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The Highline Forum provides Southwest King County municipalities, educational governing bodies, and the Port of Seattle with the opportunity to share information, interact with outside speakers and other governmental organizations, and work in partnership on initiatives that benefit the residents of Southwest King County.
One elected representative and one senior administrator from the following jurisdictions or institutions make up the membership of the Highline Forum:
- City of Burien — Councilmember Alex Andrade and City Manager Adolfo Bailon
- City of Des Moines — Mayor Yoshiko Grace Matsui and City Manager Katherine Caffrey
- City of Federal Way — Mayor Jim Ferrell and Councilmember Lydia Assefa-Dawson
- City of Normandy Park — Councilmember Jack Lamanna and City Manager Amy Arrington
- City of SeaTac — Councilmember Joe Vinson and City Manager Jonathan Young
- City of Tukwila — Councilmember Armen Papyan and Policy Analyst Laurel Humphrey
- Highline College — Vice President for Institutional Advancement Josh Gerstman and External Relations Shakira Ericksen
- Highline School District — School Board Member Angelica Alvarez and Superintendent Dr. Ivan Duran
- Port of Seattle — Commissioner Hamdi Mohamed and Aviation Managing Director Wendy Reiter
An elected representative from the Port of Seattle (Commissioner Hamdi Mohamed) and a jurisdiction or institution co-chair (shared by Tukwila Council President Armen Papyan and SeaTac Councilmember Joe Vinson) moderate the meetings.
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2025-01-01City of Burien 2025 Federal Agenda
The City of Burien's 2025 Federal Agenda outlines the city's lobbying priorities, including a strong focus on reducing the impact of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on surrounding communities. Key airport-related goals include supporting the FAA Reauthorization Act to reduce airport noise and emissions, conducting a new SEA-TAC noise study, and securing funding from the Port of Seattle for airport-impacted communities. The agenda also addresses broader city priorities such as infrastructure funding, environmental initiatives, public safety, and housing policy. -
2025-01-012025 City of Des Moines City Council State Legislative Priorities
The City of Des Moines, Washington outlined its 2025 state legislative priorities, which include several airport-related concerns such as establishing a permanent air quality monitor, funding an independent study on the impacts of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan (SAMP), and expanding sound insulation repair and replacement programs. The city also seeks enhancements to SB5955 and RCW53 to allow unconstrained funding for mitigating public health impacts from airport operations. Additional priorities include public safety funding, property tax reform, replacement of the Redondo Fishing Pier, historic preservation, and development of electric passenger-only ferry routes connecting Des Moines. -
2024-11-20Highline Forum Agenda: Childcare & Sustainable Airport Master Plan — November 20, 2024
The Highline Forum meeting on November 20, 2024, hosted by the City of SeaTac, covered two main themes: childcare initiatives in the Highline area and an update on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Environmental Assessment. Representatives from SeaTac, Highline Public Schools, the City of Burien, and Highline College participated in the childcare discussion, while Port of Seattle staff presented on the SAMP and StART programs. The document also includes the schedule of six bimonthly Highline Forum meetings planned for 2025, running from January through November. -
2024-11-18City of Burien 2025 State Legislative Agenda
This document outlines the City of Burien's 2025 State Legislative Agenda, covering priorities such as affordable housing, migrant assistance, childcare access, infrastructure investment, and property tax reform. It also addresses public safety topics including law enforcement training, gang prevention, and behavioral health co-responder programs. Note that while Burien is located near Sea-Tac Airport, this particular document does not contain content specifically related to airport noise policy. -
2024-05-22City of Tukwila Update: Highline Forum, May 22, 2024
The City of Tukwila presented a municipal update at the Highline Forum on May 22, 2024, introducing newly elected Mayor Thomas McLeod, who took office in November 2023 after serving on the City Council from 2016 to 2023 and the Planning Commission from 2010 to 2016. The presentation also featured the current Tukwila City Council members. Note: this document does not contain specific Sea-Tac Airport noise policy content. -
2024-05-22Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study Update: Highline Forum Presentation
The Port of Seattle presented an update on the Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study to the Highline Forum in May 2024. This federally required study, governed by FAA guidelines, maps aircraft noise contours around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and identifies areas where noise levels exceed 65 decibels, helping determine which properties qualify for sound insulation and other mitigation measures. Airports that complete an FAA-approved Part 150 Study become eligible to receive federal Airport Improvement Program grants covering 80% of qualifying noise reduction projects. -
2024-05-22Highline Forum SAMP NTP Environmental Review Overview — SEPA Elements of the Environment, Slide 6 (May 2024)
A presentation slide titled 'SEPA Elements of the Environment' listing the environmental review categories required under Washington State's State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), including Earth, Air, Water, Plants and Animals, Energy, Environmental Health, Land and Shoreline Use, Transportation, Public Services and Utilities, and Sewer/Solid Waste. A footer note states: 'Port is the lead agency for the SEPA and the document will cover an extensive set of environmental elements,' indicating this is part of a Port (likely Port of Seattle/Sea-Tac) environmental review presentation, slide 6. -
2024-05-22Highline Forum SAMP NTP Environmental Review Overview — Project Schedule Slide (Page 7, May 2024)
A project schedule slide showing key milestones for NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA) and SEPA Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) processes, spanning August 2023 through 2026. Milestones include Impact Analysis Draft Sections (June 2024), NEPA EA Draft Document Agency and Public Comment Period (Q4 2024), NEPA EA Final Document and Decision (Early Q2 2025), SEPA EIS Draft Document Agency and Public Comment Period (Late Q2 2025), SEPA EIS Agency and Public Review Complete (Mid Q3 2025), SEPA EIS Final Document and Decision (Q4 2025), and Commission consideration/approval of project(s) in 2026. -
2024-05-22Highline Forum SAMP NTP EnvrReview Overview – 22may2024 Page 3
Slide 3 from a Port of Seattle presentation on the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Environmental Review, showing an aerial map of near-term projects categorized by type: Second Terminal Projects (blue), Cargo Expansion Projects (orange/brown), Airfield Operational Projects (yellow), Airfield Safety/Standards Projects (red), and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects (green). The map is branded with the Port of Seattle and ZLB logos. -
2024-05-22Highline Forum SAMP NTP Environmental Review Overview — Slide 4 (May 2024)
A presentation slide titled 'Environmental review analysis based on constrained growth scenarios' shows a line chart comparing historical operations data (2011–2020), a 2022 unconstrained forecast, and two constrained growth scenarios—No Action and Proposed Action—projected through 2037. The Proposed Action constrained scenario reaches approximately 515,000 operations by 2037, while the No Action constrained scenario plateaus near 480,000, both falling well below the unconstrained 2022 forecast of approximately 560,000.