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The SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) held a videoconference meeting on December 13, 2023, focused on providing an overview of the major components of a Part 150 Noise Study, including the roles of participating cities and the Technical Review Committee. The agenda featured presentations by ESA aviation specialists, an update on Aviation Noise Working Group activities, and a public comment period. The tentative next meeting was scheduled for February 28, 2024, via Zoom.

This is the agenda for the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting held on December 12, 2023, covering a range of operational and infrastructure topics at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and other Port facilities. Key items include approvals for airport technology upgrades, surface water monitoring contracts, public art funding, and concession agreements for the new Concourse C expansion. Note that this agenda does not contain specific noise policy items; it focuses primarily on capital projects, procurement authorizations, and community equity programs.

This is the agenda for the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting held on October 24, 2023, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The meeting covered a range of infrastructure and operational topics, including airfield construction projects, baggage claim replacements, passenger loading bridge upgrades, and concession agreements at Sea-Tac Airport. While the agenda addresses broad airport development and environmental initiatives, it does not contain specific noise policy items.

On October 10, 2023, the Port of Seattle Commission held a special study session to review the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Aviation Division's preliminary 2024 operating and capital improvement budgets. The briefing, presented by Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle and Finance Director Hiedi Popochock, sought commissioner feedback ahead of formal budget approvals planned for November 2023. This session was part of a broader series of budget briefings that began in July 2023.

The Port of Seattle Commission held a regular meeting on October 10, 2023, during which commissioners considered authorizing up to $3.5 million for a Sound Insulation on Places of Worship Program, part of a larger $25.87 million effort to reduce aircraft noise impacts on nearby religious facilities. The meeting also included approval of routine financial obligations and updates on other capital projects. Minutes from the previous September 26, 2023 meeting were submitted for consent approval.

The StART Federal Policy Working Group met on September 11, 2023, to discuss federal legislative updates and review a joint comment letter on the FAA's Noise Policy Review. Key topics included the stalled FAA reauthorization bill in the Senate, concerns over a potential government shutdown due to a $130 billion budget gap between the House and Senate, and edits to an 11-page comment letter addressing FAA noise contour metrics near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The group agreed to circulate the letter for signatures from city managers or mayors of the six neighboring cities, with a one-week deadline.