Archive for February, 2015
Overview Posted on February 4, 2015
SFO Airport/Community Roundtable
Meeting No. 294 Overview
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Declaration of a Quorum Present
Roundtable Chairperson, Cliff Lentz, called the Regular Meeting of the SFO Airport / Community Roundtable to order, at approximately 7:07 p.m., in the David Chetcuti Community Room at the Millbrae City Hall. James A. Castañeda, AICP, Roundtable Coordinator, called the roll. A quorum (at least 12 Regular Members) was present as follows:
REGULAR MEMBERS PRESENT
- Julian Chang – City and County of San Francisco Mayor’s Office
- John Martin – City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission
- Dave Pine – County of San Mateo Board of Supervisors
- Richard Newman – C/CAG Airport Land Use Committee (ALUC)
- Elizabeth Lewis – Town of Atherton
- Cathy Wright – City of Belmont
- Cliff Lentz – City of Brisbane
- Ricardo Ortiz – City of Burlingame
- Raymond Buenaventura – City of Daly City
- Peter Ohtaki – City of Menlo Park
- Steve Okamoto – City of Foster City
- Sue Digre – City of Pacifica
- Ann Wengert – Town of Portola Valley
- Rosanne Foust – City of Redwood City
- Ken Ibarra – City of San Bruno
- Mark Addiego – City of South San Francisco
- David Burrow – Town of Woodside
REGULAR MEMBERS ABSENT
- City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors (Vacant)
- City of Half Moon Bay
- Town of Hillsborough
- City of Millbrae
- City of San Carlos
- City of San Mateo
ADVISORY MEMBERS PRESENT
- Don Kirby – Northern California TRACON
- Tony DiBernardo – District Manager, FAA Sierra – Pacific District
- Glenn Morse – United Airlines
ROUNDTABLE STAFF
- James A. Castañeda, AICP – Roundtable Coordinator
- Cindy Gibbs – Roundtable Technical Support (Consultant)
- Harvey Hartmann – Roundtable Technical Support (Consultant)
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT STAFF
- Bert Ganoung, Noise Abatement Manager
- Ara Balian, Noise Abatement Specialist
- David Ong, Noise Abatement Specialist
2. Adoption of Resolutions Recognition of Departing Representatives
Chairperson Lentz acknowledged the City of Daly City alternate representative Carol Klatt, who had been participating on the Roundtable since 1987, both as a member of the public and representing the City of Daly City.
ACTION: Richard Newman MOVED the adoption of the resolution. The motion was seconded by Ricardo Ortiz and CARRIED, unanimously.
3. Election of Roundtable Chairperson for Calendar Year 2015
Chairman Lentz opened the floor to nominations for Chairperson.
ACTION: Dave Pine MOVED to nominate Brisbane representative and current Roundtable Chairperson Cliff Lentz for the position of Chairperson of the Roundtable. Roseann Foust seconded the nomination. Hearing no additional nominations, a vote was taken and acceptance of Cliff Lentz as Roundtable Chairperson was CARRIED, unanimously.
4. Election of Roundtable Vice-Chairperson for Calendar Year 2015
Chairperson Lentz opened the floor to nominations for Vice-Chairperson of the Roundtable.
ACTION: Dave Pine MOVED to nominate Town of Atherton representative Elizabeth Lewis for the position of Vice-Chairperson of the Roundtable. Sue Digre seconded the nomination. Hearing no additional nominations, a vote was taken and acceptance of Elizabeth Lewis as Roundtable Vice-Chairperson was CARRIED, unanimously.
5. Approval of Resolution 15-01: Designating Roundtable Meeting Dates, Times and Place for Calendar Year 2015
ACTION: Richard Newman MOVED the adoption of the resolution. The motion was seconded by Ricardo Ortiz and CARRIED, unanimously.
6. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda
None
CONSENT AGENDA
7. Review of Airport Director’s Reports for November and December 2014 – ACTION
DISCUSSION: None.
ACTION: Vice-Chairperson Lewis MOVED the approval of the Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded by Rosanne Foust and CARRIED, unanimously.
REGULAR AGENDA
8. Review of SFO Fly Quiet Report for Q4 2014
Bert Ganoung, Noise Abatement Manager, provided an overview of the fourth quarter Fly Quiet report for 2014. Don Kirby from Northern California TRACON provided an update on the opposite direction take-offs at SFO, and indicated they will be re-establishing its use after a brief halt.
DISCUSSION: Town of Woodside representative Dave Burrow asked for clarifications of the trend lines used in the presentation and, if perhaps, there is a different way to visualize the data to account for the various reasons trends vary. Mr. Ganoung indicated they would look into that as part of their write up.
9. Airport Director’s Comments
Airport Director John Martin provided a brief update on the airport’s current operations. SFO ended the year with a record 47 million passengers which represents an increase of 4.7%. The airport continues to deploy the portable noise monitors in the communities of Woodside and Portola Valley. An update was provided of the recently updated PART 150 Noise Exposure Map. Noise Abatement manager Bert Ganoung took an opportunity to introduce the Noise Abatment Office’s new intern Serena Lackey.
REGULAR AGENDA – WORK PROGRAM ITEMS
10. Consideration of Establishing North and South County Roundtable Subcommittees
Roundtable Technical consultant Cindy Gibbs provided an overview of the proposed subcommittees to be established by amending the Roundtable’s bylaws. The subcommittees would be charged with looking into the details of noise issues and proposed solutions in their respective areas to present to the Roundtable at their regular meetings. This would allow for more granular, detailed work of the issues impacting those areas that are ongoing topics of discussion at the Roundtable’s regular meetings.
