StART-MeetingSummary-5-20211027 FINAL

StART enhances cooperation between the Port of Seattle and the neighboring communities of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport StART MEETING SUMMARY OCTOBER 27, 2021; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM VIA ZOOM V IDEOCONFERENCE Agenda Items: • Federal Update by U.S. Representative Adam Smith • Progress Report on the Ground Noise Study • Update on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) • Federal Policy Working Group Activities • Aviation Noise Working Group Activities • Public Comments Meeting Summary: I. Facilitator welcome, introduction, and agenda, Brian Scott, BDS Planning & Urban Design II. Opening Remarks, Lance Lyttle, StART Chair/SEA Managing Director A. Welcomed U.S. Representative Adam Smith to StART. III. Federal Update, U.S. Representative Adam Smith U.S. Representative Adam Smith stressed that community involvement, dealing with air pollution, and reducing aviation’s impacts are some of his top legislative priorities. While engagement has gotten better with the Port of Seattle, there are still needed improvements, mostly with the FAA and he will continue to pursue ways that result in much better connections between the agency and the community. The central point of frustration is that the community believes that the public is far more impacted by noise and pollution than the FAA’s metrics capture. U.S. Representative Smith wants to get comprehensive data on air and noise pollution and its impacts and get the needed mitigation and necessary funding to support that mitigation. U.S. Representative Smith is working on three broad issues dealing with the airport’s impacts on the community: 1. Improving high speed rail •…

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