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City Council Meeting Minutes June 1, 2021 Page 3 of 6 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER PRIDE MONTH PROCLAMATION JUNE 2021 Mayor Stolzmann read the proclamation. Vote: All in favor. ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT ROUNDTABLE UPDATE Assistant City Manager Hogan stated the 2021 City Council Work Plan includes continuing efforts to address noise complaints from RMMA. This includes participating in the Community Noise Roundtable, pursuing formal procedural changes; conducting pilot/industry outreach for voluntary noise abatement procedures; and analyzing 2020/2021 operations/complaint data and trends. In 2019, the FAA recommended the establishment of a Community Noise Roundtable as a formal mechanism to advance noise mitigation recommendations that require FAA approval. The roundtable has been meeting since January. Hogan reviewed recent meeting topics including discussion of how to change flight paths and how to address noise issues. Mayor Stolzmann stated it is frustrating that it will likely be a multiyear process to change the flight paths. She stated the complaints about airport noise are clearly increasing. She asked if there are ways to reroute air traffic that won't take multiple years. Councilmember Lipton agreed the communities to the north of the airport that suffer the greatest impacts would like change more quickly. However, other communities don't see the urgencies of this. In fact, many support an expansion of the airport. He stated it is important to get the attention of Jefferson County regarding the impacts the airport is having outside their jurisdiction. It will likely be a multiyear process to see any real changes. Councilmember Fahey stated she would like to see the airport be more open to voluntarily reducing some of their impacts. Councilmember Lipton agreed the voluntarily restrictions are nice, but what is really needed is defined flight paths that have fewer impacts on residents. Public Comments Kris Karnasuskas, Louisville resident, stated people cherish their peaceful environment but that is not what we have right now. The current airport director is dedicated to an airport expansion that will bring greater impacts to the residents of Louisville. He stated the data shows that most of the impacts are coming from flight schools. The only thing that will help is continued pressure on the airport and FAA to make changes.