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Environmental sound is measured in dBA (Decibels, A-weighted), an international metric that is commonly used to assess environmental noise exposure ' Decibels (dB) measure the sound energy. ' The A-weighted scale adjusts the frequency content of the sound to approximate how noise is perceived on the human ear. ' As a rule of thumb, a 10 dB increase is perceived as about twice as loud. Typical Outdoor Sound Measured on a Quiet Suburban Street (Source: EPA1) Single event noise metrics Average noise metrics • Lmax: Maximum noise level of one noise ' Leq (Equivalent Noise Level): average sound event. level over a given time period. ' SEL (Sound Exposure Level): total A- ' LAeq (also written as dBA Leq): same as Leq weighted energy of a noise event over its but A-weighted to approximate how the entire duration but compressed to one human ear would perceive the noise. second. SEL will typically be higher than ' DNL (Day-Night Average Sound Level) Lmax. called Ldn '24-hour time weighted energy average noise level '10 dB penalty between IC)pm to 7am to account for the higher sensitivity to noise at night due to lower background noise • CNEL (Community Noise Equivalent Level): same as DNL but adds a 5 dB penalty between 7pm and IC)pm. The FAA accepts the use of CNEL by California to assess noise effects.1 nU SHP•+ eden f:+ li t:_1 ++ q: rJ) Sky Posse Palo Alto skypossepaloalto.org The Basics of Noise Metrics q + ’ L ' eft…

• a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess. • a pretense of having some desirable or publicly approved attitude. • an act or instance of hypocrisy. related words: fraud , deception, duplicity, mockery, bigotry, insincerity, deceit, dishonesty, double-dealing, lie, casuistry, sanctimoniousness, falsity, sanctimony, cant, pietism, quackery, speciousness, affectation, irreverence Comparison of Expert Arbitration Panel’s Review of Noise and Demand/System Management Issues at Sea-Tac Airport in March 19961 and FAA’s Record of Approval of Sea-Tac’s Part 1 50 Noise Cornpatibility Program2 To the people living in communities surrounding Sea-Tac Airport (Burien, Normandy Park, Des Moines, Sea-Tac, and Federal Way), aircraft noise is a constant health distraction because when they purchased their homes, there was either tolerable aircraft noise or none at all. However, unconstrained growth has shifted the so-called "balance” between livability to outright incompatibility with neighborhoods of families, retired folks living on fixed incomes, and economically-challenged populations that qualify as eligible for environmental justice. Consequently, local cities are demanding to know how much, if any progress, POS has made on program elements contained in its latest 2013-2018 Part 150 Study by requesting current information using FAA’s Record of Approval released in June 2014 (that included only newly-opened third runway, not ALL three runways) as described in the matrix below and other program elements dating back to POS’ first Part 150 Study in 1985. Juxtaposed here is another "update” of all the incomplete and unfinished noise abatement and…

PREFACE AND SUMMARY OF THEMES IN COMPARISON MATRIX (Rev. 7/23/19) RecentlyF members of the Burien Quiet Skies coalition began questioning Sea-Tac Airport’s compliance with Part 150 regulations (14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 150) and FAA’s oversight of delayed implementation of noise abatement and mitigation policies dating to 1985. Consequently, our organization decided to complete a matrix comparing FAA’s June 2014 Record of Approval (ROA) of Sea-Tac’s 2013-2018 Part 150 Study with earlier examples of state and regional agencies’ direction regarding inadequate noise reduction measures by the Port of Seattle (POS), This document was collaboratively compiled and is being shared with members of the coalition, elected officials, and public audiences to create meaningful oversight and prompt environmental justice action that has been–too long–denied to vulnerable populations within our South King County communities: • Historically, POS has regarded sound mitigation of homes within eligible contour boundaries a low priority; consequently, hundreds of homes have not been insulated by the POS. In addition, many homes received inferior sound insulation improvements as a result of the POS’ earliest sound insulation program. e Why are there no noise modeling results for the period of 2007-2019; a twelve-year gap where POS is out-of-compliance with the FAA’s 2013-2018 Record of Approval for Sea-Tac’s Part 150 Study because decibel levels appear to have increased precipitously? , Many noise abatement procedures recommended as long ago as 1996 remain un-implemented despite high level discussions by publicly-supported “blue-ribbon" panels (i.e. Expert Arbitration Panel’s Review of Noise and Demand/System Management organized…

