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INFORMATIONAL MEMO <br />Page 2 <br />Following the adoption of the budget, the Chairs of the State House Appropriations Committee <br />and the State Senate Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to Commerce with refined <br />language (see attached). It was noted that the language came too late to be included in the final <br />draft of the State budget. The main modification was that Commerce was also directed to look <br />at the benefits of SeaTac International Airport on surrounding cities as a result of proximity to <br />the airport. The options section was also expanded to include a discussion regarding " <br />bolstering potential benefits." Per Commerce, the adopted budget language governs, but the <br />letter provides good guidance on the legislative intent of the proviso. <br />The Cities of Tukwila, SeaTac, Federal Way, Normandy Park, Burien, and Des Moines have <br />been meeting to discuss providing the local match. The City of SeaTac is prepared to provide <br />$150,000 for the local match, provided the other five cities contribute the remaining $150,000. <br />The table below shows fund allocation for the remaining five cities based on a per capita <br />formula. Tukwila's contribution would be $14,445.61 <br />City <br />2017 OFM population <br />estimate <br />Per Capita Share 0.7348 <br />(5.1993 SeaTac) <br />Burien <br />50,680 <br />$37,238.24 <br />Des Moines <br />30,860 <br />$22,675.06 <br />Federal Way <br />96,350 <br />$70,795.27 <br />Normandy Park <br />6,595 <br />$4,845.82 <br />Tukwila <br />19,660 <br />$14,445.61 <br />Other Cities <br />Subtotal <br />$150,000 <br />SeaTac <br />28,850 <br />$150,000 <br />Total Population <br />Represented <br />232,995 <br />Total Local Match <br />Funds for Study <br />$300,000 <br />Staff from the six cities supports the allocation of the match as outlined in the table above. City <br />Councils from the other cities may need to approve the final contribution. With the local match <br />and the State Funds, the total amount of funds available is $600,000. There is some initial <br />concern that these funds may be insufficient to complete an in-depth study. Commerce has <br />already indicated they study would like to be survey of existing studies and data already <br />available and that it's unlikely that new primary research will be completed. The City of SeaTac <br />has indicated it may be willing to contribute an additional $100,000 to expand the scope of the <br />study. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Tukwila's impact from Sea-Tac Airport are much different than the other five cities. While <br />Tukwila has some minor impacts from noise and odor, the City does not have the same <br />48 <br />