This document is the meeting agenda for the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) held on June 24, 2020, via video conference from 5:00–7:00 pm. The meeting covered updates from the Federal Policy Working Group, a recap of the Aviation Noise Working Group, and discussion of the Port of Seattle's Economic Recovery Framework. StART is a body designed to foster cooperation between the Port of Seattle and communities neighboring Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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Meeting agenda for the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) held via video conference on June 24, 2020. The meeting covers an update on the StART Federal Policy Working Group, a recap of the Aviation Noise Working Group, and initial input on the Port of Seattle’s Economic Recovery Framework. The next meeting is scheduled for August 26, 2020.

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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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