The Port of Seattle Commission held a Special Meeting Study Session on October 8, 2024, at the SEA Conference Center near Sea-Tac Airport, open to the public both in person and by phone. The session focused on budget briefings for the Aviation Division and Maritime divisions, covering both operating and capital budgets. The meeting was conducted by the five Port of Seattle Commissioners and followed the commission's mission of promoting trade, travel, and commerce in an equitable and environmentally responsible manner.

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Agenda for a Port of Seattle Commission special meeting study session held on October 8, 2024, at the SEA Conference Center. The session covers two main items: the Aviation Division Operating and Capital Budgets Briefing and the Maritime Operating and Capital Budgets Briefing. The meeting was open to the public both in person and remotely.

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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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