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APPROVED AND FORWARDED CITY OF SAN LEANDRO TO CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT DATE: TO: VIA: FROM: SUBJECT: March 11, 1998 John Jermanis, City Manager Wandzia Grycz, Assistant City Manager ,p Kathy Ornelas, Community Relations RepresentativeK Oakland Airport -Community Noise Management Forum SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION JoA Jermanis Manager The Port of Oakland has invited the community of San Leandro to participate in the newly formed "Oakland Airport -Community Noise Management Forum." The Port has asked for a San Leandro elected official and a citizen representative to be appointed to the Forum. This item has been placed on the agenda for the March 16, 1998 City Council meeting. Staff recommends the City Council discuss this issue and appoint a City Councilmember and a member of the Neighborhood Aviation Advisory Committee of San Leandro (NAACSL) to represent San Leandro. DISCUSSION Until mid-1997, the Port of Oakland has had a public input mechanism in place to provide groups and individuals with a forum to voice complaints regarding operations at the Oakland International Airport. This process was called the Noise Abatement Task Force. Airport officials convened the meetings quarterly, and members of local communities at -large, airport tenants and representatives of the major users of the airport (i.e., FedEx, Southwest, Ameriflight) would participate in roundtable discussions about airport issues. In the later months of the Task Force, sharp criticism came from various individuals regarding the ineffectiveness of the format of the Task Force. Some participants felt that complaints would be voiced at the Task Force meetings, but there would be no follow-up and no action would be taken. In May 1997, the Port elected to disband the Task Force and began discussions with San Leandro and Alameda officials regarding a new platform for public input regarding airport operations. City Manager John Jermanis, Assistant City Manager Wandzia Grycz, and Administrative Analyst Jacqui Diaz have been the City's representatives in these discussions.