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BACKGROUND During the Livermore City Council hearings for the 2004 Draft Master Plan for the Livermore Airport, residents of both cities reiterated noise related concerns regarding both the ongoing operations of the airport, and the planned expansion. The concerns were related to potential increases in flights in and out of the airport, and increased jet air traffic. In response, the City of Livermore staff recommended to their City Council the installation of noise monitors around the airport to be able to verify noise events as they occurred. The City of Livermore City Council considered the item and approved the concept of installing noise monitors, but modified the staff recommendation of paying for the noise monitors from the airport enterprise account to a cost sharing arrangement, whereby the cost of the noise monitors would be partially paid for from the City of Livermore General Fund, enterprise account, and that the City of Pleasanton would be asked to contribute to the cost of the installation. The request from the City of Livermore asked the City of Pleasanton to participate in the noise monitoring system cost by funding atwo-fifths share, or approximately $93,550. The project called for the installation of five permanent noise monitors. The noise monitors would be located in the primary flight paths of airplanes, with two monitors located in Pleasanton, and three in Livermore. The noise monitors would not cover every possible airport approach, but would capture the majority of the flights. The Pleasanton City Council discussed this item on August 15, 2006. The City Council's action included the following: 1. The City Council tabled the matter of participating in the financing of the noise monitoring system. The City Council also stated they might reconsider the request in the future if it could be determined that the monitoring system will have outcomes that directly benefit the Pleasanton community. 2. Encouraged the City of Livermore to proceed with the installation of the system in Livermore and Pleasanton and to work with Pleasanton staff on the placement of the monitoring devices within the City limits of Pleasanton. 3. Requested that a meeting of the Livermore/Pleasanton Liaison Committee be scheduled to discuss Livermore Airport operations and Pleasanton's potential participation in any future initiatives to minimize impacts on the two communities. DISCUSSION There have been two Livermore/Pleasanton Liaison Committee meetings to discuss this issue. As a result of the meetings, the representatives unanimously recommended that this matter be placed on both City Council agendas to discuss a modified proposal. The recommendation of the Liaison Committee is to move forward with a modified noise monitoring program identified as Option 2 below. Page 2 of 4