EXH0081017767

PCHBPollution Control Hearings Board of the State of Washington

• DE TO ECOLOGY____ '" Northwest Regional Office, 3190 160ehAvenue l_rE!Bep Date: May 12, 2000 TO: Joe Dear, Chief of Staff Office of the Governor FROM: Ray Hellwig Regional Director SUBJECT: May 16, Meeting with Port of Seattle (POS)- re the ThirdRunway Following is our assumption regarding the origin of the May 16 meeting, along with background information for likely agenda items: The MeetinE: M.R. 0Vfic)Dinsmore, Executive Director for the POS, apparently asked MarthaCho¢, CTED, to arrangefor a meeting between himself, the Governor, andWes Ulman (?). The meeting has been scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday the 16th, somewhere in Seattle (most likely the Seattle CTED offices). Likely Agenda Items: We are assuming that the meeting is campaign related, however, according to conversations we have had with senior POS staff and John Savage, an AD reporting to Martha Choe, we expect the agenda will probably include: a.) An opportunity for the Port to once again convey the importance of the 3rd runwayproject to this region, and their need to betterunderstand Ecology's timetable for decision making (the POS may offer suggestions on how to expedite the decision - there may be allegations that Ecology has expanded issues in an unreasonable manner); and, b.) To discuss whether or not the Puget Sound Regional Council (I'SRC) resolution approving SeaTac expansion has any deadlines associated with it (hence the attendance ofWes Ulman?). • Ecology's "timetable for a decision" (please note: this is not an attempt to "place blame" regarding timing, ratherit is a summary…
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