Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council to co-host a local forum with the Puyallup/White River Local Integrating Organization

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 3, 2025

MEDIA CONTACT: Ian McCabe, 564.669.4628, [email protected] 

The Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council will meet on Wednesday, June 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Thursday, June 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., at Sumner City Hall (Council Chambers). 1104 Maple Street, Sumner, WA, 98390.

We’ll be providing an all-virtual livestream of this meeting, through TVW. We highly encourage partners and other members of the public to use this virtual option, if possible, to reduce carbon emissions.

TVW web link - June 4: https://tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2025061014​

TVW weblink - June 5: https://tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2025061015

Public Comment: The Leadership Council welcomes both spoken and written public comment. You may provide spoken public comment in-person during the general public comment period as noted on the meeting agenda. Instructions are provided at the meeting. You may submit written public comment in advance of the meeting by emailing Wendy Loosle, Boards Policy Advisor, [email protected], by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4. Written comment submitted prior to the meeting will be included in the meeting materials.

The agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php

Meeting highlights include:

Wednesday, June 4:

• A presentation and discussion about the 2025 State of the Sound report. Presentation by Jon Bridgman, communications manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, Kenna Kuhn, adaptive systems manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Alex Mitchell, vital signs reporting analyst at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
  
  
• A presentation and decision about riparian funding policy. Presentation by Melissa Speeg, salmon recovery manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Marlies Wierenga, Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) program manager at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more. 
  
  
• A presentation and discussion about the Salmon Recovery Plan Addendum: 2025-27 Implementation Plan. Presentation by Melissa Speeg, salmon recovery manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Ashley Bagley, salmon policy advisor at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more. 
  
  
• A presentation and discussion about legislative updates. Presentation by Don Gourlie, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
  
  
• A presentation and discussion about the Shoreline Management Act rulemaking updates. Presentation by Peter Ravella, Puget Sound recovery specialist at the Puget Sound Partnership Read more.
  
  
• A presentation and decision about federal updates. Presentation by Ahren Stroming, special assistant for federal affairs at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
  
  
• A presentation and discussion about the Pay for Success Initiative. Presentation by Larry Epstein, deputy director at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Ahren Stroming, special assistant for federal affairs at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.

Thursday, June 5:

• A Local Forum, including panels and discussions by members of the Puyallup/White River Local Integrating Organization. Read more.

The full Leadership Council agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php.

If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify Boards Program Coordinator Amber Raney at 564.999.0527, [email protected].

About the Leadership Council

The Leadership Council is the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership. Its seven members are leading citizens chosen from around the Sound and appointed by the Governor to serve four-year terms. Dennis McLerran currently chairs the Leadership Council.

About the Puget Sound Partnership

The Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of government agencies, Tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery.

For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov.