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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br /> <br />STUDY SESSION <br />COMMUNICATION <br />AGENDA ITEM ___ <br />SUBJECT: ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT NOISE ISSUES <br /> <br />DATE: FEBRUARY 28, 2020 <br /> <br />PRESENTED BY: MEGAN DAVIS, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER <br />EMILY HOGAN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR <br />COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY: <br />In 2018 the City of Louisville and Town of Superior began working together on efforts to <br />address airport noise associated with the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. The <br />entities jointly retained a consultant, ABCx2, to conduct an assessment of baseline <br />operations at the airport and community impacts to our area, and produce <br />recommendations for mitigation measures that would reduce noise impacts. <br />Simultaneously, staff and elected officials from both entities initiated discussions with <br />Jefferson County and RMMA staff to understand what opportunities might exist to work <br />collaboratively with all regional partners on noise impacts associated with RMMA <br />operations. <br /> <br />In January 2020, the municipalities decided to continue to work with ABCx2 to provide <br />technical expertise and guidance through the RMMA noise mitigation technical advisory <br />group, and continue developing relationships with RMMA industry/tenants to promote <br />compliance with noise abatement procedures. The scope of work for those services is <br />attached. <br /> <br />One of the first exercises with the consultant is to review their recommendations and <br />determine priority efforts for the coming year. This would not be completed with full <br />Council/Board involvement, but should include some representation of each <br />Council/Board as well as staff. The City of Louisville has appointed two Council <br />members, Jeff Lipton and Kyle Brown, to serve as the lead representatives for this type <br />of discussion around airport noise issues. <br /> <br /> A next step is to set up a meeting with representatives of the Council/Board and <br />ABCx2 to discuss priorities. <br /> <br />The Louisville City Council recently discussed the ongoing airport noise issue and the <br />recommended strategies to address it. The Council identified this issue as one of five <br />top priorities for their work in 2020. Attached is a summary of all airport noise mitigation <br />activities that have occurred or are ongoing this year. <br /> <br />In addition to these activities, staff has been working with RMMA to establish a formal <br />airport noise roundtable, consistent with the FAA roundtable structure intended to