Livermore Airport Citizens Group - LACG.ORG - NO AIRPORT EXPANSION

Airport Alert
Livermore Airport to Increase
Commercial Activity and more Jets

On Monday July 14, the Livermore City Council will discuss and vote on reassigning the FBO lease for Sierra Academy to Seaward Holdings. In the past Sierra Academy has run a flight school out of the FBO, Seaward Holdings plans on using the FBO to provide on-demand executive JET CHARTER SERVICE.

Full Staff report:

http://64.165.218.12/weblink7/DocView.aspx?id=62083

The Council can be anticipated to justify this action by assuring us this does not violate past promises as this is not “scheduled, but on-demand charter services”.

As the Council has refused to remove references of AIR CARGO from the Minimum Standards (as promised at the June 26, 2007 Council meeting), we should anticipate this service also being approved in the future as the Council continues its quest to expand services and operation at the airport.

Livermore Council Meeting July 14th, 2008 at 7 pm will discuss this item.

THIS IS NOT OVER.

LACG

Livermore Airport Management APPROVED:
"MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL AVIATION ACTIVITIES":

Rezone our Airport to a COMMERCIAL Aviation Airport
           (no longer the Educational Recreational zoning it is today.)

Build several Jet Fueling Stations, open 24 hours.
          (fueling will no longer run by our City, but by Jet Fueling Stations.
          AND Livermore cannot limit the amount of Stations, THAT would be discrimination!)

With the Increase in Commercial Activity, they will promote and attract more Jets.

Plans include Developing 10 Acres of Fixed Base Operators (FBOs)
         (this development will be like a Strip Mall for Commercial Aviation Businesses (FBOs))

Lease to Aviation Service Businesses, such as engine repair, avionics, charter, cargo services
         (Livermore cannot choose or discriminate what types of businesses it leases to.)

Build Large Hangers -over 25,000 Sq foot size Hangers for maintenance / jet repair)!
         (these large hangers are NOT for our recreational pilots on the waiting list!)

Attract more Jet and Transient traffic
        (the 1000, mostly recreational planes currently at LVK, can't support
         this Large Planned Aviation Strip Mall, so the FBO will advertise and attract business)

Plan to build Luxury Jet Hangers
        (for Corporate and Commuter Jets)

Plans includes Beverage and Food Galley Services
        (for Passenger and Pilot waiting rooms for Transient Planes and more Charter Services)

Will an FBO reduce NOISE? An FBO will need to attract aircraft to stay in business.
Most FBOs today are Jetports.

Livermore City Council Loses All Capability to Restrict Types of Operations, once approved.

Oct 3, 2006 Livemore Airport Meeting with Leander Hauri and Dan MacIntyre (note that they were requested to comment on the minutes, but refused). Minutes

Retain our small recreational Airport and the Valley’s Quality of Life

LACG is a group of citizens dedicated to the preservation/improvement of our health, safety, property values and quality of life as affected by the Livermore Municipal Airport, Livermore, CA, and the aviation activity associated with the airport.

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The motion carried on a 5-0 vote as summarized below. Feb 28, 2005
Copy of Council meeting minutes here.

A. Stop work on the Airport Master PlanB. Focus time and resources on noise monitoring and reduction, and

Foster the reduction of aircraft noise through any legal means available to the city.
Increase aircraft noise monitoring activities at appropriate monitoring locations.
Work with the Federal Avaiation Adminstration (FAA) to minimize the impacts to the Tri-Valley from flights to and from regional and international airports.
Operate the airport in such a way as to promote the reduction of noise below current levels.
Emphasize consistency between the improvements at the Livermore Municipal Airport and the General Plan policies as it relates to noise reduction goals.
Continue to operate the Livermore Municipal Airport as an unsubsidized and self-sustaining public enterprise in a safe and efficetn manner.
participate in Federal lobbying efforts to legislate the phase-out of high noise producing aircraft.
Identify noise abusers.
Improve customer service procedures in taking and responding to complaints.
Conduct more aggressive outreach program to pilots.

C. Existing 1976 Mater Plan to remain in effect.
D. Staff to report to Council Quarterly on these items and include cost analysis relative cost options.The City Council has only received two quaterly reports. They have not asked for any more to this date.

On Jan 31, 2005 special city council meeting there was a discussion between Mayor Kamena and the airport manager, Leander Hauri. This discussion is about hangars inducing growth (more operations). With each operation comes noise.
Listen to the Audio here: (You may need to adjust your speakers accordingly.)
MP3
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This is public record and is available for anyone to review at City Hall. Video and audio recordings of any city council meeting are available from 1998 to current dates.

More operations means more noise and air pollution! It is
" LOUD " and CLEAR there will be more noise and pollution if there are more hangars built of any kind!

Read current legislation California State Bill AB2501.
AB 2501 . This bill was initiated and passed due to the toxic Jet emissions at the Santa Monica Airport. Santa Monica has one runway and can take Jets as large as the type that land at Livermore Airport. Gulfstream IV. Santa Monica is a Jetport and has more than 18,000 operations a year. Toxic subtances such as NOx (Nitrogen Oxide), CO (Carbon Monoxide) and PM10 (Particulate Matter with a diameter less than or equal to 10 microns.) are left in the air from Jet emissions for Santa Monica residents to breath. Health is a grave concern. If Livermore Airport is allowed to become a Jetport, then we too will have this toxic substance in our air we breath and black soot that will cover everything as well as the smell of kerosene in our neighborhoods.

Read about Santa Monica Airport Jet air pollution here.
LA Times News Article

Is the city council listening?Click Here

1,500 plus people at the City Council meeting on Jan 31, 2005 opposing airport expansion. Is the City Council listening? Click Here

Updated Mar 24, 2007