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Port of Seattle Regular Meeting Mar 24, 2026

2026-03-24
Port Of Seattle regular commission meeting agenda, March 24, 2026

This document is the agenda for the Port of Seattle Regular Commission Meeting held on March 24, 2026, covering routine governance matters such as approval of meeting minutes, claims and obligations totaling over $144 million, and several authorization requests for contracts and collective bargaining agreements. The meeting was held both in person at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and virtually via Microsoft Teams. No specific noise policy items appear on this agenda; primary topics include environmental support contracts, a water reservoir rehabilitation project, Oracle software licensing, and labor agreements for airport staff.

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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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Port Of Seattle regular commission meeting agenda, March 24, 2026

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