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6. 1. E. - Page 3 Mayor Jeff Ira Vice Mayor Alicia C. Aguirre Council Members Ian Bain Jeffrey Gee Rosanne Foust Barbara Pierce John D. Seybert September 20, 2011 City Hall 1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, CA 94063 Red Voice (650) 780 -7220 Cary Gelifornia Fax (650) 261 -9102 q Fountletll8sl mail @redwoodcity.org www.redwoodcity.org The Honorable Joseph E. Bergeron Judge of the Superior Court Hall of Justice, 400 County Center, 2 nd Floor Redwood City, CA 94063 -1655 Subject: Response to July 6, 2011 Grand Jury Report: "County Officials Need to Make Noise About Aircraft Noise" Dear Judge Bergeron: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the 2010 -2011 San Mateo County Grand Jury report dated July 6, 2011, entitled, "County Officials Need to Make Noise About Aircraft Noise." Following are Redwood City's responses to the report's findings and recommendations, as approved by the City Council of Redwood City on September 19, 2011. Findings Finding 1 (paraphrased) — There has been an increase in departures from SFO; some affected areas either declined or were deemed ineligible to participate in the original noise insulation program. Redwood City agrees. It should be noted that passenger volume at SFO has finally returned to pre -9/11 levels. Finding 2 (paraphrased) - Noise data collected and monitored address averages and does not focus on single events, no night -time event data is collected. Redwood City disagrees wholly — the data that is collected includes single -event noise, weighted for time of day, and averaged. Data is collected on a 24 -hour basis, and includes night -time noise events. Finding 3 (paraphrased) — San Mateo County does not impose fines or sanctions on offending airlines. This finding is not applicable to the City of Redwood City.