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Port of Seattle Commission                        Port Commission Eegolco/
MeetingMW                            SDOT West Mercer Place briefing May 10, 2011
Community response to consensus statement
e-mails received by 5pm


At this time no improvements are warranted on West Mercer Place, and no actions
should be taken to preclude future street expansion.
0  Extend the southbound left turn pocket on Elliott as soon as possible

0  It is imperative that the City expand Mercer to 6-lanes under SR99

0  convert BAT lanes on Elliott south of West Mercer Place back to general purpose
traffic, especially during peak hours, in order to allow more signal time for the
southbound left turn movement
0  Where there is only a single through-lane on Mercer Street, there should not be inlane
bus stops.



Diana Dearmin   3   Individual and Magnolia   supports staff decision
Community Club

Eugene      4  North Seattle Industrial   supports staff decision
Wasserrnan       Association

Nancy Rogers      Individual           supports staff decision
Individual               supports staff decision

Kirk Robbins        Individual            clarifies and supports staff decision

Kay Knapton       individual          favors some of the pomts presented
bthe Port, requests Involvement


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Lee, Christine ' '
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From:            Courtney, Rosie
Sent:              Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:03 AM
To:              Poor, Geraldine
Subject:            Commission Notel West Mercer Place

Geri: are you collecting/fonrvarding to Commission? I will fonrvard all the notes
I got. Rosie
Rosie Courtney
Manager, Public Affairs
Port of Seattle
(206) 787-3414
courtney.r@portseattle.org

From: Diana Dearmin 
To: nangx.b.rogers@comcast.net ;
Mailbox, Commission-Office
Cc: ronh@tridentseafoods.com ;
-kims@cityservicenet.com ;
eugene@ecwassociates.com ; Englin, Gregory; jcodl@aol.com
;
g'tanner@comcast.net <_tjtanner@comcast.net>; 'Kirk Robbins' ;
contact@gachamber.org
; warren@ballardoil.com ; bsharp@hollandamerica.com
; dave@seattleindustm.org ; vince
sup@msn.com
; Merritt, Mike; Courtney, Rosie; del Fierro,
Sally; Burke, Dan
Sent: Tue May 10 07:55:01 2011
Subject: RE: West Mercer Place

Responding as an individual and not as a representative of the Magnolia Community Club, I concur with Nancy
Rogers' comments below.

Sincerely,

Diana Dearmin
2600 W. Blaine
Seattle 98199
206-285-3766


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From: nang.b.rogers@comcast.net |marlto:nangy.b.rogers@comcast.netI.
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:30 PM
To: commission@gortseattle.org
Cc: ronh@tridentseafoods.com; kims@cigservicenet.com; eugene@ecwassociates.com;
englin.g@portseattle.org;
jcodl@aol.com; tjtanner@comcast.net; Kirk Robbins; contact@gachamber.org; warren@ballardoil.com;
bsharp@hollandamerica.com; dave@_seattleindustm.org; vince sup@msn.com; Merritt.M@portseattle.org;
Courtne1.R@portseattle.org; delFierro.S@portseattle.org; Dan Burke; Diana Dearmin
Subject: West Mercer Place

Dear Commissioners Albro, Bryant, Creighton, Holland, and Tarleton:

I learned late Monday afternoon that you will be briefed by SDOT
on Tuesday May 10 regarding West

1

Mercer Place in relation to the Viaduct project. I am unable to re-arrange my schedule to attend and
testify, but hope that this email reaches you in time. As a resident of Magnolia, and member of the
Neighbor's Advisory Committee for Piers 90 and 91, l was asked to participate in some stakeholder
meetings regarding West Mercer Place. While i can only express my personal views in this email, I
want you to know that l wholeheartedly endorse the following as the correct solution for the Port, the
City and all taxpayers who are interested in maintaining traffic flow for the long term in this corridor,
including freight and for your Pier 91 cruise customers:

1. At this time, no improvements are warranted on West Mercer Place. No actions should be taken
on West Mercer Place that would preclude future expansion of that street in the event that future
traffic does warrant improvements.
2. The southbound left turn pocket from Elliott Avenue onto West Mercer Place must be extended
as
soon as possible.
3. The BAT lanes on Elliott Avenue south of West Mercer Place must be converted back to
general
purpose traffic use, especially during peak hours, in order to allow more signal time for the
southbound left turn movement from Elliott Avenue W to West Mercer Place.
4. The City must ensure that Mercer Street is expanded to 6-lanes under SR 99.
5. Where there is only a single through-lane on Mercer Street, there should not be in-lane bus
stops.
Thank you for your consideration of these comments.

Sincerely,

Nancy Bainbridge Rogers
1804 Magnolia Way W
Seattle, WA 98199
nancy.b.rogers@comcast.net

Work phone: (206) 254-4417
Work email: nrogers@cairncross.com

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Lee, Christine
\
From:           Courtney, Rosie
Sent:             Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:51 AM
To:              Kennedy, Mary Gin; Lee, Christine
Subject:            Fw: Port Commission briefing on West Mercer
Place, Tues May 10 at 1:00 pm at Pier 69
Attachments:        20110429 Mercer W letter.pdf


Rosie Courtney
Manager, Public Affairs
Port of Seattle
(206) 787-3414
courtney.r@portseattle.org
----- Original Message
-----
From: Diana Dearmin 
To: Fritz, Marie; 'Bruce Carter' ; 'Bruce Laing'
; 'Christa Dumpys' ; Courtney, Rosie; del
Fierro, Sally; 'Diana Dearmin' ; 'Don Harper' ;
'Gene Hoglund' ; 'Glenn Avery' ; 'Jim Smith'
; 'Kirk Robbins' ; McLaughlin, Michael;
'Nancy Rogers' ; 'Pam Xander' ; 'Tom
Tanner' 
Cc: 'Michele Marchi' 
Sent: Tue May 10 08:16:11 2611
Subject: RE: Port Commission briefing on West Mercer
Place, Tues May 10 at 1:00 pm at Pier 69
A11-

Thank you for this invitation about this issue of significant interest to the Magnolia
Community Club.  In the event that an MCC representative cannot attend the briefing today,
attached is the MCC's comment letter to SDOT that we asked be entered
as testimony with
respect to w. Mercer Place.

To the extent that the Port has advance notice about
hearings/meetings to which the MCC is
invited or should attend (or consider attending) as a stakeholder or interested
party,
head's                                                        any
up that can be provided would be most appreciated,
recognizing, of course, that
meetings can occur on short notice.  Being a group of volunteers, some of whom also work
full-time, the MCC does the
best it can to stay abreast of critical issues,
especially
transportation issues, impacting Magnolia and to send
representatives whenever it can.
Again, thanks for the invitation to attend this
briefing.
The MCC looks forward to providing continued
input on this important issue and the upcoming
transportation projects that will impact our community.

Sincerely,

Diana Dearmin
MCC President, 2911


Original Message-----
From: Fritz, Marie lmailto:Fritz.M@portseattle.org|
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2611 4:34 PM

To: Bruce Carter; Bruce Laing; Christa Dumpys; Courtney, Rosie; del Fierro, Sally; Diana
Dearmin; Don Harper; Gene Hoglund; Glenn Avery; Jim Smith; Kirk Robbins; McLaughlin, Michael;
Nancy Rogers; Pam Xander; Tom Tanner
Subject: Port Commission briefing on West Mercer Place, Tues May 16 at 1:66 pm at Pier 69

