03/08/2022 Ground-Based Noise Subcommittee

Thursday, March 8, 2022

Note:        To arrange an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in this public meeting, please call (650) 363- 4220 at least 2 days before the meeting date.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:

Written public comments can be emailed to amontescardenas@smcgov.org, and should include the specific agenda item to which you are commenting. Spoken public comments will also be accepted during the meeting through Zoom on Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda, and after each Agenda item.

AGENDA
Printable Packet

Call to Order

Public Comment on Items NOT on the Agenda

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. Brown Act Remote Meetings Resolution
    Attachment(s): Memo and Resolution of Approval

AGENDA ITEMS

2. Ground-Based Noise Report – Next Steps

  1. Noise Metrics Discussion
    a. Airport policy on use of auxiliary power unit at gates and taxi
    b. Airport and other ground equipment transition from diesel to airport wide
    c. Review Director’s Report for possible changes towards data that assists in quantifying low-frequency noise
    i. Attachment: Airport Directors Reports – January 2022

4. Future Discussion Items
a. Work Plan 2022-2023
b. Discussion of environmental mitigation historically implemented by SFO on GBN and mitigation for current and future operations.

Information Only
i. Airport Commission Meeting Minutes – January 2022 

**Instructions for Public Comment during Videoconference Meeting

During videoconference of the Ground-Based Noise subcommittee meeting, members of the public may address the Roundtable as follows:

Written Comments:

Written public comments may be emailed in advance of the meeting. Please read the following instructions carefully:

  1. Your written comment should be emailed to amontescardenas@smcgov.org.

  2. Your email should include the specific agenda item on which you are

  3. Members of the public are limited to one comment per agenda

  4. The length of the emailed comment should be commensurate with two minutes customarily allowed for verbal comments, which is approximately 250-300

  5. If your emailed comment is received by 3:00 pm on the day before the meeting, it will be provided to the Roundtable and made publicly available on the agenda website under the specific item to which comment The Roundtable will make every effort to read emails received after that time but cannot guarantee such emails will be read during the meeting, although such emails will still be included in the administrative record.

Spoken Comments:

Spoken public comments will be accepted during the meeting through Zoom. Please read the following instructions carefully:

  1. The March 8, 2022, Ground-Based Noise Subcommittee meeting may be accessed through Zoom online at https://smcgov.zoom.us/j/93404696648. The meeting ID: 934 0469 6648 The meeting may also be accessed via telephone by dialing in +1-669-900-6833, entering meeting ID: 934 0469 6648, then press #.

  2. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting using the internet If you are using your browser, make sure you are using current, up-to-date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+. Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer.

  3. You will be asked to enter an email address and We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak.

  4. When the Roundtable Chairperson calls for the item on which you wish you speak click on “raise-hand” You will then be called on and unmuted to speak.

  5. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit