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The Beacon Hill Council and El Centro De La Raza are calling on community members to take action against the environmental, health, and equity harms caused by SeaTac Airport flight operations, which affect nearly 420,000 residents — including large proportions of people of color, immigrants, and refugees. Aircraft noise regularly exceeds World Health Organization safe limits, while air pollution from flights contributes to cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, and developmental harm in children, with no current mitigation available for many impacted neighborhoods. The campaign also warns that SeaTac's planned expansion — from 47 to 66 million passengers, doubled international flights, and tripled air cargo — will worsen these impacts, and pledges to submit community concerns to the FAA during the expansion review process.

This June 2022 presentation by Des Moines Chief Strategic Officer Susan Cezar provides an update on the environmental review of Near Term Projects under the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). It outlines the history of the review process dating back to 2015, including a multi-city inter-local agreement between Des Moines, Burien, Normandy Park, and SeaTac to coordinate responses to the Port's environmental documents. City staff continue to monitor the Port's compliance with federal (NEPA) and state (SEPA) environmental requirements as airport capital projects move forward.

The City of Des Moines, WA considered an amendment to a consultant contract supporting a coordinated environmental review of the Port of Seattle's Sea-Tac Airport Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), a 20-year airport growth plan. The amendment adds $100,000 to the original $175,000 contract, extends its term to 2023, and shifts contract administration from SeaTac to Des Moines, with costs shared among Des Moines, Burien, Normandy Park, and SeaTac based on population. The consultant, now operating as Primacy Strategy Group LLC, assists the four cities in reviewing and responding to environmental documents and impacts related to the SAMP process under NEPA and SEPA.

This appendix documents the historic and cultural resources review conducted for near-term construction projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, as part of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). It includes a timeline of coordination between the FAA and Washington's Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP), which ultimately concurred that the projects would have no adverse effect on historic properties. The appendix also records outreach to ten Native American tribes in the region, including the Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Tulalip, and Suquamish, as required under the federal Section 106 review process.