MEMO TO:
Lynn Mayo, Los Angeles World Airways,
Respondent F(310)646-9617
Lance Paris, Intervenor Group "A" F(818)787-7791
Tom Ryan (Lynn Treat), McDermott Will & Emery,
Intervenor Group "C" F(310)277-4730
FROM: GERALD A. SILVER, INTERVENOR GROUP "B"
DATE: September 8, 1999
RE: FINAL NUMBERED EXHIBIT, WITNESS, EXPERT WITNESS LIST
VAN NUYS AIRPORT NOISE VARIANCE
Attached please find our final numbered and revised exhibit,
witness and expert witness list, as per our Meet and Confer
meeting of July 15, 1999.
Please note that each item that we intend to use begins with the
letter "B". Items that have been removed from our list are lined
out, based upon the ALJ's order.
Thank you for you assistance
EXHIBIT, WITNESS and EXPERT WITNESS LIST
INTERVENOR GROUP "B" - JULY 16, 1999
1. Noisy Airports: The Sound and the Fury, Los Angeles Lawyer,
Oct. 1984
B2. Noise Pollution: Irritant or Hazard?, Harvard Medical School
Health Newsletter, June 1986
B3. Noise is more than just a pain in the ear..., The Council on
the Environment of New York City
B4. The Effect of a Noise Abatement Program on Reading Ability,
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 1981 1,215-222
B5. Noise Control and Abatement, Airport System Development,
August, 1984.
B6. Sound Effects on Behavior, Psychology Today, Oct. 1981
B7. Noise Hurts!, National Assoc. of Neighborhoods, May 1980
B8. Aircraft Noise Interferes with Daily Activities, Sleep and
Health, Lehman College-University of New York, May 19, 1997
B9. Study: Chronic Noise Damages Children's Health, This Week in
Germany, May 5, 1996
B10. Kids near airports don't read as well because they tune out
speech, Cornell study finds, Cornell University, April 24, 1997
B11. Beware: Noise is Hazardous to Our Children's Development,
Hearing Rehabilitation Quarterly, Vol. 22, Number 1
B12. Human Response to Environmental Noise, American Psycholo
gist, Feb. 1996
B13. Hazardous Jet Noise Radiation at Schools Near Los Angeles
International Airport, UCLA, 1972 [Lane and Meecham]
B14. Effects of Jet Noise on Mortality Rates, UCLA [Meecham and
Shaw]
B15. Aircraft Noise Fact Sheet for Noise Awareness Day, League
for the Hard of Hearing, 1996
B16. Noise - More Than a Threat to Our Ears, League for the Hard
of Hearing, 1996
B17. Incentive to Encourage the Use of Quiet Aircraft Technology,
Mc Donnell Douglas Helicopter Systems, August 1994
B18. Noise & Health, The New York Academy of Medicine, 1991
B19. Resolution NO. 13369, Board File No. 2013.1, Oct. 27, 1982
B20. Letter to Gerald A. Silver, Pres. Homeowners of Encino, from Mayor Tom Bradley, June 25, 1984
B21. Van Nuys Airport: Expansion? Pro... Clifton Moore, Valley
Gazette, 8/17/84
B22. Letter to LADOA, Board President, from Gerald A. Silver,
Pres. Homeowners of Encino, April 23, 1984
B23. Letter to LADOA, Mr. Cochran, from Gerald A. Silver, Pres.
Homeowners of Encino, Dec. 17, 1984
B24. Letter to Clifton Moore, LADOA from Councilman John Ferraro,
August 10, 1984
B25. Letter to Elizabeth K. Armstrong, BOAC from Councilman
Marvin Braude, April 24, 1984
B26. Resolution No. 12271, Board File No. 2013.1, Oct. 8, 1980
B27. Letter to Councilman Ernani Bernardi from Clifton A. Moore,
LADOA, Aug. 3, 1984
B28. Letter to Councilman Ernani Bernardi from Otis W. Dunham,
Jr., LADOA, June 22, 1984
B29. Statement to Board of Airport Commissioners from Councilwom
an Joy Picus, April 25, 1984
B30. VNA Lease between LADOA and Clay Lacy Aviation, Inc. ap
proved Aug. 2, 1980
B31. Letter to Councilman John Ferarro from Gerald A. Silver,
Pres. Homeowners of Encino, May 5, 1984
B32. Letter to LADOA, Mary Lou Crockett from Gerald A. Silver,
Pres. of Encino, May 5, 1984
B33. Letter to Councilwoman Joan Milke Flores from Councilman
John Ferarro, Feb. 26, 1985
B34. Letter to Gerald A. Silver, Pres. Homeowners of Encino, from
Charles D. Zeman, Jr., Airport Manager, Jly 3, 1985
B35. BOAC Minutes, June 26, 1985
B36. BOAC Minutes, Oct. 27, 1982, with draft Resolution 12/27/82
B37. BOAC Agenda, June 16, 1982
B38. Homeowner groups protest airport traffic, Daily News Oct.
