Regional Staff Committee | Remote Only Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020 from 9:30-11:30 am

1. Welcome and Introductions (9:30) – Jesse Hamashima, Pierce County, Co-Chair

2. Reports (9:35)a. Meeting Summary for June 18, 2020*b. PSRC Announcements and Updates

3. Discussion Item (9:45)a. Regional Equity Strategy* – Charles Patton, PSRC

4. Discussion Item (10:05)a. Covid-19 Travel Survey* – Brian Lee, PSRC

5. Discussion Item (10:35)a. Centers Update* – Andrea Harris-Long and Liz Underwood-Bultmann, PSRC

6. Discussion Item (10:55)a. Population Data and Other Trends* – Craig Helmann, PSRC

7. Discussion Item (11:10)a. Around the Room Highlights – Ben Bakkenta, PSRC

8. Future Meeting: September 17, 2020

9. Adjourn (11:30)

*Supporting materials attached.

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Regional Staff Committee Meeting Summary Date: June 18, 2020 Location: Remote Presentations from the meeting are available on the PSRC website: https://www.psrc.org/rsc-meetings. Audio recording of the meeting is available by request.

Introductions and Announcements Jesse Hamashima, Co-Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:32 am. Participants were asked to view the meeting attendance on the “chat” feature on BlueJeans, and phone-in participants were asked to identify themselves verbally.

Reports Co-Chair Jesse Hamashima welcomed the committee members and explained that PSRC staff would provide short updates on upcoming policy and Executive Board meetings and review the status of ongoing projects in the work program. PSRC staff report topics included:

• Upcoming PSRC Policy and Executive Board meetings• A reminder that the General Assembly date set for June 25, 2020

Long time RSC member Allan Giffen, the Planning Director for the City of Everett, performed a short creative song as a homage to his former co-workers and the work of RSC.

Discussion: Regional Housing Strategy Update Staff briefed the committee on the progress of regional housing work, including the Regional Housing Strategy, the preparation of shared “Housing 101” materials, and an update on the Housing Innovations Program (HIP). The committee also received an update on the work of the Land Use Technical Advisory Committee (LUTAC), and staff briefed the RSC on upcoming board topics for the Growth Management Policy Board (GMPB). You can view the presentation here.

For more information, please contact Laura Benjamin, Senior Planner, at 206-464-7134 or lbenjamin@psrc.org, or Paul Inghram, AICP, Director of Growth Management, at 206-464-7549 or pinghram@psrc.org.

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Discussion: Transportation Work Program Update Staff briefed the committee on ongoing work related to the 2022 Regional Transportation Plan update and other Transportation Department work program items.

You can view the presentation here.

For more information, please contact Gil Cerise, Program Manager, at 206-971-3053 or gcerise@psrc.org, or Kelly McGourty, Director of Transportation Planning, at 206-971-3601 or kmcgourty@psrc.org.

Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 10:45 am.

Members and Alternates Represented at the Table See attached attendance roster.

PSRC Staff and Other Guests Present Erika Harris, PSRC Kathryn Johnson, PSRC Casey Mauck, PSRC Brian Lee, PSRC Charles Patton, PSRC Pavithra Parthasarathi, PSRC Andi Markley, PSRC Kelly McGourty, PSRC Grant Gibson, PSRC Ben Bakkenta, PSRC Andrea Harris-Long, PSRC Noah Boggess, PSRC Laura Benjamin, PSRC Maggie Moore, PSRC Ben Kahn, PSRC Liz Underwood-Bultmann, PSRC Gil Cerise, PSRC Paul Inghram, PSRC Choo Ling Khoo, PSRC Mikayla Svob, PSRC Kimberly Pearson, PSRC Erin Hogan, PSRC Sarah Gutschow, PSRC Brian Parry, Sound Cities Association Hester Serebrin, Transportation Choices Coalition Lacey Jane Wolf, City of Bellevue

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Mary Bourguignon, King County Kizz Prussia, Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council Jean Kim, PSRC Jeff Storrar, WSDOT Frank Slusser, Snohomish County