DISCUSSION: San Francisco Mayor’s Office representative Julian Chang expressed support of the creation of the two proposed subcommittees. C/CAG representative Rich Newman questioned how the information would be reported back to the Roundtable, and expressed concern of duplicate discussions. Ms. Gibbs indicated that staff would report back any findings and recommendations from the subcommittees to the Roundtable for their consideration. She does not anticipate duplicate discussions, but instead a productive discussion that summarizes the working details from the subcommittees. Roundtable Technical consultant Harvey Hartmann explained how the Oakland Noise Forum’s North and South Field Technical Working groups function, and indicated that the proposed subcommittees would work similar to those. Town of Portola Valley representative Ann Wengert expressed that, given the complexities and nuances of the Metroplex procedures, both north and south San Mateo County communities will have different impacts. South San Francisco representative Mark Addiego recalled when the Roundtable use to have similar subcommittees in the past, and supports to re-establish them.
ACTION: Mark Addiego MOVED to amend the Roundtable bylaws to add north and south county subcommittees. The motion was seconded by Ann Wengert and CARRIED with 14 in favor, one not in favor, and two abstentions.
11. Update, PORTE Departure Analysis
Noise Abatement manager Bert Ganoung provided a brief update as to recent aircraft performance utilizing the PORTE departure.
12. Update, Oceanic Arrivals Over the Woodside VOR
Noise Abatement manager Bert Ganoung provided a brief update on oceanic arrival flights over the Woodside VOR.
13. Update, Metroplex
Roundtable Technical consultant Cindy Gibbs provided an overview of the recent Metroplex procedures that has started to be implemented. Noise Abatement manager Bert Ganoung and United Airlines representative Glenn Morse explained the differences between “fly-bys” and “fly-overs” in regard to navigation waypoints.
DISCUSSION: Chairperson Lentz asked what the differences were between the SSTIK and CANDL departure procedures. Ms. Gibbs went into detail and showed via illustration the flight tracks of each. Vice-Chairperson Lewis asked when the new arrivals procedures will come online. Ms. Gibbs indicated it was her understanding that it would be sometime in March.
OTHER MATTERS
14. Upcoming Noise 101, Spring 2015
Roundtable Coordinator James Castañeda and Roundtable Technical Consultant Cindy Gibbs announced an upcoming Noise 101 for Roundtable members. Staff will be coordinating in the coming weeks, but will be sometime in March. The workshop would be conducted at the airport with a tour of the control tower.
15. Airport Noise Briefing
Roundtable Aviation Technical consultant Cindy Gibbs provided a brief industry update.
16. Member Communications / Announcements
None
17. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:00 p.m.
* NOTE: Roundtable meeting overviews are considered draft until approved by the Roundtable at a regular meeting.
Agenda Posted on February 4, 2015
MEETING ANNOUNCMENT
Meeting No. 294
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – 7:00 p.m.
David Chetcuti Community Room – Millbrae City Hall
450 Popular Avenue – Millbrae, CA 94030
Note: To arrange an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in this public meeting, please call (650) 363-1853 at least 2 days before the meeting date.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Declaration of a Quorum Present – ACTION
Cliff Lentz, Roundtable Chairperson / James A. Castaneda, AICP, Roundtable Coordinator
2. Adoption of Resolutions recognition of departing Representatives – ACTION
Cliff Lentz, Roundtable Chairperson
3. Elections of Roundtable Chairperson for Calendar Year 2015 – ACTION
Roundtable Chairperson
4. Elections of Roundtable Vice-Chairperson for Calendar Year 2015 – ACTION
Roundtable Chairperson
5. Approval of Resolution 15-01: Designation Roundtable Meeting Dates, Time, and Place for Calendar Year 2015– ACTION
Roundtable Chairperson
6. Public Comments on Items NOT on the Agenda – INFORMATION
Speakers are limited to two minutes. Roundtable members cannot discuss or take action on any matter raised under this item.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
All items on the Consent Agenda are approved/accepted in one motion. A Roundtable Representative can make a request, prior to action on the Consent Agenda, to transfer a Consent Agenda item to the Regular Agenda. Any items on the Regular Agenda may be transferred on the Consent Agenda in a similar manner.
7. Review of Airport Director’s Reports for November and December 2014 – ACTION
REGULAR AGENDA
8. Review of SFO FlyQuiet Report for Q4 2014 – ACTION
Bert Ganoung, Manager – Aircraft Noise Abatement Office
9. Airport Director’s Comments – INFORMATION
John Martin, Director – San Francisco International Airport
REGULAR AGENDA – WORK PROGRAM ITEMS
10. Consideration of establishing North and South County Roundtable Subcommittees – ACTION
Cindy Gibbs, Roundtable Aviation Technical Consultant
11. Update, PORTE Departure Analysis – INFORMATION
Bert Ganoung, Manager – Aircraft Noise Abatement Office
12. Update, Oceanic Arrivals Over the Woodside VOR – INFORMATION
Bert Ganoung, Manager – Aircraft Noise Abatement Office
13. Update, Metroplex – INFORMATION
Cindy Gibbs, Roundtable Aviation Technical Consultant
OTHER MATTERS
14. Upcoming Noise 101, Spring 2015 – INFORMATION
Cindy Gibbs, Roundtable Aviation Technical Consultant
15. Airport Noise Briefing – INFORMATION
Cindy Gibbs, Roundtable Aviation Technical Consultant
16. Member Communications / Announcements – INFORMATION
Roundtable Members and Staff
17. Adjourn – ACTION
Roundtable Chairperson