From: Poor, Geraldine
Sent: Monday, May 69, 2611 11:32 AM
To: Ron Hildebrandt (ronh@tridentseafoods.com); kims@cityservicenet.com;
eugene@ecwassociates.com; Englin, Gregory; jcod1@aol.com;
tjtanner@comcast.net; nancy.b.rogers@comcast.net; kirkrobbins@comcast.net;
contact@gachamber.org; warren@ballardoil.com; bsharp@hollandamerica.com;
dave@seattleindustry.org; vince sup@msn.com
Cc: Merritt, Mike; Courtney, Rosie; del Fierro, Sally; Burke, Dan
Subject: Port Commission briefing on West Mercer Place, Tues 5/16, 1pm
meeting start

To West Mercer Place stakeholders:

The Port Commission will be briefed by SDOT tomorrow as the 2nd action item
on their meeting agenda, very close to 1pm, perhaps 1:15 or so.
There will be an opportunity for public testimony.  If you wish to testify,
please sign in when you arrive and plan on keeping remarks to 3 minutes.
The meeting will be at P-69 commission chambers and we can validate your
parking in the Bell Street Pier garage.

In our staff discussions with you, our stakeholders, this appears as the
consensus view:

--no improvements are warranted on West Mercer Place
-extend the southbound left turn pocket on Elliott as soon as possible
--it is imperative that the City expand Mercer to 61anes under SR99
-convert BAT lanes on Elliott south of West Mercer Place back to general
purpose traffic, especially during peak hours, in order to allow more signal
time for the southbound left turn movement.

Thanks, Geri Poor

Geri Poor, Regional Transportation Manager, Port of Seattle, 266-7873778

Est.1924 Magnolia Community ClubMAGNOLIA'S COMMUNITY COUNCIL 
April 29, 2011
OFFICERS
.
VIA EMAIL ONLY
President
Diana Dearmin
Mr. Eric Tweit
Vice President
Seattle Department of Transportation
Michele Marchi
700 Fih Avenue
Treasurer                PO. Box 34996

Rob Wilson               Seattle, WA  98124-4996

Recording Oineer
Re:   Mercer West Project
Rld'rard Piaeenni

Membership Ofcer          Dear Eric:

Past President
The Magnolia Community Club (MCC) has considered
Randall Thomsen                                                                carefully the
information SDOT has provided at various public
presentations. Now that
TRUSTEES
construction has begun on the easterly part ofthe Mercer Conidor,
Robert Bismuth                                                                                 we are
concerned that the wisest choices be made with
Bruce Carter                                                                respect to the other
'
Stephen DeFores1           components ofthe overall project to achieve the optimal outcome, both
Gene Hoglund            during the short term and after the deep bored tunnel is opened, the

Marco Magnano           Viaduct removed, Alaskan Way relocated, and the central
waterfront
Michele Mamhl
improvement completed.
Mary Montgomery
Jefi Taraday

Tom Tanner             The MCC supports the recommendations ofthe 15th Avenue W.
Janice Wettstone
Transportation Coalition ofwhich it is a member and which will be
sent to
you soon.

In the meantime, the MCC Wishes to emphasize the
following:
Magnolia
Community Club      1.    The Widening ofthe Aurora underpass to 6 lanes is
P.O. Box 99564                                                 absolutely
Seattle. WA         _ essential.
98139-0564
206.2831 188       2.    The extension ofthe southbound dual left
turn lane on Elliott
Avenue West at West Mercer Place should be
completed this summer.
This improvement will likely provide data which will inform
the decision
on what, ifany, improvements can or should be made to West
Mercer
Place.



www.magnoliacommunitycluborg

3.    Any decision and recommendation to Mayor McGinn about
alternatives 1, 2, 3, and 4 should be deferred until the results ofthe left
turn lane extension have been analyzed. In the interim, efforts to
secure
funding for any improvements to West Mercer way should be pursued.
We thank you for your attention to these important issues.

