SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table
2020 Annual Report
Item No. 11b. supp.
Lance Lyttle, Port of Seattle               Meeting Date: March 9, 2021
Phyllis Shulman, Consultant
Marco Milanese, Port of Seattle
Eric Schinfeld, Port of Seattle

StART 2020 Annual Report
Presentation Outline
Description & 2020 Overview
2020 Accomplishments & 2021 Workplan
Aviation Noise Working Group
Federal Policy Working Group
Key Discussions at 2020 Meetings
Tentative Priorities for 2021 Meetings
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Description & 2020 Overview


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StART Description
StART is the preeminent forum for information sharing,
discussing the airport communities' concerns, and providing
feedback to the Port for all issues related to the airport.
Developed in consultation with the Highline Forummember
cities
Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines and FAA all play roles
Inaugural meeting: early 2018

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StART 2020 Overview
All six Highline Forum-member
cities back at the table
Burien, Des Moines & Federal
Way returned in the fall
Enacted revised operating
procedures that strengthen
StART's effectiveness

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StART: Revised Operating Procedures
Establishment of a Steering Committee to provide strategic
direction to StART
Feedback on the facilitator
Formalized ties with the Highline Forum
Strengthened behavior expectations/updated Code of Conduct
And several additional administrative changes

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2020 Accomplishments & 2021 Workplan
Aviation Noise Working Group


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Near-term Aviation Noise Action Agenda
Implemented Initiatives:
Revised Runway Use
Program
Late-Night Noise
Limitation Program
Glide Slope Adjustment
A320 Aircraft Noise
Monthly Noise Comment
Reporting
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Near-term Aviation Noise Action Agenda
On-hold Initiatives:
Ground Noise Analysis
Noise Abatement Departures Profiles Study
Focus for 2021:
Continued focus on Noise Action Agenda
Development of new efforts to prevent & reduce aviation noise

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2020 Accomplishments & 2021 Workplan
Federal Policy Working Group


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Port-Cities Federal Advocacy Agenda
Pursuing a shared federal policy agenda
Shared agenda has three parts:
1. 2018 FAA Reauthorization Provisions - including studies on noise
annoyance, 65 DNL and human health impacts of overflights
2. New Legislation - including secondary/"failed" noise insulation
bill and ultrafine particulate study, both from U.S. Rep. Smith
3. New Investments - including more money for noise insulation
and "greening of the fleet"/SAF

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Port-Cities Federal Advocacy Agenda
Many opportunities for progress in 2021:
Joint Port/Cities Virtual DC Fly-In Meetings with Congress & the Biden
Administration
"Build Back Better" legislation and FY22 appropriations bills
Executive & regulatory action by the Biden Administration (ex: FAA
Noise Annoyance Study, in response to which Port & cities will submit
a joint comment letter calling for swift next steps)

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Key Discussions at 2020 Meetings


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Key Discussion Topics
February meeting: UW Ultrafine
Particles (UFP) Study
April meeting: Impacts of COVID
on aviation and challenges facing
Highline Forum-member cities
June meeting: Port's Economic
Recovery Framework

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Key Discussion Topics
August meeting:
Community engagement &
noise comment monthly
reporting
October meeting: SEA's
aircraft noise monitoring
program
December meeting: 2021
StART priorities and
reflections
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2021 Priorities for StART Meetings


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Tentative Priorities for 2021
Ultrafine Particles (UFPs) and status of studies
Aviation fuel dumping and FAA and airport procedures
2021 aviation forecast
South King County Fund
Noise insulation
Air cargo operations

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QUESTIONS ?

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