The Burien Airport Committee held virtual meetings in July and August 2021 to discuss issues related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and its surrounding community. Key topics included a presentation on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) covering 20 years of airport facility development, a briefing on Burien's Climate Action Plan, and an upcoming presentation on alternative jet fuels from Washington State University's ASCENT program. The committee also discussed zoning and land use near the airport and provided updates on the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART).

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Agenda for the August 17, 2021 Burien Airport Committee (BAC) meeting held via Zoom Webinar, including a presentation by ASCENT (WSU) on alternative jet fuels and an update on StART activities. Also includes draft minutes from the July 20, 2021 BAC meeting, which covered presentations on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) process and Burien’s Climate Action Plan.

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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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