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Minutes - City of San Leandro City Council Meeting November 24, 1997 Page - 6 - that perhaps the City should consider a noise ordinance rather than filing a lawsuit. He questioned how the City could file a lawsuit without a noise ordinance. He concluded by stating he is for stopping all expansion of the airport - indicating they just don't have the space to do so. I. Kai Bender, addressed the Council, stating he feels the Port of Oakland is playing a kind of "shell game" with the City. He questioned if we had tried to work with the City of Alameda in order to profit from their experience with the Port. Mr. Bender also commented on BART trains and how they would be affected by a noise ordinance also, noting they are very loud. The Mayor responded that the Airport listens to lawsuits, which is what Alameda threatened. Vice Mayor Loeffler suggested the Council may want to appoint a formal body that oversees the issues with regard to the Port of Oakland. J. Harold Perez, Timothy Drive, addressed the Council, stating no one is addressing the height limits of the planes coming over San Leandro. He commented that they are flying much too low and wants to know what is being done about that issue. Mayor Corbett suggested staff look into adding slope of the flight path of the planes on the list of issues. K. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, addressed the Council and clarified that the City would be authorizing litigation for the Port of Oakland as it relates to the Oakland Airport operation. He also clarified that the City of Alameda did not sue the Airport prior to 1994. It was noted the EIR is coming from the Port of Oakland. He suggested that the tables are not turned - the Council is required to take public input but does not have to necessarily do what they say and now the Port of Oakland is doing the same thing. L. Wakaa Aborashed, 692 Tudor Road, addressed the Council and thanked them for the work they have done on the Airport issue. She noted that she remembers when there were only three people speaking from San Leandro against the expansion of the Airport. She said the City needs to be a part of everything the Airport does. She would like to see the airplanes go over Oakland, instead. She would also like more information on the proposed insulation program. The Mayor reminded Ms. Aborashed that the insulation program is a proposed mitigation measure and that we are not sure if it will be responded to. Motion by Council Member Lothrop, seconded by Vice Mayor Loeffler, to adopt the proposed resolution.