Next Highline Forum will be at Port of Seattle Airport Conference Center Wednesday, Mar. 22

The next Highline Forum will be held Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023, from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m at the Port of Seattle Airport Office Building in SeaTac (map below). The Highline Forum provides Southwest King County municipalities, educational governing bodies, and the Port of Seattle with the opportunity to share information, interact with outside speakers and other governmental organizations, and work in partnership on initiatives that benefit the residents of Southwest King County. One elected representative and one senior administrator from the following jurisdictions or institutions make up the membership of the Highline Forum:

• City of Burien – Deputy Mayor Kevin Schilling and City Manager Adolfo Bailon
• City of Des Moines – Mayor Matt Mahoney and City Manager Michael Matthias
• City of Federal Way – Mayor Jim Farrell and Councilmember Lydia Assefa-Dawson
• City of Normandy Park – Eric Zimmerman and City Manager Amy Arrington
• City of SeaTac – Deputy Mayor Senayet Negusse and City Manager Carl Cole
• City of Tukwila – Councilmember Kathy Hougardy and Policy Analyst Laurel Humphrey
• Highline College – VP for Institutional Advancement Josh Gerstman and External Relations Shakira Ericksen
• Port of Seattle – Commissioner Fred Felleman and Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle

An elected representative from the Port of Seattle (Commissioner Fred Felleman) and a jurisdiction or institution co-chair (Des Moines Mayor Matt Mahoney) moderate the meetings. Sign up to receive Highline Forum updates by email, including meeting agendas and summaries. The Forum meets six times a year, typically on the fourth Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September, and November from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Meetings are hybrid: we meet in person or you may attend virtually on MS Teams. To attend the Teams meeting, please email Dave Kaplan and put “Highline Forum RSVP” in the subject line. He will provide you with the link to the meeting as the date draws closer.

MEETING LOCATION

The meeting will be held at the Port of Seattle Conference Center, located inside the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, pre-security and on the mezzanine level at the south end of the airport above Checkpoint #1. Boarding passes are not required to access the facility. The Port offers complimentary parking validations for Conference Center guests who utilize the airport parking garage, on the day of their event. Please park in General Parking (floors 2,3,5-8) in the airport garage. Parking validations are only valid in General Parking, and your parking will not be validated if you park on Terminal Direct (floor 4), as the pricing is different. Park in General Parking (floors 3, 5-8) at the South end of the Airport Garage near the yellow or green elevators (rows N-U). Walk across skybridge #1, between the yellow and green elevator banks, to the Main Terminal. Take the escalator or elevator up to the Ticketing Level. The stairs and elevator to the Mezzanine Level are directly behind the International ticketing counters. Enter the reception area through the double glass doors on the left. *Parking validations are valid in General Parking for the duration of the event or meeting. Your parking may not be validated if you choose to park in Terminal Direct (floor 4).*