Item No.       6b_supp 
Date of Meeting    November 10, 2015 
Sustainable Airport Master Plan
Environmental Review 
Contract Advertisement & Execution 
11/10/15

Conduct Environmental Review 
Evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the
planning alternatives identified in the Sustainable
Airport Master Plan (SAMP) 
Required by the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) 
Commission Resolution No. 3650 requires SEPA be
completed on capital project prior to authorization 

Comply with federal and state statutes and Port of Seattle policy

Environmental Review Categories 
Air Quality/GHG     Earth            Water 
Natural Resources    Noise            Energy 
Wetlands         Plants & Animals     Land Use 
Aesthetics        Housing          Visual Impacts 
Construction      Recreation        Transportation 
Impacts          Public Services      Hazardous
Utilities           Historic & Cultural    Materials 
Environmental     Resources        Secondary &
Health           Socioeconomic &     cumulative impacts 
environmental
justice 

Independent and in-depth environmental evaluation of projects

Schedule 
Nov. 2015      Contract authorization to 
advertise and execute a Request for
Qualifications (RFQ) 
Nov. 2015      RFQ published 
Mar. 2016      Contract award and start 
environmental review process 
Mar. 2017      Commission review and adoptions 
Apr. 2017       FAA issues Record of Decision 
Commission briefings and stakeholder engagement
will occur throughout the duration of the project
Numerous phases will be conducted prior to completion

Small Business Engagement 
The Office of Social Responsibility (OSR) has
assigned a Small Contractors and Suppliers
certification (SCS) requirement of 7% 
OSR will conduct outreach to promote the contract
to encourage SCS, Small, Minority, Women and
Disadvantaged participation 
Firms will be notified thru the Port's Procurement
Data Base (PRMS) 

Century Agenda goal to promote small business growth

Outreach and Engagement 
Incorporate information on environmental review into Master
Plan outreach activities and materials - currently scheduled: 
Chamber presentations Q4 2015 
Airport-area business roundtables Q4 2015 
Environmental stakeholder meetings Q4 2015 
Public open houses Q1 2016 
Transportation Review Committee Q1 2016 
Airport-area city council updates Q1 2016 
Proposed elected official forum, airport-area Q1 2016 
Include a public scoping process in addition to standard agency
scoping process 
Scoping meeting Q2 2016 
Additional outreach Q2  Q4 2016 

Build on current Master Plan outreach for environmental review

Next Steps 
Contract advertisement and execution 
Coordination between planning and environmental
teams 
NEPA/SEPA scoping, stakeholder engagement, and
community outreach 
Begin environmental evaluation of SAMP
alternatives 

Environmental review dependent on SAMP planning alternatives