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Port of Seattle Regular Meeting Mar 12, 2024

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Commission regular meeting agenda, March 12, 2024

The Port of Seattle Commission held a regular meeting on March 12, 2024, covering a range of operational and policy matters, including authorization for airfield construction contracts and fleet vehicle acquisitions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The agenda also introduced Resolution No. 3821, which proposed adopting SEA Tree Replacement Standards and a Land Stewardship Plan for the airport. Additionally, the Commission received a briefing on Language Access Order 2023-05 and a requested extension of its deliverable deadlines to February 2026.

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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, March 12, 2024

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