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This June 2022 report, prepared by Anchor QEA for the Port of Seattle, provides a comprehensive inventory of the 55-acre parcel within North SeaTac Park located near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It covers the parcel's development history, cultural context, land use, environmental conditions (including soil, air quality, water, plants, and wildlife), noise levels, recreation, transportation, and utilities. The inventory serves as a baseline reference to inform future planning and policy decisions for this airport-adjacent public land.

The City of SeaTac's Economic Development Division, in partnership with the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce and funded by a Port of Seattle grant, runs an annual Business Synergy Outreach Program to survey and support local businesses. Now in its fifth year (2022), the program uses survey results to guide business retention and expansion (BRE) initiatives aimed at helping SeaTac businesses grow and remain in the community.

At a May 2022 Highline Forum meeting, Federal Way resident Bernedine Lund criticized the Port of Seattle's StART program for reducing transparency in its annual reporting, noting that the 2021 report replaced detailed meeting summaries with a glossy, brochure-style format lacking substantive information. She further raised concerns that StART Steering Committee meetings, which began in 2021 and include outside parties like the FAA, have no published minutes or summaries, leaving the public no way to know what decisions were made. Lund argued this lack of openness is especially problematic given that the Port of Seattle is a publicly funded taxing district supported by local property taxes.

The Highline Forum held its May 25, 2022 meeting, hosted by the City of Federal Way, with a focus on Economic Development and Tourism. The hybrid meeting, held at Federal Way City Hall and via Microsoft Teams, featured updates from the Port of Seattle on economic development and a StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable) briefing by Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle. The document also lists all six Highline Forum meeting dates for 2022, with hosts ranging from local cities to Highline College and the Highline School District.

This document contains the agenda and draft minutes for the Burien Airport Committee's special meeting held on May 19, 2022, covering topics related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). Key agenda items included a presentation on Burien's Climate Action Plan, an update on the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), and consideration of a draft letter requesting that the Port of Seattle ask the FAA for a longer review period for the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). The attached April 19, 2022 draft minutes document the prior meeting's proceedings, including unanimous approval of the March 15, 2022 meeting minutes.

The Burien Airport Committee held a meeting on May 17, 2022, to discuss several aviation-related topics, including a request to the Port of Seattle to seek a longer FAA review period for the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), updates on federal legislation, and a presentation on Burien's Climate Plan. The committee also reviewed draft minutes from its April 19, 2022 meeting, during which all members were present and routine business was conducted. Public participation was available remotely via Zoom, email, or text due to ongoing pandemic-related restrictions on in-person meetings.