Sincerely,
(DA/Lei J
Diana M. Dearmin
President, 201 1

cc:    Mayor Mike McGinn
Peter Hahn, SDOT
Seattle City Council
Port ofSeattle Commissioners
Ron Paananen, WSDOT
15th Avenue. W. Transportation Coalition

5.].
Lee, Christine

From:            Eugene Wasserman [eugene@ecwassociates.com]
Sent:             Monday, May 09, 2011 4:56 PM
To:              Bryant, Commissioner Bill; Tarleton, Commissioner Gael; Creighton, John;
Holland, Robert;
Albro, Commissioner Thomas
Cc:              Merritt, Mike; Poor, Geraldine
Subject:            West Mercer Way Projet
Attachments:        NSlA Mercer West Letter 042811.pdf

Dear Port of Seattle Commissioners,

I have attached the North Seattle Industrial Association
letter on recommendations
on the West Mercer
Way project. I similar letter is be written by the 15th Ave West
Transportation Coalition.
You will nd most of our recommendations parallel
your staff's recommendations.

Thanks.

Eugene Wasserman
President, North Seattle Industrial Association
206 440-2660
eugene@ecwassociates.com


North Seattle Industrial Association
P. 0. Box 70328
Seattle, WA 98127eo328
Eugene Wasserman, President 206-440-2660  eugene@ecwassociates .com
Suzanne Burke, Secretary 206-632-0124
W
April 28, 2011

Peter Hahn
Director Seattle Department of Transportation
Seattle Municipal Tower
700 5th Ave, #3900
Seattle, WA

Subject: Mercer West Project

Dear Mr. Hahn,

The North Seattle Industrial Association would like to submit the
following comments on
the Mercer West Project.


1.  Extend the southbound dual-leftturn lane
on Elliott Avenue W at W Mercer
Place as soon as possible and no later than by the end of 2011.

2.  Widen Mercer Street between 5th Avenue N and Dexter Avenue N
(under
Aurora Avenue) to provide three through lanes in each direction
plus
auxiliary turn lanes. We believe that this is the highest priority need for the
corridor.

3.  Convert both directions of the Business Access Transit (BAT) lanes
on Elliott
Avenue W south of W Mercer Place back to general-purpose traffic.
Northbound, most buses do not use this section of Elliott Avenue W, and
allowing general-purpose traffic in these lanes during peak hours would
allow more signal time to be allocated to the southbound left turn
movement to W Mercer Place. Southbound, the Rapid Ride and other buses
cut over to use W Mercer Place, while others cut
over at Harrison to continue
to Denny, as well as increased morning rush hour traffic (particularly
taxis)
due to the cruise ship operations at Terminal 91. Often there are bicycles
impeding both directions of the BAT lanes, requiring buses to
merge into the
general purpose lanes, which do not improve transit times.

4.  Do not allow in-lane bus stops on Mercer Street in sections where there is
only a single through lane.

5.  Do not undertake any construction on W Mercer Place until after the
completion of all Deep Bore tunnel and waterfront projects.

6.  Review the operation of each new element of the Mercer corridor after their
completion to determine if any adjustments are necessary.

7.  Review the entire operations of the Mercer Corridor, 15th Ave/Elliott
Avenue/Western Avenue Corridor and Nickerson after the completion of all
Deep Bore tunnel and waterfront projects and report the findings to all
stakeholders.

8.  Funding for the Mercer West project remains uncertain. There is no
assurance that funding will be found to implement this important link in a
successful Viaduct Replacement Program. Timely funding of this project is
essential so that all the W Mercer improvements are in place to
ease access
to the Bored Tunnel and l-5 once the Viaduct is removed and while the
new
Alaska Way is being constructed.

Sincerely yours,


Eugene Wasserman
President

Lee, Christine

From:           Courtney, Rosie
Sent:             Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:04 AM
To:              Poor, Geraldine
Subject:            Fw: West Mercer Place

Community Comment.
Rosie Courtney
Manager, Public Affairs
Port of Seattle
(206) 7873414
courtney.r@portseattle.org

From: nang.b.rogers@_comcast.net 
To: Mailbox, Commission-Ofce
Cc: ronh@tridentseafoods.com ;
kims@cityservicenet.com ;
eugene@ecwassociates.com ; Englin, Gregory; jcodl@aol.com
;
g'tanner@comcast.net ; Kirk Robbins ;
contact  achamber.or
; warren@ballardoil.com ; bsharp@hollandamerica.com
; dave@seattleindustry.org ;vince sup@msn.com
; Merritt, Mike; Courtney, Rosie; del Fierro,
Sally; Burke, Dan; Diana Dearmin

Sent: Mon May 09 19:29:50 2011
Subject: West Mercer Place

Dear Commissioners Albro, Bryant, Creighton, Holland, and Tarleton:

I learned late Monday afternoon that you will be briefed by SDOT
on Tuesday May 10 regarding West
Mercer Place in relation to the Viaduct project. I am unable to re-arrange my schedule to attend and
testify, but hope that this email reaches you in time. As a resident of Magnolia, and member of the
Neighbor's Advisory Committee for Piers 90 and 91, l was asked to participate in some stakeholder
meetings regarding West Mercer Place. While I can only express my personal views in this email, I
want you to know that I wholeheartedly endorse the following
as the correct solution for the Port, the
City and all taxpayers who are interested in maintaining traffic flow for the long term in this corridor,
including freight and for your Pier 91 cruise customers:

1. At this time, no improvements are warranted
on West Mercer Place. No actions should be taken
on West Mercer Place that would preclude future expansion of that street in the
event that future
traffic does warrant improvements.
2. The southbound left turn pocket from Elliott Avenue onto West Mercer Place
must be extended as
soon as possible.
3. The BAT lanes on Elliott Avenue south of West Mercer Place must be converted back
to general
purpose traffic use, especially during peak hours, in order to allow more signal time for the
southbound left turn movement from Elliott Avenue W to West Mercer Place.
4. The City must ensure that Mercer Street is expanded to 6-Ianes under SR 99.
5. Where there is only a single through-lane on Mercer Street, there should not be
in-lane bus stops.

Thank you for your consideration of these comments.

Sincerely,

Nancy Bainbridge Rogers
1804 Magnolia Way W
Seattle, WA 98199
nancy.b.rogers@comcast.net

Work phone: (206) 254-4417
Work email: nrogers@cairncross.com

Lee, Christine

From:           Courtney, Rosie
Sent:             Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:03 AM
To:               Poor, Geraldine
Subject:            Fw: West Mercer Place
Attachments:        201 10429 Mercer W letter.pdf

Community comment.
Rosie Courtney
Manager, Public Affairs
Port 'of Seattle
(206) 787-3414
courtney.r@portseattle.org
a

From: tom tanner 
To: Mailbox, Commission-Ofce
Cc: ronh@tridentseafoods.com ;
kims@cityservicenet.com ;
eugene@ecwassociates.com ; Englin, Gregory; jcodl@_aol.com
; 'Kirk
Robbins' ; contact@gachamber.org
; warren@ballardoil.com
; bsharp@hollandamerica.com ; dave
sea leindust .or
; vince sup@msn.com ; Merritt, Mike; Courtney, Rosie; del
Fierro,
Sally; Burke, Dan; 'Diana Dearmin' ; nangy.b.rogers@comcast.net

Sent: Mon May 09 21:19:55 2011
Subject: RE: West Mercer Place

Dear Port of Seattle Commissioners:

I am a Board member of the Magnolia Community Club (MCC), Board member
and last year's Chairperson of the
Magnolia Queen Anne District Council (MQADC), member of the Port of Seattle's Neighborhood Advisory
Committee
(NAC) and member of the MCC, Queen Anne Community Club, and North Seattle Industrial Association's
"15th'Avenue
Transportation Coalition". l have also served on several advisory councils associated with the Tunnel Project and the
redevelopment of the Seattle water front. I have been very involved as a community member in the redevelopment of the
Mercer Corridor.

l have enclosed for your information a letter recently sent to the City of Seattle
by the President of the Magnolia
Community Club regarding West Mercer Place. The position taken by MCC is
very consistent with the Port of Seattle staff
brieng you have or will be receiving on this important topic.

