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TO: Gordc, n White: Jeannie S_,mmerh:'..,s:R.4,, Hell'.,.i__:Seatac File FROM: Paula Ehlers. Section Manager RE: Refocusing work prio:ities for Tom Luster The purpose of this memo is to inform )'ou of rny decision to shift some of Ton" Luster':. work responsibilities to be more reflective of his role as Se,_ior Polic-, Lead for ;:edera! permitting. Tom's main job as reflected in his C!assification Questionaire (CQ) is to serve as the senior expert on technical and policy issues related to Section 40t of the Clean Water Act, for the entire program and agency. The intent with regionaiization over 2 ye_s ago was to phase him out of project specific work, and turn his focus more toward policy and guidance for our 401 operations, statewide. This phasing out has not occurred. Due to his involvement in SeaTac Third Runway he has been unable address many of the policy issues that we have in this state. He has also been unable to focus on leading and guiding junior staff, and insuring that issues such as shepherding upgrades to the 401 database are - completed to enable us to better track our performance. These and many other initiatives are just not getting done, due to the seemingly endless workload on the runway. In preparation for our Qum'terly Program Update last week it became increasingly clear to me that I needed to make a change and work with others to reestablish Tom's priorities. talked with Jeannie Summerhays and asked her if she had staff available to…

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