From:            Alexa Fay
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Subject:           [EXTERNAL] Written Testimony for the August 10 Port Meeting
Date:              Tuesday, August 3, 2021 7:35:51 PM

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Greetings,
My name is Alexa Fay and I am writing to comment on the return of cruise ships to the Port of
Seattle. I am a registerednurse and am terrified of the health impacts thecruise industry and
the resulting climate crisis have on my patients. We have had two heatwaves in thePacific
Northwest, and will be dealing with warmer, dryer, and more dangerous summers in theyears
to come. Cruise ships are terrible for theplanet, for our ecosystems, and for the health of our
communities. They create massive amounts of carbon dioxide which we have no feasible way
of managing, and create respiratory problems for those who live nearby. I am incredibly
concerned for the health and safety of my patients as well as for the children who will be
growing up in this changing climate.
The Port has the opportunity to take action on climate change by halting the return of 
cruise ships, both temporarily and permanently, as well as stopping any plans for 
expansion to the airport and the cruise landings. We do not have time to make 
promises for decarbonization. We must start the process now, and that process 
should start with luxury items that do not contribute to our overall societal wellbeing, 
such as cruise ships.The Port must put a halt to the return of cruising in Seattle and 
stop any plans for Port expansion, for the benefit of our climate, our environment, and 
Seattle citizens.
Thank you,
Alexa Fay








From:            laura gibbons
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Subject:           [EXTERNAL] Comments for the Port Commission meeting 8/10/21
Date:              Friday, August 6, 2021 3:31:57 PM

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Here is my testimony (written only) for Tuesday's meeting. I hope you have time to read the whole thing
(minus the specific website links), but if not, please read the first and paragraphs, and mention that I cite
studies that show impacts on school achievement and cardiovascular disease, as well as King County
Department of Health findings that these noise effects are causal, not just associations. Thank you!

Commissioners,
I am pleased to see that you are implementing your plans to speed up the noise abatement
process. As you probably know, aircraft noise is not just a nuisance, but a real health risk.
This has been demonstrated in studies that included SEATAC-impacted communities.
A study of 46 US airports and surrounding schools, including five Beacon Hill schools found
Airport noise was associated with lower reading and math scores
(http://www.trb.org/main/blurbs/170328.aspx).
A second study of six million older people and 89 airports in the US, including SEATAC
Airport and Seattle's King County International Airport found that, a zip code with 10 dB
higher noise exposure had a 3.5% higher cardiovascular hospital admission rate, after
controlling for other factors (https://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f5561).
Our King County Department of Health has summarized the impact of noise pollution, and
classified the impact as causal (rather than associational) for cardiovascular disease and
sleep disturbance, and likely causal for school performance (King County Board of Health
meeting on March 18, 2021 - King County; Table 18).

Thank you for your efforts to protect our health.

Sincerely,
Laura Gibbons
Seattle




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From:            Shaun R
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Subject:           [EXTERNAL] Parking expansion plans without park destruction
Date:              Tuesday, August 10, 2021 9:08:54 AM

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Would like the committee to discuss and share plans they have for creating multi story parking and shifting seatac
and the community away from ground level surface lot only parking.
Seatac is inundated with surface only lots that cover most of the city. There are limited park options in seatac and
destroying one of the only parks in the city would make seatac synonymous with a surface level parking lot city.
Please share with us how you will reign in surface level parking.
Thanks,
Shaun



From:            Earnest Thompson
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Subject:           [EXTERNAL] Landscape Masterplan
Date:              Thursday, August 5, 2021 2:37:21 PM

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Commissioners,
It would be good to see the Landscape Masterplan document what percentage of plants are true Native plant
species. They could use the Washington Native Plant Society lists as authoritative.
Sincerely,
Earnest Thompson
Normandy Park City Council
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From:            Jordan Van Voast
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Subject:           Re: [EXTERNAL] public comment for August 10 special session
Date:              Sunday, August 8, 2021 1:39:51 PM
Attachments:      public comment 8.10.21.docx
Understood. Okay, thanks anyways. Here is a copy of my testimony. I may try to join the 
Teams meeting on my laptop, but if that fails, I'll call in.
Thank you,
Jordan Van Voast

Good afternoon Commissioners,
Over the last 2 weeks, the Dixie Fire has become the 3rd largest in California history.i Wildfire plumes
cover much of the West, with summer camps for kids closed due to air quality.ii Smoke is now our 5th 
season. Only a change in wind direction prevents a return of last September's smoke 'pocalypse. Wheat
yields in eastern Washington are at one of their lowest levels ever, as are reservoirs on the Colorado
river.iii iv 
Southern Europe, Greece and Turkey are currently enduring record heat, with at least 8 dead from
wildfire.v On Thursday, the journal Nature published a study concluding that the Gulf Stream current, a
major climate tipping point, is on the verge of shutting down, with "unimaginable consequences". vi 
Three billion people in South Asia face increasing water shortages due to rapidly melting glaciers on the
Tibetan plateau.vii
Our modern capitalist society which privileges the wealthyviii and focuses on short term happiness, while
ignoring the survival needs of billions of people around the globe and the ecological web of which we
are a part, is disintegrating. The longer we deny that the deeper our world will collapse into ecological
disaster and social violence. Our economic system is antiquatedwe need not only a Green New Deal,
but a new vision and mission which prioritizes the well being of all life, instead of the narrow interests of
a few.ix Instead of measuring the success of the Port in terms of passengers boarding fossil fuel guzzling,
carbon emitting planes and cruise ships, what if instead you measured the impact of Port business in
terms of gross national happiness? 
Commissioner Felleman recently stated "there is an insatiable appetite for cruise, we (the Port) didn't
create it. It exists." But the public record clearly demonstrates that the Port has a long history of
promoting cruising and flying.x Please listen to the science, embrace the wisdom of indigenous leaders
working to protect the earth and rethink your business model so that we can transition as rapidly as
possible to a cruise free Salish Sea. 
Thank you, 
Jordan Van Voast, M.Ac. 
i https://www.npr.org/2021/08/06/1025495042/dixie-fire-california-wildfire-greenville 
ii https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/us/air-quality-alert.html 
iii https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jul/08/farmers-and-experts-anticipate-worst-wheat-harvest/ 
iv https://www.cpr.org/2021/07/24/lake-powell-lowest-water-level-on-record-heres-what-that-means-for-
colorado-and-states-that-rely-on-it/ 
v https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/05/people-dead-as-wildfires-continue-to-rage-across-southern-
europe 
vi https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01097-4 
vii https://www.reuters.com/article/us-glaciers/tibetan-glacial-shrink-to-cut-water-supply-by-2050-
idUSTRE50F76420090116 
viii https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/global-social-challenges/2017/05/08/are-capitalism-and-inequality-linked/ 
ix https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2020/05/well-being--expanding-the-definition-of-progress.html 
x https://twitter.com/SeaCruiseCntrl/status/1421980738702823424/photo/1