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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL AIRPORT COMMITTEE November 6, 2009 9:00 a.m. —10:30 a.m. San Leandro City Hall 835 East 14th Street San Leandro, California Sister Cities Gallery HIGHLIGHTS Committee Members: Councilmember Starosciak (Chair), Mayor Santos and Councilmember Prola City staff present: Steve Hollister, City Manager; Kathy Omelas, Community Relations Representative Public present: Larry Galindo, Wayne Bryant and Rob Forrester from the Oakland Airport; Wafaa Aborashed; John Manuel The meeting was called to order at 9:01 a.m. 1. Presentation from Port of Oakland on Noise Transfer Study from Alameda's Preferential Runway Use Agreement with the Port Kathy Ornelas introduced the discussion by briefly reviewing the history of Alameda's Preferential Runway Use Agreement with the Port of Oakland which was the result of a settlement agreement in the 1970s. The agreement states that all turbo -prop and turbo -fan powered aircraft and aircraft weighing in excess of 12,500 pounds may not take off using North Field runways. This restriction includes corporate jets. These planes must divert to the South Field. John Manuel, as the City's representative to the South Field Research Group, had asked the Port to study what impact those diversions are having on western San Leandro. Port staff made a presentation showing that, while there are some noise incidents for residents in the Mulford Gardens area as a result of these diversions, were these planes allowed to use the North Field for departures, a great many more San Leandro (particularly Davis West) and Alameda residents would be impacted by noise events. Some concessions have been made to these restrictions when the FAA approved the Salad One departure procedure, which allows flights to depart from Runways 27R and 27L but requires a quick right turn over the Alameda estuary. Many pilots are using this departure procedure now, which has removed some of the departures from the South Field.