Item No. 11b supp
Meeting Date: May 27, 2025

SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table
2024/25 Annual Report
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Andres Mantilla, StART's facilitator and Partner at Uncommon Bridges
Marco Milanese, Senior Community Engagement Manager
Eric Schinfeld, Senior Federal and Intl. Government Relations Manager

StART 2024/25 Annual Report Presentation
• Overview
• Accomplishments & Efforts
- Aviation Noise Working Group
- Policy Working Group

• Q&A

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StART Overview
• StART provides the Port with a dedicated forum intended
to enhance cooperation and tackle the airport-related
issues of most relevance to SEA's neighboring cities
• StART brings together all the relevant parties with a
common purpose to share information, collaborate and
achieve results

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StART Overview
• Developed in consultation with the
Highline Forum-member cities
- Burien, Des Moines, Federal
Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac &
Tukwila
• Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, air
cargo and FAA all play key roles
• Uncommon Bridges serves as
facilitator
• StART's Steering Committee
provides strategic direction
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Accomplishments
Aviation Noise Working Group

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Aviation Noise Working Group
Completed Initiatives:
• Late Night Noise Limitation
Program
• Runway Use Plan
• Noise Comment Reporting
• Discouraging Reverse
Thrust
• Encouraging Continuous
Taxi to Takeoffs
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Aviation Noise Working Group
Focus in 2024/25:
• Promoting Single-engine
Taxiing
• Residential Sound Reinsulation
• Part 150 Noise Study
Technical Review Committee

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Accomplishments
Policy Working Group

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Policy Working Group - Accomplishments
• In 2024, 4 of StART's Federal Policy Priorities included in the 2024
FAA Reauthorization Act:
- Instituting a deadline and a stakeholder advisory group for FAA action on
the Noise Policy Review
- Continuation of the Environmental Mitigation Pilot Program
- Federal study of ultrafine particulates
- FAA report on siting of new regional airport capacity

• In 2025, continuing efforts to make progress on SAF and federal
funding of secondary noise insulation

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2025 State Legislative Priorities
• In 2024, created first ever StART State Policy Priorities Agenda
- On February 12, 2025, led first ever StART Olympia Day on the Hill

• 5 shared state policy priorities:
- Effectively implement the Noise Insulation Repair and Replacement Program
- Make tangible progress toward identifying additional regional airport capacity in
the next three years
- Sustain existing State programs to enhance air quality
- Maintain and expand Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production and use in
Washington
- Decarbonizing ground transportation, reducing transportation emissions, and
electrification
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QUESTIONS ?

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