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PSRC Regional Staff Committee - Attendance RosterJurisdiction Member Jurisdiction MemberKing County 2 Karen Wolf, County Executive Office R Federal, Regional, State, Tribal & Other Agencies

Sunaree Marshall, County DCHS R FHWA 1 Matthew Kunic, Community PlannerIvan Miller, County Executive Office Alt Vacant AltKelly Rider, County DCHS Alt FTA 1 Linda Gehrke, Regional Administrator

At-Large 2 Arun Sambataro, Equity & Social Justice Ned Conroy, Community Planner AltMichael Kattermann, Bothell R Health 1 Keri Moore, Snohomish Health Dist.Rebecca Maskin, Demographer Alt Amy Pow, Tacoma/Pierce Health Alt 1Vacant Alt Marianne Seifert, Tacoma/Pierce Alt 2 R

Transit 1 Peter Heffernan, King Co Metro Intergov Relations R Ports 1 Lindsay Wolpa, Port of Seattle, Gov. AffairsChris Arkills, King Co Metro Gov. Relations Alt Deirdre Wilson, Northwest Seaport Alliance Alt R

Economic Dev. 1 Ashton Allison, County Exec Office, Econ Dev R PSCAA 1 Craig Kenworthy, Executive Director RVacant Alt Vacant Alt

Seattle 2 Michael Hubner, Long Range Planning R Puget Sound 1 Stephanie Suter, Planning Program DirectorJonathan Lewis, SDOT R Partnership Heather Saunders, Planning Manager AltPatrice Carroll, Planning & Comm Dev Alt Sound Transit 1 Matt Shelden, Planning & InnovationJoanna Valencia, SDOT Alt R Alex Krieg, Planning & Integration Alt R

Bellevue 1 Nicholas Matz, AICP, Senior Planner R Tribal 1 VacantElizabeth Mountsier, Intergovernment Relations, Alt 1 Representatives Vacant AltJoyce Nichols, Intergovernment Relations, Alt 2 US EPA 1 Theogene Mbabaliye R

Cities/Towns 3 Chip Vincent, Renton, Planning, Co-Chair Vacant AltDiana Hart, City of Woodinville R US HUD 1 Jack PetersBrian Davis, City of Federal Way Vacant AltJesse Reynolds, City of North Bend, Alt R WA Dept. of 1 Steve Roberge RMinnie Dhaliwal, City of Tukwila, Alt R Commerce Dave Andersen RVacant Alt WSDOT 1 Thomas Noyes, WSDOT

Kitsap County 1 Eric Baker, Policy R Theresa Turpin, Olympic RegionJeff Rimack PSRC Committees

At-Large 1 Karla Boughton, Planning & Econ, Poulsbo R PSRC Co-Chair 1 Ben Bakkenta, Director of Regional PlanningHeather Wright, Bainbridge Island BPAC 1 Thomas Noyes, WSDOT

Transit 1 Edward Coviello, Kitsap Transit R Eric Goodman, Community Transit AltVacant Alt FAC 1 Geri Poor, Port of Seattle, Gov. Affairs R

Economic Dev. 1 Vacant Christine Wolf, Northwest Seaport All. Alt RVacant Alt RPEC 1 Don Cairns, Redmond, RPEC Chair

Bremerton 1 Andrea Spencer, Comm Dev, Co-Chair R Russ Blount, Fife, RPEC Vice Chair Alt RSNTC 1 Mark Smutny, Sound Generations Alt

Cities/Towns 1 Nick Bond, Comm Dev., Port Orchard R VacantHeather Wright, Bainbridge Island RTDM 1 Vacant

Pierce County 1 Dan Cardwell, Long Range Planning R Vacant AltVacant Alt RTOC 1 Vacant

At-Large 2 Jesse Hamashima, Transportation, Co-Chair R Vacant AltTiffany Speir, Lakewood, Planning R R = Remote attendanceRyan Windish, City of Sumner, AltJason Sullivan, Bonney Lake, Plan. & Build., Alt

Transit 1 Darin Stavish, Pierce TransitLindsey Sehmel, Pierce Transit R

Economic Dev 1 Rob Allen, Economic DevelopmentVacant Alt

Tacoma 1 Peter Huffman, Planning & Dev SrvcsVacant

Cities/Towns 1 Katie Baker, PuyallupDavid Swindale, University Place, Plan & Dev Alt

Snohomish County 1 Barb Mock, Planning & Dev, Co-Chair R

Ikuno Masterson, Manager, Snoco Planning, AltAt-Large 2 Kelly Snyder, Director

Ken Klein, Executive DirectorDoug McCormick, Deputy Director, Alt RLacey Harper, Chief of Staff, Alt

Transit 1 Roland Behee, Director of Planning Sabina Araya, Manager of System Planning

Economic Dev 1 Kendee Yamaguchi, County Exec OfficeVacant Alt

Everett 1 Allan Giffen, Planning & Comm Dev. RDavid Stalheim, Long Range Planning, Alt

Cities/Towns 1 Shane Hope, Edmonds, Development Serv. RTom Rogers, Mill Creek, Development Serv., Alt

Total Members 51 Attended 35

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DISCUSSION ITEM July 30, 2020

TO: Regional Staff Committee

FROM: Charles Patton, Equity Manager

SUBJECT: Regional Equity Strategy Update

IN BRIEF

Equity is a key policy area in VISION 2050, the region’s long range plan for growth. A new action in the draft VISION 2050 plan (RC-Action-3) directs PSRC to develop a regional equity strategy, which is intended to make equity central to PSRC's work and to support the 2023/24 local comprehensive plan updates. While public meetings have been limited due to COVID-19, staff have made progress on regional equity work, including the Regional Equity Strategy. The RSC will be briefed on work to date and have the opportunity to provide comment on the upcoming work.

DISCUSSION

Work Plan Based on feedback from PSRC boards and committees as well as various stakeholders from around the region, staff are developing a work plan to identify the general direction for the Regional Equity Strategy, issues to address, roles and responsibilities, and timeline. The strategy will include components such as:

• Creating and maintaining tools and resources, including data and outreach, tobetter understand how regional and local policies and actions affect our region'sresidents, specifically as they relate to people of color and people with lowincomes.

• Developing strategies and best practices for centering equity in regional and localplanning work, including inclusive community engagement, monitoring, andactions to achieve equitable development outcomes and mitigate displacement ofvulnerable communities.

• Identifying implementation steps, including how to measure outcomes.• Identifying mechanisms to prioritize access to funding to address inequities.• Developing a plan and committing resources for an equity advisory group that

can help provide feedback on and help implement the Regional Equity Strategy.• Developing and adopting an equity impact tool for evaluating PSRC decisions

and community engagement.

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Staff will brief the RSC on work to date related to RC-Action-3 and ask for feedback on potential work items to assist implementation of the Regional Equity Strategy.

November 5 GMPB Meeting The GMPB will be briefed on equity work to date at the November 5 meeting. More information on the presentations will be included in the forthcoming meeting agenda packet.

Next Steps As stated above, the strategy will include developing a plan and committing resources for an equity advisory committee. In research and interviews on equity committees at other MPOs, a key finding was to take sufficient time to engage in a thoughtful, collaborative process to develop the committee. Staff are exploring the creation of an eight-person ad hoc group of government and community organizations to develop a recommended proposal for the Executive Board to consider. The Equity Advisory Committee proposal will likely include recommendations related to the:

• Purpose• Membership composition and leadership• Decision-making• Compensation approach for participating community groups• Initial agendas and work plan

For more information, please contact Charles Patton at 206-971-3285 or cpatton@psrc.org, or Ben Bakkenta at 206-971-3286 or bbakkenta@psrc.org.

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DISCUSSION ITEM July 30, 2020

TO: Regional Staff Committee

FROM: Brian Lee, Principal Planner

SUBJECT: 2019 Household Travel Survey Data Highlights

IN BRIEF

This information item presents data highlights from the University of Washington COVID-19 Mobility Survey.

DISCUSSION

The University of Washington COVID-19 Mobility Survey collected data from more than 3,400 respondents in the four-county Central Puget Sound region for six weeks between the end of April and start of June. PSRC supported this data collection effort and is collaborating with UW researchers on the analysis. This item presents highlights from initial exploration of the data.

Next Steps We will keep the committee updated on further analysis of data from the University of Washington COVID-19 Mobility Survey and any future, complementary data collection efforts.

For more information, please contact Brian Lee, Principal Planner at 206-971-1270, or blee@psrc.org.

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DISCUSSION ITEM July 30, 2020

TO: Regional Staff Committee

FROM: Andrea Harris-Long, Senior Planner, PSRC

SUBJECT: Regional Centers Framework Implementation Update

IN BRIEF

In March 2018, PSRC adopted an updated Regional Centers Framework. The draft VISION 2050 plan calls for the continued implementation of the Framework. Staff will update the committee on work that has been occurring and seek feedback on upcoming implementation tasks, including developing administrative procedures for regional centers.

DISCUSSION

Background Centers are the hallmark of VISION 2050 and the Regional Growth Strategy. They guide regional growth allocations, advance local planning, inform transit service planning, and represent priority areas for PSRC’s federal transportation funding.

In 1995, PSRC established a regional centers framework to manage growth in urban areas. The first regional centers were designated at that time, and over the years, regional and local policies have focused investments and growth into these central places. Today, there are 29 regional growth centers and 10 regional manufacturing/industrial centers.

Working with its members, PSRC initiated the first comprehensive review of the system since most centers were designated in 1995. In March 2018, after years of analysis and engagement with stakeholders and extensive review by the Regional Staff Committee and Growth Management Policy Board, the Executive Board adopted the Regional Centers Framework. The update made significant changes to regional and countywide centers, including:

• Establishing two different types of growth centers (Urban and Metro) andmanufacturing/industrial centers (Employment and Growth), each with their owncriteria.

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• Providing deadlines for required center plans – existing centers are required to have adopted center plans by 2020 and be fully consistent with all planning requirements by 2025. Applications for new designations require adopted center plans prior to designation.

• Providing minimum criteria for countywide centers for consistent designation of these places across the region.

• Establishing application windows for new regional centers, with the first deadline occurring at the end of 2019. The next application period will open in 2024.

• Clarifying the process for redesignation and setting the stage for the next centers monitoring period, which will occur in 2025.

Framework Implementation The Framework includes several implementation tasks. PSRC updated the Designation Procedures for New Regional Centers in 2018. Staff is working with jurisdictions to finalize center typology and discuss whether existing centers already meet or could meet the criteria. The majority of regional centers have adopted center plans. PSRC is working with jurisdictions to certify these plans, in accordance with the Plan Review Manual, over the next several months. Some jurisdictions are in the process of completing center plans, which will be certified once adopted. Countywide planning groups have begun the process to designate countywide centers. Among the many implementation tasks, the Framework calls for the development of administrative procedures for existing centers. The procedures are intended to clarify expectations for new and existing centers and could address topics such as boundary changes, name changes, designation status, and other administrative topics. Staff will provide an overview of proposed topics in the administrative procedures and seek feedback from the committee on the scope of changes. Next Steps Staff will consider the committee’s feedback and prepare draft administrative procedures for future review by the committee and boards. Staff will continue updating the committee as the Regional Centers Framework is implemented. For more information, please contact Andrea Harris-Long at aharris-long@psrc.org, or Liz Underwood-Bultmann at lunderwood-bultmann@psrc.org.

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DISCUSSION ITEM July 30, 2020

TO: Regional Staff Committee

FROM: Craig Helmann, Director of Data, PSRC

SUBJECT: Puget Sound Data Trends

IN BRIEF

At the July 30th Regional Staff Committee meeting, PSRC staff will provide a background presentation on the latest Trends in the Puget Sound region.

DISCUSSION

As part of the long-range performance-based planning process, PSRC is involved in an ongoing effort to track a variety of regional demographic and transportation trends across the region. This presentation will look at several trends that highlight how our region is changing with a focus on the continued changes that occurred this past spring due to the impacts of COVID-19. Some of the data includes changes in jobs and unemployment within the region along with changes in vehicle and transit usage.

Following the presentation, PSRC staff will take questions and comments from committee members.

For more information, please contact Craig Helmann at chelmann@psrc.org.

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