AGENDA Thurston Regional Planning Council Friday, April 2, 2021 – 8:30 A.M
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AGENDA Thurston Regional Planning Council Friday, April 2, 2021 – 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Zoom Teleconference Meeting In order to comply with the Governor’s guidance to “Stay Home and Stay Healthy” and in keeping with the Proclamation by the Governor Amending Proclamation 20-05 Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act issued on March 24th 2020, participation in the TRPC meeting will be through remote access only. Watch the meeting live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trpc.org A link to the meeting will be sent to Council members and staff in advance of the meeting. Members of the public wishing to receive a link to the meeting should email [email protected]. OPENING – 8:30 a.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Introductions 3. Approval of Agenda ACTION 4. Consent Calendar ACTION a. Approval of Minutes (Attachment) – March 5, 2021 b. Approval of Vouchers (Attachment) – March 2021 5. Public Comment Period Public comment for this meeting will be accepted in written and oral format. The deadline for submitting written public comments or registering for oral public comment at the meeting is noon (12:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time) the day preceding the meeting, April 1, 2021. For written public comment, please provide: 1) your name and address and 2) your comments, and send them to [email protected]. Written comments received by the deadline will be provided to the Council prior to the meeting. To register for oral public comment, send an email to [email protected] with your full name and topic of public comment. You will be sent a link to the meeting. The Chair may limit oral public comment to three minutes or less, depending on the meeting agenda and number of people wishing to comment. OTHER BUSINESS 8:40 am 6. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Executive Director Annual Evaluation (Attachment) – JW Foster, Chair CLOSED 30 min SESSION 9:10 am 7. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S EVALUATION – JW Foster, Chair ACTION 10 min 9:20 am 8. SFY 2022 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) (Attachment) - Veena Tabbutt, TRPC 1st REVIEW 20 min 9:40 am 9. SFY 2021 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Amendment (Attachment) - Veena Tabbutt, TRPC ACTION 5 min 9:45 am 10. Break 5 min 9:50 am 11. Transit Safety Performance Measures (Attachment) – Veena Tabbutt, TRPC 1ST REVIEW 5 min 9:55 am 12. 2020 Census Recognition (Attachment) – Amy Hatch-Winecka, TRPC PRESENTATION 20 min 10:15 am 13. 2021 Council Retreat Scoping (Attachment) – Marc Daily, TRPC DISCUSSION 20 min 10:35 am 14. Report from Outside Committee Assignments (Oral/Written Report) INFORMATION 10:40 am 15. Executive Director’s Report INFORMATION 10:45 am 16. Member Check In –Chair JW Foster DISCUSSION 11:00 am 17. Adjourn Additional Informational Enclosures: 1. TPB Minutes (available upon request) 2. 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TRPC's mission is to “Provide Visionary Leadership on Regional Plans, Policies, and Issues.” To Support this Mission: A. Support regional transportation planning consistent with state and federal funding requirements. B. Address growth management, environmental quality, economic opportunity, and other topics determined by the Council. C. Assemble and analyze data that support local and regional decision making D. Act as a “convener”, build regional consensus on issues through information and citizen involvement. E. Build intergovernmental consensus on regional plans, policies, and issues, and advocate local implementation. September 2011 THURSTON REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL MEETING NORMS Show up Be respectful o Nothing happens without consistent good o Create a safe place to ask questions and express attendance by all members. views. o Make sure you have a designated alternate. o Diversity is one of TRPC’s strengths. Be prepared Report back o Members who are unprepared can’t contribute the o We each represent somebody who thought it wise to best input. spend money to join TRPC. o Make sure your alternate is prepared if you have to o Report back to your jurisdiction, organization or miss a meeting. community. Participate Feel good o Share your ideas. o TRPC is an effective organization that allows us to o Engagement by all members is required for address regional issues in a productive way. productive discussions. o Take time to recognize and celebrate our successes. MINUTES OF MEETING THURSTON REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL Friday, March 5, 2021 REMOTE ACCESS Call to Order Chair JW Foster called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. Attendance Members Present: City of Lacey Malcolm Miller, Council member City of Olympia Clark Gilman, Council member City of Rainier Dennis McVey, Council member City of Tenino Cutter Copeland, Council member City of Tumwater Debbie Sullivan, Council member City of Yelm JW Foster, Chair Intercity Transit Carolyn Cox, Board member Thurston County Gary Edwards, Commissioner Lacey Fire District #3 Gene Dobry, Board member LOTT Clean Water Alliance Cynthia Pratt, Board member Olympia School District Hilary Seidel, Board member Port of Olympia EJ Zita, Commissioner PUD No. 1 of Thurston County Chris Stearns, Commissioner The Evergreen State College Scott Morgan, Staff Timberland Regional Library Cheryl Heywood, Executive Director Tumwater School District Mel Murray, Staff Nisqually Indian Tribe David Iyall, Member North Thurston Public Schools Dean Martinolich, Board member Thurston Conservation District Helen Wheatley, Board member Members Absent: Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Amy Loudermilk, Staff Thurston EDC Michael Cade, Director Town of Bucoda Alan Carr, Mayor Staff Present: Marc Daily, Executive Director Veena Tabbutt, Deputy Director Karen Parkhurst, Planning & Policy Director Burlina Lucas, Administrative Assistant Dave Read, IT Manager Theressa Julius, Transportation Modeler Amy Hatch-Winecka, WRIA 13 Lead Entity Coordinator Katrina Van Every, Senior Planner Scott Carte, GIS & Modeling Manager Others Present: Eric Phillips, Intercity Transit Jessica Gould, Intercity Transit John Wynands, WSDOT & Transportation Policy Board Member Ann Freeman-Manzanares, Intercity Transit Mary Heather Ames, City of Tumwater Eileen Swarthout, City of Tumwater Doug DeForest, Transportation Policy Board Member Agenda Item 2 Introductions All present were introduced. Agenda Item 3 Approval of Agenda ACTION Councilmember Edwards moved, seconded by Councilmember Cox, to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Agenda Item 4 Consent Calendar ACTION a. Approval of Minutes – February 5, 2021 b. Approval of Vouchers – February 2021 Councilmember Pratt moved, seconded by Councilmember Edwards, to approve the consent calendar. Motion carried unanimously. Agenda Item 5 Public Comment There was no public comment. Agenda Item 6 Executive Session – Executive Director Evaluation Discussion CLOSED SESSION Chair Foster recessed the meeting to executive session at 8:41 a.m. Mr. Foster read the following: “As stated on the agenda, agenda item #6 is an executive session. The purpose of this executive session is to discuss a personnel item, Executive Director’s 4-year evaluation. No decisions will be made in executive session, it will serve only as an opportunity for Council members to have discussion and ask questions. The Council will reconvene at approximately 9:01 a.m. to continue with the published agenda. The Council will now adjourn to executive session. Audience participants will be placed in a virtual waiting room”. Chair Foster reconvened the meeting at 9:01 am. Agenda Item 7 State of our System - Sidewalks PRESENTATION GIS & Modeling Manager Scott Carte provided an update on the State of the Transportation System – Sidewalks, which identifies all known existing and missing sidewalk segments within the Urban Growth Areas of Thurston County. Mr. Carte also provided a tour of the data that is presented on the TRPC website which includes