This document is the meeting agenda for the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) held on December 9, 2020, focused on cooperation between the Port of Seattle and communities surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The meeting aimed to recap discussions from the December 7 Federal Policy Working Group and begin identifying StART's priorities for 2021 by reflecting on lessons learned. Key topics included community engagement, development of 2021 priorities, and open public comment, with the next meeting tentatively scheduled for February 24, 2021.

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Meeting agenda for the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) held via video conference on December 9, 2020. The meeting objectives included providing an update on the December 7 StART Federal Policy Working Group and beginning identification of StART’s 2021 priorities. The agenda covered StART reflections, development of priorities, community engagement, and public comment.

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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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