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Kathy Ornelas provided the Committee with a table showing the elements of the agreement and addendums and their status. Committee Members had some clarifying questions. Regarding the instrument landing system at the North Field, Wayne Bryant from the Noise Office reported that the FAA has a new project manager on board who is meeting with the Port this week. They expect funding to be available in the next federal Fiscal Year for construction and installation. A public work shop on the Environmental Assessment should be held this summer or early fall, in time for public comments on the Assessment. Public Comments Wafaa Aborashed commented on the importance of community participation in meetings and studies. 4. Report from North Field and South Field Study Groups and Aviation Stakeholders Advisory Committee Kathy Ornelas gave a report on the most recent Study Group and Advisory Committee meetings. The North Field and South Field Groups continue to review data about unusual noise events and Airport Noise Management Office staff continues to follow-up with pilots who are not in compliance with the airport's voluntary noise abatement policies. Representatives from both San Leandro and Alameda expressed concerns to the Port that the Noise Office is understaffed due to recent vacancies and that follow-ups with non-compliant pilots have been slower. Councilmember Starosciak reported that, at the last joint meeting with the Port's Aviation Committee, she also expressed the desire that the Port invest in the staffmg of the Noise Office. At the Aviation Stakeholders Advisory Committee, it was reported that the projects identified in the Airport Development Plan are substantially complete, and those that remain such as the roadway and curb-side improvements should be completed by the end ofthe year. The Port is continuing to move forward with planning for construction of a third terminal at the airport, as was identified in the Master Plan. This will, of course, trigger a full environmental impact study. Terminal 1, which was built in the 1960s, is in need of some renovations. All of the work will be inside the terminal relating to passenger conveniences (i.e. restrooms, paging systems, information displays), as well as infrastructure work on the power and gas supply systems. The renovation will begin soon and should take 6-8 years to complete. Mayor Santos asked the Port staff to update the printed summary history of the airport's development that was published a few years ago. Committee Recommendations None 3