BAC SP Burien City Council Letter To Lance Lyttle START Reforms 2019 0001

We are writing to discuss various aspects of the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART). Thank you for creating this group that provides an opportunity to enhance cooperation between Sea- Tac Airport and neighboring cities. The breadth of membership you’ve included such as airline partners, technical experts, and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) is helpful for identifying and hopefully, resolving issues. As you know, our Burien representatives have been active participants and they’ve kept our Burien Airport Committee and City Council informed of StART’s activities. In the course of those communications we’ve heard some concerns that we wanted to bring to your attention. 1. Agenda setting – We understand that more opportunity for input to StART meeting agendas would be welcome. Agendas are primarily set by the Port and facilitator and then circulated for review to StART members, but not necessarily in a timely manner for input. We suggest that at each meeting, potential future topics be identified, that these topics be prioritized for subsequent discussion by the full group, and that adequate time for agenda review be provided to all participants. Minutes – We understand that minutes may not accurately reflect the full extent of conversations. Some of our representative have expressed concern that their comments are not documented as well as they would like to see. We encourage you to provide audio recordings the meetings, especially the Subcommittee discussions, to provide broader access to all wishing to understand the deliberations. Decision-making processes – While we understand that StART…

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