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Airport Committee Members asked if staff could obtain copies of the Master Plans from San Francisco and San Jose Airports. (As follow -up, staff later provided the Committee with a copy of San Jose's Executive Summary of their Master Plan. San Francisco Airport sent a full copy of their Master Plan, which is a very extensive document. The copy has been placed in the City Council office. Neither document has been attached to these highlights because of their size.) Committee Member Nardine asked for a report on Lear jets at the Airport, specifically the number there now, whether or not there has been an increase, can an increase be expected, and what the Port's plans are to address an increase. (Staff has asked the Airport Noise Management Office for a report on Lear jets, as well as all planes under 75,000 lbs using the North Field.) 4. Reports on the North Field and South Field Study Group Meetings Kathy Ornelas provided a report on both study groups. The North Field Group continues to meet on a quarterly basis, evaluating and discussing questionable noise incidents in an effort to correct some of the louder procedures. One of the frequent violators has been the Department of Justice, which has been using the North Field for prisoner transportation Flights. The Airport Noise Management Office has gotten agreement from the Department of Justice that they will now use the South Field for arrivals and departures. The Committee allowed resident representatives to each of the study groups to add comments to these reports. Dennis Rosucci and Francois Gallo credited Harold Perez with the success in working with the Department of Justice. Harold had documented numerous flights, allowing the Airport Noise Office to track the noise levels as evidence of a continuing problem. They thanked the Airport Noise Abatement Office for their efforts, too. Francois Gallo also suggested that the RWI l noise abatement procedure should be delegated a higher priority for the Airport Noise Abatement Office to pursue. He also stated that he feels that adding a second ILS to the North Field will add capacity and increase impacts on the community. The South Field Group has been studying a number of procedures and possible noise solutions. The rolling departure noise abatement procedure is now standard practice for all FedEx planes — not just 727's and not just at Oakland Airport, but for all planes at all airports when conditions allow. The Airport Noise Management Office and the air traffic control tower will monitor the effectiveness of this procedure to determine if it can be adopted by other air carriers using the South Field. The Runway 11 (RW 1 1) noise abatement procedure continues to be discussed. There is a standing Letter of Agreement between the Airport and the FAA as a result of a long - standing settlement with the City of Alameda, instructing that this procedure be used whenever possible. The procedure has not been followed consistently in recent years. FAA Northern California Tracon representatives promised to re- educate the air traffic controllers on this procedure, and asked to be allowed to monitor their success before a formal request is made to the FAA to adopt this as a Standard Instrument Procedure. 3