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• • feet apart. Because the North Field runways are only 1,000 feet apart, they have to be considered one runway and separation distances of 3 miles between airplanes will always be required for instrument arrivals regardless of whether there is one ILS or two. John Jermanis stated that it is in the City's best interest to make sure the Port's objective in adding the second ILS is to provide for redundancy of systems and not to set the stage for use of the North Field by passenger carrier planes. Committee Recommendations Committee Members would like a tour of the Air Traffic Control Tower. Staff will make the arrangements. 2. Public Comments Wafaa Aborashed asked why we are just now dealing with these safety issues when the matter has been in the agreement since 2000. She believes general aviation will grow, particularly with Alaska Airlines moving out of their facility at the North Field. She believes it is important to look at the airport's master plan for general aviation and corporate jets. Harold Perez said he was involved the group that asked to move the ILS from 27R to 27L so that more flights would go over the industrial areas. He doesn't want a second ILS because he believes it will bring more traffic to the airport. Tim Holmes said he would like to see more public process on the ILS issue. He doesn't believe we should be trading long term noise impacts for items related to beautification. He doesn't believe the Port is fully forthcoming with their information about the second ILS. The City should decline the second ILS and look for a second consultant's opinion. John Manuel recalled that suggestions were given to the City during the negotiations for the Settlement Agreement that were never considered. He believes a second ILS will lead to more traffic on North Field if there are taxi way improvements. The abandonment of the United and Alaska hangars brings the potential for increasing capacity. Francois Gallo believes the issue of runway capacity does not simply depend on separation of flights. Other elements of the airfield capabilities come into play. The FAA regulations say that improved navigational aids, ramps and taxi way improvements can increase capacity. The 2001 Airfield Study proposed taxi ways that would increase access to the North Field. Moving the air traffic control tower will add to increased capacity through efficiencies. Dennis Rosucci interprets the section of the Settlement Agreement that allows the airport to abandon the San Leandro Runway Use Policy to read that homes in the Davis West and Timothy Drive neighborhoods will receive sound insulation if the policy it abandoned. 3