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M A G N O L I A ' S C O M M U N I T YC O U N C I L

January 22,2009
OFFICERS
Mr. Bill Bryant, President             Mr. Lloyd Hara, Commissioner
President
Port of Seattle Commissioners          Port of Seattle
Randall Thomsen
P.O. Box 1209                  P.O. Box 1209
Vice President         Seattle, WA                                   Seattle, WA
Diana Dearmin
Mr. John Creighton, Commissioner      Ms. Gael Tarleton, Commissioner
Treasurer
Rob Wilson          Port of Seattle                              Port of Seattle
P.O. Box 1209                  P.O. Box 1209
Recording Officer
Seattle, WA                     Seattle, WA
Richard Piacentini

Membership Officer      Ms. Patricia Davis, Commissioner
Scott Forster           Port of Seattle
P.O. Box 1209
Past President
Nancy Rogers        Seattle, WA

TRUSTEES            Re:  Viaduct Replacement Project
Chris Balka
Robert Bismuth
Diana Dearmin       Dear President and Commissioners:
Stephen DeForest
Gene Hoglund              I am writing on behalf of the Magnolia Community Club and am
Michele Marchi
requesting that the Port of Seattle (Port) withhold funding support for .the
Jose Montano
Marianne Parks       recently announced "Deep Bored Tunnel" as the replacement for the Viaduct
Tom Tanner        until the Port has received assurances .the proposed project will provide: (1) a
northwest access point for communities to the north, and that (2) the
replacement project will provide continued capacity to service existing and
Magnolia      planned vehicle trips through the corridor.
Community Club
P.O. Box 99564        The Magnolia Community Club has represented Magnolia neighborhood
Seattle, WA     interests since 1924, making it one of the oldest community councils in the City
981 39-0564     of Seattle. As a neighborhood west of downtown Seattle, many of ow residents
206.283.1 188
are dependent on the Alaskan Way Viaduct andlor north-south city streets for
daily access to and through downtown Seattle. We also recognize that many of
our commercial goods travel these routes, and that the maritime commerce that
surrounds our neighborhood is dependent upon easy and efficient access
through the downtown corridor.

Port of Seattle Commissioners
January 22,2009
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Our club was pleased to note that the Port's recentstatement of January 13,2009
related to the viaduct issued by Mr. Tay Yoshitani, in which he asserted interests similar
as those expressed by our organization. Specifically,the Port's statement states that the
"Commission called for a solution that ensures access to the Port'scargo, cruise and
fishing terminals in the waterfront, as well as Terminal 91 to the north." The Port's
statement also provides "we need strong connections for freight traffic between
Duwamish, Interbay, and Ballard." The Port also makes note of the new cruise terminal
at Terminal 91. The Port previously has advised that Terminal 91 will generate
approximately 5,000 vehicles per day using 1 5 ~Avenue West to load and unload cruise
ships. We were particularly heartened to read that the Port "will not short change our
cargo, fishing, and cruise customers" in regards to the Viaduct replacement project.
The Magnolia Community Club's position, articulated a number of years ago and
restated to our political leaders as late as 2008, is that any Viaduct replacement project
must provide a northwest access point for our community and provide continued capacity
to service existing and planned trips through the corridor. We supported the Port's plans
to establish a cruise ship tenninal at Terminal 91 on the presumption our expressed
interests would be met.
The recent public announcements regarding the proposed "Deep Bored Tunnel"
project do not adequately address our mutual interests of providing a northwest access
point. The announcements also do not specifl how the proposed project will provide
continued capacity and mobility to service existing and planned vehicle trips through the
corridor. We are especially concerned that the current proposal does not account for the
Port's intended cruise ship terminal at Terminal 91 and the associated vehicle traffic that
will result.
We request that the Port of Seattle Commission make no financial commitments
to the proposed Viaduct replacement project until the Port receives firm commitments
that the project will provide: (1) a northwest access point for our community as well as
maritime, fishing, industrial and cruise industries to the north; and (2) continued capacity
and mobility to service existing and planned trips through the corridor. In particular, we
request you ensure tr&c associated with the cruise ship terminal at Terminal 91 is
accommodated in a satisfling manner.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,

Randall Thomsen
President (2009)

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