201028 StART Meeting Recap

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport October 28, 2020 Recap The SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) meeting took place on October 28, 2020, through video conference, with a focus on discussing the SEA Aircraft Noise Monitoring System, an overview of the Noise Comment Monthly Reports, and updates on the work of and topics discussed at the StART Federal Policy Working Group’s and the Aviation Noise Working Group’s October meetings. This voluntary, advisory roundtable, convened by the Airport 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 and Alaska Airlines are also members. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) participates as a non-member. The cities of Des Moines, Burien and Federal Way have reinstated their membership on StART. The Airport Managing Director, Lance Lyttle, welcomed back the cities and emphasized his interest in working together on shared priorities. Eric Schinfeld, Federal Government Relations Manager, provided a briefing on the October meeting of the StART Federal Policy Working Group (FP Working Group). Schinfeld provided background on the shared agenda and the impacts of COVID-19 on the advocacy work. The FP Working Group came to agreement on two items: 1. An updated federal policy advocacy plan that now includes four new policy priorities. 2. Organizing virtual meetings with Congressional representatives and FAA leadership to replace the trip to Washington…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]