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The Aviation Advisory Committee met on April 9, 2018 to discuss strategies for addressing aircraft noise, focusing on two main priorities: implementing a nighttime flight curfew and improving community engagement around the Port of Seattle's airport expansion planning (SAMP). Committee members expressed concern that previous Port of Seattle community forums had failed to meaningfully include the most affected neighborhoods, and agreed to draft a letter to the Port demanding more open dialogue. The committee also planned to present a report to the City Council on April 26, 2018.

The Burien Airport Committee (BAC) held meetings in early 2018 to address concerns about Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's growth and its impact on surrounding communities. Key topics included the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Environmental Impact Statement, an Interlocal Agreement among Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac to coordinate responses to airport expansion, and updates on noise-related efforts such as Quiet Skies Burien and the city's petition regarding turbo-prop flights overhead. The committee also discussed participation in regional aviation planning studies led by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) and the FAA.

At a March 12, 2018 Aviation Advisory Committee meeting, the City of Des Moines raised concerns that Sea-Tac Airport was approving capacity-expanding projects — including the North Satellite, International Arrivals Facility, and Concourse D Hardstand Holdroom — on a piecemeal basis rather than evaluating their combined environmental impacts together. The City sent a letter to the Airport's Managing Director arguing that treating these projects as part of the baseline 'future condition' in the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) environmental review, rather than as growth-related additions, was unacceptable and contradicted prior commitments. Des Moines requested clarification and a reaffirmation that the cumulative capacity and noise impacts of these projects would be fully analyzed in the SAMP review, citing disproportionate noise and health burdens on residents living near the airport.

The Des Moines Aviation Advisory Committee met on March 12, 2018 to discuss concerns about Sea-Tac Airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), including the city's decision to commit $50,000 to join an interlocal environmental review agreement with neighboring cities. The committee also reviewed the first meeting of the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART), with representatives expressing cautious optimism about its future value, and began preparing materials on noise and health issues for an upcoming City Council study session. A Federal Way resident also addressed the committee, urging Des Moines to encourage Federal Way to take a more active role in addressing airport noise impacts.

The cities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac entered into a formal interlocal agreement to coordinate their review of the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), which outlines airport growth over the next 20 years. The agreement establishes a shared process for hiring and funding consultants, issuing joint comment letters, and responding to environmental documents produced under NEPA and SEPA. Contract administration is led by the City of SeaTac, while fiscal management is handled by the City of Burien.

Four cities near Sea-Tac Airport — Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and SeaTac — entered into a formal interlocal agreement in 2018 to coordinate their review of the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), a 20-year airport growth proposal with potential significant noise and environmental impacts on surrounding communities. The agreement establishes a shared process for hiring consultants, pooling funding, and submitting unified comment letters during the NEPA and SEPA environmental review processes. It covers the period from March 2018 through December 2020 and is governed by Washington State's Interlocal Cooperation Act (RCW 39.34).

The Burien Airport Committee (BAC) met on February 20, 2018 to discuss aviation capacity concerns near Sea-Tac Airport, including responses to Resolution No. 396, which calls for addressing regional aviation capacity needs in western Washington. The agenda covered updates on several airport studies, an interlocal agreement among four cities to jointly respond to the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and ongoing noise-related efforts such as the Quiet Skies Burien initiative. Draft minutes from October 2017 reflect earlier committee work on scoping questions for the EIS and efforts to coordinate a unified voice among nearby airport-impacted cities.

This February 2018 briefing presents an update to the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, outlining both near-term improvement projects and a long-term development vision for the airport. The plan addresses existing conditions, development constraints, and key functional areas—including terminal, cargo, and displaced facilities—while also covering environmental review and stakeholder engagement processes. A phased approach guides how the airport intends to manage growth and infrastructure changes over time.