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Minutes and agenda from the Port of Seattle Commission Audit Committee meetings held in December 2023 and March 2024, covering internal and external audit updates including financial statement audits, construction audit services, payment card industry security assessments, and contract compliance reviews. The documents detail presentations from auditors at Moss Adams, R.L. Townsend & Associates, and the Washington State Auditor's Office, along with internal audit reports on topics such as the Concourse A building expansion and a limited contract compliance audit of Pallino SeaTac, LLC. These records do not address Sea-Tac Airport noise policy and are primarily focused on financial oversight and accountability auditing for Port of Seattle operations.

This is the agenda for the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting held on March 26, 2024, covering a range of airport and maritime business items including infrastructure projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport such as a Taxiway A Circuit Replacement and a Distributed Antenna System Upgrade. The meeting also addressed baggage system optimization, financial performance, equity and diversity reporting, and the establishment of a Responsible Tourism Committee. Note that this agenda does not contain specific noise policy items, though it reflects the Port's broader operational and governance activities related to Sea-Tac Airport.

The Port of Seattle Commission held a regular meeting on March 12, 2024, covering a range of operational and policy matters, including authorization for airfield construction contracts and fleet vehicle acquisitions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The agenda also introduced Resolution No. 3821, which proposed adopting SEA Tree Replacement Standards and a Land Stewardship Plan for the airport. Additionally, the Commission received a briefing on Language Access Order 2023-05 and a requested extension of its deliverable deadlines to February 2026.

The SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) is a forum created by the Port of Seattle in 2018 to improve cooperation between the Port and nearby cities on issues related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It serves as a platform for sharing information, discussing community concerns, and finding practical solutions to problems such as aircraft noise and emissions. The group was developed with input from near-airport city leaders and a consultant, and its operating procedures were last updated in 2021.

The StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) meeting agenda for February 28, 2024 outlines a two-hour session focused on reviewing the group's operating procedures and the Sustainable Airport Master Plan's (SAMP) Near-Term Projects Environmental Review. Key topics include updates from the Federal Policy and Aviation Noise Working Groups, along with a refresher on StART's organizational structure, including the roles of its Steering Committee and working groups. The meeting, held via Zoom, also included time for public comment, with the next tentative meeting scheduled for April 24, 2024.

The Port of Seattle Commission held a regular meeting on February 27, 2024, covering topics including a Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program (Order No. 2024-04) that set a timeline for assessing previously sound-insulated properties near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and established equity guidelines for the program. The meeting also addressed administrative items such as lease funding for the SeaTac Office Center and adoption of updated building codes. Public comment was accepted in person, by phone, or via email prior to the meeting.

The StART Aviation Noise Working Group met on February 12, 2024, to review Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's operational trends for early 2024, including a modest 0.2% increase in operations compared to the same period in 2023 and the handling of Boeing Max 9 groundings. The meeting also covered updates to the Late Night Noise Limitation Program, which monitors flights between midnight and 5 a.m. and tracks airline noise exceedances, as well as an overview of SEA's Sound Insulation Program, which has helped insulate over 9,400 homes. Additionally, members discussed promoting voluntary one-engine taxiing as a way to modestly reduce ground noise while significantly cutting fuel consumption and emissions.