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2022-06-23Des Moines City Council regular meeting minutes, June 23, 2022
The Des Moines City Council held a regular meeting on June 23, 2022, during which staff presented updates on several topics relevant to the SeaTac Airport area, including a Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) overview delivered by Chief Strategic Officer Susan Cezar. The council also conducted a public hearing on the city's 2023-2042 Transportation Improvement Plan, which passed unanimously, and received a Marina Redevelopment update. Additional agenda items included routine consent calendar approvals and community presentations on small business development and summer parks events. -
2022-06-23Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near Term Projects: Environmental Review Update
This June 2022 presentation by Des Moines Chief Strategic Officer Susan Cezar provides an update on the environmental review of Near Term Projects under the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). It outlines the history of the review process dating back to 2015, including a multi-city inter-local agreement between Des Moines, Burien, Normandy Park, and SeaTac to coordinate responses to the Port's environmental documents. City staff continue to monitor the Port's compliance with federal (NEPA) and state (SEPA) environmental requirements as airport capital projects move forward. -
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Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near Term Projects: Environmental Review Update
Presentation by Susan Cezar, Chief Strategic Officer, delivered June 23, 2022, updating the status of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Near Term Projects (NTP) environmental review. Covers history from 2015–2021 including Port Of Seattle’s completion of the SAMP, issuance of the Determination of Significance/Scoping Notice, and the 2018 inter-local agreement (ILA) between Des Moines, -
Port Dracula
Using your tax dollars to drain the life from your community The Port of Seattle is much more than an airport or a seaport. It works diligently to be the economic engine of King County. By virtue of its status as a Port District under RCW 53, and as owner and operator of a Class -
SR-509 Stage 2 BlueberryLane
A WSDOT engineering plan sheet dated 11/06/2021 showing the proposed SR 509/24th Ave S to S 188th St new expressway alignment through the Blueberry Lane neighborhood, straddling the City of Des Moines and City of SeaTac boundary. The map identifies right-of-way limits (red hatching), stormwater treatment ponds, wetlands, the Lake-to-Sound Trail, and nearby landmarks including The Hub Shopping Center and Sonic Collision Center, produced under the Puget Sound Gateway Program. -
2021-09-02City of Des Moines Agenda Item: Consultant Contract Amendment for Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan Environmental Review and Analysis
The City of Des Moines, WA considered an amendment to a consultant contract supporting a coordinated environmental review of the Port of Seattle's Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), a 20-year airport growth plan. The amendment adds $100,000 to the original $175,000 contract, extends its term to 2023, and shifts contract administration from SeaTac to Des Moines, with costs shared among Des Moines, Burien, Normandy Park, and SeaTac based on population. The consultant, now operating as Primacy Strategy Group LLC, assists the four cities in reviewing and responding to environmental documents and impacts related to the SAMP process under NEPA and SEPA. -
2021-06-03Amendment to consultant contract
This June 2021 amendment to a consultant contract extends an agreement between the City of Des Moines, WA and two consulting firms—Primacy Strategy Group, LLC and ABCx2, LLC—through December 31, 2023, with a maximum compensation of $275,000. The contract, originally signed in 2018 and administered by Des Moines on behalf of a partnership with the cities of Burien, SeaTac, and Normandy Park, relates to advocacy and consulting work connected to Sea-Tac Airport's environmental review process (SAMP SEPA/NEPA). Consulting services were suspended as of January 1, 2020, pending the public release of SAMP Environmental Review documents, with any interim work to be authorized by the City through individual Task Orders. -
2021-06-03Amendment to consultant contract
This June 2021 amendment to a consultant contract extends an agreement between the City of Des Moines, WA and two consulting firms—Primacy Strategy Group, LLC and ABCx2, LLC—through December 31, 2023, with a maximum compensation of $275,000. The contract, originally signed in 2018 and administered by Des Moines on behalf of a partnership with the cities of Burien, SeaTac, and Normandy Park, relates to advocacy and consulting work connected to Sea-Tac Airport's environmental review process (SAMP SEPA/NEPA). Consulting services were suspended as of January 1, 2020, pending the public release of SAMP Environmental Review documents, with any interim work to be authorized by the City through individual Task Orders. -
Des Moines Water District #54 Tower
The King County Water District 54 reservoir is located in Des Moines on 11th Avenue between City Hall and the Police Department. Effects of airplane exhaust An interesting way to see the effects of airplane exhaust from take-offs heading south from Sea-Tac Airport is to look at this tower. Here are two pictures taken on -
2021-03-26Green Des Moines Partnership – Urban Forest Enhancement Plan cover
Cover page of the Green Des Moines Partnership Urban Forest Enhancement Plan, featuring a volunteer planting a small tree or shrub near a large tree trunk, with an orange bucket visible in the foreground. The Green Des Moines Partnership logo appears in the lower right corner.