: Kelli Goodwin, Mark Longridge, Geri Poor, Jeffrey
Utterback, Lindsay Wolpa, Laura Wolfe, Paul Meyer, Jon Sloan, Sandra Kilroy, Skip
Himes, Robert Hoyman, Graham VanderSchelden, Matthew Mateo, Dave McFadden, Eric
ffitch, Stephanie Jones-Stebbins, Joseph Gellings, Ed Paskovskis, Mike McLaughlin,
Joanna Florer, Daniel Alhadeff, Christina Billingsley, and Susie Archuleta.
Item No. 7a attach_____
Meeting Date: March 10, 2020____
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Following are guests that attended NAC meetings during 2018 and 2019:
Karen Ko
City of Seattle Dept. of Neighborhoods
Laura Jenkins
City of Seattle Dept. of Neighborhoods
Barry Hyman
Friends of Pier 86
Paul Sharman
Transpo Group
Brand Koster
King County Metro Transit Service Planning
Sloan Dawson
Sound Transit Station Planning
Olivia Rother
Sound Transit Community Outreach
John Cain
Magnolia neighbor
Charla Skaggs
Maul Foster Alongi
Matt Hoffman
Maul Foster Alongi
Linn Gould
Port Community Action Team
Andrew Schiffler
Port Community Action Team
Linda Jones
Columbia Hospitality
Meetings
NAC generally met monthly on the third Wednesday of the month. The principal activity
was dialog among NAC members and between NAC and Port staff regarding Terminal 91
including the North Bay area. NAC also discussed issues geographically adjacent, or
outside NAC’s purview, that could affect Port operations within the NAC area. Staff
participation included briefings, updates, and responses to NAC questions and concerns.
Detailed summaries of each meeting are available in the Minutes posted at
http://www.portseattle.org/Supporting-Our-Community/Community-
Engagement/Pages/NAC.aspx.
General Value of NAC
The Magnolia Community Council and the Queen Anne Community Council affirm that
NAC has a constructive and positive value to both the Port and neighboring
communities. Participants all view the committee and its meetings to be informative,
cooperative, a desirable forum for discussion and consensus building as well as an
opportunity to prevent/resolve potential areas of misunderstanding. The underlying
Short Fill Redevelopment Agreement (NAC Agreement) has proven effective for its
purposes to date.
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Ongoing Issues for NAC
During 2018 and 2019 the issues below were the most significant to NAC.
1. Traffic. Monitoring trends in traffic reported in the Traffic Study mandated by the
NAC Agreement. Updates on cruise activity and resulting traffic at T-91 and
related side streets.
2. T-91 Development. Port plans for the economic development of T-91 and the
uplands on the north side of the Magnolia Bridge including potential impacts on
the North Gate traffic.
3. Noise and Light. Noise and light issues arising from tenant and construction
activities at the T-91 complex.
4. Lighting Replacement. Issues arising from the installation of new lights on piers
90 and 91 and the resulting glare. A NAC subgroup was formed to meet with
Port personnel on this issue and the issue was resolved.
5. Magnolia Bridge. Planning for the replacement of the Magnolia Bridge.
6. Bike Trail. Completed reviews of changes to the existing Port bike path in the
vicinity of T-91 and extending through the Expedia site.
7. Maritime improvements at T-91 included in the Port capital budget
8. Other Topics. (see minutes for details)
a. Expedia’s re-location to the former Amgen facilities.
b. King County CSO construction details.
c. Planning for Fishermen’s Terminal
d. Armory site development planning
e. Sound Transit and King County Metro Smith Cove station and alignment
planning
f. Environmental issues/projects at T-91 and Smith Cove areas
g. Fishing Pier Project
h. Tsubota property status
i. Lumaze and other special events at T-91 plus Pier 86 art project
Of Specific Interest to the Commissioners.
NAC community members urge the Commissioners to continue to engage with City of
Seattle leaders and to advocate for a more holistic approach in the city’s planning
activities. Planning for the Ballard-Interbay area including Terminal 91 properties have
become more complex and interconnected. While many of these projects are beyond the
scope of the NAC Agreement, all have potential impacts on Terminal 91 and traffic flows
on adjacent streets.
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Other Matters
We invite each and all Commissioners to attend a NAC meeting at your convenience.
Meetings are usually on the third Wednesday of each month at 4:30 PM in the Port’s third
floor east conference room.
NAC thanks the Port Commissioners for the opportunity to provide this report on behalf
of the Magnolia and Queen Anne communities. We will be happy to respond to any
questions or concerns you might have.
