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Port of Seattle Regular Meeting Dec 12, 2023

2023-12-12
Commission regular meeting agenda, December 12, 2023

This is the agenda for the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting held on December 12, 2023, covering a range of operational and infrastructure topics at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and other Port facilities. Key items include approvals for airport technology upgrades, surface water monitoring contracts, public art funding, and concession agreements for the new Concourse C expansion. Note that this agenda does not contain specific noise policy items; it focuses primarily on capital projects, procurement authorizations, and community equity programs.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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Commission regular meeting agenda, December 12, 2023

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