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The South Field group continues to see a decline in the number of noise events at the San Leandro shoreline due to the rolling take -offs. The group will be closely watching the right - turn departure procedures from Runway 11 during southeast departure procedure periods as the rainy season gets underway. At the Aviation Stakeholders Advisory Committee, it was reported that the projects identified in the Airport Development Plan should be completed by the end of the year. A study of corporate jet noise abatement compliance is still moving forward; an RFP for a consultant to do the study is expected to be issued in January. Councilmember Prola had a question regarding a very loud North Field departure that occurred as a straight-out departure rather than a right turn heading as is recommended by the pilots' noise abatement circular. Noise Office staff felt it was a compliant departure in that it left the runway with a proper heading; the pilot straightened the flight track out further away from the runway. Committee members asked that the North Field group study the consistency of that departure procedure and see if better cooperation from pilots can be gained until they are away from the noise abatement areas identified in the pilots' circular. Mayor Santos asked that the North Field begin to study approaches to the runways to see if air traffic can be brought more over industrial and commercial areas and away from neighborhoods. Committee Recommendations None 4. Public Comments Dennis Rosucci had a question regarding southeast departures and whether or not they applied to both the North and South field runways and small planes. (They do.) Francois Gallo commented that the Alameda County Airport Land Use Commission was overruled in its recommendation against a residential development planned for Bay Farm Island in Alameda. He is concerned that airport operations will be modified to appease noise complaints from residents of this development to the detriment of San Leandro neighborhoods. He also recommended that the City participate in any license plate study the Port may do as part of its future ground traffic study. John Manuel was concerned that the North Field Group is recommending louder jets be diverted from the North Field to the South Field, and that this practice may be bringing more noise incidents to the Mulford and Marina Faire neighborhoods. (The South Field Group will be asked to study this to determine if there is transference of noise incidents, or if those jets are quiet enough to avoid a noise incident from the South Field.) He also believes the avigation