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Staff reported that the 2011 Addendum to the Settlement Agreement with the Port has been signed by both the City and the Port, and that staff can now bring extensions to existing agreements with the program consultant, C. Kell -Smith & Associates, and the construction contractor, G.E. Chen, to the City Council for consideration. This will be placed on the September 19 City Council agenda. Once the contracts are approved and the Notice to Proceed is issued, the contractor can order the materials and schedule construction for the Phase II homes when all materials are all received and inspected. Construction could begin within the next six months. The 73 homes waiting in Phase II of the Insulation Program have all been inspected, and construction documents have been prepared. These homeowners have all signed the required avigation easement for the project. However, C. Kell -Smith staff will be personally contacting each homeowner to see if they still wish to participate in the program. Should any of those homes decline or fall off, there are 30 homes on the waiting list for Phase III to fill those slots. Per the terms of the settlement agreement, Phase III to insulate the remaining 46 homes will commence if and when the Port's debt service coverage ratio reaches an agreed upon level for two consecutive fiscal years. However, in no case shall any construction begin after December 21, 2017, which is the sunset date of the program. Questions from the Committee included whether or not Phase II and the wait list homes included rentals. All current Phase II homes are owner - occupied. Some of the wait list homes are rentals. However, should the program go into Phase III, owner - occupied homes will have first preference in participation. South Field Group Community Representative John Manuel was unable to attend the meeting. However, he had e- mailed a message (attached) to staff, which staff read to the Committee, expressing his disappointment that the Airport Noise Insulation Program may not be completed as originally agreed upon with the Port, and his view that the Port has an obligation to act in good faith and complete the program as originally agreed. 2. Report from Airport Noise Office on Discussions with US Coast Guard Regarding Training Flights Over San Leandro Neighborhoods This meeting date fell on a holiday for Port staff (Admissions Day). Therefore, the Port's Noise and Environmental Affairs Supervisor, Larry Galindo, provided a written report (attached) regarding their offices' discussions with the Coast Guard about the impacts their helicopter training flights into the North Field are having on area residents. The Noise Office is working closely with the Coast Guard's new area Commander to have the training flights use the South Field whenever possible. There are safety concerns with this diversion, particularly because of wake turbulence risks for the helicopters following large fixed -wing aircraft. However, progress is being made in these discussions. Councilmember Prola commented that, at the last Airport /Community Noise Management Forum meeting, resident Harold Perez, who has been most bothered by this activity, had an opportunity to speak with the Coast Guard Commander and share his frustration about the noise the flights are creating. 3. Report from North Field and South Field Study Groups and Aviation Stakeholders Advisory Committee