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City Council Meeting Minutes October 20, 2020 Page 4 of 9 Assistant City Manager Hogan stated the City partnered with the Town of Superior in 2019 to address noise from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA) hiring aviation consultant ABCx2, which has specialized experience in working with communities and airports to address noise issues. She reviewed the work completed to date. Staff from Jefferson County, Boulder County, Broomfield, Westminster, Arvada, Superior and Louisville (all communities located within the Class D airspace of RMMA) have met several times to discuss concerns regarding airport operations and impacts. In 2019, the FAA held a meeting with RMMA and neighboring communities, and recommended the establishment of a Community Noise Roundtable as a formal mechanism to advance noise mitigation recommendations that require FAA approval. This IGA outlines the purpose of the roundtable, membership, procedures, funding and term. The draft bylaws outline members, non-member entities, community participants, powers and duties of the board, officers, meetings, voting, committees, member dues and work program. The City Attorney has reviewed both documents. In addition to approval of the IGA and bylaws, staff is seeking an appointed representative for the roundtable. Per the bylaws, the City shall appoint one member that may be either an elected official or a staff representative. The City shall also appoint an alternate board member to attend in the absence of the primary board member. Hogan reviewed next steps including developing an outreach campaign and the promotion of voluntary mitigation measures and analysis of 2020 noise complaints to identify abatement recommendations. Staff recommends approval of the resolution and asks the Council to appoint one member and an alternate to serve on the roundtable. Hogan introduced Kim Redd, Senior Constituent Advisor for Congressman Joe Neguse, to present a federal airport noise update. Ms. Redd stated Congressman Neguse is well aware of this problem and has introduced the Aircraft Noise Reduction Act in the House but there has been no action taken yet. She noted there is an aircraft noise ombudsman for the FAA who will take complaints. She stated their office is interested in being involved in the roundtable process and helping address this issue. Councilmember Lipton stated this is an important issue for the quality of life of our residents. We want the airport to be successful but not at the expense of our residents. The FAA appears to have the only authority to deal with noise so we need to find a way to get federal intervention and the roundtable is the first step. Public Comments Anna Stevens, legislative assistant for State Representative Sonya Jaquez Lewis, stated that Representative Jaquez Lewis is also well aware of this issue and knows this is a