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flying over his home at 6:45 am. He thought the airport was closed between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. He said allowing the airport to remain open 24 hours a day is the wrong way to go. Shirley Lauer, 2221 Martin Avenue, said she has been before Council many times complaining about the Livermore Airport. In 1965 the City of Livermore created a real problem for its citizens, because they had built too close to the airport on the eastside. Therefore, they moved the airport west towards Pleasanton. She indicated that she lives two miles from the airport, which is not far enough. She was appalled by an article in the newspaper stating the noise is not a problem. People have been complaining about the noise for years. She agreed that a study of the noise should not be done at this time. The pilots right now are being courteous because of all the publicity, which will wear off in a few months. She felt Pleasanton needed to be involved in the planning of the airport. She said Pleasanton residents like to be outside when the weather permits, but the enjoyment of being outside is mined when the planes fly over all the time. She hoped that something could be done so when the noise study is done, it will have some meaning and that the airport will become more of a regional airport, benefiting Pleasanton as well as Livermore. Dominique De la Rocha, 3853 Stratford Court, was concerned with the health and safety issues conceming the flyovers. She hoped the Council would join the residents in the fight. David Hassebrock, 3174 Lansdown Court, said the small aircraft is not the problem. The problems are the high horse powered jets. He supported proceeding with the airport study. He submitted a letter from Dennis Baker, a pilot for Southwestern Airlines, who is very familiar with noise abatement and who supported proceeding with the study. Together they hoped a solution could be found to allow jet service and commuter service to continue but also address the concerns of the neighborhood. Ms. Michelotti asked for a show of hands as to those who would be following the study and attending the meetings as outlined in the report. (A number of hands were raised.) Brian Arkin, 3740 Newton Way, said he visited the airport tower and a person there told him that the airport had no control on how high the planes fly over the homes. He asked someone else about the training for the pilots and if there was literature available regarding noise sensitive areas in Pleasanton. He was told there is no training or literature. He asked what happens to the complaints that are made. He was told unless a plane is flying illegally, there was nothing that could be done. He felt there should be a notification process to notify the pilot that is flying too low and causing a lot of grief for the residents. He felt Livermore was not being a good neighbor and it is trying to be sneaky about the growth of the airport. He said the airport's vision is to have regularly scheduled air commuter traffic. He was only moderately impressed with the proposed consultant. He said the consultant is only a measurer of noise. He would like Pleasanton City Council 10 05/04/99 Minutes