The ACE Green Cities Update, presented on April 13, 2021, provides an overview of the Airport Community Ecology (ACE) Fund, a $1 million initiative established in 2016 to support environmental programs in the communities of Burien, Des Moines, and SeaTac that are impacted by Sea-Tac Airport. The program, managed in partnership with Forterra, funds small matching grants and Green City Programs aimed at improving local ecology and green spaces. The presentation covers program accomplishments, partnership values, the 2021 work plan, and strategies for sustaining resources going forward.

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A presentation to the Port of Seattle Commission updating on the Airport Community Ecology (ACE) Green Cities Program, covering background, accomplishments, partnerships, and 2021 work plan. Presenters include representatives from Port of Seattle, Forterra, City of Burien, and Partner in Employment.

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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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