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Minutes Exhibit P0'1 Commissio A n Regular Meeting Of MaV 22_ 2018 THE BRIEFING EPISODE 7 THE FAA STRIKES OUT With Thank you. I'm Steve Edmiston. I'm here on behalf of The Briefing Project. today's comment, I'll review what went wrong with last year's FAA brieng by FAA Northwest Mountain Region, David Soumi. Deputy Regional Administrator for the It was fundamentally Mr. Soumi's briefing does not require much deconstruction. like your staff's noise briefing the same day, Mr. Soumi never a sales presentation. And, and increased overights on briefed you on the potential adverse impacts from NextGen human health or the environment. benefit from NextGen To his credit, Mr. Soumi confirmed that we receive no shift to a conventional because when aircraft are actually over our neighborhoods they approach; he said "[the pilot] is usually in a dirty configuration." The problem magnies number is increasing at such with more overights: Mr. Soumi stated the "total absolute in noise and emissions." a rate that it's erasing savings Mr. Soumi also stated the FAA has learned it needs better engagement and First, after his outreach. Which was good to hear, except for two remarkable postscripts. to public comment. But perhaps briefing, Mr. Soumi was invited to stay and listen he refused. And literally walked forgetting what he'd just said about better engagement, call with Mr. Soumi the out. The second remarkable thing was a Port employee's phone next day. As reported in an internal Port April 27 e-mail: was a 'bait and switch' "[Mr. Soumi] felt like the Port Commission meeting but instead they got because they were invited to talk about Nextgen issues President Albro 'allowed two questions about noise. He is upset that Commission noise issues that Commissioners to get on a soapbox and hold us to task about won't agree ever again to give a public we didn't expect to answer.' [The FAA] issues aren't the FAA's fault. presentation to the Port Commission. The noise Those are the same routes and it's the airport's responsibility that there are so many more planes in the air." While Mr. Soumi's oppositeMacArthur, "i shall NEVER return" meltdown does not bode well for future FAA engagement, it's the last thing he said that matters most, "The noise issues aren't the when he cut through the nger-pointing to a truth. He said so many more planes in FAA 's fault... and it's the airport's responsibility that there are the air." Thank you for giving a citizen two-minutes to comment. l have today's transcript, slide for your deck, and the correspondence l've referenced. Episode 7 The FAA Strikes Out 1. \Io brie" on noise, emissions, or impacts 2. A dirty configuration 3. Formu a: frequency erases savings on noise or emissions 4. Tie broportsealeorg follows: I spoke to Dave Suomi today, and his message was as because they were invited was a "bait and switch" - He felt like the Port Commission meeting about noise to talk about NextGen issues but instead they got questions Commissioners to get on a - He is upset that Commission President Albro "allowed two that we didn't expect to answer" soapbox and hold us to task about noise issues the Port Commission - They won't agree ever again to give a public presentation to fault. Those are the same routes and it's the airport's - The noise issues aren't the FAA's in the air responsibility that there are so many more planes with Dave Suomi, which I will work to set Commissioner Albro has offer to go to Renton to meet feels strongly to the contrary. up unless someone Thanks! Yours, Eric Schinfeid Sr. Manager, Federal & International Government Relations Port of Seattle PO Box 1209 Seattle, WA 981 l l P: 206-787-5031 C: 206-214-8809 E: schinfeld.tLCQpQrtseattleDi-g if Q v_. W H {a .q i 46.:
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