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This May 2015 briefing presented the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to the City of Des Moines Council. The plan addresses rapid passenger and operations growth within a constrained airport footprint, outlining the need for strategic land use planning, potential expansion onto additional Port-owned properties, and relocation of existing facilities to maintain airfield capacity and add terminal capacity. Key topics covered include economic impact, sustainability, activity forecasts, development constraints, and public outreach.

Aircraft Service International, Inc. leases 29,569 square feet at 18291 Starling Road in SeaTac, WA (Lease #000765), located at the south end of the Sea-Tac Airfield inside the security fence, where it operates as a Fixed Base Operator (FBO) providing general aviation terminal services. The lease expired April 30, 2021, with no renewal options, transitioning to a month-to-month holdover arrangement, and includes a termination clause requiring 180 days notice for capital projects and a 30-day relocation notice. Parties seeking to modify the property's use must consult Corporate Finance & Budget regarding bond restrictions and Airport Finance & Budget regarding Airport Improvement Project (AIP) funding conditions.

This document describes a Port of Seattle ground lease (Lease #000273) with the FAA/TRACON facility located on the west side of the airfield in SeaTac, Washington. The lease covers approximately 832,011 square feet, was set to expire on September 30, 2022, and includes two renewal options extending until 2062, each for a period of 20 years. The facility serves an aeronautical terminal radar function and is subject to bond and Airport Improvement Project (AIP) funding restrictions that require coordination with Airport Finance & Budget before any changes in property use.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a grant to the Port of Seattle to fund noise mitigation work at Olympic Elementary School near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with a maximum federal contribution of $3.9 million covering 80% of allowable project costs. The grant (AIP Grant Number 3-53-0062-131-2013) was formally closed out on December 9, 2014, with a final paid amount of $3,879,406 after all work was confirmed satisfactorily completed and costs verified as reasonable and eligible. The Port of Seattle is required to retain all supporting project documentation for a minimum of three years from the final reimbursement request, in accordance with Federal Regulation 49 CFR Part 18.42.

This SEPA environmental checklist prepared by the Port of Seattle covers the proposed renovation and expansion of the North Satellite Terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The project would expand the terminal footprint from 91,500 to 154,500 square feet, adding eight new airplane gates for a total of twenty contact gates. Construction was planned in two

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's 2014 Competition Plan outlines how the airport manages its 79 gate positions across six concourses, with 65 gates preferentially leased by airlines and 14 controlled as common-use gates by the Port of Seattle. The plan describes policies ensuring fair access for new and existing carriers, prohibiting exclusive gate leases, and setting rates to recover costs without cross-subsidies. It also details gate monitoring procedures and expansion plans for the North Satellite terminal to accommodate growing demand from carriers such as Alaska Airlines and Delta.