December 6, 2024
2024-12-06T08:30:00
In-person meeting with a remote option. For anyone without the ability to access the meeting in-person, TRPC will provide access to the meeting via Zoom.
2411 Chandler Court SW
Olympia, WA 98502
Thurston Regional Planning Council
Friday, December 6, 2024
AGENDA
Thurston Regional Planning Council
Friday, December 6, 2024 - 8:30-11:00 am
In Person Meeting with a Remote Option
Council members will be pre-registered and will receive a separate link to join the meeting.
| OPENING - 8:30 am | |
| 1. | Call to Order
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| 2. | Introductions |
| 3. | Approval of Agenda | ACTION |
| 4. | Consent Calendar | ACTION |
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| a. Approval of Minutes (Attachment) - November 1, 2024 |
| | | b. Approval of Vouchers (Attachment) - November 2024 |
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| c. Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) Contingency List (Attachment) – Katrina Van Every, TRPC
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| d. 2025 Thurston Regional Planning Council's Work Program (Attachment) - Allison Osterberg, TRPC |
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| e. Growth Management Act (GMA) Housing Need Allocations (Attachment) - Allison Osterberg, TRPC, and Michael Ambrogi, TRPC |
| | 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, December 5, 2024.
- For written public comment, please provide: 1) your name and address and 2) your comments and send them to info@trpc.org. Written comments received by the deadline will be provided to the Council prior to the meeting.
- Commenters may attend the meeting in person or choose the remote option. For either, please register through this link: https://trpc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JVmgytjPQ9KzInjyxHSfYg .
- Check the box indicating you wish to provide public comment; and list a general topic.
The Chair may accept public comment from individuals that did not pre-register after registered public comment has been provided. The Chair may also 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
15 min | 6. | Staff Longevity Recognition – Robin Vazquez, Chair
15 min. | RECOGNITION |
8:55 am
15 min | 7. | Finance Manager Salary Range (Attachment) – Marc Daily, TRPC
5 min. presentation, 10 min. discussion. | ACTION |
9:10 am
25 min | 8. | 2024 Federal Transportation Funding Call for Projects Action: Award Recommendations (Attachment) (Presentation) – Paul Brewster, TRPC
10 min. presentation and 15 min. discussion. | ACTION |
9:35 am
5 min | 9. | Break
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9:40 am
25 min. | 10. | Consolidated Grant Rankings (Attachment) (Presentation) – Katrina Van Every, TRPC
10 min presentation, 15 min discussion | 1st REVIEW |
10:05 am
35 min
| 11. | Regional Transportation Plan's (RTP) Project List & Financial Forecast (Attachment) (Presentation) – Katrina Van Every, TRPC
10 min. presentation 15 min discussion | PRESENTATION |
10:40 am
5 min. | 12. | Report from Outside Committee Assignments (Oral/Written Report) – Chris Stearns, Puget Sound Regional Council Growth Management Policy Board.
| INFORMATION |
10:40am
5 min | 13. | Executive Director's Report
| INFORMATION |
10:45am
15 min | 14. | Member Check-In - Chair Vazquez
| INFORMATION |
| 11:00am | 15. | Adjourn
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Additional Informational Enclosures:- TPB Minutes (available upon request)
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NEXT MEETING:
January 10 - In Person
Note: For anyone without the ability to access the meeting in-person, TRPC will provide access to the meeting via Zoom. |
Public Comment
The following is not acceptable as either written or oral public comment and is considered disruptive behavior:- Promoting or advertising commercial services, entities or products.
- Supporting or opposing political candidates or ballot propositions.
- Distributing obscene content.
- Engaging in illegal activity or encouragement of illegal activity.
- Promoting, fostering or perpetuating discrimination on the basis of creed, color, age, religion, gender, gender identification, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems.
- Threatening or intimidating language, including cyber bullying.
- Otherwise engaging in disruptive behavior.
Members of the public engaging in disruptive behavior may have their emails blocked (for written comments) or be removed from the meeting (for oral comments). |
TRPC ensures full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by prohibiting discrimination against any person based on race, color, national origin, or sex in the provision of benefits and services resulting from its federally assisted programs and activities. For questions regarding TRPC's Title VI Program, you may contact the Department's Title VI Coordinator at 360-956-7575.
If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please call us at 360-956-7575 by 10:00 am three days prior to the meeting. Ask for the ADA Coordinator. For TDD users, please use the state’s toll-free relay service, 711 and ask the operator to dial 360-956-7575.
ThurstonHeretoThere.org is an easy-to-navigate website which includes information on carpooling, vanpooling, rail, air, bus, bike, walking, health, telework and flexible schedules, recreation, and school transportation. Please consider using an alternate mode to attend this meeting: bike, walk, bus, carpool, or vanpool. This facility is served by Intercity Transit Routes 12 and 42. |
TRPC MISSION
“Provide visionary, collaborative leadership on regional plans, policies, and issues for the benefit of all Thurston region residents.”
To Support this Mission:
- Conduct regional transportation planning consistent with state and federal requirements
- Address growth management, environmental quality, economic opportunity, and other topics to sustain and enhance the region’s quality of life
- Assemble and analyze data that support informed local and regional decision making
- Act as a “convener” to build regional consensus on issues through information and inclusive public involvement
- Build intergovernmental consensus on regional plans, policies, and issues in support of local implementation
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