Exhibit A
Minutes ExhibitA Port Commission Regular Meeting of September 11, 2018 THE BRIEFING PROJECT EPISODE 10 WHAT DID YOU KNOW & WHEN DID YOU KNOW IT (PART I) but did Thank you. I'm Steve Edmiston. I'm here to give you the brieng you asked for of community impacts from not receive last year from the FAA and Port staff on the subject that matter increased aircraft overights. In my last comment, we established the real numbers increase since 2013 of 97,000 to your airport neighbor communities: specically, a baseline of at least another additional aircraft, now reaching 413,000 annually, and a proposed increase 80,000 annual aircraft. this Now we can overlay existing science to assess the impacts. Unfortunately, did you know and when assessment also makes today September 11, 2018 your rst "what and did you know it" day. From the days of Watergate, this phrase has possessed iconic cultural legal signicance. "What did you know and when did you know it" is routinely applied to the harm. Think of tobacco and those responsible for launching products or services that cause climate change and football smoking; PCB's in pesticides; lead and asbestos; and coming soon, "what did you know and CTE brain injury lawsuits. Your product is aircraft operations. Today's it" subject is the risk of harm from noise. And it's the tip of the iceberg. Here when did you know we go. So today you know this: a 2017 Occupational & Environmental Medicine study heart attacks associates exposure to aircraft noise with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, increases the and stroke, and that each nighttime 10 decibel increase associates substantially risks. Journal of And today you know is this: The International Journal of Cardiology and noise associates with American Cardiology in 2018 both published conclusions that aircraft and that sleep disturbance, stress, impaired cognition, hypertension, heart failure, stroke, nighttime noise increases the harms. association And today you know is this: The BMJ in 2013 found a statistically signicant between noise and risk of cardiovascular diseases for older people living near airports. Environmental And today you know this: one month ago, the International Journal of automated ight Research and Public Health concluded noise from airports transitioning to systems poses serious health threats to the overflown communities. that And today you know this: a European Heart Journal study this year suggests the public health savings to airlines and airports in fuel and efciencies has less value than costs associated with the cardiovascular health effects of aircraft noise. And today know this: a 2018 National Academies Press - Children's Learning study correlated noise exposure with reduced student test scores and learning. become the Today you know this: The Washington Post reported in May that noise has cardiovascular health start atjust 50 decibels, and new "second hand smoke" and the impact on the day protects human that the European Union standard of 40 decibels at night and 50 during health. Thank you for providing this citizen twominutes to comment. THE BRIEFING THE BRIEFING YOU ASKED FOR BUT DID NOT RECEIVE IN TWO MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 STEVE EDMISTON Episode 10 What Did You Know, When Did You Know It? 1. Numbers: last four years: +97,000 to reach 413,000 overflights annually 2. Numbers: proposed new increase: +80,000 3. The tip of the iceberg the Watergate standard applied to your knowledge as of September 11, 2018, that aircraft noise associates with: - High blood pressure/hypertension; cardiovascular disease; heart attacks; stroke; stress; sleep disturbance; cognitive impairment, arterial hypertension, myocardial infarction - Worse at night increases stress hormones and vascular oxidative stress, which can lead to endothelial dysfunction, arterial hypertension, increased risk of atrial fibrillation - Worse for elderly living near airports - Worse for children and schools near airports - Automated changes in flight operations are making it worse Episode 10 What Did You Know, When Did You Know It? The tip of the iceberg citations: - Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2017 ( l o lnt'l Journal of Cardiology ( ); Journal of American Cardiology ( - The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) ( European Heart Journal - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - National Academies Press Children's Learning ( - Washington Post ( )
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