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,- <br />3;1' hir7ROr'OLPT,�:'r' <br />AIRPORT <br />13� !vo.tn El Lora"_-�- S�"Eet`. � <br />S~oxkto:: CA 95202 <br />S"I j,ect: City of Sty tc Draft =,, Austin Rxa ia-zdfial Hansicn Proj�- <br />File t o. E2 2-90; Sail 901720718 <br />[ear +fr. Niblcck: <br />Tl)_- S•an J�yain County De"rtM_It of Aviation (Stccxtcn Metropolitan Airport) has r liE".x✓i <br />the Draft IIavviror ental Irpac-t Report for the ALztin Pa--& Ia. dfill F>mansion Project rela- <br />tive to t1nse areas germane to Airport �.-ations. lbe Cost significant issue with: <br />rspe—_t to the cx»,_ratiora of the Airport c -erns t exx-r3ei la, ill area within the <br />10,000 fit radius of thy' Airport's turbojet rim -hay, 11D -29R. Currently Federal Aviatio7ij <br />Administration (FAA) orders state that landfills sbaal.d not be lo`atef? within this <br />da to the Potential bird aura n hich pray �aat.e a safety has:. -3 for ai_=_f`. <br />Ai-rpo.zt staff d --,,--s cxcu_r with t:`,e proposed r..itigatiw. treasures presented rs: pages <br />III.A.24 and 11I.A.25 for controlling birds which nay create a safety hazard to aircraft <br />�e;ations. i* ese inoluda i�rolerentizg FAA re:- r�tions on bird control, ccnd.:. _i..o <br />bird ViV latien moni;.nring ani carrying cut a.3ditional bird cznntrol reasires irand3 ec to <br />rrP, and Airport personnel if bird populations show any increase over present conditiors. <br />also urce_rstaxd fry discussions with City PPablic Works staff that the City of Stoc<tc: <br />plans to prepare a Wildlife Hazard Nanagerent Plan which wu.ld docurent bird activity and <br />describe a forr,-al prograsz for can*.rolling birds within the boundaries of t".e existing a^d <br />`•' x,rte A,.stin Road IA ^,dfi11 project. <br />Fur her, in reviewing our .ln.-mill I-r-,Pecticn records of the last ten (10) y rs, <br />evidence of any significant Problems with bird hazards associateed with this ill. <br />also tmderstanr3 that the City of Stockton has intf-sifie3 their bird control efforts over <br />t1he last tjo years thr-cogh the usee of noise rnakexrs, gull distress tells a:, engines ed <br />daily fill cover Practices. <br />in view of the aggressive apprcacb the City Ms men to purs-..e concerning bird razard <br />control aid the long--..e_-m projection that this project is not expected to increase lanr3- <br />fillin7g of bird -attracting food castes and tiny grien da=gase food wastes becaJse of State <br />waste reduction regui.reTents, do not believe this landfill project wi.i1 create any <br />3a'_t_^rti� <br />Safety hazards a.: ccnf1icts for the Stockton Metropolitan Airport envirays. <br />Airport staff intends to wok closely with the City of Stocktcn to monitor and coo dirate <br />all required mitigation and control measures necsss&ry to protect the opesati.cral <br />integrity of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport. <br />.J�m ts on this project. 1% reciate the <br />r—Anures i -n the intarest of aviation -safety. <br />Sincerely, <br />`L pc e <br />®:dlv <br />-%00 SOUTu aures¢ Wtr • T tuien; !Ut.: tAtG R0 +JCI • STOCXTOhr, GWFOtvu lST� • fes! <br />127 <br />CS 008993 <br />Cryof5"�-;UCn I3,355CYCh <br />11 <br />