RESOLUTION
   

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING

 

THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT/COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE
ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY

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WHEREAS, San Francisco International Airport is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco and is located entirely within San Mateo County; and

   
 

WHEREAS, in 1980 a Joint Land Use Study was completed by the Counties of San Francisco and San Mateo to address several issues related to the operation of San Francisco International Airport, including aircraft noise impacts; and

   
 

WHEREAS, the San Francisco International Airport/Community Roundtable was created in 1981, to (1) monitor the implementation of the recommendations of the Joint Land Use Study and (2) provide public access to local elected officials, Airport management, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) staff and airline representatives to address community noise impacts from aircraft operations at San Francisco International Airport; and

   
 

WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo was a founding member of the San Francisco International Airport/Community Roundtable and the County and 18 of the 20 cities in the county are members of the Roundtable; and

   
 

WHEREAS, the San Francisco International Airport/Community Roundtable has achieved a number of significant accomplishments, including: (1) working with the FAA, the Airport, and the airlines to implement several aircraft operational procedures to reduce community noise impacts, (2) established an annual “Noise 101” educational workshop for Roundtable representatives and the public, (3) adopted a “No Noise Shift” policy, to insure that Roundtable actions will not “shift” aircraft noise from one community to another, (4) produced a noise abatement training video for airline pilots, and (5) established a Fly Quiet Program to publicly report the efforts of the airlines to fly quietly and to honor those airlines whose efforts demonstrate their commitment to help reduce community noise impacts; and

   
 

WHEREAS, the San Francisco International Airport/Community Roundtable is recognized by state and federal aviation officials as a model for intergovernmental cooperation and has been used as a model for the creation of several other airport/community groups across the nation, including groups at Chicago O’Hare, Los Angeles, and Oakland International Airports; and

   
 

WHEREAS, the San Francisco Airport/Community Roundtable will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Wednesday, June 7, 2006; and

 
 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, that the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors hereby commends and congratulates the San Francisco International Airport/Community Roundtable on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, for its longevity without a local, state or federal mandate to exist, its impressive list of aircraft noise mitigation achievements, and its tireless efforts to help improve the quality of life for thousands of residents in San Mateo County.

 
 

Dated: May 23, 2006

 
 

SUPERVISORS:

  
     
   

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MARK CHURCH

     
   

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JERRY HILL

     
   

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RICHARD S. GORDON

     
   

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ROSE JACOBS GIBSON

     
   

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ADRIENNE J. TISSIER

    
     

Attest:

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Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors