The Des Moines, Washington City Council held a Study Session on February 6, 2025, covering several topics including marina improvements, a planning commission discussion, and an Airport Advisory Committee review. The $25.1 million bond ordinance, passed in June 2023, funds projects such as dock replacement at the city marina, public steps and plazas, and Redondo Beach pier and restroom improvements. The airport-related agenda item focused on an Airport Partnership discussion, reflecting the city's ongoing engagement with Sea-Tac Airport noise and policy concerns.

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Agenda for the Des Moines City Council Study Session held on February 6, 2025. Discussion items include the Marina Steps, Redondo Pier, and Bond Projects (including a proposed $100,000 task assignment with KPFF for value engineering), Planning Commission/Planning Agency discussion, and an Airport Advisory Committee presentation. The meeting also includes public comment and an executive session.

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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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