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I . I . - ------------------------------------------------------_____n______------------------------______n_- Mayor Hartnett declared a recess at 9:08 p.m. Meeting reconvened at 9: I 7 p.m. ~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------____n_n_-__- Mayor Hartnett called upon those in the audience who wished to address the Council on this matter. Karen Toland, 775 Upland Road, Redwood City, owner of Diamond Aviation at San Carlos Airport, flight school which dispatched over 950 flights between January 1, 1996 and May 31,1996. Ms. Toland spoke in opposition to the proposed Electronic Arts 151 feet building citing: No one from the FAA or P&D ever interviewed her regarding any safety issues; the loss of short approaches on Runway 12; best student teaching is in the morning on Runway 12 and that loss would create a negative impact on Diamond Aviation business; 50 feet could make all the difference in the world; EA has a talented architect that could come up with a more compatible design; the air traffic pattern will be pushed further east over residential areas which will result in more noise complaints; and it might negatively impact San Carlos Airport's application for a GPS Approach. Ms. Toland asked for an agreement between the County and EA similar to the one Oracle signed which would address the noise issues. Ms. Toland submitted photos of an aircraft that crashed at that site 15 years ago. - Sherry Starling, 55 Waterside Circle, Redwood City, California registered EIR review consultant, said she was disgusted by this EIR. She said "they have done very little to mitigate some of the impacts." Ms. Starling said an ErR is supposed to identitY significant effects the project may have on the environment, such as air pollution due to the increased traffic congestion which is already a significant problem and water quality degradation, storm drain concerns and increased traffic. She described the increasing pollution of the bay and mitigation efforts on land and lagoons. Ms. Starling said that state law requires "No public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an EIR has completed which identifies one or more significant environmental effects of the project, unless the public agency makes more written Findings for each of those significant effects, accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for each Finding." Ms. Starling said she could not find any proposals to lessen the effects of significant pollutants or traffic. She stated current growth plus this project would diminish the quality of life in the area. Ms. Starling recommended that the City "redo the EIR" and address the concerns raised through public input. Herb Foreman, 360 Loyola, MilIbrae, said he has been a pilot for 25 years, owns a plane and has made at least 1,000 take-offs and landings at San Carlos Airport alone. Mr. Foreman said he wrote to the FAA about short approaches and Runway 12, and the Council had a copy of that letter plus Mr. McClintock's analysis of it. Mr. - Foreman discussed normal conditions and expected actions of pilots flying in and out REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 JULY IS, 1996 MINUTES Page No. 386 PAGE 14