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This is the agenda for the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting held on May 26, 2026, covering a range of port business items including infrastructure projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Key topics include the S Concourse Evolution program (authorized up to $300 million), the Main Terminal Improvement Program emergency power design, and a briefing on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects Environmental Review, including a SEPA Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The meeting was held both in person at Sea-Tac Airport and virtually via Microsoft Teams.

The Port of Seattle released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) for the Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects at Sea-Tac Airport, finding that surface transportation is the only category with significant impacts requiring mitigation. The review examined sixteen environmental categories including noise, air quality, and community impacts, with a 60-day public comment period running from May 22 to July 21, 2026, including in-person meetings in SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, and Federal Way. A final SEPA determination is expected by the end of 2026.

This is the agenda for the Port of Seattle Regular Commission Meeting held on April 28, 2026, covering routine business items such as approval of meeting minutes, claims and obligations, and several contract authorizations. Key consent agenda items include contracts related to airport custodial services, parking revenue control systems, and a cruise shore power extension project at Terminal 91. Note that this agenda does not contain specific noise policy items; it primarily addresses operational, financial, and infrastructure matters for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Port facilities.

Port of Seattle Resolution No. 3848, adopted April 28, 2026, approves the Port's full participation in the City of Bellevue's tax increment area for the Grand Connection Crossing project. The resolution authorizes the use of property tax increments to fund transportation-related public improvements connected to Interstate 405, aimed at linking Bellevue's downtown core to a regional multimodal network. The Port Commission cited expected economic benefits, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and the project's connection to the Eastrail corridor as key reasons for its support.

The Port of Seattle Commission is being asked to approve Resolution No. 3848, which would authorize the Port's participation in the City of Bellevue's Grand Connection tax increment area (TIA) — a financing mechanism to fund a pedestrian infrastructure project connecting downtown Bellevue to the Eastrail trail. Participation would redirect an estimated $1.41 to $2.15 million of the Port's property tax revenue to the project over 25 years. Port staff concluded the financial impact is manageable, noting that broader economic growth spurred by the project could offset revenue diverted within the TIA boundaries.