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2025-06-02StART Policy Working Group meeting summary, June 2, 2025
The StART Policy Working Group met on June 2, 2025, to review federal and state legislative developments affecting Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and surrounding communities. Key topics included the loss of $1 million in state noise repair and replacement funding—swept back into the general fund due to budget shortfalls—as well as updates on FAA leadership, air traffic control modernization, and airport siting discussions through the Commercial Aviation Work Group. The group also highlighted funding secured for air quality programs and sustainable aviation fuel initiatives, and plans to refine its state and federal legislative agendas at its next meeting in August. -
2025-05-28Highline Forum Agenda: 2024 StART Annual Report and Economic Development Grants, May 28, 2025
The Highline Forum held its May 28, 2025 meeting at Burien City Hall, focusing on the 2024 StART (Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable) Annual Report and the Port of Seattle's Economic Development Grant Program. Representatives from the Port of Seattle presented updates on airport noise mitigation efforts, related state legislative activity, and grant opportunities for communities affected by Sea-Tac Airport operations. The Forum, which meets bimonthly with rotating host cities including Burien, Federal Way, Des Moines, and SeaTac, provides a regional venue for coordinating on airport noise policy and community impact issues. -
StART MeetingSummaryDraft 20250423v5
Whiteboard notes from the START Annual Priorities Meeting held on April 23, 2025, documenting discussion themes including community needs, transparency, roles and responsibilities, impact measurement, mitigation, air quality, SAMP, legislative commitments, and inter-city collaboration related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy. Key priority clusters visible include 'Better Meet Your Needs,' 'Impacts & Benefits,' 'Clarity Around Roles & Responsibilities,' and 'Integrate Structured Processes (SAMP),' with agenda items spanning 2024–2025. -
2025-05-27SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) Annual Report
The Port of Seattle's SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) brings together representatives from neighboring cities like SeaTac, Burien, and Des Moines, along with airlines, the FAA, and Port staff to address community concerns about Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. In 2024–2025, the group focused on noise reduction efforts including promoting single-engine taxiing, launching a residential sound re-insulation pilot program, and advancing a federally required Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study. StART operates through two working groups—the Aviation Noise Working Group and the Policy Working Group—making decisions by consensus to ensure neighboring communities have a meaningful voice in airport-related policies. -
2025-05-27StART 2024/25 Annual Report — May 27, 2025 Commission Meeting
This is the StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) 2024/25 Annual Report, Item No. 11b_Attachment_5, dated for a May 27, 2025 meeting. It lists 2025 StART membership from cities including Burien, Des Moines, Tukwila, Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac, and organizations including Alaska Airlines, Delta, Air Cargo, Port of Seattle, and FAA (non-members), along with guest speaker events held between February and December 2024 covering topics such as FAA noise policy, aircraft go-arounds, and the SAMP Environmental Review. -
2025-05-08
Des Moines City Council gets update on closed StART meeting
There’s no consensus on consensus At their May 8, 2025 meeting, the Des Moines City Council heard a briefing from the City Manager and one Stakeholder Advisory Roundtable (StART) community member regarding the April 23 closed StART meeting – the first meeting closed to the public since 2019 after three cities temporarily left the group. -
2025-04-23StART Meeting Agenda April 23 2025
Agenda for the StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) meeting scheduled April 23, 2025, 5:00–8:00 PM at The Conference Center at SEA, Amsterdam Conference Room. The meeting, facilitated by Andrés Mantilla of Uncommon Bridges, aimed to build round table cohesion and determine StART's 2025 priorities, with a tentative follow-up meeting noted for June 25, 2025 via Zoom. -
2025-04-19
Upcoming StART meeting first to be closed to the public
Announcement comes on the heels of Airport Director’s exit In a move that has caught community advocates and city representatives off guard, the Port of Seattle has closed the upcoming StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) meeting to the public — a first for the advisory body since its creation in 2018. This meeting, scheduled -
2025-04-15Burien Airport Committee agenda, April 15, 2025
The Burien Airport Committee held a meeting on April 15, 2025, to welcome new members, discuss the committee's workplan and legislative agenda, and review updates from the StART Committee and Highline Forum regarding Sea-Tac Airport issues. Draft minutes from the March 18, 2025 meeting were also presented for approval, noting outgoing member thanks and a recap of a presentation made to Des Moines City Council on forming their own airport committee. Public comments could be submitted by email or in person via Zoom or City Hall attendance. -
2025-03-18Burien Airport Committee agenda, March 18, 2025
The Burien Airport Committee met on January 21, 2025, and was scheduled to meet again on March 18, 2025, to discuss issues related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's impact on the surrounding community. Key topics included updates on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) and potential FAA appeals, state legislative developments such as SB-5652 and a proposed airport mitigation bill, and efforts to encourage neighboring Des Moines to form its own airport committee. The committee also worked on developing a workplan to guide its ongoing advocacy around airport noise, environmental concerns, and community mitigation measures.