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The Des Moines, Washington City Council held a regular meeting on September 26, 2024, covering a range of local government matters including approval of payment vouchers totaling over $3.3 million, municipal court agreements, and a public hearing regarding the Des Moines Creek Business Park West property sale. The council also considered a resolution opposing Initiative Measure No. 2117 on carbon tax credit trading and a resolution supporting Proposition 1, a Public Safety Levy Lid Lift. Note: this agenda does not contain content directly related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

The City of SeaTac presented a Civic Campus update to City Council on August 13, 2024, requesting a $754,000 amendment to the 2023-2024 biennial budget to fund consulting services for the SeaTac Civic Center Project. The request also sought authorization for the Interim City Manager to execute consultant contracts to advance the project through a validation and feasibility phase. The project has been in development since 2020, with key milestones including architectural contracts, study sessions, and an owner's representative agreement with JLL in early 2024.

The Des Moines, Washington City Council held a regular meeting on July 11, 2024, covering routine financial approvals totaling over $1 million in vouchers and payroll, as well as public works contracts for a Redondo Restroom Replacement Project valued at approximately $2.35 million. The council also considered naming a Marina District alleyway 'Backstage Alley' and establishing a commemorative street name of 'Waterland Way.' No agenda items specifically related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy were included in this meeting.

The City of Burien and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the SR 509 Completion Project Stage 2, which extends the highway from S 188th Street to 24th Avenue South, with portions running through Burien's city limits. The project includes construction of a shared-use path, two roundabouts on S 160th Street, and short noise wall segments adjacent to highway on-ramps. WSDOT is responsible for costs associated with the proposed design and construction, while Burien bears costs for any changes it requests beyond standard design requirements.

The City of Burien, Washington passed Resolution No. 505 in early 2024 to shrink the Burien Airport Committee (BAC) from nine members down to five, including reducing council representation from three members to one. The change was prompted by the committee's repeated inability to hold meetings in 2023 due to a lack of quorum. The restructured committee will consist of one council member and four non-council members.

The Burien City Council met on November 20, 2023 to consider accepting a King County offer of $1 million and 35 pallet shelters to establish emergency temporary housing for homeless residents, with the offer set to expire November 27, 2023. The council reviewed several potential sites, including a vacant lot in Boulevard Park and a Seattle City Light-owned lot, as well as potential funding sources from city ARPA allocations across economic development and human services budgets. No action was required if the council chose not to proceed, but a motion template was provided for selecting a site and funding source if they wished to move forward.

A political mailer from the 'Friends of Des Moines Committee' urges residents to vote on November 4th for three City Council candidates — Jeanette Burrage, Brenda Siegrist, and Rob Back — running for Positions 2, 4, and 6 respectively. The flyer criticizes the incumbent council members' three decades of leadership, citing failures such as nearly $6 million in tax dollars spent fighting a third runway at the airport with no mitigation money received, marina funds diverted to the general account, and no downtown development. The candidates campaign under the slogan 'It's Time to Rebuild Our City,' positioning themselves as a change from stagnant growth and budget deficits affecting Des Moines, Washington.

This handwritten notebook page (Book #2) appears to contain a list of names and notes related to a community or council meeting, including references to individuals such as Frank Colson, Kelly Borrows, and Alan Fuentes, along with notations that may relate to an HP City Council and community concerns. The cursive handwriting is partially upside-down and difficult to fully decipher, but suggests a record of attendees or contacts involved in a local policy or noise-related discussion. No specific Sea-Tac Airport noise policy details are clearly legible in this fragment.

This document outlines the internal Rules of Procedure for the Des Moines City Council, governing how council meetings are conducted, including rules on meeting times, quorum, voting, public comment, and officer elections. It covers member duties, legislative processes, and procedures for ordinances and resolutions. The rules have been updated numerous times since their original adoption, with the most recent update in November 2019.