Sharyn Parker’s Inventory of skills and expertise on 2-21-2017 * Effective advocate to state agencies, state legislature, local governments * Seasoned manager/supervisor of financial, administrative, and construction staff * Skilled negotiator with federal and state agencies, and legislative committees * Reliable colleague, dependable, meets all deadlines *Veteran problem solver; accustomed to trouble-shooting difficult and controversial policy issues * 25 years State and Federal legislative lobbying experience * Conducted proficient analysis of legal documents, such as Federal Register, regulations, WACs; and successfully implemented State and Federal grant programs * Proven initiative and successful results with minimal oversight * Technical competence on wide-range of program policy issues (transportation, noise, transit, aviation and airport) * Exhibit collaborative and positive working relationships with co-workers, colleagues, and elected officials * Mature decision-maker based upon 40 years of program and project management * Award-winning communicator and project manager * Successful grant writer * Worked extensively with assistant attorney generals and prosecuting attorneys to implement state and federal programs Patent:ai Agenda Topics for Discussion by the BuRen Airp©r{ C©n3wittee NAME: &d&. % ( L I& y ! ! i i ?}} ;! !{ > Piease check if yau have know iedge in this topic and are willing to devote time to work on it Topic ! Description Law : Med ! High mopaeiF;}= issues facing Baden due to airport proxirnity {e.g., noise, pollution traffic) and key negative impacts on the coninlunity Deve lob :-i;;- itf others facing cha!!enge s due to airport opefat:;an s, including other cities,…

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Requests for Assessment of POS and FAA Part 150 Compliance To the people living in communities surrounding Sea-Tac Airport, aircraft noise is a constant irritant because when they purchased their homes, there was either tolerable noise or none at all. However, unrestrained growth has shifted the so-called “balance” between livability to outright incompatibility with neighborhoods of families, retired folks living on fixed incomes, and economically-challenged populations that qualify as eligible for environmental justice. Consequently, local cities are demanding to know how much, if any progress, POS has made on program elements contained in its latest 2013-2018 Part 150 Study by asking questions using FAA’s Record of Approval released in June 2014 (that included only newly-opened third runway) as listed below and some program elements dating back to POS’ first Part 150 Study in 1985 Element #1 - “...voluntary rescheduling of aircraft flight times (earlier or later) of nighttime short-haul flights by jet aircraft.." Request: How often and many , if any, nighttime flights have been granted “voluntary” status (short-haul or otherwise) since 1985 when it was first enacted? Element #2 – “This measure uses very high frequency (VHF) omnidirectional range (VOR) radials to curb departing aircraft from drifting off the runway heading tracks as specified in the Tower Order. Aircraft noise and oveNlights are reduced for areas that are not beneath the existing departure corridors.” Request: While “voluntary” since 1985, is it still being implemented; and if so, how often? What are the statistics? Element #3 - “This measure was…

