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• • Program • Update on Noise Insulation Pro P g • The draft Request for Qualifications for hiring of a consultant to manage the program has been sent to the Port of Oakland for their review. Once the Port's approval is received, the RFQ will be made public and applications will be accepted from consultants. A committee will narrow the candidate list to three and advise the Committee of the names of those consultants who will be invited to, interview for the project. • The City's Chief Building Official has designed the RFQ to model San Leandro's insulation program after the one in place in Alameda. The objective is to achieve an interior noise level of 45dB. • Staff hopes to be able to advertise the RFQ in early February and proceed with the program in May 2003. - Report from the North Field Research Group • Staff gave an overview of the work being done by the.North Field Group. • The Group has been working for over three years towards improving conditions for West San Leandro neighborhoods. A new departure procedure that was recommended by the group is now in use at the Oakland Airport. • The Group's function now is to monitor the progress of that new procedure and work with Airport managers and tenants to address problems as they surface. For instance, a particular neighborhood in the North Area is experiencing flights that wake residents daily between O 5:30 a.m. and 5:40 a.m. Airport Noise Office staff was able to identify what air cargo courier company was responsible for those flights and the group is working with that company to try to find a solution. • Wafaa Aborashed, San Leandro citizen member of the group, commented that it has been a very good experience. The Port and its tenants work with the group to mitigate some of the problems neighborhoods are reporting. They are putting their best foot forward, but there is more work to do. Report from the South Field Study Group • The group has had two meetings thus far. The first meeting was mostly introductory, but also provided time for brainstorming of problems and issues to be studied by the group. These include nighttime noise, hush kits on B727's, and aircraft over water rather than over neighborhoods. • From the data provided by the Airport Noise Abatement Office, the group is already working with FedEx to examine a particular operation to see if there is a way of reducing noise incidents. • The Neptune Drive residents will be helping the Port to document noise incidents during the week of January 6 to see if the incidents can be correlated to any particular flight patterns of FedEx. • John Manuel, a citizen representative to the group, said that the Port has assured the group that it is willing to work with the community to find some solutions. It is a good beginning — better than they had a year ago. ® • Dennis Rosucci, the other citizen representative, agreed that it is a good beginning. It is a good sign that the Port and FedEx are willing to work with the neighborhoods. He will be •