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Aviation Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes – March 12, 2018

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The Des Moines Aviation Advisory Committee met on March 12, 2018 to discuss concerns about Sea-Tac Airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), including the city's decision to commit $50,000 to join an interlocal environmental review agreement with neighboring cities. The committee also reviewed the first meeting of the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), with representatives expressing cautious optimism about its future value, and began preparing materials on noise and health issues for an upcoming City Council study session. A Federal Way resident also addressed the committee, urging Des Moines to encourage Federal Way to take a more active role in addressing airport noise impacts.

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Meeting minutes of the Des Moines Aviation Advisory Committee, March 12, 2018, chaired by City Manager Michael Matthias. Topics include: Puget Sound Regional Council update on feasibility study for a second airport (state budget proviso passed House and Senate, Department of Commerce oversight); Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) update including draft letter to Lance Lyttle (Managing Director, Aviation, Sea-Tac Airport) regarding capital projects excluded from SAMP environmental impacts assessment; Interlocal Agreement between Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac for SAMP environmental review ($50,000 allocated, approved February 15); Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) first meeting attended by Matthias, Sheila Brush, and Ken Rogers; preparation for April 5 City Council Study Session on noise and health issues; public comment from Sue Peterson of Federal Way regarding Sea-Tac Airport noise. Next meeting April 9, 2018.

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