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• • • City Council Airport Committee April 2, 2002 Meeting Highlights Committee Members: Shelia Young, Surlene Grant, Tony Santos Called to order at 4:08 p.m. 14audience members and 5 City staff members present Report from City Manager Regarding Airport Noise Insulation Program • City Manager John Jermanis recapped the settlement agreement between the Port of Oakland and the City of San Leandro, specifically regarding the noise insulation program. The City has asked the Port to permit advanced funding of $1 million to start a pilot program. He suggested pilot homes in the Timothy Drive, Davis West and Neptune Drive neighborhoods could be insulated to determine the effectiveness of the insulation measures. • Committee Member Young suggested a tour of insulated homes in the Alameda program be arranged for the committee members. She discussed aspects of the • • Chicago O'Hare International Airport's insulation program, including the fact that the O'Hare program does not require an avigation easement be signed by participating homeowners. She suggested the pilot homes in San Leandro's program be exempt S from the avigation easement until the effectiveness of the insulation is known. • Committee Member Grant questioned whether it would be more appropriate for San Leandro to use a consultant to manage the program, or if an in -house staff member wouldn't be a better alternative. • Committee Member Santos commented that he knows of a person who has been monitoring the effectiveness of the insulation programs on the Peninsula. He is skeptical that the insulation measures in the San Leandro agreement will be effective in reducing noise levels down to a goal of 45 dB. He thinks it may take a period of time after the pilot homes are insulated to determine the effectiveness of the insulation. • Committee Members recommended that the City Council be briefed on this matter and seek consensus on directing staff to begin the RFQ process for a consultant for the insulation program. • Committee Members asked for agenda items in the next committee meeting include an update on the Airport Development Plan since September 11, 2001, and discussion regarding whether or not San Leandro's insulation program will meet FAA approval. Public comments were permitted after this agenda item: • Wafaa Aborashed asked that the noise contour neap in the Draft General Plan be updated to include the current map showing projected contours for 2015. She offered her home as an example of one that has received noise insulation. She agreed that an avigation easement should not be required. isr7