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In this September 5, 2019 letter, Port of Seattle Executive Director Stephen Metruck responds to the City of Burien's decision to suspend participation in the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), along with similar decisions by Des Moines and Federal Way. Metruck apologizes for failing to promptly notify cities about preliminary design funding and reaffirms the Port's commitment to open communication on airport expansion and noise issues. He highlights progress made through StART—such as late-night noise limits, runway glide slope adjustments, and requests for airlines to retire louder aircraft—and pledges to work with all cities to find a constructive path forward.

In August 2019, the City of Burien formally suspended its participation in the Sea-Tac Advisory Roundtable (StART), citing the Port of Seattle's decision to advance airport expansion designs before completing required environmental reviews, a lack of transparency, and a feeling that community concerns were being ignored. The letter raises serious questions about noise abatement, slow sound insulation programs, air quality impacts extending miles beyond the airport, and the exclusion of nighttime engine run-up mitigation measures recommended as far back as 1996. Burien called on the Port to engage in an honest discussion about how much airport growth is sustainable given the health and quality-of-life impacts on surrounding communities.

In August 2019, the City of Burien sent a formal letter to the Port of Seattle's Executive Director and Commissioners raising nine pointed questions about Sea-Tac Airport's noise policies and community health impacts. The city challenged the Port's failure to conduct updated noise studies across all runways since 2002, slow implementation of sound insulation programs, and lack of transparency in the StART community committee process. Burien concluded by calling for an honest public dialogue about whether continued airport growth is sustainable given the environmental and quality-of-life consequences for neighboring residents.

This document details billing records from the City of Burien, Washington, for legal consulting services provided by Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP related to the Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) environmental review. Four cities — Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac — shared consulting costs based on population, with a total contract value of $175,000 funded at approximately $1.50 per capita. Invoice #7, dated August 15, 2019, covered $12,300 in July 2019 legal work including review of airport airspace modeling reports and client priority documents.

This document contains a July 2019 legal billing statement from Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. to the City of Burien for $12,300, covering attorney work related to the Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) environmental review. The work included reviewing airspace modeling reports, Port presentations, and client priority lists. The billing is part of a broader Interlocal Agreement among Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac, with costs shared among the four cities based on population, under a total $175,000 contract.

This document details billing records from Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., a law firm hired jointly by the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac to review the Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Under an Interlocal Agreement executed in March 2018, each city's share of the $175,000 total contract was calculated based on population at approximately $1.50 per capita. Invoice #7, dated August 15, 2019, covers legal services performed in July 2019 totaling $12,300, which included reviewing airspace modeling reports, analyzing client priorities, and preparing feedback on Port presentations.