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4800 South 188th Street <br />SeaTac, WA 98188-8605 <br />City Hall: 206.973.4800 <br />Fax: 206.973.4809 <br />TDD: 206.973.4808 <br />Mayor <br />Michael J. Siefkes <br />Deputy Mayor <br />Erin Sitterley <br />Councilmembers <br />Rick Forschler <br />Joel Wachtel <br />Peter Kwon <br />Pam Fernald <br />Clyde Hill <br />City Manager <br />Joseph Scorcio <br />City Attorney <br />Mary Mirante Bartolo <br />City Clerk <br />Kristina Gregg <br />February 12, 2018 <br />The Honorable Allan Ekberg <br />Mayor, City of Tukwila <br />6200 Southcenter Blvd <br />Tukwila, WA 98188 <br />Dear Mayor: <br />As we discussed, we are asking the City of Tukwila's active support of the 2018 <br />Supplemental Budget proviso request to the State legislature to help fund a <br />comprehensive study of the current and ongoing impacts of the airport. The goal of this <br />effort is to establish a point -in -time baseline of the airport's positive and negative <br />impacts to our communities and help communicate those impacts to our residents and <br />other interested parties. It will also help provide objective measurements for all of our <br />communities with the anticipated growth at Sea -Tac Airport. <br />The proviso request is for $500,000 which must be matched by an equal amount split <br />between the cities of Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac and <br />Tukwila. We have budgeted $250,000 toward this effort and are hoping that our partner <br />cities will jointly fund the balance of $250,000. These funds do not need to be formally <br />committed and budgeted at this time but would be a requirement of the proviso prior to <br />work being done on the study. The State's Department of Commerce would select the <br />consultant and manage the study. <br />I have attached the one-page overview of the proviso and the suggested proviso <br />language. The study has been well-received thus far by the legislature and based on <br />discussions with our neighbors, indications are that Burien, Federal Way, Des Moines <br />and Normandy Park are generally supportive of the proviso and are also considering <br />active support. <br />If you have any questions or wish to discuss this further, please do not hesitate to contact <br />me. <br />Thank you for your consideration of this important request. <br />Sincerely, <br />-,, '` <br />Joseph ScorAICP <br />City Manager <br />Cc: City Council <br />Enclosure <br />71 <br />