TagSAMP Four City ILA(30)

The cities of Burien, Des Moines, and SeaTac have jointly hired the law firm Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl to challenge the Federal Aviation Administration's approval of the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). The firm will file a Petition for Review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, naming the FAA as the respondent. Under the agreement, SeaTac will receive and pay all legal invoices on behalf of the three cities, with legal fees starting with a $10,000 retainer and billed at $540 per hour for the lead attorney.

The cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac are renewing a cooperative agreement to jointly review and respond to the Port of Seattle's Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), which outlines future airport growth that could significantly impact neighboring communities. The new Interlocal Agreement (ILA), approved by Des Moines City Council in December 2024, extends collaboration through December 31, 2027, allowing the cities to share consultants and coordinate formal comments on the airport's environmental review process under NEPA and SEPA. Des Moines has committed up to $74,170 toward consultant services, with each city's share determined by relative population.

The Normandy Park City Council's December 10, 2024 agenda includes renewal of a lapsed Interlocal Agreement (ILA) among four cities — Normandy Park, Des Moines, Burien, and SeaTac — formed to coordinate review of the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) and its environmental impacts. The renewed agreement removes a fixed expiration date, instead allowing the partnership to continue until the SAMP environmental review process is fully complete. Normandy Park contributes 5.6% of shared costs and has participated in the collaborative effort since the ILA's original adoption in March 2018.

The City of Burien invoiced the City of SeaTac $183.43 under Interlocal Agreement #18-A101, related to the South Airport Master Plan (SAMP) program, covering costs for August 2019 (Invoice #8). The invoice, dated December 31, 2019, was addressed to SeaTac planning official Steve Pilcher and carried a due date of February 21, 2020. This document reflects ongoing cost-sharing between the two cities as part of collaborative airport-area land use and noise policy planning efforts.

This document details billing records from the City of Burien, Washington, for legal consulting services provided by Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP related to the Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) environmental review. Four cities — Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac — shared consulting costs based on population, with a total contract value of $175,000 funded at approximately $1.50 per capita. Invoice #7, dated August 15, 2019, covered $12,300 in July 2019 legal work including review of airport airspace modeling reports and client priority documents.

The City of Burien billed the City of SeaTac $672.57 under Interlocal Agreement #18-A101 for services related to the SeaTac Airport Master Plan (SAMP) in May 2019. The invoice, dated July 24, 2019, was issued to SeaTac's Planning Director Steve Pilcher and was due by August 23, 2019. This billing reflects ongoing intergovernmental cooperation between Burien and SeaTac on airport-related land use and noise planning efforts.