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The Port of Seattle Equity Index is an interactive online mapping tool that displays community indicators—such as race, livability, accessibility, and education—across King County, Washington. Developed by Community Attributes Inc. for the Port's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, it allows users to explore data by city, address, or custom-drawn area to better understand factors affecting equity and access to opportunity. The tool is intended to support decision-making, strategic planning, and community engagement, though it does not represent an exhaustive picture of all equity-related community characteristics.

This presentation explores how Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) can benefit local communities, featuring perspectives from aviation and planning experts including representatives from Teterboro Airport, CAMI, NBAA, and consulting firms HMMH. The panel, moderated by Gabriel Andino of Teterboro Airport, examines the potential community impacts of emerging air mobility technologies. Topics likely include noise, infrastructure, and equity considerations relevant to airport neighbors and policymakers.

The 2020 StART Annual Report documents the work of the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table, a group that fosters cooperation between the Port of Seattle and communities surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The report covers 2020 meeting outcomes, accomplishments, and the activities of two working groups focused on aviation noise and federal policy, while also addressing how COVID-19 impacted operations. It concludes with recommendations for enhanced community engagement and priorities heading into 2021.

This January 26, 2021 City of Tukwila update, presented to the Highline Forum, highlights two newly constructed fire stations serving the Tukwila area: Fire Station 51, located at 17951 Southcenter Parkway, and Fire Station 52, located at 15447 65th Ave S. The presentation showcases photographs of both modern facilities, which feature contemporary architectural designs with brick exteriors and red bay doors. Note that this document does not directly address Sea-Tac Airport noise policy, but rather covers municipal infrastructure improvements in the neighboring city of Tukwila.

This January 2021 report documents public engagement efforts conducted by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) as part of its Regional Aviation Baseline Study, a federally funded project examining aviation needs across the 29-airport central Puget Sound region. The study gathered community input through surveys, focus group interviews, technical working groups, and virtual public meetings to understand priorities and concerns about managing future aviation growth. The findings are intended to inform future regional airport planning decisions, including considerations around noise, capacity, and community impacts.

The SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) is a forum established by the Port of Seattle in early 2018 to facilitate information sharing between the airport and surrounding communities on issues related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Developed in consultation with Highline Forum member cities, StART also involves Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and the FAA. This 2021 update, presented by Port of Seattle staff, recaps the group's meetings and ongoing efforts to address airport community concerns.

The PSRC Aviation Baseline Study surveyed 1,416 residents and gathered public input through interviews, virtual meetings, and an online open house to understand regional priorities around aviation. Across all input methods, participants consistently favored spreading air service across multiple regional airports rather than expanding Sea-Tac or building a new airport. While randomly selected survey and interview participants emphasized economic benefits and meeting aviation demand, self-selected open house participants were more focused on noise and environmental impacts from aviation.

The Port of Seattle's South King County Fund 2020 presentation, delivered at the Highline Forum on September 23, 2020, outlines a grant program distributing $1.5 million to communities near Sea-Tac Airport, including $250,000 each for Economic Development and Environmental Grants, plus $1 million in Economic Recovery Grants. The program was developed through extensive community outreach, including presentations to six cities, feedback sessions at the Highline Forum and StART, and interviews with dozens of leaders from under-represented communities conducted by the Port's Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

This document is an invoice from ABCx2, LLC to the County of Arlington, dated July 4, 2020, for $15,212.50 in consulting services, approved for payment by Richard Roisman on July 5, 2020. The attached budget summary from NowGEN shows the work was part of a larger $250,000 project, with three billing periods from April through June 2020 totaling $36,325.00 across four components. The remaining project budget stood at $213,675.00 as of June 30, 2020.

This document package from ABCx2, LLC includes a consulting invoice for $7,750 billed to the County of Arlington (Invoice #1158, dated June 12, 2020, approved for payment July 5, 2020), along with a supplemental budget summary prepared by NowGEN as of May 31, 2020. The budget summary shows project expenditures across four components totaling $21,112.50 out of a $250,000 project budget, with the $7,750 supplement added to the June invoice. The materials appear to relate to NextGen aviation consulting services, which typically involve airspace modernization and flight procedure work relevant to airport noise policy planning.