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This document details billing records from the City of Burien, Washington, for legal consulting services provided by Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP in connection with the Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) environmental review. Under an interlocal agreement signed March 6, 2018, the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac jointly hired the firm to represent their interests, sharing costs at approximately $1.50 per capita based on population. By July 2019, six invoices had been processed against a $175,000 total contract, with roughly $75,829 billed and $99,171 remaining.

This document contains a legal invoice dated July 15, 2019, from Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. to the City of Burien for $5,262.50, covering 26 hours of legal and consulting work performed in May and June 2019 related to Sea-Tac Airport noise and community impact issues, including meetings with four cities, StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable) planning and preparation, and review of airport presentations. The invoice details work by attorneys James Allerdice, Emily Tranter, and Jason Schwartz on strategy correspondence, in-person client meetings, and research into community impacts and Part 150 noise regulations. An accompanying email thread confirms City of SeaTac Director Steve Pilcher approved payment of the invoice, which was submitted by Emily Tranter on July 30, 2019.

This document details billing records from law firm Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP for legal services related to the Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) environmental review. Under a 2018 Interlocal Agreement, the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac jointly hired the firm at approximately $1.50 per capita, sharing costs based on population, against a total contract of $175,000. Invoice #6, dated July 15, 2019, covers 26 hours of work performed in June 2019 for a total of $5,262.50, with Burien's share amounting to $2,261.37.

This document details billing records for the City of Burien, Washington, related to a joint environmental review of the Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Under a March 2018 Interlocal Agreement, the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac jointly hired the law firm Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP for $175,000 to review the airport's master plan, with costs shared among the four cities based on a rate of approximately $1.50 per capita. The sixth invoice, dated July 15, 2019, covers 26 hours of legal work performed in June 2019—including meetings, research on community impacts, and Part 150 noise review—totaling $5,262.50, of which Burien's share was $2,261.37.

In summer 2019, Burien City Manager Brian Wilson coordinated with partner cities (Normandy Park, SeaTac, and Des Moines) and federal relations consultants at Lockridge Grindal Nauen to review a Port of Seattle presentation on the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Near-Term Projects Environmental Review, which had been delivered to the Burien City Council on June 17, 2019. The emails show Wilson requesting that consultant Emily Tranter analyze the presentation given by Port of Seattle Director of Aviation, Environment, and Sustainability Arlyn Purcell, in order to help the cities determine their next steps in responding to the airport's environmental review process. Wilson followed up with additional comments and questions on the resulting review, reflecting ongoing community concern about the potential noise and environmental impacts of planned airport expansion projects.

The Des Moines, Washington City Council held a Study Session on June 6, 2019, with aviation noise and policy among the key topics on the agenda. The city welcomed aviation consultants James Allerdice and Jason Schwartz from abcx2.com, along with Emily Tranter from federal relations firm Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., to brief the council on aviation matters relevant to the Sea-Tac Airport area. Public comments were accepted for up to 20 minutes, limited to agenda items per Council Rule 10.

The City of Burien, Washington contracted with law firm Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP to conduct a joint environmental review of the Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), under an Interlocal Agreement signed March 6, 2018, with the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac. The total contract value was $175,000, with each city's share calculated at approximately $1.50 per capita based on population. By June 2019, roughly $70,567 had been billed across five invoices, covering legal services such as environmental assessment modeling review and stakeholder engagement strategy.