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EXHIBIT B RESOLUTION NO. 10-400 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON APPROVING JOINT COOPERATIVE EFFORTS BY THE CITY OF LIVERMORE AND THE CITY OF PLEASANTON REGARDING THE LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHEREAS, the Livermore Municipal Airport is a regional asset which provides needed aviation facilities that enhance economic development in, and provide emergency access to, the Tri-Valley; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Livermore adopted on March 23, 2010, a Resolution Establishing Airport Operational and Development Policies (Res. No. 2010-058), which includes several policies on which the City of Pleasanton wishes to collaborate. The City of Livermore and the City of Pleasanton desire to engage in joint cooperative efforts to implement several of these policies to minimize airport impacts on the Tri-Valley community, and improve the sharing of information between the cities and their residents, including: 1. Coordinating lobbying efforts by the Tri-Valley city councils to have Federal legislation adopted to phase-out old, high noise-producing jets. 2. Establishing jointly a community forum of stakeholders, to meet twice a year to receive: updates regarding the airport manager's responses to noise complaints; information provided to pilots regarding voluntary noise reduction efforts; and noise monitoring reports, when such reports are prepared. 3. Considering implementation of: technology to track planes which generate high noise during take-off and landing, and having the airport manager seek to obtain voluntary cooperation from pilots to reduce noise from such planes; and other voluntary mitigation measures for noise reduction. 4. Sharing information about airport noise reduction efforts and fly-over noise sources that can be incorporated into educational materials to be provided to residents. 5. Coordinating future noise monitoring studies. 6. Resuming quarterly meetings of the Livermore / Pleasanton Liaison Committee to improve communications and to promote mutual understanding of airport operations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pleasanton that the preceding joint cooperative efforts will be pursued by the City of Livermore and the City of Pleasanton. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasanton at a regular meeting held on September 21, 2010.