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This is an index of Port resolutions from 1979 (Volume 13) relating to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) and other Port of Seattle operations. Key airport-related actions include modifications to rates and regulations, authorization of federal grant agreements for runway improvements and clear zone land acquisition, and amendments clarifying the Port's land-use intentions under the Sea-Tac/Communities Plan. Additional resolutions addressed administrative authority, travel expense policies, and surplus property disposal.

This 1979 Washington State legislative act amends the definition of an 'impacted area' for aircraft noise abatement purposes near airports. It expands the eligible zone from three to six miles beyond the paved end of any runway, and from fifteen hundred to thirty-three hundred feet from the runway centerline, within which port districts may undertake noise mitigation programs. Areas meeting these geographic criteria are officially designated as 'impacted areas' subject to noise investigation and abatement efforts.

This 1979 article from the Port of Seattle's Tradelines newsletter describes the Sea-Tac/Communities Plan, a pioneering cooperative effort between the Port of Seattle, King County, and the FAA to address aircraft noise impacts on neighborhoods surrounding Sea-Tac International Airport. Rather than focusing solely on reducing noise at its source, the plan targeted the affected communities directly through measures such as home acquisitions in severely impacted areas, 'purchase guarantees' for moderately impacted zones, and residential insulation cost-sharing programs. Adopted in 1976, the plan is presented as an innovative model for airport-community compatibility planning, though the article acknowledges it represents only a partial solution to the broader challenges airports and their neighboring communities face.

A 1978 internal memo from Ed Parks to Policy Advisory Committee Members announces a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 6, 1978, at 2:00 p.m. in the Airport Conference Room at Sea-Tac International Airport. The meeting, organized as a joint effort of the Port of Seattle and King County, covers four agenda items: an update on Policy Advisory Committee Reorganization, Sea-Tac Westside Developments, the King County Capital Improvement Program for 1979, and Noise Remedy Programs.

This document outlines the structure and responsibilities of the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) established in 1978 to oversee implementation of the Sea-Tac Airport Communities Plan. The 12-member committee—drawn from King County, the Port of Seattle, local businesses, government, schools, airlines, and community representatives—was charged with long-term monitoring, addressing special issues, and making recommendations to the King County Executive, Council, and Port of Seattle Commission. The PAC met quarterly at the Sea-Tac Conference Room, with members serving three-year terms and staff support provided jointly by the Port and County.

This 1978 Project Manual outlines the specifications for a Noise Monitoring System at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, issued by the Port of Seattle Commission. The document covers bidding requirements, contract conditions, and detailed technical specifications for installing remote monitoring stations, communications channels, and a central processing system to track aircraft noise levels around the airport. It was prepared under the direction of Chief Engineer Vernon L. Ljungren and includes provisions for system warranty and ongoing maintenance services.

In 1978, the Port of Seattle applied to rezone a 29-acre parcel on the west side of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from single-family residential to Manufacturing Park (M-P) to allow Boeing to build its Corporate Headquarters Office Facility. The proposed Phase I development included a two-story, 150,000-square-foot building with underground parking for 235 cars and roughly 200 employees, along with road construction, radar relocation, and site landscaping. The application required an Environmental Impact Statement and raised land-use compatibility questions given that surrounding community plans had designated much of the site as open space or parkland.

This 1978 King County Building & Land Development document relates to a zoning reclassification application (File 224-78-R) filed by the Port of Seattle, proposing to change land near Seattle-Tacoma Airport from residential (RS-7,200) to manufacturing-park (M-P) zoning. The accompanying map shows the affected parcels in section E 29-23-4, located adjacent to Sea-Tac Airport, where multiple residential zones were targeted for conversion. A notice was mailed to area resident Virginia Dana at 2648 South 142nd Street, Seattle, in March 1978.