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AU'rnORITY FOR INVOLVEMENI': FEDERAL FUNDS SPEN!' ON THE AIRroRT Planning Land acquisition • Construction Noise Insulation Equiprent SOURCE OF FUNDS: Federal Aid Airport Program (FAAP) 1946 Airp:>rt Developnent aid program (ADAP) 1970 Planning Grant Program (:ECP) Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act 1979 Airport Improverrent Program (AIP) 1982 AIDUNI' OF FUNDS: Approx 115 Million since 1970 OBLIG.lTIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY AIRIORT CMNER: !ORr CF SE1d"1LE · YUse Pro:wrty in accord®ce with reason for acquiring am and cm.IKlL the airport .. Use owned property for compatible uses only Prntect ~p~roacb~R Properly manage the airport funds and revenues ie: Insure airport funds are used for airport purp:>ses. Numerous other· obligations- Civil Rights, Non discrimination, etc FAA fOSITION: We will assist when p:>ssible but all our fonnal agreements must be with the Airp:>rt owner. We have worked with the POS and Counly over the years regarding the proposed park. We concur with the concept of a park provided: The Airp:>rt owner :rraintains ownership and control of the land Airport funds are not used for the park Park only allows uses compatible with the airport The process becomes nuch more complex if the Airp:>rt Owner elects to relinquish fee sinple title. FAA would have to determine that the Federal interest is being protected. The Airport owner would also be required to repay the Govt. the fair :rrarket value of any property given up for the park. It nay be possible to build a taxiway or other developrent in lieu of cash. l…

adopting the Sea-Tac Area Update Area Zoning; amending K.C.C. 20.12.240 and Ordinance No. 2883, Section 1, Ordinance No. 3530, Section 1, and Ordinance No. 5401, Section 1, as amended. PREAMBLE: For the purpose of effective areawide planning and regulation, the King County Council makes the following legislative findings: 1. The Sea-Tac area is an appropriate geographic area for augmentation and amplification of the King County Comprehensive Plan through the adoption of the Sea-Tac Area Update and Area Zoning. ' 2. The Sea-Tac area has increasing demand for intensive land uses and requires areawide 'planning and zoning. 3. King County, with the assistance of the Sea-Tac Area Update Citizen Advisory Committee, the Technical Advisory Committee, the Port of Seattle and general citizen input, has studied and considered alternative land use, programs and other means to provide for the orderly development of the Sea-Tac Update area and has considered the social, economic and environmental impacts of the plan and areawide zoning. King County has prepared and circulated an Environmental Impact State for the Sea-Tac Area Update and Area Zoning. 4. The Area Update and Area Zoning provide for the coordination and regulition of public and private development and bear a substantial relationship to, and are necessary for, the public health, safety, and general welfare of King County and its citizens. 5. King County has considered the benefits and burdens of North Sea-Tac Park's location and concludes that the park can be a valuable community amenity if it is planned with safety as…

high line public schools 5}J 1'. 0. lOX 66100 51ATTLI, WASHINGTON DATI May 9, 1984 A~ION REQUIRED ASBESTOS--SUNSET JR. HIGH U INfORMATIONAL have researched our asbestos program files seeking references to the former Sunset Jr. High. The following are the only references found. January 27, 1977 -Memo- Blaine Larsen to Dave Zeigler "Sumnary of Locations With Asbestos Ceilings" 8. Sunset Jr. High A. All Classroom Areas B. Shop Building--all areas (Note: The title would more accurately read "Surrmary of Locations With Friable ) Ceilings" because the district had not begun to sarrple or test for asbestos content. January 5, 1979 - Memo - Blaine Larsen This memo indicates that all sites with friable materials are being tested except Mt. Rainier and Sunset. August 8, 1979 - Seattle Times article quoting Bob Sealey to the effect that Sunset will be checked. The record indicates an early identification that there was friable material on the ceiling at Sunset. It is also apparent that no samples were taken or tested for asbestos content. The following chronology for the closure and disposition of Sunset may explain the circumstances. June 1973 July 1975 Fall 1976 January 1977 December 1977 January 1979 District files airport noise impact suit against Port of Seattle. - Sunset closed as a school. - Voluntary asbestos inspections begun. - Memo listing locations with friable material (Sunset included) - Settlement of noise suit. As a condition of the settlement the Port off Seattle acquired the Sunset site. Title was transferred upon receipt…

