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am writing to express my support for conducting a comprehensive cumulative impact assessment as part of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Port of Seattle’s Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). SeaTac Airport is our region’s largest hub for passenger travel and air freight, moving nearly 52 million passengers and more than 450,000 metric tons of air cargo in 2019. This immense reach presents significant impacts and costs to the local cities and surrounding areas that fall within the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) flight path. Some of the most notable obvious impacts include noise and air pollution. Our region is experiencing enormous growth and I believe that in order to fully assess the short-term and long-term impacts of future growth at SeaTac Airport, the FAA’s NEPA process must include an EIS that contains a comprehensive cumulative impact assessment. The current EIS scope only examines the thirty projects in the airport’s “near term” plans and relegates the long-term projects to be constructed after 2027 to a future EIS. Although it is true that many of the long-term projects in the SAMP cannot begin comprehensive planning without the near-term projects being completed, a separate environmental analysis is disjointed and could harm the integrity of the published study. This full EIS should also include necessary mitigation strategies associated with those short and long-term projects identified in the Port of Seattle’s SAMP. encourage the FAA to conduct the full EIS now, thus examining short and long-term community impacts in…

Likemany cities, the City of Burien and the Burien community are facing unprecedented challenges as the coronavirus pandemic continues. If another federal coronavirus relief package is needed in 2021, and the following issues have not been adequately addressed in a previous package, these concerns should be included in a 2021 federal coronavirus package: Help with rental payments Homeless shelter funding Small business assistance Childcare support Unemployment funding School meals and school nutrition services Food security, including culturally appropriate food (added 10.5) Workforce development retraining for employees who have lost jobs during the pandemic Help for local community banks that work with underserved communities Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for medical facilities and workplaces (added 10.5) City funding to avoid unnecessary layoffs and service cutbacks. Ensure that funding secured for transportation and infrastructure projects comply with Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), Disadvantage Business Enterprises (DBEs),and women—owned businesses, rules and regulations. (added 10.5) Reduce A_ir_portNoise and Emissions Work with our Congressional delegation, neighboring communities, the FAA,and the Port of Seattle to reduce SeaTac Airport noise and emissions by: Promoting and supporting a regional "Coalition of E|ecteds”, or other regional forum, to bring airport noise and emission issues before Congress, the FAA,and the Port; s Work with the FAA regional ombudsperson to address issues raised by Burien and other airport cities; Encourage the Port to complete another Part 150 aircraft noise study; Support HR 2351, known as the Aviation Impacted Communities Act that creates Aviation Impacted Community Boards to help citizens to better and more…

R:BD2012 City AmendmentsWord VersionBMC 15.12 Aircraft Noise Reduction.docx Page 1 of 6 Chapter 15.12 AIRCRAFT NOISE REDUCTION Sections: 15.12.010 Short title. 15.12.020 Purpose. 15.12.030 Scope. 15.12.040 Application to existing buildings. 15.12.050 Details. 15.12.060 Definitions. 15.12.070 Design requirements. 15.12.080 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport noise reduction areas. 15.12.090 Thirty-five dB reduction area exterior envelope. 15.12.100 Thirty dB reduction area exterior envelope. 15.12.110 Twenty-five dB reduction area exterior envelope. 15.12.010 Short title. This chapter is known as and may be referred to as “aircraft noise control.” 15.12.020 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare by establishing minimum requirements regulating the design, construction, and/or setting on site of buildings for human occupancy in the vicinity of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. This chapter is not intended to abridge any safety or health requirements required under any other applicable codes or ordinances. 15.12.030 Scope. (1) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all buildings or structures constructed or placed in use for human occupancy on sites within the vicinity of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. (2) Exception. (a) Additions under 500 square feet that are not used for sleeping rooms; and (b) Remodels with a building department valuation less than $16,800 as of December 31, 2003. New glazing in exempted additions and remodels must conform to the provisions of the Washington State Energy Code. This chapter is intended to supplement the provisions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, the Washington State Energy Code, and the Washington…