| Passed by the House March 17, 2003 Yeas 98 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 10, 2003 Yeas 49 ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4014 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
Read first time 02/12/2003. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
TO THE HONORABLE DOUGLAS B. MACDONALD, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION,
AND TO THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, AND TO THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:
We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully
represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, During Maryann Mitchell's life as a mother, wife,
legislator, and community activist, she made countless contributions to
both the State and the community of Federal Way; and
WHEREAS, In 1987 Maryann Mitchell served as the Chairwoman of the
"Federal Way First!" cityhood campaign, which was instrumental in the
city of Federal Way incorporation in 1990; and
WHEREAS, Maryann Mitchell was the founder of the Washington State
Special Olympics program, serving as the state director from 1971-1972
and again from 1977-1978; and
WHEREAS, Maryann Mitchell served on the Woodland Park Zoo Oversight
Committee from 1986-1990, which oversaw the budget and design work for
building new habitats; and
WHEREAS, Maryann Mitchell served as a member of the Pacific
Northwest Aquatics Foundation, which was created to build the
Weyerhaeuser pool located in Federal Way in hopes of hosting the
aquatics portion of the 1990 Goodwill Games; and
WHEREAS, In 1990 Maryann Mitchell was elected to the Washington
State House of Representatives, representing the 30th District as a
moderate republican who came to Olympia with clear priorities to find
solutions for transportation, addressing the needs of the elderly and
disabled, and working on building a sound state budget; and
WHEREAS, During Maryann Mitchell's ten years in the Washington
State Legislature, she served as many years on the Transportation
Committee, in which she served as the Vice-Chairman from 1995-2000 and
served as the Co-Chairman in 2000 and 2001; and
WHEREAS, Maryann Mitchell served on the Capital Budget Committee,
serving as the Cochair in 1999; and
WHEREAS, Maryann Mitchell's leadership on the Legislative Building
Preservation and Renovation Commission, and her leadership within the
Legislature, was instrumental in starting the long-delayed
rehabilitation of the State Capitol Building;
NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the
Washington State Transportation Commission commence proceedings to name
the 320th Street crossing of Interstate Five in the city of Federal Way
the "Maryann Mitchell Memorial Interchange."
BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately
transmitted to the Honorable Douglas MacDonald, Secretary of
Transportation, the Washington State Transportation Commission, and the
Washington State Department of Transportation.