I also wish to add my complete endorsement to the positions expressed below
by Nancy Rogers.
Regrettably, I will not be able to attend your meeting this week. Please accept this email
as input to your meeting for this
week. .

Thank you,

Thomas Tanner
1604 29th Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98199
titanner@comcast.net
206/298.0225

W
From: nangy.b.rogers@comcast.net |mailto:nancy.b.rogers@comcast.net|
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:30 PM                                    7
To: commission@portseattle.org

Cc: ronh@tridentseafoods.com; kims@_ci:yservicenet.com; eugene@ecwasociates.com;
englin.g@portseattle.org;
jcod|@aol.com; g'tanner@comcast.net; Kirk Robbins; contact@gachamber.org; warren@ballardoil.com;
bsharphollandamerica.com; dave@seattleindustry.org; Vince sup@msn.com; Merritt.M@portseattle.org;
Courtney.R@portseattle.org; delFierro.S@portseattle.org; Dan Burke; Diana Dearmin
Subject: West Mercer Place

Dear Commissioners Albro, Bryant, Creighton, Holland, and Tarleton:

I learned late Monday afternoon that you will be briefed by SDOT
on Tuesday May 10 regarding West
Mercer Place in relation to the Viaduct project. I am unable to re-arrange my schedule to attend and
testify, but hope that this email reaches you in time. As a resident of Magnolia, and member of the
Neighbor's Advisory Committee for Piers 90 and 91, l was asked to participate in some stakeholder
meetings regarding West Mercer Place. While I can only express my personal views in this email, I
want you to know that I wholeheartedly endorse the following as the correct solution for the Port, the
City and all taxpayers who are interested in maintaining traffic flow for the long term in this corridor,
including freight and for your Pier 91 cruise customers:

1. At this time, no improvements "are warranted on West Mercer Place. No actions should be taken
on West Mercer Place that would preclude future expansion of that street in the event that future
traffic does warrant improvements.
2. The southbound left turn pocket from Elliott Avenue onto West Mercer Place must be extended
as
soon as possible.
3. The BAT lanes on Elliott Avenue south of West Mercer Place must be converted back to
general
purpose traffic use, especially during peak hours, in order to allow more signal time for the
southbound left turn movement from Elliott Avenue W to West Mercer Place.
4. The City must ensure that Mercer Street is expanded to 6-lanes under SR 99.
5. Where there is only a single through-lane on Mercer Street, there should not be in-lane bus
stops.
Thank you for your consideration of these comments.

Sincerely,

Nancy Bainbridge Rogers
1804 Magnolia Way W
Seattle, WA 98199
nanc .b.ro ers  comcast.net

Work phone: (206) 254-4417
Work email: nrogers@cairncross.com

Lee, Christine                                                5
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From:            Kirk Robbins [kirkrobbins@comcast.net]
Sent:              Monday, May 09, 2011 1:21 PM
To:               Poor, Geraldine
Cc:               Eugene Wasserman; nancy.b.rogers@comcast.net; Glenn Avery; Merritt, Mike; Ellen
Monrad;
tom tanner
Subject:            Re: Port Commission brieng on West Mercer Place, Tues
,                                                                5/10, 1 pm meeting start

Geri --

I wish I could do this, but I have a conflict. The Washington Policy Center has
a conference in
Bellevue on freight mobility and tolling, ends after 2.

I notice that that the item about in-Iane bus blockage of the two-lane
portion of West Mercer Street is
not mentioned. Please don't omit this in your briefing. The
spectacle of buses intentionally blocking all
traffic in a freight route is ominous. Support for this idea is
scant, but it is a component of the McGinn
agenda so it is not to be overlooked. Opposition to it has been expressed by the Queen Anne
Community Council, the North End Industrial Association, the Magnolia Community Club (I believe)
and the 15th Avenue coalition.

