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• • • City Council Airport Committee October 2, 2001 Meeting Highlights • Committee Members: Shelia Young, Surlene Grant, Tony Santos Called to order at 1:35 p.m. (Member Young arrived at 1:45 p.m.) 18 audience members present Report from city Attorney regarding Delay of Oakland Airport Development Plan • City Attorney Liane Randolph reported that the Airport Development Plan (ADP) hold until the Port determines whether or not it will file a motion with the trial court to allow certain elements of the ADP to move forward. Therefore, progress on implementation of the terms of the City's settlement agreement with the Port also continue to remain on hold. Report from Port of Oakland regarding Participation of the San Leandro Community in the Port's Good Neighbor Program during the Runway Rehabilitation Project • Port of Oakland staff gave a presentation on outreach efforts to the community before . and during the runway rehabilitation project. • 712 discount airfare certificates were distributed to 246 households. • The Family Days program distributed 8,465 individual and 289 family passes to local attractions. • 12 residents inquired about the health care program. None chose to participate. • 132 complaints were received during the six -day project, 41 were from San Leandro. • The Committee members and audience had discussions regarding recent noise activities since the repaving project, and on -going air traffic noise problems related to air traffic and hush- kitted aircraft. It was suggested that the Good Neighbor program should be continued. • The audience was encouraged to attend meetings of the Oakland Airport/Community Noise Management Forum to pursue solutions to noise disturbances and changes to airport and FAA policies as a group. • Committee Member Young asked that a mailing list be created to notify audience members of the next committee meeting and Noise Management Forum meeting. Discussion regarding the Noise Management Forum Work Plan • Items 6 and 7 of the Noise Management Forum's work plan were discussed. These items relate to future concepts of establishing a home purchase program for the Timothy Drive neighborhood in San Leandro and establishment of a redevelopment program for converting residential zones into commercial zones in areas southeast of the airport. • Consensus was reached to make the recommendation that these two items be retained on the Forum's work plan as "long term" items.