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Email from Ann Kenny to Laura Lowe (ECY) dated December 13, 2001, transmitting draft justification memorandum for Amendment No. 3 to Contract C0100121 with Shannon and Wilson, Inc. The attached justification memo, addressed to John Toohey (Office of Financial Management) from Jeannie Summerhays (Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program, Northwest Regional Office), proposes adding $57,412 to the contract for additional review of the Port Of Seattle’s Natural Resource Mitigation Plan (NRMP), expert witness testimony before the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) related to the Airport Communities Coalition appeal of the 401 Water Quality Certification, and on-site field monitoring of Third Runway wetland fill and mitigation construction. Justification cites WAC 15.30.50 for substantial amendment filings; contract originally awarded January 19, 2001; 401 Water Quality Certification issued August 10, 2001 and reissued September 21, 2001.

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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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