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This is an invoice dated December 31, 2019, issued by the City of Burien to the City of Des Moines for $202.28, related to Interlocal Agreement #18-A101, covering the 'SAMP' (Sea-Tac Airport Mediation Program or similar noise-related program) for August 2019. The invoice, numbered 1060, was due on February 21, 2020, and was directed to Susan Cezar at Des Moines City Hall. Payment was to be remitted to the City of Burien Finance Department in Burien, Washington.

The City of Burien invoiced the City of SeaTac $183.43 under Interlocal Agreement #18-A101, related to the South Airport Master Plan (SAMP) program, covering costs for August 2019 (Invoice #8). The invoice, dated December 31, 2019, was addressed to SeaTac planning official Steve Pilcher and carried a due date of February 21, 2020. This document reflects ongoing cost-sharing between the two cities as part of collaborative airport-area land use and noise policy planning efforts.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals partly sided with the City of Burien in its challenge against the FAA's approval of a flight procedure that routes low-flying turboprop planes westward over Burien after takeoff from Seattle-Tacoma Airport. The court found that the FAA acted arbitrarily and capriciously by failing to consider all reasonably foreseeable future actions at Sea-Tac when evaluating whether the procedure's cumulative environmental and noise impacts required a full environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FAA had attempted to exempt the procedure from such review by classifying it as a 'categorical exclusion,' but the court determined that the agency's cumulative impacts analysis was incomplete.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unpublished memorandum decision in City of Burien v. Daniel K. Elwell and Federal Aviation Administration, No. 18-71705, filed November 27, 2019. The court partially agreed with Burien that the FAA acted arbitrarily and capriciously under NEPA (42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq.) by approving the ‘Burien 250 Turn’ procedure —

The City of Burien challenged the FAA's approval of a flight procedure that automatically routes southbound turboprop planes westward after takeoff from Seattle-Tacoma Airport, concentrating low-flying aircraft noise over the city. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the FAA acted improperly by failing to consider all reasonably foreseeable future actions at Sea-Tac when it assessed whether the procedure's cumulative environmental and noise impacts warranted a full environmental review. The court agreed with Burien that the FAA's use of a categorical exclusion to bypass that review was arbitrary and capricious under the National Environmental Policy Act.

On November 19, 2019, the Burien Airport Committee and the Des Moines Aviation Advisory Committee held a joint meeting at Des Moines Beach Park Dining Hall to discuss airport-related legislative priorities and the conditions under which their cities might rejoin StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable), a regional forum addressing Sea-Tac Airport impacts. The agenda included a report from a Legislative Agenda subcommittee and discussion of steps needed before re-engaging with the roundtable process. The meeting reflects ongoing community efforts by cities neighboring Sea-Tac Airport to coordinate policy responses to aviation noise and related concerns.