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Terminal 91 Neighbors Advisory Committee

Annual Report 2020 and 2021

The Terminal 91 Neighbors Advisory Committee (NAC) is pleased to provide the Port of

Seattle Commission with this report of its activities during 2020 and 2021.

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 2021, following are the representatives serving

each community:

Magnolia Community Council

Queen Anne Community Council

Stephanie Ballard, President

Paula Mueller, Chairperson

Fred Rapaport

Don Harper

Lynn Hogan

Denny Bird

Janis Traven

Erik Smith

Weldon Ihrig, NAC Chair, is presenting this report. His service is provided through 501

Commons, a non-profit specializing in providing access to volunteer resources.

Over these two years, long-time members of the NAC have retired. These include Jim

Smith from Queen Anne, an original NAC member, along with Bruce Carter from

Magnolia. Ellen Monrad of Queen Anne and Lynn Hogan of Magnolia, both of whom

were previously president or chairperson of their respective community councils. Their

contributions will be missed.

Rosie Courtney is the primary Port representative and staff support for NAC. Pam

Xander of Environmental Science Associates (ESA) serves as environmental liaison and

Nicole Lobodzinski prepared summaries for each NAC meeting. Additional Port staff that

attended one or more meetings in 2020 or 2021 are: Kelli Goodwin, Mark Longridge,

Geri Poor, Eric ffitch, Kyra Lise, Lindsay Wolpa, Mick Schultz, Earl Parker, Katherine

Goodman, Marie Ellingson, Sally del Fierro, Elena Franks, Srinivas Pendikatla, Kathleen

Hurley, Lily Ninburg, Joanna Florer, Kathy Bahnick, Joseph Gellings, Stephanie Jones-

Stebbins, Ilays Aden, Alex Adams, Ryann Child, Nicola Graham, Matthew Mateo, Sabrina

Bolieu, Dave McFadden, Emily Roder, Jon Sloan, and Elise Lasky.

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Meeting date: March 8, 2022

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Following are guests that attended NAC meetings during 2020 and 2021:

Isabella Schwartz

Seattle Public Utilities

Laura Jenkins

City of Seattle Dept. of Neighborhoods

Josh Castle

Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI)

Michelle Miranda

Pioneer Square Residents Council

Gary Abrams

Pioneer Square Residents Council

Meetings

NAC generally met monthly on the third Wednesday of the month. These past two years

have been especially challenging with the disruptions due to the COVID pandemic, but

the Port staff have found ways for the NAC to continue to meet virtually. Their flexibility

in adjusting to the ever changing situation to enable the NAC to continue to meet has

been exemplary. Thanks to Rosie and her associates for their efforts.

The principal activity was dialog among NAC members and between NAC and Port staff

regarding Terminal 91 operations and including the North Bay area. NAC also discussed

issues related to geographically adjacent areas, but outside NAC’s purview, that could

affect Port operations and/or the two neighborhoods as well as the Interbay 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

https://www.portseattle.org/page/terminal-91-neighbors-advisory-committee

General Value of NAC

The Magnolia Community Council and the Queen Anne Community Council affirm that

the NAC continues to have 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.

Ongoing Issues for NAC

During 2020 and 2021 the issues below were the most significant to NAC.

1. Traffic. Monitoring trends in traffic reported in the annual Traffic Study mandated

by the NAC Agreement. Due to the pandemic, temporary reductions in cruise

activities and other Port activities as well as the adjacent Expedia campus and

overall commuter traffic reductions, the annual traffic study was temporarily

deferred for 2020 and 2021. The NAC will continue to monitor the situation and

decide when to resume the annual traffic studies. Until such time, the study for

2019 functions as the most recent traffic data available.

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2. T-91 Development & Construction. Port plans of most interest to NAC include:

the economic development projects on the T-91 Uplands on the north side of the

Magnolia Bridge; review any suggested considerations of opening the North Gate

and whether such plans comply with the existing Short Fill Redevelopment

Agreement; and monitoring the projects to replace the pier fenders and old

creosote piles.

3. Noise and Light. Noise and light issues arising from tenant, construction, as well

as ground lease activities at the T-91 complex.

4. Interbay Projects. Continue to monitor potential traffic impacts from neighboring

projects including the expansion of Tiny Homes Village on the Tsubota site,

future of Armory site, Expedia campus plans and Sound Transit alignment plans

as well as supporting the industrial zoning for the area.

5. Magnolia Bridge. Planning for the replacement of the Magnolia Bridge.

6. Environmental Projects. Monitoring the Port’s continued progress toward a

cleaner air and water environments, which are appreciated and encouraged.

7. Maritime improvements at T-91 included in the Port capital budget

8. Other Topics (see minutes for details)

a. Expedia’s employees return to working in their offices

b. Armory site development planning

c. Sound Transit and King County Metro Smith Cove station and alignment

planning

d. Environmental issues/projects at T-91 and Smith Cove areas

e. Fishing Pier Project

f. Cargo congestion and supply-chain issues

g. Seattle Storm Facility Rezone

h. Cruise Operations

i. Magnolia Bridge Replacement

j. SPU 23

Ave West Drainage Improvements

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 as well as retain the focus on lands for industrial/maritime focused 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.

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.

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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.