From :Sharyn Parker <sparkerward@corrust.net> Wed, Oct 18, 2017 01:12 PM Subject : Port L£tter To : Nancy Tosta <nancyt@burienwa.gov> Cc : tbbi Wagner <debiw@burbnwa.gov>, lucyk@burbnwa.gov Helk> indies! Cherall Just finished reading the letter from Tom Albro. Fm surprbed that the Port chairrrnn wouki take the tim to write a three-page, single.spa ad ktter to a little bI advisory cormtttee where he ckarly wants us to change our rdnds about the white paper. He references inaccuracbs, but I dUn see any; although I adntt, I don't have the background thbi has in the area of air pollution. Mr. Albo's "darfiations" are really nothing nme than Port hype and he provkies no in-depth analysis about the whIte paper's so-alled inaccuracbs. CbDital FUnding Sources This paragraph is confusing and contradictory. A PFC b a fee author nd by Congress, but the anDunt and use of the fee (as Mr. Albro later adntts) is set by the Port and is one of the funding sources for noise nttbatk)n. Apparently, the Port has deckled k wont use PFC revenue for infrastructure irTprovenents at the airport facility. ahh b a port poHcy, not dttated by Congress even though he haves that thought lingering as if it were true.) Basically, Mr. Albro does not adequately reveal how the current expansion is being funded. For exanpk, what level of federal funds are anttipated and what are the other fee charges that will be used for expansion purpose? Finally, what are their financial assunpt ions? if their large capital…

Childhood asthma and chronic lung disease elevated near Logan Airport, state study finds... Page 1 of 12 ATTACHMENT G Subscribe ; Members Starting at 99 cents , Sign in b illnesse: Lnore Airport Study (loesn’t find higher rates of heart disease, hearing loss nea FiESSICA RiNALDI /GLOBE STAFF one of 17 communitiesYWnthrop, cited in a Health under a flight path to Depi Lent report By David Abel and Zachary T. Sampson GLOBE STAFF ! GLOBE CORRESPONDENT MAY 29, 20r4 https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyje/health-.wellnpqq/':>QI 4/nq/IQ/"h:14-’'’- ' ,nH,4l_ _- - - I a tAn Childhood asthma and chronic lung disease elevated near Logan Airport, state study finds... Page 2 of 12 Children who live in neighborhoods bordering Logan International Airport are as much as four times more likely to wheeze, experience shortness of breath, and exhibit other signs of undiagnosed asthma compared with children who live farther away, according to a Lew awaited state report released Wednesday night. The study, commissioned by the Legislature 14 years ago and only now 6nished, also found that adults who have lived near the airport for three or more years – in parts of East Boston, South Boston, Chelsea, and Winthrop – are nearly twice as likely to experience chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than those living in communities with less exposure to air pollution from planes taking off and landing. But the $1.8 million study by the state Department of Public Health, which was delayed after going years without hrnding and after five revisions to its complicated statistical models,…

Sea-Tac Airport greatly enhances our region and state by connecting business, trade and leisure travelers with the rest of the globe. At the same time, the Port of Seattle–as airport operator–strives to conduct business in a way that respects neighboring communities. We are committed to building programs that benefit our closest neighbors through matching grants, economic development and jobs, workforce development, green practices and safetp Port Grant Programs Economic Development Partnership Program More than $197,000 in matching funds for projects in six cities. Recipe nts: • Burien • Des Moines • Federal Way • Normandy Park • SeaTac • Tukwila Examples: • $48,000 for signage to create a wall<able Burien • $65,000 to recruit & retain business in Federal Way :@@B gm t©t;@E ©©®R©M%%© ;%©t @ w %%: # aSa,400 jobs $up@©Ft©d bV the 8%F}}©Ft Airport Community Ecology Fund Sm {§$F©©t %%i®g©$ ®Bd beBe{$f$Over $85,000 in small matching grants for projects such as: $$t2M + $B $t;%%&@ 39%d {©©®€ t®xe$ Marine education, beach etiquette and coast stewardship Volunteer-led habitat restoration work parties Community garden and healthy food access projects Plastics and litter reduction awareness programs Stormwater education for youth Invasive weed removal in Saltwater State Park @ © © • © ${}{iraQ: 2{}i? S88tig,8’'T3€ei!a $8€8f!};:{ian iii .&ifg31>?{ ££88883i€ 8rn?8£t: s, <law}mun!!V Aer{ !>Ii{e s inc. More JobsConstruction Hotels Hotels in cities around the airport are adding rooms to meet growing air traveler demand. The room inventory is expected to go from the current 8,000 to over 9,800 by late 2019.…