Wednesday evening is the regular meeting of the Ballard District Council. If after the Commission
brieng you sense that the consensus is unraveling, please let
me know either as a reply to this, or a
voice mail at 206-284-1742.

Thanks for the invitation.

-- Kirk






---- Original Message
-----
From: "Geraldine Poor" 
To: "Ron Hildebrandt (ronh@tridentseafoods.com)"
,
kims@cityservicenet.com, eugene@ecwassociates.com, "Gregory Englin"
, icodl@aol.com, titanner@comcast.net, "nancy b rogers"
, kirkrobbins@comcast.net, contact@gachamber.org,
warren@ba|lardoi|.com, bsharp@hollandamerica.com, dave@seattleindustm.org, "Vince sup"

Cc: "Mike Merritt" , "Rosie Courtney"
, "del
Fierro, Sally" , "Dan Burke" 
Sent: Monday, May 9, 2011 11:32:00 AM
Subject: Port Commission briefing on West Mercer Place, Tues 5/10, 1pm meeting start
To West Mercer Place stakeholders:

The Port Commission will be briefed by SDOT tomorrow
as the 2"" action item on their meeting agenda,
1 pm, perhaps 1:15 or so. "
very close to

There will be an opportunity for public testimony. If you wish to testify, please sign in when
you arrive and plan on
keeping remarks to 3 minutes.
The meeting will be at P-69 commission chambers and
we can validate your parking in the Bell Street Pier
garage.

In our staff discussions with you, our stakeholders, this
appears as the consensus view:

--no improvements are warranted on West Mercer Place

--extend the southbound left turn pocket on Elliott as soon as possible
--it is imperative that the City expand Mercer to 6-lanes under SR99
--convert BAT lanes on Elliott south of West Mercer Place back to general
purpose trafc, especially during peak hours, in
order to allow more signal time for the southbound left turn movement.

Thanks, Geri Poor

Geri Poor, Regional Transportation Manager, Port of Seattle, 206-787-3778

(o
White, Paul

From:            K M KNAPTON [kknapton1@msn.com]
Sent:              Tuesday, May 10, 2011 3:21 PM
To:               John Coney; mikewrenn@comcast.net; b.penn; darlegal@comcast.net; dbisk1@hotmail.com;
kevin@kevinhoffberg.com; riserhomes@msn.com; loumaxon@gmail.com;
gayliameitzen@comcast.net; ssgladwin@gmail.com; shoover@playnetwork.com;
teckmann@absolutebusiness.com; skeeleckmann@deloitte.com;
tstratton@ewingandclark.com; tracyrecker@hotmail.com; mjmulder
Cc:               contact@qachamber.org; Poor, Geraldine
Subject:            RE: FYI: Today's 1pm Port of Seattle Commission meeting reNV. Mercer Pl. Fwd: update re:
Port Commission briefing on West Mercer Place, Tues 5/1 0, 1pm meeting start

I appreciate notice of this meeting and the Port's position re: Mercer Place (which I did not receive until 3PM date of
meeting). I'd like to point out that representation by residents along W Mercer Place and the West Mercer corridor
appears to be non-existent while major businesses and industries are given a voice and/or seat at the table. As a
resident along the affected area I consider myself to be "stakeholder" and a member of a group that has been overlooked
by SDOT and now the Port during the planning discussions regarding the West Mercer corridor.

Personally, I favor some of the points presented by the Port, but our "on the street" perspective could provide another
dimension for consideration.

