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This document is a First Amendment to a Lease and Concession Agreement between the Port of Seattle and SP-LW, LLC, shifting the concessionaire's food and beverage operation from Unit CC-6 to Unit NS-23 in the North Satellite Terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The amendment updates key lease terms, including an approximately 1,800-square-foot premises, a ten-year lease expiring December 31, 2031, and an initial minimum annual guarantee of $180,000. The Port also agreed to reimburse the concessionaire $360,095.72 for costs already incurred at the original unit.

This report from the Port of Seattle presents daily average noise levels recorded at Sea-Tac Airport monitoring stations (NMTs) throughout June 2017. It breaks down sound levels in decibels (dB LEQ) into three categories: community noise, aircraft noise, and a combined total, measured at more than 20 locations surrounding the airport. The data shows that aircraft noise levels frequently exceeded community noise levels at many monitoring sites, with some stations recording combined totals above 65 dB on multiple days.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's Environment and Sustainability Programs outline the airport's efforts to become the greenest, most energy-efficient airport in North America across four key areas: air quality and emissions reduction, green transportation, waste reduction and recycling, and water and wildlife management. Initiatives include providing pre-conditioned air and electricity at gates to cut aircraft engine greenhouse gas emissions by over 40,000 metric tons, transitioning vehicles to cleaner energy sources, and working toward recycling 60 percent of solid waste by 2020. The airport also actively manages 160 acres of wetland habitat, uses avian radar to protect wildlife, and has relocated more than 800 birds to reduce hazards to aircraft.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) has grown from a modest wartime airfield dedicated in 1944 on 906 acres of land near Bow Lake into one of the busiest airports in the United States, now serving nearly 47 million passengers annually. Over the decades, the airport underwent numerous expansions, security upgrades, and name controversies while navigating major events such as airline deregulation, the post-9/11 security overhaul, and a community-opposed third runway completed in 2008. Today, Sea-Tac supports more than 87,000 jobs and generates over $22 billion in economic activity for the region.

A January 2017 legal memorandum from law firm Dentons to the Quiet Skies Coalition outlines potential claims against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a new flight departure route introduced at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in summer 2016. The new route directs aircraft on a fixed low-altitude path over schools, parks, and residential areas in the City of Burien without prior public notice. The memo concludes that the FAA likely violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to conduct or document the required environmental review before implementing the route.

The City of Burien, Washington passed Resolution No. 384 in December 2016, establishing the Burien Airport Committee to advise the City Council on issues related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The committee, composed of three council members, up to three local business representatives, and up to three Burien residents, was created to evaluate both the positive and negative impacts of the airport, including noise, traffic, land use, and mitigation measures. All committee meetings are open to the public under Washington State's Open Public Meetings Act.

This December 2016 advertising supplement from the Tomorrow@Sea-Tac Coalition outlines the Port of Seattle's plans to expand and modernize Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which was the fastest-growing major hub in the country and expected to reach 66 million passengers by 2034. The document highlights billions of dollars in planned capital improvements under a Sustainable Airport Master Plan, covering aircraft operations, passenger facilities, and cargo services, while emphasizing commitments to environmental sustainability. It also spotlights workforce development efforts, noting that Sea-Tac directly and indirectly supports nearly 172,000 regional jobs and actively works to create opportunities for diverse and minority-owned businesses in surrounding South King County communities.