StART 2 26 2020 Meeting Recap

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport February 26, 2020 Recap The SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) meeting took place on February 26, 2020 with a focus on providing input into the upcoming federal policy advocacy trip to Washington DC, recapping the Aviation Noise Working Group meeting, providing the Late-Night Noise Limitation Program 4th quarter results, and getting a briefing on and discussing the University of Washington study on ultrafine particles. 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 Burien, Des Moines, and Federal Way have temporarily suspended their involvement in StART. The Airport Managing Director, Lance Lyttle, welcomed the two new community representatives from Tukwila and Normandy Park. Lyttle provided an update on the status of reengagement with the three self-suspended cities sharing that a productive meeting was held in January with all six cities and that that he was encouraged by the conversation. Port staff provided a quick update on the acceleration of the sound insulation program implementation. With Commission’s approval the program will accelerate implementation from a 15 year to a seven year plan. The Federal Policy Working Group (FP Working Group) will be sending a…

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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 [...]