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This memorandum summarizes the alternative means by which the Airport Communities Coalition and its member cities ("ACC Cities") may influence to their advantage the -outcome of the proposed expansion of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ("SEA'’) and recommends certain immediate and longer-term courses of action for the ACC Cities. This memorandum supplements and is based upon the legal analysis contained in the April 1993 report prepared by Cutler & Stanfield regarding legal issues which will arise in connection with the proposed expansion of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The memorandum is organized in four parts. Specific recommendations in the first two sections appear in bold type. MEMORANDUM: Strategy and Recommendations - Page 1 Prtnle8''dandanMeDdal The ACC Cities should recognize from the beginning that the present endeavor is a difficult one. While we are confident that the ACC Cities can successfully prevent the construction of a third runway at SEA there is no silver bullet which alone would be enough to absolutely prevent construction of the runway. Instead, the ACC Cities’ best opportunity for success in this controversy is through a series of incremental actions w}dch build a case (both legal and political) against the third runway. 11. STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS It is important for the ACC Cities to establish clear objectives early in this process. The seven goals set forth in the ACC Interlocal Agreement provide a guide for the objectives which the ACC Cities intend to achieve: 1. To stop the construction of any additional runways at SeaTac International Airport ; 2. 3. 4.…

P FROM C:'JTLER & STANFIELD, L. L. p P'. gut b S b. / D) 3, 19' 97 16:53.'"''ST. 16 :47,’-’"'NO. 3760 ; 238 ! ! ? 2(WE q COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRO IMPACT STATEME MASTER PLAN UPDATE DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS AT SEATTLE-TACOIVI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Submitted by ;};;:iii !!F : THE AIRPORT. COMMUNITIES CITY BURI CITY OF DES MOINES, WASHINGTON CITY OF NORI CITY OF FEI CITY OF TUI HIGHLINE 'WAY. WASHINGTO RK, WASHINGT ,SHINGTON :HOOLS S ti gW 17) ISe !i!!#g: _ ' PI jg 4';+>54• xqP#Rb>q#:•l. .' ( T : 1 + r e e 'I a 8 ’'/«qIV AV 19. 1997 PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL AIRPORT COMMUNITIES COALITION COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE PROPOSED MASTER PLAN UPDATE DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MARCH 19, 1 997 DRAFT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL d t Prepared for Submission to The FAA and Port of Seattle by Cutler & Stanfield, L.L.P. 700 Fourteenth Street, N. W. Tenth Floor Washington, D.C. 20005 Counsel to the Airport Communities Coalition ][Inl (C(olmslu[lltat ii(o)m Xvit}hI: BBN Systems & Tectrmotogte$ 2rr20 Valrrowelnl Stlreet Camog'a Park, Catilforlntia 9l3o3 Sm itIl Emgimeertmg & Nlamagelmtelnlt 5311 Lowtry ILoadl Umtolnt City, Califormia 94587 DIr. Ckiffolrdt NVilntstolnl T]he Broolkim8's Imstitute 1775 Massac]Flusetts 7velnl lute Wastrtmgtom, 1).C. 2ooo5 Gelnle S. Melrcelr 5528 )rorlkslhlilre Street S]prtlnLgf tet(Il, VrigilnLia 22x51 Colrksut-ttimg Services, Lt(it. 2023 Strrrlrnls Way Port Towmsem(II, Waskrimgtolnl 98o32 ElnLviIroIntImleIrhtIrics, Ilnlc. 48o3 Frelmlorkt AvetnImte >Jolrtkr Seattle, Waslhlimgtotnl 98ro3e6527 Cltrrtstolpkrer Browlnt aInt(iI Associates 879 Raimier zvemute )qolrtlht Remtom,…

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This report ducdtns Envirometri,a’ review and analysb of the Federal Aviation AdmbtbtIation’s air quality study of the implementation of the Master Plan Update for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in its draft Clean Air Act Conformity findin& the FAA concludu that, based on the FEIS modeling, “with mitigation, the proposed improvements would not ruult in any new exceedanca, nor increase the frequency or severity of any existing violations of the ambient ah quality standaais for cartx>n monoHde (CO) or niH>gen dioxide(NOD at any modeled eceptor JBVU6d• %HbV ZBU• The FAA’s conclusion is based on the assumption that avbtion traffic will tn the same regardless of whether or not the Master Plan projects are completed. In fact, implementation of the thiN runway could mean an incnase in airport operations by as much as an annual average 33 penent aIx>ve that projected by the Master Plan UFxiate by a)a), which could translate into an increase of up to 50 percent atxive the projections for the peak hour. Therefore, to test the impact and validity of this assumption, Envhometda atimated NO2 and modeled CO concentrations based on the alternate assumption that the expanded airport would ruult in increased ainraft and passenger vehicle traffic. Our analysis providu pndktions of the effect of aN) percent increase hI passengers in the peak hour in a)10 on CO concentrations at surface street intersections from increased vehicle traffic and the effect on NO2 concentrations fn>m a 33 percent increase ainraft activity by 2020 r We conducted our intersection modeling…