This is in response to your Apr 11 29, 1983, letter regardIng the densIty 9uideline for the Sunset fac{1 ity at the North Sea-..Ta£ Park: Enclosed iv{th your jetter was a copy of the Port staff recowvnendat ion paper on thIs Issue. Your letter requested FAA' s written concurrence with the' Port staff recommendatIon for an interiln change in the density guideline for the Sunset fac{1 Ity from 60 peop1 e to 120 peop1 e. We assunie the Port of Seattle wi11 afford the opportunIty for pub1 Ic Input by residents of the affected community prIor to the Port Comm{sslon makIng a f{na1 decision on the Port staff recoaxnendation. What is being recoTmnnded represents a rather controversla1 issue involving the Norh Sea.-Tac Park P1 an and the '"--'“-""„- Sea-Tac Communities Plan. As you know, these pbans reflect extensIve corrmunity involvement programs and were endorsed both by the Port of Seattle and K jag County ' J -__, Our preference would be that consideration for any change in the density guidelines for the North Sea-Tac Park be done as part of the Noise Remedy P P<>gPa fR Update pf{}j ect whIch includes a comp=chen s{ Ye commun{ ty {nvc1 ves:ent program. However, we do not object to the Port CommIssion's approva1 of the proposed InterIm change In_the density gu{de1 {ne for the Sunset faci1 ity as discussed in the Port staff recommendation paper. We do recommend that pub1 ic input be obtained prior to the decision. One of the prImary reasons…

tIThe STCP was developed around a community involvTnent program whose prime purpose was to provide a PROCESS through which the community had a DIRECT and CONTINUING role in t;he development of that PLAN, CItizens were directly involved in the formula- tion of policy and plan alternatives, 11 112:he primary goal of the STCP was to attempt to achieve MAXIMUM Compatibility between the Sea Tac Airport and the surrounding community-to make the airport and the cornmunity better neigh- bo:rs-to blend the airport and the community together, '’ + I' An inlportant land use compatibility issue related to safety of aircraft operations , including safety of those on the ground and safety of those operating aircraft, The boundaries of these 'tapproach protection areas" ( extended clear zones) were based on exist;ing FAA criteriaathus a land acquisition program was in- itiat;ed as part of the PLAN, "The development concept of the PLAN was one of enhancing and protecting the renaining residential neighborhoods in which people wished to live-to improve neighborhood quality through programs aimed at reducing the uncertainty connected with noise impact and programs to renew neighborhood improvements , to solve drainage and pollution problems , to assure compatibility amongst different land uses, to capitalize on the opportunity to promote an extensive open space s'ystem and protect the natural environment o 11 These programs were and still are the communities efforts for- and r E MAX:EMUF'i COMPATIBILITY, As part of furthering the pl?aIring process-citizen partici§ation led to an acceptable development of a Master…

SiTnset density linritslfted for some special events by Brad Broberg The Highline Community Parks Board apparently wijl be able to bend the rules, but"not break them, when II comes to holding special events at its Sunset Junior Higb School com- plex. The Federal Aviation Ad. ministration (FAA) and the Port of Seattle have agreed !hat Sunset’s 6&person density limit A ,/ Sunset ContInued from Al board, a non-profit corporation, Is charged with overseeing the park’s growth. The board Intends to promote development by issuing sub leases for portions of the park to various user groupsp which then would be responsible for con. 8tructing their own facilities. So far the most active group has been the North Sea-Tac BMXers bicycle motocross club, which has built a competition courge at the park. Since the density guidelines ap (for safety) will be lifted for ap- proved special events. The complex is located on land owned by the port directly below Sea-Tac Airport’s north flight path. Before a special event can be held, the parks board will be re- quired to submit an application to the port, describing the event and how many people it is ex. pet:ted to involve. The port then density Ply throughout the park and not just to the Sunset complex, events such as motocross races must also comply with certain limits, which can range from four Wople per acre near Sunset to 16 per acre at the fringes of the clear zone, said Ed Parks, com. rnunity relations manager…

In December , Port of Seattle and Federal Aviation Administrat representatives met with State Representative Janet Berleen, topic of conversation was the North Sea'--Tac Park, specific_all guidelines as recomnended in the North Sea-Tac Park Master Pl i& tbThe maIn y the density a A an e As you know, the concept of the North Sea-Tac Park included participation bY the Port , King County, and community, Because of budget restrictions , the King County Department of Parks and Recreation has been Involved to a lesser extent than originally envisioned, Your organization, the Greater Highline Ck)mmunity Parks Board , has taken over the leadership role of King County in park development but as a non-profit Organization without a taxing base such as the County has , the Parks Board faces problems of funding too, ++ The density guidelines contained in the Plan and lease between the Port ald Parks Board are parameters for development , The FAA, in a letter to $enator Slade Gorton , states that the I'participant ofiented t1 co®cept would' The gymnasium and meeting areas of the school building are subject to a of yo£lr non-profit status and operations , both the FAA and Port feel that special events may require special attention, The spirit and intent of the guidelines are to remain , if the Parks Board , however , feels Chat a special fund raising event which potentially wil:I. exceed the -anan.= present guidelines can benef iE the long-"-term development of the park, it should contact…

A letter to the editor of Highline Times discussing the Port of Seattle’s acquisition of land north of Sea-Tac Airport for safety purposes and defending FAA density guidelines for the proposed North SeaTac Park. The author argues that the land was purchased to remove residents from an environmentally unacceptable area and should be restricted to

Zone 3, a citizen group of residents living adjacent to Sea Tac Airport (within the boundaries defined as f’noise remedy progra'n areas” in the Sea Tac Cornnunities Plantt would :Like you to know that-although we would have preferred to see fewer people 'lunder the flight pathl'- we do support the people per acre density gulde- lines for recreational planning of the North Sea Tac Park as re- commended by the FAA, It is difficult to narrow our concerns and reasonings down for the coapatible use of the lands north of Sea Tac , However, i think it most appropriate to use the enclosed items as most per- tin ent facts + 1, From the :DRAFT-E:iS-Sea Tac ComIn'ani ties :Plan 11)lore land under the flight path dedicated tO airport, Clear zones and OPen space use provides extra nargins of safety event of an aircraft mishap, besides lessening human exposure to noise pIt in tfl e , The crigina} Interim! :[,and Acquisition defined in the Memorandum to the Port of Se,att: e Corn:ni ssiori meeting date<:i 9/ 11/73 called !’ a =ortY,er:y =c quis!-tion from our present northern boundary , 146It}, St , , north to So . 14Ct,h St . and lying between Des Moines Way on the west and 24 th A'- e , So , on the east , Include i in tllib WOU-'Ld be approximately 239 acres , including 151 rosS.denses and t};e S=,131 Set JunIOr HIgh School, it --- tIOn closer study 9 it ap- I>eared that…

PROPOSED HIGHLINE AREA REZONE PUBLIC HEARING - April 20, 1981 Testimony - Port of Seattle .. am Oris Dunham, Director of Aviation, Sea-Tac International Airport. The Port of Seattle is the major property owner in the community affected by the proposed Highline area zoning. For the most part, the Port believes the proposed area. zoning reflects proper efforts to insure compatible land use of the property surrounding the Airport. However, one aspect of the Highline Area Zoning Panel's recommendation--the S-R zoning of an area north of the Airport--totally disre- gards the notion of compatible land use and, therefore, must be opposed. The Port also objects, as beyond the County's jurisdiction, to certain proposed zoning and a previously imposed rezone condition relating to Port-owned property on the west side of the Airport. 1. 35-Acre North-End Area: North Issues #15 and #23 (blue) South Issue #33(A) (yellow) North Issue #38 (yellow) 15-Acre North-End Area: South Issue #33B (blue) At the north end of the Airport there is a 35-acre area bounded by 24th Avenue South, South !46th Street, and South 142nd Street. Th~ Port owns approximately 9 acres in this area (plus a 120-foot buffer strip along 24th Avenue South and South 142nd Street) and the remainder of the 35 acres is in private ownership. Under the criteria established in the Sea-Tac/Communi- ties Plan, this area is .. within the highest noise-impact zone. The Port -1- D/5 -: 04/16/81 acquired its approximately 9 acres in 1976-1977 in order to convert the property…