This February 28, 2018 presentation by Aviation Director Lance Lyttle was delivered to the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), a community engagement body focused on airport-related issues including noise. The presentation covers an overview of the Port of Seattle's organizational structure — governed by five elected King County commissioners and led by an Executive Director overseeing Aviation, Maritime, Economic Development, and Capital Development divisions — as well as a review of Sea-Tac Airport's current operations and future plans.

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A presentation by Lance Lyttle, Aviation Director, to the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) on February 28, 2018. The presentation covers the Port of Seattle organization, Sea-Tac Airport overview, and the future of Sea-Tac Airport. It includes an overview of the Port of Seattle’s governance structure, from King County voters through commissioners to the Executive Director and divisions.

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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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