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Councilmember Santos stated he will take the Port's position back to the residents who <br /> continue to believe a barrier wall would be a benefit. <br /> 2. What are the Port of Oakland's efforts to eliminate noisy 727s from the airport before <br /> 2010? <br /> Director of Aviation Steve Grossman reported that the Port has attempted to work with <br /> FedEx on this issue for a number of years. Airports Council International -North America, an <br /> association of airport governing agencies, has also taken a strong stand to eliminate loud <br /> planes sooner than later throughout the nation. FedEx has told that Port that it is a matter of <br /> economics — when the economics of operating the 727s become impractical, the planes will <br /> be replaced. Mr. Grossman reported that there currently isn't a smaller aircraft available on <br /> the market to effectively replace the 727s. Mr. Grossman also said that because those planes <br /> are very fuel inefficient and because they require three pilots to operate, the economics for <br /> replacement may not be that far off. However, FedEx still will not commit to a date for <br /> retirement of the 727s. <br /> Councilmember Santos has asked Congressman Pete Stark to become more actively involved <br /> in addressing this problem. He shared a letter (attached) from the Congressman to the <br /> Airport/Community Noise Management Fonim where he reports that FedEx representatives <br /> have committed to eliminating the 727 -100 from their nighttime fleet at OAK by May 2007. <br /> 727 -200s will continue to operate at OAK, but the 727 -100 is the loudest of the nighttime <br /> fleet. Councilmember Santos has suggested to the Congressman that he stay engaged in <br /> helping to remove all of the 727 aircraft from the FedEx fleet. <br /> 3. What is the status of the potential construction of a new runway, preferably in the bay? <br /> Mr. Grossman summarized that both the Port of Oakland and the Port of San Francisco have <br /> come to the same conclusion — no one City can independently plan a runway in the bay. It <br /> would be cost prohibitive (53 billion or more) and environmental permitting would be a <br /> significant obstacle. The decision to add more runways to any of the primary airports in the <br /> Bay Area will need to be a regional decision. He reported that the Metropolitan <br /> Transportation Commission (MTC) is starting to lay groundwork for a dialogue regarding <br /> regional aviation planning. A work plan is expected to be reviewed by MTC's Regional <br /> Airport Planning Committee at its next meeting. <br /> Committee members had discussions regarding the feasibility of using smaller airports in the <br /> region as full- service airports (Concord, Stockton, and others). Mr. Grossman pointed out <br /> that some of those airports have had commercial flights in the past. However, those <br /> communities may not welcome commercial air traffic again. <br /> 4. Port of Oakland's report on the status of the Airport Development Plan <br /> Mr. Grossman reported that the expansion of Terminal 2 is about 70% complete. Some of <br /> the facilities will be opening this month; others are another 9 -10 months away. Roadway <br /> 2 <br />