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traffic eireling around Livermore and Pleasanton. She believed the City of Livermore needed to change its approach. Because the City of Livermore is not developing housing north of 1-580, it needs to change the circling patterns so that if airplanes do need to circle, they are circulating north of 1-580 and coming in rather than circling over Pleasanton residential neighborhoods in order to land. Kelli Wong, 3553 Ballantyne Drive, said she lives in the direct flight path of the Livermore Municipal Airport. She noted that many of her neighbors and many of the parents at Fairlands Elementary School and Hart Middle School are very concerned about what could potentially happen to their home values, the safety of their homes and their children, and the noise pollution. She was aware that a group of PTA members were organizing parents at Pleasanton schools to oppose the expansion of the Livermore Municipal Airport. She pointed out that Falrlands Elementary School is located in the direct flight path of the airport. She noted that many of the Faifland residents were at the Livermore Planning Commission meeting this evening. She thanked Council for its support in continuing to oppose the expansion of the airport and for voicing its concerns about the significant impacts it could have on Pleasanton residents. Elwood Bona, 656 Cataiiua Drive, Livermore, provided historical information related to the Livermore Municipal Airport. He noted that before an airport can be built, a number of preliminary work must be done. A wind conferral study must be conducted to determine the prevalent wind direction, as the take offand landing of the airplanes must be into the wind. There is a requirement that there be no buildings on either end of the runway, and when the City of Livermore built the existing airport, there were no buildings on either end of it. During World War II, the United States Government had a naval air station located at the site where the Livermore Lab is located today. The naval air station utilized a portion of the Livermore Municipal airport, as there were not enough runways to accommodate the air traffic. Because the City of Livermore had conducted all of the preliminary work, the United States Government built a runway in Pleasanton. This runway was longer and had a heavier base than the Livermore Municipal Airport, and as a result, most of the heavy air traffic was accommodated in Pleasanton. When World War II ended, the Government no longer had the need for the landing strip in Pleasanton so they gave it to the City of Pleasanton. Because the FAA prohibited two municipal airports in such close proximity, the City of Pleasanton was given the choice of making the runway an agricultural district, a cormnercial/industrial district or a residential district. At that time, the Pleasanton City Council determined that any development located on the old runway would be in the direct flight path of the Livermore Municipal Airport. He noted there is a limit in which an aircraft can fly over a residential area, which is 1,000 feet above ground level, except for landing and taking off, and as a consequence, the aircrafts are flying very low over what is now a residential area. When the City of Pleasanton decided to make this area a residential district, he advised Council that it would have many uncomfortable residents. He noted that the City of Livermore wishes to increase the size of its municipal airport because of the demand, while he had sympathy for the Pleasanton residents, particularly those in the direct flight path of the airport, he believed the City of Pleasanton brought this situation upon itself. Pleasanton City Council 16 04/06/04 Minutes