2012 Legislative Agenda

In preparation for the upcoming 2012 Washington State Legislative Session, a group of knowledgeable and committed Legislative Committee (LC) participants came together as an ad hoc subcommittee this past summer to draft a Legislative Agenda for 2012. Participants included Joe Tovar, FAICP (Edmonds), Marty Snell, AICP (Camas), Kamuron Gurol (Mercer Island) and Holly Gadbaw, AICP (Olympia). The subcommittee pulled together past information, examined where we left off after the 2011 Session and what was anticipated for the 2012 Session, and prepared a draft Legislative Agenda, which was available for review and comment by the Chapter membership in November. The final draft was presented to the Chapter Board of Directors at its December 2, 2011, meeting and adopted after discussion and some revisions.

The adopted 2012 Legislative Agenda will provide the framework with which the LC will review specific bills and determine whether to draft position statements to submit to legislators and committee staff, as well as a basis for LC and Chapter participation in stakeholder groups working on various policy issues under the direction of the Governor or the Legislature. The Chapter has enjoyed success over the last several years in enhancing our presence in Olympia and looks forward to ongoing participation in framing policy decisions and legislation in 2012.

If you have any questions regarding the LC, contact either of the Co-Chairs: Josh Peters or Esther Larsen If you would like to participate in the LC's work program in 2012, contact the Chapter Office to be added to the 2012 version of the LC's web-based communication system.