Curtis King — Curtis King opened the meeting by introducing himself as the State Senator for the 14th Legislative District, noting that the district covers areas from Yakima to Pasco and part of Klickitat County, including the Yakama Reservation, and identifying himself as the ranking member of the Senate Transportation Committee.
Curtis King — Curtis King thanked the chair and raised a series of related concerns about transportation policy. He warned that rural roads were built for lighter traffic and may not withstand heavier modern truck loads, especially in agricultural areas. He also noted worries after hearing from Union Pacific and Burlington Northern, saying railroads control car availability and may not provide enough cars where needed. Overall, he expressed concern about shifting the transportation balance in a way that gives one mode an unfair advantage over another.
Curtis King — His earlier comment about road conditions is referenced in the discussion of tonnage impacts on highways and county roads.
Curtis King — Referenced as saying the committee would make up time.
Curtis King — Addressed as Ranking Member.
Curtis King — Jane Wall addresses Ranking Member King in her opening remarks.
Curtis King — Senator King is addressed at the end of the meeting and is referenced in a light remark about the Senate doing the same on time.
John Ley — The transcript says 'Senator Leonard Christian'; this appears to be a likely transcription error, but the name is uncertain and not corrected to a member ID.
Brandy Donaghy — Introduced herself as a State Representative from the 44th Legislative District and Vice Chair of the House Transportation Committee.
Brandy Donaghy — Representative Donaghy asks how the trucking model interacts with rail/trains and whether it has enough information to determine effective or optimal routes, seeking clarification on what additional information would be needed to make the model more effective.
Andrew Barkis — Likely intended speaker name in the transcript as 'At Ork, I'd'; introduced as a State Representative from the 20th District.
Andrew Barkis — Representative Andrew Barkis follows up on rail infrastructure impacts, asking about port-related rail traffic and then whether Oregon also has short-line railroads and might experience a larger impact than Washington.
Suzanne Schmidt — Suzanne Schmidt introduced herself as the representative from the Fourth Legislative District, covering Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, and the area to the Idaho border, and identified herself as the Assistant Ranking Member on the Transportation Committee.
Suzanne Schmidt — Addressed by name as the member asking about implementation and collection of a sidewalk fee.
Jim — Referenced as having led or participated in the river tour mentioned earlier.
Jim — Jim is referenced as the person who will discuss the engagement practices and next steps.
Jim — Jim is referenced as part of the discussion on stakeholder engagement, with the speaker noting that their stakeholder group is the same one Jim engages with and later referring to Jim’s comments about different scenario types.
Jake Fey — Chair Jake Fey is addressed twice during the same ongoing meeting exchange—first in a handoff to Eric and later as 'Mr. Chair' while a question is being asked—indicating continued reference to the chair within a single discussion.
Jake Fey — Jake Fey is jokingly referenced as one of 'the Jakes' who will handle or ask the hard questions.
Jake Fey — Addressed as Chair of the committee.
Jake Fey — Addressed as Chair.
Jake Fey — Jake Fey is mentioned multiple times during the hearing: first as the chair being thanked by a speaker, then again in another opening remark addressed to Chairman Fey, and later as having previously noted something relevant to Chelan and Douglas counties. Together, these references form a single continuous segment centered on remarks directed to or referencing Chair Fey.
Eric Jessup — Eric Jessup introduces himself as a research professor in the School of Economic Sciences at Washington State University and begins his testimony, stating that his remarks will focus on the process and development of the total logistics cost model.
Jake Wagner — Jake Wagner is identified as Eric Jessup's colleague at Washington State University.
Rachel Dean — Rachel Dean introduced herself as nonpartisan staff for the Joint Transportation Committee and the project manager for the alternative sidewalk funding study. She was later referenced as part of the JTC staff working on the project, alongside Allison Cummings.
Julia Tesh — Introduced herself as project manager with Burke Consulting.
Tracy Burroughs — Introduced herself as an independent consultant and strategic advisor on the Burke team.
Tracy Burroughs — Referenced as the person who will speak to sidewalk funding models in Denver and Syracuse.
Allison Cummings — JTC staff member working on the project.
Tracy — Tracy is part of an ongoing discussion about the presentation and policy proposal, including examples from other states, the Sidewalks 101 document, and whether the proposal would be duplicative or additive. The exchange builds on Tracy’s earlier presentation and invites her to add any further comments.
Julia — Was passed the presentation before Tracy continued.
Chris — Chris was referenced as noting that both cities and counties maintain and construct sidewalks.
Julia Reed — Julia Reed was mentioned as having turned off her microphone before leaving.
Paul Meno — Introduced himself as staff of the Joint Information Committee and began the update on the ocean-going vessels study.
Paul Meno — The presenter says he will return with a full presentation at the December 3rd meeting in Olympia.
Axel Swanson — Axel Swanson, managing director of the Washington State Association of County Engineers, opened his remarks by introducing himself and thanking committee staff for their work. He emphasized the partnership between counties, the Legislature, and related agencies, and began transitioning into discussion of the local efforts counties and cities are making to address fish passage barriers. A later reference simply pointed back to his earlier comments on county revenue issues.
Eric Pearson — Eric Pearson, the director of county engineering for Chelan County, introduced himself and then continued discussing county revenue sources and budget pressures, noting that gas tax revenue is flat or declining and referencing the committee’s work on alternative funding approaches.
Aaron Simmons — Aaron Simmons, the Douglas County Engineer, introduced himself, thanked the chair and committee for the opportunity to present, and began outlining county transportation challenges, explaining that counties have moved from merely anticipating problems to actively dealing with them.
Eric Pearson / Aaron Simmons — Described Chelan and Douglas counties as having similar missions and similar revenue profiles.
Jane Wall — Executive director of the County Road Administration Board; begins her presentation to the committee.