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BACKGROUND <br /> The Livermore Municipal Airport has been serving Tri- Valley residents and businesses <br /> for over forty years. Operated as a self- sustaining enterprise fund, airport facilities <br /> provide a base for privately -owned planes, flight training, emergency medical <br /> evacuation services, aircraft maintenance and fueling, charter flights, and aerial <br /> advertising. Tri - Valley businesses use the airport to transport personnel and bring in <br /> time - sensitive materials. <br /> In March 2010, the Livermore City Council considered a General Plan Amendment and <br /> Rezoning to create an Air Zoning District, as well as rescind what Livermore considered <br /> its out -dated 1975 Airport Master Plan. While this project decreased the intensity of use <br /> from what was allowed by the 1975 plan, it still permits airport operations to eventually <br /> increase beyond that which is currently taking place. As such, the City of Pleasanton's <br /> Community Development Department provided comments to the City of Livermore as it <br /> processed an environmental impact report (EIR), as some Livermore and Pleasanton <br /> residents are concerned about noise impacts arising from airport operations. <br /> When approving the project, the Livermore City Council also adopted a resolution <br /> establishing airport operational and development policies, and specifically expressed a <br /> desire to reduce aircraft noise through voluntary noise reduction efforts and cooperate <br /> with other Tri - Valley cities regarding noise (see attached Livermore resolution, points 5 <br /> and 6). The Cities of Pleasanton and Livermore have previously worked together <br /> regarding airport noise, where the cities have jointly funded noise studies, including <br /> having noise monitoring equipment placed at locations in both communities. <br /> Because of Federal laws that pre -empt the ability of local airports to restrict airplane <br /> noise, members of the Livermore / Pleasanton Liaison Committee (two elected <br /> members from each City Council) met to discuss how the two communities could work <br /> together to address residents' noise concerns, both at a Federal and local level, while <br /> remaining sensitive to the economic benefit provided to the region by the airport. This <br /> Liaison Committee meeting resulted in the subject proposed Resolution for Joint <br /> Cooperative Efforts regarding the Livermore Airport. (Attached.) <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> The proposed resolution is for joint efforts by the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton <br /> regarding the Livermore Municipal Airport to: <br /> 1. Coordinate efforts to change Federal law to phase -out old, noisy jets. <br /> 2. Establish a community forum of stakeholders to evaluate noise concerns. <br /> 3. Consider implementation of technology and mitigation measures to address <br /> noise. <br /> 4. Provide more access to the public about airport noise. <br /> 5. Coordinate future noise studies. <br /> 6. Resume regular meetings of the Livermore /Pleasanton Liaison Committee. <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />