A Port of Seattle presentation slide titled '2019 Port Audit' outlines changes made in response to an internal audit, including the Central Procurement Office implementing greater controls: creation of a Job Order Contract (JOC) committee and updates to policies, contracting materials, and oversight and line item reviews. The slide appears at timestamp 1:13:57 of a 4:14:30 video under Agenda Item 7a: Noise Programs Briefing.

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This presentation slide covers the 2019 Port of Seattle internal audit and the resulting changes implemented by the Central Procurement Office. Key responses included creating a Job Order Contract (JOC) committee to review all aspects of contracting under the JOC, and updating policies, contracting materials, and oversight and line item reviews. The slide is part of a broader Noise Programs Briefing (Agenda Item 7a).

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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