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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.

The StART Federal Policy Working Group met on February 5, 2024, to discuss the stalled FAA reauthorization bill and key 2024 priorities related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and surrounding communities. Topics included a potential study on failed noise insulation, seven legislative priorities such as sustainable aviation fuel and aircraft particle emissions, and a possible Washington D.C. advocacy trip. The group also expressed interest in expanding their scope to include state and local policy issues in addition to federal ones.

This is the agenda for the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting held on January 23, 2024, covering administrative and governance matters. Key items included the formal adoption of a Governance Standing Committee (Resolution No. 3818), updates to the Commission's Bylaws (Resolution No. 3817), and approval of the Port's 2024 Federal Legislative Agenda. The meeting also included briefings on Tourism Development and 2024 Local, Regional, and Community Engagement Policy Priorities.

This is the agenda for the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting held on January 9, 2024, covering routine business items such as approval of meeting minutes, claims and obligations, and various contract authorizations. Key items include a $37 million elevator and escalator maintenance contract for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a $7.5 million increase for an airline realignment project at Sea-Tac with a total estimated cost of up to $140 million, and adoption of the Port's 2024 state and federal legislative agendas. The meeting was held both in person at Pier 69 and virtually via Microsoft Teams.