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File Number: 19-005 settlement agreement with the Port, which mandated mitigation of potential noise impacts generated by the airport upon San Leandro residents. This original $9 million agreement, which was adopted on December 5, 2000 (with a subsequent amendment adopted on July 22, 2003), became known as the Residential Airport Noise Insulation Program, and facilitated the installation of noise-reducing features such as new double-pane windows, sliding glass doors, and other insulation improvements in single-family dwellings in the Davis West, Timothy Lane and Mulford Gardens areas. The original program was fully funded by the Port and administered by the City via a third party consultant. Homeowners who participated in this program were required to sign a noise easement with the Port of Oakland upon completion of the insulation improvements. The goal of the original program was to mitigate interior noise levels within approximately 200 homes that were impacted by airport noise, as stated in the settlement agreement. Phase I of the Airport Noise Insulation Program was initiated in 2004 and completed approximately 81 properties; Phase II was initiated in 2009 and completed approximately 73 additional properties, for a total of 154. On average, each participating property received approximately $30,000 in improvements. However, per the terms of the original agreement with the Port, funding for the program was eventually terminated because the Port failed to achieve certain codified Enterprise Fund reserve targets. A number of eligible homeowners either failed to respond to offers of assistance, or otherwise declined acceptance of potential improvements during Phase I and Phase II of the program and approximately 46 eligible homes ultimately did not receive noise insulation. Due to the highly technical nature of the work, the City contracted with C. Kell-Smith & Associates, a consulting firm based in the Bay Area that specializes in executing airport-related mitigation efforts. Through this contract, Phases I and II of the program were completed, which provided a variety of services to the residents including outreach, inspection, installation and coordination with City building staff in order to efficiently install improvements to the properties. Concurrent with the above program, on June 16, 2008, the City Council approved the purchase of 2139 Laura Avenue in the Davis West neighborhood for approximately $340,000. The home was purchased so that it could be demolished to make way for the widening of Davis Street that was envisioned as part of a project led at the County level to install a HOV lane on the I-880 freeway, along with the reconstruction of the Davis Street overpass and realignment of the southbound off-ramp at Davis Street. At the time of the property’s purchase, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) was in the design phase of the project. However, in 2012, the ACTC determined that the latest design configurations for the project would no longer require the demolition of the Laura Avenue property for realignment of the off-ramp. As such, the City repaired the property and prepared it for lease as a single-family residence. The City ultimately leased the property as rental housing from May 2013 through January 2017, at which time the property was vacated. In March 2017, staff received direction from the City Council to list the property for sale. The property was listed in June 2017 on the multiple listing service and received three offers. The City accepted the highest offer of $590,000 and the property sold on Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 1/17/2019