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Judith Geiselman, 2602 Glen Isle Avenue, discussed the process for the expansion of the Oakland Municipal Airport, as she was an Alameda resident at the time. She defined the term "good neighbor," which to her means not railroading someone but problem solving in a collaborative method with honesty and integrity, and in her opinion the City of Livermore was not doing so nor does it have any intention of doing so. She did not believe the individual pilots were the reason for the expansion of the airport. She believed the City of Livermore was repeating what it attempted to do four or five years ago. She was not against pilots or jets, but she was against the process and how it has played out. She did not want the LiveLmore Municipal Airport to become the size and scale of the airports located in Oakland or San Francisco. She noted that there are many places in the Central Valley where airports could be built to accommodate the growth in the Tri-Valley area. Kurt Kummer, 4456 Clovewood Lane, did not want to see the cities of Pleasanton and Livermore get into a fight over the Livermore Municipal Airport. He mentioned that he has attended some of the Livermore Airport Commission meetings. He noted that there is some sense of frustration on the part of the Livermore Airport Commission because no one from the City of Pleasanton attends to provide any type of feedback. He did not believe the Livermore Airport Commission wanted to cause a problem, and the pilots want to be good neighbors. He encouraged Council and the community to attend the next Livermore Airport Commission meeting to provide feedback and to work together towards solving the problems. Shirley Lauer, 2221 Martin Avenue, noted that the City of Livermore moved the airport closer to the City of Pleasanton in 1965 because it had allowed too much encroachment into Livermore, and as a result, the residents complained. While this move was a short distance, it has made a great deal of difference in the amount of noise that residents who reside within the direct flight path receive. The noise problems would not have occurred if the airport would have stayed in its location prior to 1965. She pointed out that the City of Pleasanton is only mentioned once in the draft Negative Declaration for its proximity to the airport. She noted that the City of Livermore has discounted the cities of Dublin and Pleasanton and is only doing what is best for the Livermore Municipal Airport. She has attended a few of the Livermore Airport Commission meetings and has been made to feel unwelcome. She pointed out that an Airport Protection Area was set up many years ago. This area should have been large enough to prohibit homes in areas that were to be damaged by the noise. She believed the Airport Protection Area protected only the Livermore Municipal Airport. She was hopeful that the City of Pleasanton would continue its strong opposition to the any airport expansion. Brian Arkin, 3740 Newton Way, mentioned that he had attended the Livermore City Council meeting in which Mayor Pico tried to persuade the Council to place a Pleasanton resident on the Livermore Airport Commission. He noted that the City of Pleasanton has been in support of the City of Livermore on many issues, and it has been a good neighbor to Livermore. He did not like the way in which the City of Livermore has treated the City of Pleasanton regarding the proposed expansion of the airport. He supports Mayor Pico in his recommended response to the City of Livermore. He did not Pleasanton City Council 18 04/06/04 Minutes