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LIVE IW&RE COMMENT COMPILATION AND RESPONSE Commenter#30 C119 April 17,2023 To:Livermore City Council Livermore Airport Commission Scott Lanphier, Director of City Public Works Michael Musca,Airport Manager Re: Proposed changes to City of Livermore Airport Development Policy We are writing you because we have questions and concerns about the proposed new City of Livermore's Airport Development Policy(February 17,2023) We moved to east Pleasanton in 1992 and at the time of purchasing our house our realtor notified us about the City of Livermore's Airport.It was noted that the airport was created in 1965 as a small recreational airport for small airplanes and was not designated for any other purpose.There was little airplane traffic over our east Pleasanton neighborhood for several years. In early 2000, landing and take-off pattern changes were made at the airport which directly impacted east Pleasanton including homes and schools. At the time,we voiced our concerns without success. Today,we regularly have small jets flying over our neighborhood in both take-off and landing maneuvers. We regularly report those planes operating outside approved business hours.Our concern is for the safety of our neighborhood,including the impacts of noise,air pollution and possible accidents. After the public outcry of possibly expanding the airport with a Kaiser Air contract,we appreciated your desire to re-evaluate and update the airport's policies and procedures. However,as we read the proposed new City of Livermore Leasing and Development Policy for the airport, we are disappointed in the recommendations. The proposed policy includes an objective on Social factors—"To maintain and enhance a compatible relationship between the airport and the surrounding community". There are no clear action steps/definitions on what this means...what level of noise is agreed upon,hours of operations,definition of air pollution standards,definition of community,opportunity for community input. There is no reference in this document about public input and review of the proposed changes. After the outcry about Kaiser Air expansion, we are shocked that there was no interest to include public participation in the development of the proposed policy and on-going changes at the airport. Noise policies are ignored in the document,although new policies and guidelines are detailed on things like size of buildings, landscaping, flag poles, lighting, setbacks, vehicle parking, hangar assignments, etc. Why weren't noise policies created/included? City of Livermore is part of the Tri-Valley and this document makes no mention of trying to communicate and/or work with the Cities of Dublin and Pleasanton officials to maintain a healthy and prosperous valley.Will this occur? The City of Livermore in past policy (Resolution NO. 2010-058), states the existing demand to increase/change at the airport must have tangible evidence. The new policy states that changes can be made any time by anybody and in fact the proposed contractor can create the demand (Unsolicited Interest)is the term used in the proposal. We are so disappointed in this proposed leasing and development policy and hope that additional time can be included to truly look at and include clear definition and standards for social and community needs so that everyone can be satisfied and keep the Tri-Valley a very desirable place to live. Sincerely, C119 See R I through R12 Comment Compilation and Response 25 City of Livermore, Livermore Municipal Airport (06/05/2023)