BAC SP START City Letters To Port, Me Truck 201908 0001

Director of Aviation, StART Chair Lance Lyttle Re: City of Burien Suspension of StART Participation Dear Director Lyttle and Port of Seattle Commissioners: On August 5, 2019, we voted to suspend our communityls participation in the Sea-Tac Advisory Roundtable (StART). This decision was given significant consideration and is indicative of the City of Burien’s desire for a more collaborative and productive relationship with the Port to address the rapid growth and impacts on our residents of operations at Sea-Tac Airport. Our vote followed a unanirnous recommendation of the Burien Airport eommittee to suspend participation in StART. This decision was based on several factors, including the following: , The Port of Seattle’s decision to move forward to fund up to 30% design on the SAMP Near Term Projects when no information has yet been provided regarding the results (even in draft form) of the SAMP NEPA and SEPA analysis. This action conveyed a message that the Port of Seattle is moving forward with these projects regardless of community concerns and potential environmental impacts.. Failure of Port of Seattle staff to notify City staff or StART members of their design expenditure proposal until the day of the Commission meeting in Kirkland (on the consent agenda). A perceived lack of meaningfut progress with StART and concerns among paRieipants that they were not being heard and that the time and effort to participate were not worthwhile. Our betief that other forums and venues will offer us more effective means to work on addressing the…

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