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1011 Plum Street SE ' PO Box 42525 ' Olympia, Washington 98504-2525 • (360) 725-4000 March 4, 2019 Contacts: Penny Thomas, Commerce Communications, 206-256-6106 Gary Idlebu rg, Growth Management Services, 360-725-3045 Department of Commerce seeks research consultant for new SeaTac Airport impacts study $500K contract Request for Proposal deadline is March 15. OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington Department of Commerce request for proposal (RFP) to study the ongoing impacts of growing operations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport closes on March 15, 2019. The department will then select a consultant through a competitive process for the $500,000 contract. Find more information and download the full RFP on the Commerce website Seattle-Tacoma ranks among the fastest-growing airports in the U.S., with operations up 23 percent between 2014 and 2016, and continuing to climb. The state Legislature requested the study last year and required Commerce procure a consultant (ESSB6032) to evaluate impacts on quality of life associated with Sea-Tac air traffic noise, public health, traffic, congestion, and parking in residential areas, pedestrian access to and around the airport, public safety and crime within the cities, effects on residential and non-residential property values, and economic development opportunities. Commerce has been working since last summer with staff and public representatives of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac and Tukwila, as well as state legislators to develop a statement of work. “In 2009 the state projected that by 2030 we would have 30 million passengers traveling through SeaTac. In 2018, we reached 50 million. We…

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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 [...]