Public Comment - Exhibit A
From: Alexa Fay To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] Public Comment for the Port Testimony Date: Sunday, September 12, 2021 2:21:54 PM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. Greetings, My name is Alexa Fay and I am submitting public comment for the upcoming Port of Seattle meeting. I first wanted to thank the Port for creating the Equity Index and putting increased efforts towards equity issues in the Seattle area. I wanted to express concern about who is most affectedby aircraft noise and pollution based on the Equity Index, as airplane pollution can be attributed to many adverse health impacts including increased respiratory disorders and cancers (as described by this articlehttps://www.washington.edu/news/2019/12/03/communities- around-sea-tac-airport-exposed-to-a-unique-mix-of-air-pollution-associated-with-aircraft/). We cannot examine equity and the Port's impact on this equity without examining how flight paths and aircraft noise and pollution directly impact the health of our citizens. Thank you, Alexa Fay From: Alexa Fay To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] Comment for Port Meeting 9/14 Date: Monday, September 13, 2021 1:40:36 PM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. Greetings, My name is Alexa Fay and I am hoping to submit another public comment for the upcoming Port hearing. I want to thank Commissioner Bowman for proposing Order 2021-09, which would provide an inventory of the ecological, land use, and recreational site conditions of 55 acres of Portowned land within North SeaTac Park. I urge the Commission to approve this Order. I also want to thank Commissioners Bowman and Steinbrueck, Commission President Felleman, and other Port staff for previously touring this area of the Park, for listening to our community, and for withdrawing the proposal for Lot L06 that would have destroyed 11 acres of forest within our park. Thank you as well to the City of SeaTac elected officials to work to protect this park. Finally, I'd like to encourage the Port to support the City of SeaTac in changing zoning in North SeaTac Park from Aviation Commercial to Park use. As the FAA reported in its April 2016 Compliance Review of the airport, the Port has stated that the park "is the best compatible use of a severely airport-impacted area." Zoning should reflect this. The trees in this park protect the health of our community which according to Washington's Department of Health, is highly impacted by environmental health disparities. We know that much of this impact comes from airport operations. Again, many thanks for removing the proposal for Lot L06 from consideration and for considering this inventory to protect the park and our community's health and welfare. Thank you, Alexa Fay From: laura gibbons To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] Testimony for 9/14 Port Meeting Date: Friday, September 10, 2021 3:21:34 PM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. Here is my testimony (written only) for Tuesday's meeting. I hope you have time to read the whole thing because it is very short. Commissioners, I am delighted that you are concerned about equity in our community and that you have developed an interactive equity mapping tool to help with your programming. Would it be possible for you to overlay flight path volumes on that map or a similar one? Such a map would show where the greatest equity gains related to aircraft noise and UFP could be made. Sincerely, Laura Gibbons Seattle From: David Larson To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] 55 acre property north of 142nd North SeaTac Park Date: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:04:15 PM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. Hello, as a lifetime community member and nature enthusiast of both forests north and south of SeaTac Airport I have witnessed the removal of neighborhoods for the sake of airport expansion. I would like to see the Port of Seattle designate North SeaTac Park a green buffer zone for absorbing noise and air pollution. The park is currently home from many clubs and community activities and has become a natural outlet for local communities. Thank you for your consideration, Dr David W Larson Sent from my iPhone From: Meagan Lass To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] Comment for tomorrow meeting 9/14 Date: Monday, September 13, 2021 9:45:56 AM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. To whom it may concern: My name is Meagan Lass and I am a property owner and resident in North SeaTac near North SeaTac Park. My family and I use North SeaTac Park daily for local exercise and recreation as well as walking both of our dogs. It is a vital part of our neighborhood and our well being. I want to thank Commissioner Bowman for proposing Order 2021-09, which would provide for an inventory of the ecological, land use, and recreational site conditions of 55 acres of Port-owned land within North SeaTac Park. I urge the Commission to approve this Order. I also want to thank Commissioners Bowman and Steinbrueck, Commission President Felleman, and other Port staff for previously touring this area of the Park, for listening to our community, and for withdrawing the proposal for Lot L06 that would have destroyed 11 acres of forest within our park. And thank you to City of SeaTac elected officials for standing up for the public good in protecting this park. Your actions are very much appreciated! Finally, I'd like to encourage the Port to support the City of SeaTac in changing zoning in North SeaTac Park from Aviation Commercial to Park use. As the FAA reported in its April 2016 Compliance Review of the airport, the Port has stated that the park "is the best compatible use of a severely airport-impacted area." Zoning should reflect this. The trees in this park protect the health of our community which according to Washington's Department of Health, is highly impacted by environmental health disparities. We know that much of this impact comes from airport operations. Again, many thanks for removing the proposal for Lot L06 from consideration and for considering this inventory to protect the park and our community's health and welfare. Sincerely, Meagan Lass SeaTac, WA From: Noelle Lindenmann To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] PUBLIC COMMENT for September 14, 2021 Date: Monday, September 13, 2021 9:47:09 AM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. Hello Port of Seattle: My name is Noelle Lindenmann and I am a cyclist who enjoys North SeaTac Park and wants to see it preserved for future generations. I write in with public comments regarding changing the zoning for the Park and in support of Order 2021-09. I want to thank Commissioner Bowman for proposing Order 2021-09, which would provide for an inventory of the ecological, land use, and recreational site conditions of 55 acres of Port-owned land within North SeaTac Park. I urge the Commission to approve this Order. I also want to thank Commissioners Bowman and Steinbrueck, Commission President Felleman, and other Port staff for previously touring this area of the Park,for listening to our community, and for withdrawing the proposal for Lot L06 that would have destroyed 11 acres of forest within our park. And thank you to City of SeaTac elected officials for standing up for the public good in protecting this park. Your actions are very much appreciated! Finally, I'd like to encourage the Port to support the City of SeaTac in changing zoning in North SeaTac Park from Aviation Commercial to Park use. As the FAA reported in its April 2016 Compliance Review of the airport, the Port has stated that the park "is the best compatible use of a severely airport-impacted area." Zoning should reflect this. The trees in this park protect the health of our community which according to Washington's Department of Health, ishighly impacted by environmental health disparities. We know that much of this impact comes from airport operations. Again, many thanks for removing the proposal for Lot L06 from consideration and for considering this inventory to protect the park and our community's health and welfare. Thank you. Noelle Lindenmann 742 S Director St Seattle, WA 98108 noelle.royer@gmail.com -- Sent from a tiny computer. From: Bernedine Lund To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] Public commment for meeting today Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 8:15:47 AM Attachments: 9-13-2821 POS Public Comment.pdf WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. Hi, here's a written public comment for the meeting today. I'm going to try to be on the call as well if I can get my equipment to work. May have to do the call by phone. Thanks, Bernedine Lund PoS Commissioner's meeting Sept 14, 2021, Public Comment Bernedine Lund, resident of Federal Way, WA, and volunteer for 350Seattle Aviation Group Topic: PHSKC Community Health and Airport Operations Related noise an Air Pollution Hello Commissioners I was very pleased to see the full Dec 1, 2020 'Community Health and Airport Operations Related Noise and Air Pollution: Report to the legislature in response to Washington State House Bill 1109'. Dr s. Kris Johnson and Elena Austin presented a summary of the report at the July 22, 2021, StART meeting. The report itself has 99 pages, including appendices. The report lays out usual airport emissions and health outcomes, uses the three zones around the airport of 1, 1-5, and 5-10 miles, and assigns a causal relationship of specific health outcomes based on a 5-point scale. In the report, Section C- Community Health Profile Findings and Tables B1-B3 show various measures by the three zones and the rest of King County. This data can be used to estimate the costs of the health effects for those who live in the three zones. For example, 'Table B3-Potentially preventable deaths in airport communities' shows the estimated excess number of deaths over a 5-year period for various causes of death. Using this information, someone can estimate of the costs to the people who have the events listed, particularly those events identified as 'Causal'. This is the type of data that a health economist could start with to determine the cost/benefit ratio of expanding the airport. (I read one report done in the Netherlands showing that there was no benefit to the local economy be expanding the airport. The Netherlands is very small (the size of Oregon's Clackamas County) but it is a start at looking and the cost/benefit ratio.) Currently most people do not understand that many resulting costs are not currently included in the costs of flying. Inst ead, the costs are borne by those living near the airport with poorer health, poorer learning, and increased deaths. The next step would be asking for funding to do a cost/benefit study of the airport. We need to know the answer because we only hear that the public's demand for flying is pushing the growth. We need more concrete answers like those in the Dec 1 Public Health report to help advise the public and the legislators. From: Christine Neuffer To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] PUBLIC COMMENT for October 27, 2020 Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 6:36:32 AM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. Please take action to secure North SeaTac Park as park zoning. We live in Tukwila. This is the nearest substantial, multipurpose free park for residents in the surrounding area. Quite a few acres of trees near to the park have been lost to development. We need a contiguous, protected green zone for the health of residents and visitors. Christine Neuffer 13813 37th Avenue South Tukwila WA 98168 From: Estela Ortega To: Felleman, Fred; Cho, Sam; Bowman, Stephanie; Steinbrueck, Peter; Calkins, Ryan Cc: Commission-Public-Records; Deirdre.curle@gmail.com; mortdecai@hotmail.com; alnampark@gmail.com; Aurora Martin; Deric Gruen (F&C); Paulina@duwamishcleaanup.org; Velma Veloria; sarha.shifley@gmail.com; mvietz@gmail.com; huprice@gmail.com; 2co8cb@gmail.com; shebrush@gmail.com; BHCS E-Mail; Gheisar, Bookda; Metruck, Steve; Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Equity Index Date: Monday, September 13, 2021 3:07:20 PM Attachments: 21 EC BHC Port Equity Index Comment 9-14.pdf WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. Estimados Pres. Felleman, VP Calkins, Secretary Cho, Commissioners Bowman and Steinbrueck, Greetings from El Centro De La Raza and Beacon Hill Council. We hope this letter finds you and your families safe and well. We are pleased that the Equity Index is now in place and that it "was created with the initial intent to equitably guide funding decisions for the South King County Fund, serving as a component of the criteria for applications. Beyond the South King County Fund, the Index will be used to visualize variations in exposure to pollution, access to economic opportunity, and health outcomes to direct resources towards the areas of greatest need..." (Underlined for emphasis.) We would like to know when the SeaTac Airport aircraft flight paths and data will be added to the Equity Index to "visualize variations in exposure to pollution" and when the Title VI Civil Rights equity analysis will be completed. The aircraft air and noise pollution negatively impact the environment and health of our majority BIPOC community. The Title VI analysis is very important to us given the proposed Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) which will most likely markedly increase the number of flights over Beacon Hill while we remain without equitable access to the Port's mitigation program(s). We look forward to your response within the next two weeks given the impending SAMP release. Respetuosamente, Estela Ortega, ED Maria Batayola, Chair El Centro De La Raza Beacon Hill Council Estela Ortega Executive Director El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of all Races) 2524 16thAVE S | Seattle, WA 98144 1607 S 341st PL | Federal Way, WA 98003 Direct: (206) 957-4613 Executive Assistant: (206) 957-4605 dgvasquez@elcentrodelaraza.org www.elcentrodelaraza.org Registering to vote is easy at: MyVote E-Distributed commission-public-records@portseattle.org Port of Seattle (POS) President Fred Felleman POS Vice President Ryan Calkins POS Secretary Sam Cho POS Commissioner Stephanie Bowman POS Commissioner Peter Steinbrueck re: Equity Index Estimados Pres. Felleman, VP Calkins, Secretary Cho, Commissioners Bowman and Steinbrueck, Greetings from El Centro De La Raza and Beacon Hill Council. We hope this letter finds you and your families safe and well. We are pleased that the Equity Index is now in place and that it "was created with the initial intent to equitably guide funding decisions for the South King County Fund, serving as a component of the criteria for applications. Beyond the South King County Fund, the Index will be used to visualize variations in exposure to pollution, access to economic opportunity, and health outcomes to direct resources towards the areas of greatest need..." (Underlined for emphasis.) We would like to know when the SeaTac Airport aircraft flight paths and data will be added to the Equity Index to "visualize variations in exposure to pollution" and when the Title VI Civil Rights equity analysis will be completed. The aircraft air and noise pollution negatively impact the environment and health of our majority BIPOC community. The Title VI analysis is very important to us given the proposed Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) which will most likely markedly increase the number of flights over Beacon Hill while we remain without equitable access to the Port's mitigation program(s). We look forward to your response within the next two weeks given the impending SAMP release. Respetuosamente, Estela Ortega, ED Maria Batayola, Chair El Centro De La Raza Beacon Hill Council c: Steven Metruck, POS ED Bookda Gheisar, POS EDI Director 1 Beacon Hill Council (BHC) Beach Hill Council EJ Task Force Beacon Hill Measurement Team Dr. Deirdre Curle and Lynda Wong Alice Park, Board, Got Green Aurora Martin and Deric Gruen, Co-EDs, Front & Centered Paulina Lopez, ED, Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition Velma Veloria, Chair, King Count International Airport Community Coalition 350 Seattle Aviation Michael Renaissance and Sarah Shifley 350 Climate Family Action Megan Slade 500+Women Scientists Dr. Heather Price Climate Reality Ali Lee Quite Skies Puget Sound Sheila Bush 2 From: annie phillips To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] PUBLIC COMMENT for September 14, 2021 Date: Monday, September 13, 2021 10:17:01 PM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. I want to urge the Commission to approve an inventory of the ecological, land use, and recreational site conditions of Port-owned land within North SeaTac Park. I also want to thank the Commissioners for listening to our community, and for withdrawing the proposal for Lot L06 that would have destroyed 11 acres of forest within our park to make amulti-storey parking lot.And thank you to City of SeaTac elected officials for standing up for the public good in protecting this park. Finally, I'd like to encourage the Port to support the City of SeaTac in changing zoning in North SeaTac Park from Aviation Commercial to Park use. As the FAA reported in its April 2016 Compliance Review of the airport, the Port has stated that the park "is the best compatible use of a severely airport-impacted area." Zoning should reflect this. The trees in this park protect the health of our community which according to Washington's Department of Health, ishighly impacted by environmental health disparities. We know that much of this impact comes from airport operations. Again, many thanks for removing the proposal for Lot L06 from consideration and for considering this inventory to protect the park and our community's health and welfare. Annie Phillips 17600 Sylvester Rd SW Burien 98166 From: Mark and Barbara Roller To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] Cruise ships Date: Monday, August 23, 2021 8:23:45 PM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. As a member of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, I strongly oppose the return of Cruise Ships returning to Seattle for all of the reasons detailed very thoroughly and sent to the Port Commissioners by Seattle Cruise Control and other signatories. Please act in accordance with their suggestion for the benefit of our precious Puget Sound Waters and the creatures for which it is home. Sincerely, Mark F. Roller, M.D,. Seattle Virus-free. www.avast.com From: Shary B To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] PUBLIC COMMENT for October 27, 2020 Date: Monday, September 13, 2021 9:43:31 AM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. I want to thank Commissioner Bowman for proposing Order 2021-09, which would provide for an inventory of the ecological, land use, and recreational site conditions of 55 acres of Port-owned land within North SeaTac Park. I urge the Commission to approve this Order. I also want to thank Commissioners Bowman and Steinbrueck, Commission President Felleman, and other Port staff for previously touring this area of the Park, for listening to our community, and for withdrawing the proposal for Lot L06 that would have destroyed 11 acres of forest within our park. And thank you to City of SeaTac elected officials for standing up for the public good in protecting this park. Your actions are very much appreciated! Finally, I'd like to encourage the Port to support the City of SeaTac in changing zoning in North SeaTac Park from Aviation Commercial to Park use. As the FAA reported in its April 2016 Compliance Review of the airport, the Port has stated that the park "is the best compatible use of a severely airport-impacted area." Zoning should reflect this. The trees in this park protect the health of our community which according to Washington's Department of Health, ishighly impacted by environmental health disparities. We know that much of this impact comes from airport operations. Again, many thanks for removing the proposal for Lot L06 from consideration and for considering this inventory to protect the park and our community's health and welfare. From: Earnest Thompson To: debi.wagner@icloud.com; Susan West; Sue-Ann Hohimer; Shawn McEvoy; Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] London air pollution turned into art to raise awareness - BBC News Date: Friday, August 13, 2021 9:38:14 AM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. More visual proof of why HYPERLOOP is essential . Earnest Thompson NPCC https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-56986767 Sent from my iPad From: Velma Veloria To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] Equity Map Date: Monday, September 13, 2021 11:19:52 PM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. To: Seattle Port Commissioners Thank you for the work done on the Equity Map. As you refine the Equity Map, please do not forget the impact of the King County International Airport (KCIA) on the surrounding neighborhoods of Georgetown, South Park, Beacon Hill, and Allentown. KCIA is a major source of air, noise, lead, and climate pollution that disparately impacts neighboring communities. Concerned about the impact of KCIA, we formed the King County International Airport Community Coalition(KCIACC) and developed our list of demands (see attached). Our coalition includes Duwamish River Clean-Up Coalition, Georgetown Community Council, Friends of Georgetown History, Beacon Hill Council, Somali Health Board, 350 Seattle Aviation Team, Climate Reality Project - King County Chapter, and others. The areas surrounding the airport, Georgetown and South Park are home to 5,600 people: 70% people of color, 42% foreign-born, and 71.7% low income. KCIA is within 2 miles of 12 playgrounds and playfields, 21 parks, 31 schools, and 61 places of worship. Georgetown & South Park residents live 8 years shorter than others in Seattle and experience the highest cumulative environmental health factors. KCIA's impact on the residents: Air Pollution: Highest asthma hospitalization. Negatively impacts the brain, nervous system, respiratory system, and link to pre-term births. Noise Pollution: Negatively impacts cardiovascular, mental health, and causes lower reading and math scores. Lead Pollution: Neurological, Renal, reproductive, and Physical DevelopmentSystems. Our ask: 1) Please add the flight paths and the location of the airport to the equity map. 2) The Port should begin taking equity, health, and climate impacts into account for all its actions that disproportionately impact the surrounding communities. 3) Do not expand SeaTac airport or increase the number of flights, because this increased harm widens the equity gap. Sincerely, Velma Veloria (rosete80@gmail.com) Former Washington State Representative Chair, King County International Airport Community Coalition COMMUNITY DEMANDS 12. A thorough assessment of ... From: Linnea Westerlind To: Commission-Public-Records Subject: [EXTERNAL] Support for Order 2021-09 Date: Monday, September 13, 2021 8:46:47 AM WARNING: External email. Links or attachments may be unsafe. I support the proposed Order 2021-09 for an inventory of the 55 acres that the Port owns in North SeaTac Park. I ask the Commission to support this Order. My family uses North SeaTac Park for mountain biking, BMX biking, walking and rec soccer. It was so disappointing to learn that the Port was proposing to build an employee parking lot in rare forest under the flight path. What a short-sided proposal! A thorough inventory would help the Port and citizens understand the values and uses of this land. Thanks, Linnea Westerlind Seattle (park user)
Limitations of Translatable Documents
PDF files are created with text and images are placed at an exact position on a page of a fixed size.
Web pages are fluid in nature, and the exact positioning of PDF text creates presentation problems.
PDFs that are full page graphics, or scanned pages are generally unable to be made accessible, In these cases, viewing whatever plain text could be extracted is the only alternative.