The Burien Airport Committee held meetings in March and April 2022 to address issues related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including noise remediation for Burien residents and aviation-related city ordinances. Agenda items included updates on the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), a review of the committee's draft workplan, and federal legislative updates. A Port of Seattle representative presented information on how other cities handle aviation noise through local codes and ordinances.

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Agenda for the Burien Airport Committee meeting held via Zoom on April 19, 2022. Items include nominating a Vice-Chair, StART activities update, discussion of an open committee position, review of a draft workplan, and federal legislative updates. Also includes draft minutes from the March 15, 2022 meeting.

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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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