2018 2 28 StART Meeting Summary

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Sea‐Tac Airport Feb. 28, 2018 Meeting Summary The Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) kick-off meeting took place Feb. 28, 2018. This voluntary, non-governing regional roundtable, convened by the Aviation Managing Director, Lance Lyttle, is a venue for the Port of Seattle to engage with the communities of SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, Tukwila and Federal Way. Representatives from Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also participate. The current members are: Burien: John Parnass, Terry Plumb, Brian Wilson Federal Way: John Resing, Chris Hall, Yarden Weidenfeld Des Moines: Sheila Brush, Ken Rogers, Michael Matthias Normandy Park: Eric Zimmerman, Earnest Thompson, Mark Hoppen SeaTac: Tejvir Basra, Rober Akhtar, Joe Scorcio Tukwila: Trina Cook, Thomas Lee, Brandon Miles Alaska Airlines: Megan Ouellette Delta Air Lines: Tony Gonchar Port Of Seattle: Lance Lyttle, Mike Ehl This first meeting began with a welcome by Lyttle, who praised the unique opportunity that the round table presents. For the first time, he said, a group representing the community, cities, airlines, the FAA and the Port will regularly sit down together to build collaborative relationships and enhance cooperation. The meetings are expected to enhance transparency and support two-way dialog, as well as allow constructive verbal and written public feedback to help inform airport-related decision-making. The focus of the first meeting was an overview of the Port as an organization, how the airport is governed and how it operates.…
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