Terminal 91 Neighbors Advisory Committee 
Annual Report 2010 
The Terminal 91 Neighbors' Advisory Committee (NAC) is pleased to provide the
Port of Seattle Commission with this report of its activities for the year 2010. 
Composition of NAC 
NAC community representation is comprised of eight voting members, and up to
two alternates per community. Representatives serving their communities for
the 2010 term were: 
Magnolia Community Club             Queen Anne Community Council 
Diana Dearmin, President               Ellen Monrad, Chair 
Nancy Bainbridge Rogers               Don Harper 
Fred Rapaport                     Kirk Robbins 
Gene Hoglund                    Jim Smith 
Kevin Patrick, Alternate                 Glenn Avery, Alternate 
Steve Erickson, Alternate 
Bruce Laing served as NAC Chair and Cecil Gray served as Interim Chair during
2010.  Their services were provided through Executive Services Corps of
Washington, a non-profit organization.  Christa Dumpys, City of Seattle
Department of Neighborhoods, Coordinator for the Queen Anne and Magnolia
District, provided a valuable link between NAC and the City.  Pam Xander, of
Xander & Associates, provided environmental consulting services and prepared
summaries of each NAC meeting. Marie Fritz is the primary Port representative
and staff support for NAC. Additional Port staff that attended one or more
meetings in 2010 are: Dave Amble, Kathy Bahnik, George Blomberg, Monica
Bradley, Dan Burke, Fred Chou, Rosie Courtney, Sally del Fierro, Joseph Gellings,
Mark Griffin, Eric Hanson, Michael McLaughlin, Joe McWilliams, Mike Merritt, Paul
Meyer, Vicki Watts, and Christine Wolf. Marni Heffron, Heffron Transportation,
briefed NAC on traffic studies prepared for the Port. 
Meetings 
NAC 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. 
General Value of NAC 

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The Magnolia Community Club 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, and a desirable forum for discussion and consensus
building. The underlying Short Fill Redevelopment Agreement (NAC Agreement)
has proven effective for its purposes to date. 
Ongoing Issues for NAC 
During 2010 the issues below were the most significant to NAC. Further details
on several of these subjects are described in the next section "Of specific interest
to the Commissioners". 
1.  The Viaduct Replacement. NAC has continued and substantial concern
that the proposed replacement solution, with its ancillary alterations to
related arterials, is not adequate to serve the Port's interests and those of
the Magnolia and Queen Anne Communities in general and specifically not
adequate to accommodate Terminal 91 truck traffic. 
2.  Cruise Operations. NAC continues to be concerned with the foll owing
aspects of Cruise operations: Noise levels of ship public address systems;
impact of cruise generated vehicular traffic on parking at Terminal 91 and
on peak traffic volumes in the vicinity of Terminal 91. 
3.  Terminal 91 Uplands Development. NAC seeks to stay abreast of,
and influence, any plans that potentially alter or guide development of the
"uplands" (North Bay). 
4.  Emergency Access to Magnolia.  NAC continues to support the
Magnolia Community's longstanding request for the designation of an
emergency access route through Port property that would be available in
the event the Magnolia Bridge is closed due to natural disaster or new
construction. 
5.  Traffic. 
a. Traffic studies have been reinitiated in conformance with the NAC
agreement and at the request of the communities. 
b. The latest study confirmed that several traffic thresholds continue
to be exceeded during cruise ship operations. 
c.  NAC members have continued concern over traffic volumes and
flows within Terminal 91, on external arterials and at intersections
that affect Port interests in the area. 
d. NAC has had continuing discussions on the appropriateness of
current trigger levels and the advisability of adopting alternative
methodologies for traffic studies. 
Of Specific Interest to the Commissioners. 
1.  Regarding amendment of the existing NAC Agreement, NAC members
continue to believe that Port Commissioners and staff have agreed the

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following approach is desirable and will be implemented: Port staff will
informally "scope" specific issues and use the scopingprocess as a basis
for discussion with NAC. Informal dialogue will be completed prior to any
formal triggering or proposal for amendment. 
2.  NAC community members continue to urge the Commissioners to exercise
due diligence in their review and discussion of SDOT and WSDOT viaduct
replacement plans and actions. NAC believes the facilities proposed in the
replacement plans are inadequate to fulfill the transportation needs of the
Port in general and most specifically the Terminal 91 area both for current
operations and probable expanded operations in the future.
3.  Discussions continue on a proposed placement of a combined sewer
overflow (CSO) installation and a concomitant potential of land exchange
in the lower Smith Cove Area involving a Seattle owned playfield which is
used for up to U10 soccer and is open for other uses. This subject is
complex for a) the number of "players" (Port, City, County and
communities) and b) the details of valuation, equity, uses, design,
construction, mitigation, etc. It is essential that a full and complete public
process be initiated having the combined participation of all the "players"
in order to develop a comprehensive understanding and acceptance by all
parties. 
4.  In June 2007 Port staff and City staff published a paper entitled "Magnolia
Community Access Strategies  Summary of City/Port Staff Discussions".
The paper identifies five alternative strategies for providing emergency
access through Port property to the Magnolia Community in the event of
the closure of the Magnolia Bridge due to natural disaster or construction
of a new bridge.  Two of the five alternatives are no longer relevant
because they rely on the Port constructing a new road and bridge
between Port property and 15th Avenue West along the Armory Way right
of way, a project the Port is no longer considering.  NAC requests that
Port and City staff update the strategies for emergency access and
formalize a preferred alternative in a manner that would facilitate the
rapid implementation of access to the Magnolia Community in the event
of an emergency. 
5.  The Magnolia and Queen Anne Communities have responded to a Port
invitation to suggest means for the Port to celebrate its 100th Anniversary.
Specifically those communities have proposed that the easterly strip of
land along the West Yard be converted to a waterfront park to become an
expansion of the existing Smith Cove Park. 


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Other Matters 
NAC appreciated the participation of Commissioner Rob Holland in our January,
2010 meeting and the participation of Commissioner John Creighton in our June,
2010 meeting. 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 annual
report on behalf of the Magnolia and Queen Anne Communities.  We will be
happy respond to any questions or concerns you might have. 














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