TagSea-Tac Airport(2023)

Official agenda for the Highline Forum meeting hosted by the Port of Seattle on January 22, 2025, 2:30–4:30 pm, held hybrid at SEA Airport AOB 2E and via MS Teams. The meeting theme is 2025 State and Federal Legislative Issues, with agenda items including a Port of Seattle host update by AJ McClure, state and federal legislative discussions, a StART Update by Lance Lyttle (AV Managing Dir., Port of Seattle), and adjournment by Councilmember Mahoney; next meeting scheduled for March 26, 2025.

Title slide for a Port of Seattle presentation on the South King County Community Impact Fund, delivered at the Highline Forum on January 22, 2025. The background shows an aerial photograph of the Seattle/Sea-Tac area, with the Port of Seattle logo visible in the lower left corner.

Title slide for a Port of Seattle presentation on the South King County Community Impact Fund, delivered at the Highline Forum on January 22, 2025. The background shows an aerial photograph of the Seattle/Sea-Tac area with Mount Rainier visible in the distance, and the Port of Seattle logo appears in the lower left.

Fact sheet from U.S. Representative Adam Smith (Washington's 9th District) describing the Aviation Noise and Emissions Mitigation Act, which proposes two EPA pilot grant programs to help communities near airports monitor and mitigate aviation noise and emissions, including the Noise and Air Quality Monitoring and Research Grant Program and the Mitigation and Support Services Grant Program. The document is directly relevant to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy, as the 9th District encompasses communities adjacent to Sea-Tac.

A bill introduced by Mr. Smith of Washington in the 119th Congress, 1st Session, cited as the 'Aviation-Impacted Communities Act,' requiring the Federal Aviation Administration to provide funding for noise mitigation for vertical fenceline communities. The document is dated January 7, 2025, and is directly relevant to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

Slide 21 from a SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) presentation, displaying the StART logo with airplane icon and the text 'Questions ?' on a teal background. StART is the noise and community advisory body associated with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

A presentation slide from the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, providing an overview of the group's structure. Presenters listed are Marco Milanese and Eric Schinfeld of the Port of Seattle, and Andres Mantilla of BDS, with the Port of Seattle logo displayed.

Presentation slide titled 'StART Overview' describing the Sea-Tac Airport Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) as a forum for information-sharing between the Port and near-airport cities, discussing community concerns, providing feedback on airport-related issues, and identifying collaboration opportunities. The slide notes that StART focuses on practical solutions addressing community concerns about aircraft noise and emissions.

Slide 4 from a Sea-Tac Airport presentation describing the organizational structure of StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable), noting it is chaired by the Airport Managing Director, managed by an independent/neutral facilitator, has a formal relationship with the Highline Forum, and operates as a voluntary, non-governing advisory roundtable striving for consensus. An aerial photograph of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and surrounding area is shown on the right.

Slide 5 depicts the organizational structure of StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table), showing a hierarchy where the Steering Committee directs the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table, which in turn oversees two working groups: the Aviation Noise Working Group and the Federal Policy Working Group.