Kay Knapton

> CC: djohnconey@aol.com; contact@_gachamber.org

> To: mikewrenn@comcast.net; b.penn@rpenn.com; darlegal@comcast.net; kknapton1@msn.com; dbisk1@hotmail.com;
kevin@kevinhoffberg.com; riserhomes@msn.com; loumaxon@gmail.com; gayliameitzen@comcast.net;
ssgladwin@gmail.com; Shoover@playnetwork.com; teckmann@absolutebusiness.com; skeeleckmann@deloitte.com;
tstratton@ewingandclark.com; tragreckerhotmail.com; mjmulder@hotmail.com
> Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 11:39:37 -O400
> From: djohnconey@aol.com

> Subject: FYI: Today's 1pm Port of Seattle Commission meeting re/W. Mercer Pl. Fwd: update re: Port Commission
brieng on West Mercer Place, Tues 5/ 10, 1pm meeting start
>

> Thanks to Mary Chapman of Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce for

> sending along these points which the Port Commission will consider

> today at 1pm. If you want to speak at the the POS board room, arrive a

> bit early to sign up.
>

> Check out the last paragraph in this e-mail for the POS staff-generated

> proposed POS position on W. Mercer Pl. Note: retaining bus stop

> pockets or parking lane space for the big D-Line buses will take out

> some parking that would be saved, if buses stopped in the trafc

> lanes. - John Coney, Co-Pres Uptown Alliance 283-2049

>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: GQACC 

> To: john coney 

> Sent: Mon, May 9, 2011 4:24 pm

> Subject: Fwd: update re: Port Commission brieng on West Mercer Place,

> Tues 5/ 10, 1pm meeting start

>

> updates below

>

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> From: Poor, Geraldine 

> Date: Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:06 PM

>

> We have made two update/corrections to the consensus reected below:

> On the lst bullet, reecting the decision at this point, based on the

> study's ndings.

> On the 5th bullet, reecting the concern about in-lane bus stops where

> there's only a single through-lane (as Kirk Robbins reminded us, thank

> you).

> Thanks, Geri Poor

>

> From: Poor, Geraldine

> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 11:32 AM

> To: Ron Hildebrandt (ronh@tridentseafoods.com);

> 'kims@cityservicenet.com'; 'eugene@ecwassociates.com'; Englin, Gregory;

> 'jcodl@aol.com'; 'tjtanner@comcast.ne '; 'nancy.b.rogers@comcast.net';

> 'kirkrobbins@comcast.net'; 'contact@qachamber.org';

> 'warren@ballardoil.com'; 'bsharp@hollandamerica.com';

> 'dave@seattleindustry.org'; 'vince_sup@msn.com'

> Cc: Merritt, Mike; Courtney, Rosie; del Fierro, Sally; Burke, Dan

> Subject: Port Commission brieng on West Mercer Place, Tues S/10, 1pm

> meeting start

>

> To West Mercer Place stakeholders:

>
> The Port Commission will be briefed by SDOT tomorrow as the 2nd action

> item on their meeting agenda, very close to 1pm, perhaps 1:15 or so.

> There will be an opportunity for public testimony. If you wish to

> testify, please sign in when you arrive and plan on keeping remarks to

> 3 minutes.

> The meeting will be at P-69 commission chambers and we can validate

> your parking in the Bell Street Pier garage.

>

> In our staff discussions with you, our stakeholders, this appears as

> the consensus view:

>

> --At this time no improvements are warranted on West Mercer Place, and

> no actions should be taken to preclude future street expansion.

> --extend the southbound left turn pocket on Elliott as soon as possible

> --it is imperative that the City expand Mercer to 6-lanes under SR99

> --convert BAT lanes on Elliott south of West Mercer Place back to

> general purpose trafc, especially during peak hours, in order to

> allow more signal time for the southbound left turn movement

> --Where there is only a single throughlane on Mercer Street, there

> should not be in-lane bus stops.

>

> Thanks, Geri Poor

> Geri Poor, Regional Transportation Manager, Port of Seattle,

> 206-787-3778

>
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>

> _-

> Mary Chapman

> Director of Marketing

> Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce

> P.O. Box 19386, Seattle, WA 98109

> www.gachamber.org

> tel: 206.283.6876

>

>