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Legislative memorandum analyzing a striking amendment to HB 2276 that establishes aviation mitigation zones for large regional airports. The amendment requires qualifying port districts to levy $10 million annually for four years (2004-2007) for mitigation purposes and creates an advisory board to assist with grant distribution.

March 18-29, 2002. The Board was comprised of Kaleen Cottingham, presiding, Robert V. Jensen, and William H. Lynch. The Appellant, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC), and Intervenor, Citizens Against Airport Expansion (CASE), challenge the Port of Seattle‘s (Port)

FM: James L. Brewer, Legal Counsel ("{i;f" RE: Des Moines Beach Park Kimberly Lockard has asked me to give you a written analysis of the County's role and jurisdiction on the issue of the proposed operation in Des Moines Beach Park of a fill material conveyor belt. I would like to thank Scott Johnson, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, for his assistance to me in responding to your request. King County owns a real property interest in one section of the Des Moines Beach Park. The deed conveying that portion of the park from the County to Des Moines has a covenant granting: "King County and its people for their benefit the right to use the real property herein for public park and recreation purposes in perpetuity." If that portion of the park is ever used for other purposes without the written consent of King County, ownership of the park property reverts to King County. In addition, Des Moines is under a contractual obligation to King County to only use the park for "park and recreation" purposes unless King County consents to the inconsistent use and other land is substituted. This obligation applies to the entire park. It is likely these covenants were included, in part, because King County's contribution to the purchase of the park came from Forward Thrust bond proceecis. The Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has indicated that it is their understanding that Des Moines Creek Park also was purchased by King County with Forward Thrust bond proceeds. The…

+Senator Karen Keiser: new 33rd District Senator 7:05pm - A State Senate Transportation Committee hearing will be held on July 18th. On the agenda is consideration of the need for a second regional airport. This is the first step of many to get the legislature to approve the study and proceed to site a new airport. Meeting to be held in neutral Wenatchee. + Welcome comments by CASE President Brett Fish 7:10 pm In the News: The Port is shooting Canadian Geese across from Sunnydale grade school. The Port does the FAA requirement & the Fish & Wildlife permits to keep birds away from the airport. Brett contacted KOMO & KING TV and South and East County Journal picked it up along with Tacoma News Tribune ... all talking abut the geese. Brett then showed a recording of the KOMO TV New article questioning the use of firearms around homes, business and schools. The Port needs to disperse information to the schools before shooting. The Highline Times ran an advertisement "10 Reasons for a Conveyor Belt". The Westcot Co. must be desperate to be running these ads. They are also running TV adds on CNN, History Channel, Cable News & Fox. For all of this media advertising blitz, as of this date, only 2 favorable e-mail responses to the Des Moines City Hall for the conveyor and close to 100 negative against. .. Westcot's media campaign is falling way short of their goal to get the Des Moines City Council…

1. I am one of the attorneys representing Respondent Port of Seattle (the "Port") in this case. I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this declaration and would be competent to testify to them if necessary. 2. I was involved in the preparation and review of the Port's responses to public comments received in response to the JARPA application filed by the Port with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Ecology (reference number 1996-4-02325). Attached to this Declaration as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the Port's General Responses to those comments, dated April 30, 2001. 3. In addition to its General Responses to public comments, the Port prepared specific responses to many of the comment letters received by the Corps and Ecology. For reference DECLARATION OF STEVEN G. JONES - 1 FOSTER PEPPER _.4 SHEFELMAN PLLC 1111 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE3400 SEATTLE,WASHINGTON98101-3299 206-447-4400 5027974601 ORIGINAL purposes, copies of Port's responses to comment letters received from Amanda Azous, Dr. Peter Willing, William Rozeboom, Dr. John Strand and Tom Luster are attached to this declaration as Exhibit B. Those responses were directed to specific comments in the various comment letters. Accordingly, in order to facilitate review of the Port's responses to individual letters, the comment letters to which the responses are directed have been included along with each of the responses. 3. Attached to this Declaration as Exhibit C is a true and correct copy of a letter sent on January 21,…