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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Ferrioli demands ODOT director’s resignation
By HILLARY BORRUD
Capital Bureau
SALEM — State Senate
Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli
on Wednesday called for the
state’s top transportation of¿ -
cial to resign.
Ferrioli, R-John Day, ac-
cused Oregon Department of
Transportation director Mat-
thew Garrett and advisers to
Gov. Kate Brown of with-
holding key carbon emissions
information from Democratic
and Republican lawmakers
who were negotiating a trans-
portation funding package
earlier this year. Ferrioli cited
public records released by the
Department of Transportation
and the Governor’s Of¿ ce.
Lawmakers gave up on the
transportation funding pro-
posal after Garrett revealed
during the ¿ rst public hearing
in June that the plan would re-
sult in a smaller carbon emis-
sions reduction than original-
ly projected. Department of
Transportation staff had pre-
dicted smaller carbon reduc-
tions more than two weeks
before the hearing, but did not
pass that ¿ gure to lawmakers,
according to emails released
by Ferrioli’s of¿ ce.
Lawmakers question
ODOT management
Lawmakers have continued
to question the transportation
agency’s management in re-
cent months, and Brown ac-
knowledged last week that the
department needs to reassure
lawmakers it is operating ef-
¿ ciently in order to build sup-
port for a possible 2017 trans-
portation funding package.
The emissions calculations
were a critical component of
the transportation negotia-
tions this year. Republicans
had said they would only sup-
port an increase in the gas tax
if Democrats agreed to repeal
the state’s low-carbon fuel
standard, which takes effect
in January and is supposed to
reduce carbon emissions from
transportation by up to 10
percent — 7.7 million metric
tons — over the next decade.
Democrats said they would
only consider replacing the
fuel standard with a plan that
would result in at least an equal
reduction in carbon emissions.
Department of Transportation
staff provided estimates that
the state could achieve that
through a package of alterna-
tive fuel incentives and spend-
ing to improve public transit
and reduce traf¿ c congestion.
One part of the plan in par-
ticular resulted in immediate
skepticism by environmen-
talists: proposed technolog-
ical improvements in traf¿ c best and dishonest manipula-
À ows that were supposed to tion at worst,” Ferrioli said in
cut carbon emissions by 2.02 a written statement. “Whether
million metric tons over a Director Garrett knew the num-
decade. Together with other bers ODOT provided the work-
components of the plan, these group were wrong or he simply
improvements were supposed failed to provide the updated
to reduce carbon emissions numbers in his possession, his
by as much as 9.1 million decision to surprise workgroup
to 11.22 million metric tons members with new numbers in
over a decade. Garrett said in a public hearing without any
advance
warning
June that the tech-
led to the demise of
nological improve-
a critical, bipartisan
ments would yield
transportation infra-
roughly 20 percent
structure package
of the amount cal-
for Oregonians that
culated originally
would have resulted
for the bipartisan
in real carbon reduc-
group, which meant
tion.”
the transportation
Records
ob-
package would no
tained by Ferrioli’s
longer achieve the
Ferrioli
of¿ ce showed that
same amount of
in early June , Gar-
carbon reductions
rett and Brown’s
predicted from the
sustainable communities and
low-carbon fuel standard.
transportation policy adviser
Privately sought
Karmen Fore received emails
resignation earlier
from ODOT staff with lower
Ferrioli
revealed
on carbon reduction estimates.
Wednesday that he had also Amanda Pietz, manager of the
asked the governor to seek department’s transportation
Garrett’s resignation soon af- planning unit, wrote in the
ter the hearing.
email that a computer model
“In June, following the im- had predicted that $400 mil-
plosion of transportation ne- lion in technological improve-
gotiations, I demanded Gov. ments to improve traf¿ c À ow
Brown immediately request the could reduce carbon emis-
resignation of Director Garrett sions by 2.02 million metric
due to gross incompetency at tons over a decade.
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Chris Pair, a press secre-
tary for Brown, attributed the
failure to pass along updated
information to lawmakers
to the fast pace “in the wan-
ing hours of session” and the
complexity of the legislation.
“That said, Gov. Brown has
asked the Oregon Transpor-
tation Commission to over-
see a third-party review of
(ODOT’s) management prac-
tices,” Pair wrote in an email.
Brown did not address
her advisers’ handling of the
information in a statement is-
sued Wednesday afternoon.
“If we are to ask Orego-
nians to step up and provide
additional resources for our
transportation system, they
must ¿ rst be con¿ dent that the
resources currently available
are being used responsibly,”
Brown said .
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Nonetheless, transporta-
tion of¿ cials continued to
provide documents to the
bipartisan group of lawmak-
ers negotiating the transpor-
tation package — known
as the “Gang of Eight” —
that showed the state could
achieve the same 2.02 million
metric ton reduction in carbon
emissions at half the price,
$200 million over a decade.
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portation estimates continued
to sink lower, with Garrett
passing along an updated pre-
diction of 0.87 million metric
tons in carbon reduction from
$200 million in transporta-
tion improvements in a June
email to Fore and Brown’s
energy policy adviser Margi
Hoffman. However, ODOT
and the governor’s advisers
continued to tell lawmakers in
updated brie¿ ng documents
that they could achieve 2.02
million metric tons in carbon
reductions for $200 million.
On the eve of the legisla-
tive hearing on the transpor-
tation package, Garrett asked
his staff to double-check
the numbers. Angela Crow-
ley-Koch, legislative director
for the Oregon Environmen-
tal Council, also questioned
the calculations in an email to
ODOT assistant director Tra-
vis Brouwer that evening.
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Ken Bailey moved to Seaside, Oregon, in Southern California on the GI Bill.
1995, where he and his wife, Nancy, operated
He worked primarily in the printing indus-
the Guest House B&B for 12 years.
try as a cross-country salesman, pho-
He also ran Zora’s Espresso for a
tographer and trainer, winning sev-
year until major surgery forced him
eral awards. His favorite volunteer
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presidential campaign, and Mended
who became friends with many. He
Hearts of the American Heart Asso-
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ciation.
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Ken is survived by his wife of
was an active volunteer with Provi-
Carson City; son Michael of Bend,
dence Hospital Auxiliary. He moved
Oregon; daughter Karen of Key
to Nevada in 2013.
West, Florida; two grandchildren;
Ken learned the value of work in
the Depression, and was never out of Kenneth Bailey brother Norman of Roy, Utah; and
several nieces and nephews.
a job until he retired at age 80. After
A chapel service was held Nov. 5
high school graduation he enlisted in
the Navy, serving the last year of World War II in Reno, followed by a military ceremony and
in the Paci¿ c, and staying in the Reserve for burial at Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial
several years. He attended the University of Cemetery.
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