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MEMORANDUM

COMMISSIONG .     Item No.      7a

STAFF BRIEFING' '        "Date of Meeting  " June 26, 2012 '
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DATE:   June 15, 2012

TO:     Tay Yoshitani Chief Executive Ofcer

FROM:   Mark Reis, Managing Director, Aviation-DivisW '
Elizabeth Leavitt, Director, Aviation Planning and Envrronment'      21W

SUBJECT: Airport Terminal Development Challenges at SeattleTacoma International
Airport

BACKGROUND :

In 2011, SeattleTacoma International Airport served 32.8 million annual passengers and
handled almost 315,000 aireld operations. Future projections of Airport activity suggest that
the Airport might be the gateway for 47-53 million annual passengers by 20312038. The
aireld can accommodate the operations necessary for this growth as currently constructed, but
the landside facilities and terminal will require capital
improvements to serve the growing
number ofpassengers.

Flaming for the short, medium, and long-term facilities to accommodate the projected landside
growth occurs in a complex and dynamic environment. Our airline partners drive change
through mergers and alignments, along with plans for facilities to accommodate growth and
enhance the customer experience. The industry is rapidly changing through the deployment of
technology. The way the Airport responds to these changes must be considered within the
broader context of an aging facility, the challenge of facility modications in the midst of active
operations, and the investments in improvements timed to meet the needs of the travelling public.
Controlling costs is also an important consideration that must be balanced with other goals.
These challenges also present opportunities to make our facility more efcient and sustainable.

This brieng will summarize the existing challenges facing the facility,
as well as the near and
mid-term challenges the Airport must plan for, the goals that must be balanced to do this
correctly, and proposed principles that will guide staff in this work. '_

BRIEFING OUTLINE:

1.  Background and Projections
2.  Current Situation

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Ta'y'Yshitani, (Thif ExecutiveOfficer
June 15, 2012
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3. Futur VisiQn

Airport Terminal Development Chaenges PowerPoint.

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