Light Rail Steering Committee
*This committee was dissolved Dec. 14, 2006 by the STA Board.
The Spokane Transit Light Rail Steering Committee meets the first Thursday of each month (except August) at 2:00 p.m. in the Southside Conference Rooms, 1229 West Boone Avenue, Spokane. View meeting agendas and minutes.
Members
Phyllis Holmes*
Chair
Council Member Rich Munson/STA
Spokane Valley City Hall
11707 East Sprague Avenue, Suite 106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Commissioner Mark Richard/STA
Spokane County Courthouse
1116 West Broadway Avenue
Spokane, WA 99260-0100
Council Member Gary Schimmels/SRTC
Spokane Valley City Hall
11707 East Sprague Avenue, Suite 106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Jerry Lenzi/WSDOT
WSDOT Eastern Region
2714 North Mayfair
Spokane, WA99207-2090
Gary Connor/Citizen
Keith LaMotte/Citizen
Doug Pottratz/Citizen
Brian A. Sayrs/Citizen
Liberty Lake City Hall
22710 E. County Vista Drive
Liberty, Lake WA 99019
Amy Jo Sooy/Citizen
Richard Schoen/Citizen
Alternates
Keith Metcalf/WSDOT
Dick Raymond/Citizen
Council Member Brad Stark/City of Spokane
Committee consists of:
- Two members from the STA Board of Directors
- Two members from the SRTC Board of Directors
- One WSDOT representative
- Three or more citizen members or elected officials
Objectives:
- Develop a detailed project definition and strategies for implementation.
- Work with the Project Management Team to guide project through design, construction, and start-up.
- Make recommendations for managing available funding/staff resources in the most cost effective way.
- Make recommendations for appropriate implementation strategies.
Committee Authority:
- Act as the Evaluation Committee responsible for reviewing, evaluating and recommending to the STA Board the selection of a consultant pursuant to the criteria in the RFP.
- Meet with the consultant selected by STA to comment on the consultants work product.
- To approve, when authorized by future resolutions of STA’s Board of Directors, changes to the consultant’s budget within approval limits, scope of work and contingencies approved by STA’s Board.
- Make recommendations to the STA Board for changes in the scope of the work to be performed by the consultant.
- Undertake actions and responsibilities approved by the STA Board.
- Adopt rules of procedures not identified with this Resolution.






