Item No.___7a Report__ 
Date of Meeting _June 8, 2010 

Terminal 91 Neighbors Advisory Committee 
Annual Report 2009 
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 2009. 
Composition of NAC 
NAC community representation is comprised of eight voting members, and two
alternates. Representatives serving their communities for the 2009 term were: 
Magnolia Community Club             Queen Anne Community Council 
Randell Thompsen (Pres., MCC)          Ellen Monrad (Chair., QACC) 
Gene Hoglund                    Don Harper 
Fred Rapaport                     Kirk Robbins 
Nancy Bainbridge Rogers               Jim Smith 
Steve Erickson (Alternate)              Ron Mason (Alternate) 
Kevin Patrick (Alternate) 
Bruce Laing served as NAC Chair and Cecil Gray served as Interim Chair during
2009.  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 2009 are: Dan Burke, Rosie Courtney, Sally del Fierro, Joseph
Gellings, Mark Griffin, Joe McWilliams and Paul Meyer. 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 and 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 
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 forum and its meetings to be informative,
cooperative, and a desirable forum for discussion and consensus building. The
underlying NAC agreement has proven effective for its purposes to date. 

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Ongoing Critical Issues for NAC 
During 2009 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.  NAC Agreement. Reaching an underst anding, captured in writing,
between the Port Commission and NAC as to what would constitute a
written trigger for a potential amendment of the formal NAC agreement.
This is an unresolved issue from 2008. 
2.  Cruise Operations.
3.  North Bay.
a. Proposed North Bay development  its status, its design, and its
impacts. 
b. Environmental Impact Statement  status and review. 
c.  SEPA Planned Action Ordinance (PAO). 
d. Potential vehicle access through the north end of North Bay. 
e. Emergency access in the event the Magnolia Bridge is closed. 
4.  Traffic. 
a. Traffic impacts from Cruise ship operations at Pier 91. 
b. EIS Traffic Study. 
c.  Maintaining adequate access to and from Port facilities and nearby
neighborhoods as City and State transportation projects are
proposed and developed (Viaduct, Mercer, BAT lanes). 
Of Specific interest to the Commissioners 
Plans for development and operations at both Terminal 91 and North Bay
raise  the  potential  for  conflicts  with  provisions  of  the  Short  Fill
Redevelopment Agreement (Agreement).  NAC believes, and both Port
Commissioners and staff have mutually agreed, the following approach is
desirable and will be the approach taken: Port staff will informally scope
specific issues and use the scoping process as a basis for discussion with
NAC. This informal dialogue will be completed prior to any formal triggering
or proposals regarding the existing Agreement. 
NAC Strongly urges the Commission to assert that proposed Viaduct
replacement components intended to substitute for the existing "north portal"
be satisfactory to serve the Port's clients (current and prospective future
tenants and users of the Piers and North Bay) prior to the Port financially
supporting a viaduct replacement. This issue should be addressed not in
global objectives, but by negotiating very specific details related to Alaskan
Way, West Mercer connection to Elliot, and Nickerson Street. 


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Traffic Congestion is Worsening Along The 15th Avenue W/Elliot Avenue W
Corridor. Congestion along the 15th Avenue W. and Elliott Avenue W. corridor
has been increased by the loss of lanes during rush hour by the City's
implementation of the BAT lanes and by the traffic associated with the cruise
ship industry relocation to Pier 91. The Port's plan to increase the number of
cruises departing from Pier 91 will add more traffic to the corridor. We urge
SDOT to continue to work on signal coordination along the 15th Ave W-Elliott
Ave W corridor and improvements to West Mercer Place to help alleviate
impediments to traffic flow. Congestion along this corridor impacts the Port
of Seattle, West Queen Anne, Ballard, Magnolia and Interbay. More needs to
be done to address this unsatisfactory traffic situation. 
Other Matters 
NAC appreciates the invitations it has received to Port sponsored events, such as
the Fall 101 educational tours and the Cruise Terminal tour prior to the start of
cruise season. 
NAC extends an invitation to 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 at the Port's third floor east conference room. 
The 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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