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ACTION ITEM Date of Meeting April 1, 2014 DATE: March 24, 2014 TO: Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer FROM: Stan Shepherd, Manager, Airport Noise Programs SUBJECT: Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Replacement (CIP #C800608) Amount of This Request: $1,900,000 Source of Funds: 100% Airport Development Fund Est. Total Project Cost: $1,900,000 Est. State and Local Taxes: $47,500 ACTION REQUESTED Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to (1) proceed with the Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Replacement project; (2) authorize the procurement of required hardware, software, and vendor services; and (3) authorize Port staff to implement the project; for a total project cost not to exceed $1,900,000. SYNOPSIS As a function of the Aviation Community Partnerships Department, the Noise Programs Office operates a noise and operations monitoring system to ensure airline compliance with noise abatement procedures, investigate citizen inquiries, and provide information to the public, airline partners and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Noise monitors located throughout the region record sound levels which are correlated with flight track data to provide information for the Annual Fly Quiet Awards program and assist with updating the Port’s website. Implemented in 1999, the noise monitors and computer servers are past the vendor’s published “end of life.” The recently updated Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study, which is currently under FAA final review, considered the current technology in use and identified a need for replacement of the noise monitors and flight tracking system in the…
2014-04-01 00:00