1984
39. Panel Seeks to Cool Noise Fight at Van Nuys Airport, LA Times
12/23/84
B40. Letter to Councilman John Ferarro from Gerald A. Silver,
Pres. Homeowners of Encino, Jan. 15, 1985
B41. Letter to Congressman Howard Berman from BAN, Don Schultz,
Mar. 11, 1985
B42. Letter to BAN, Don Schultz from Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. BOAC
Mar. 14, 1985
B43. Van Nuys Airport community liaison hired, Daily News,
12/24/85
B44. Unscheduled Air Taxi Rules Run Into Unscheduled Commission
Ire, LA Times, 4/29/84
B45. Airport ordinance comes out of blue, Daily News Jan. 28, 1997
B46. Letter to Clifton Moore, LADOA from Councilman Marvin
Braude, Dec. 21, 1984
B47. Letter to Richard Riordan, Jim Hahn, Dan Garcia, Jack Dris
coll, et al, from Gerald A. Silver, Pres. Homeowners of Encino,
Jan. 27, 1997
B48. Attorney weighs in with opinion, Daily News, May 7, 1997
B49. Letter to Senator Tom Hayden (with report: Aircraft Opera
tions and Regional Air Quality Impacts) from Robert Price, Senior
Project Manager, CH2MHill, July 16, 1998
B50. Memorandum [with attachments] to Ronald J. Kochevar from
Harry D. Woody, VNY Operations, Jan. 26, 1998
B51. Memorandum [with attachments] to Ronald J. Kochevar from
Harry D. Woody, VNY Operations, Mar 19, 1998
B52. Commercial Jet Noise Footprint Comparison (Exhibit 3C),
Coffman and Assoc., 1995
B53. Business Jet Noise Footprint Comparison (Exhibit 3D), Coff
man
and Assoc., 1995
B54. Aircraft Noise Complaint Form (Revised 8-95), LADOA
B55. Airport Noise Complaint Response Office, Noise
Complaint
Form, LADOA
B56. Letter to Van Nuys Citizens Advisory Council from Breton K.
Lobner, June 9, 1998
B57. Web Page printout: http://www.ifravionics.com, Jan. 13, 1997
B58. Web Page printout: http://www.claylacy.com/charter.html, Mar.
1, 1997
B59. Web Page printout: http://www.claylacy.com/ramp.html Mar.
1, 1997
B60. Web Page printout: http://www.group3aviation.com, Mar. 1,
1997
B61. Web Page printout: Heli USA Sightseeing, June 25, 1998
B62. National Helicopter Corp. of America v The City of New York,
et. al Docket Nos. 97-7142, Feb. 17, 1998
B63. History of noise reduction efforts at VNY by the Los Angeles
Department of Airports
B64. Van Nuys Airport Helicopter Operations, 11 pm to 7 am, Jan.
1, 1997 to July 31, 1997
B65. Van Nuys Airport Flight Strip Data Arrivals/Departures, June
21, 1995 to March 31, 1997
66. Business & Commerical Aviation, May 1998, page 28
B67. City Council motion, adopted June 11, 1996 re: Helicopters
B68. Wach News and City Council motion, Sept. 9, 1997
B69. VNY Quarterly Noise Monitoring Report, LAWA, 12/17/97
B70. Noise Impact History at VNY, Noise Management Bureau,
11/21/97
B71. VNY Helicopter Routes (2 sides)
B72. Attachment B, Aircraft Noise Violations, Santa Monica Air
port, Feb. 1998
B73. 1997 Annual Report, page 3, Santa Monica Airport, Aircraft
Noise Violation Fines & Bans
B74. Los Angeles World Airports, LAFCO Overview, p. 26, 27
B75. Van Nuys Airport, Fly Neighborly Violators,
Supplementary
Report, April 15, 1996 to August 26, 1996
B76. Van Nuys Airport, Fly Neighborly Violators, Supplementary
Report, August 27, 1996 to March 31, 1997
B77. Letter to Jack Driscoll, LADOA from Gerald A. Silver, Home
owners of Encino, Dec. 30, 1994
B78. City Urges New Plan to Collect Aircraft Fines, L.A. Times
4/17/96
B79. Los Angeles City Council Motion, April 9, 1996, Feuer, Chick
B80. Plan could spped collection of airport fines, Daily News
4/10/96
B81. Fines Bog Down in Violations of Curfew at Van Nuys Airport,
L.A. Times, 4/3/996
B82. Most Van Nuys Airport curfew fines go unpaid, Daily News,
April 1, 1996
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B83. News from Los Angeles City Attorney Jim Hahn, 6/20/96
B84. Van Nuys Airport Violations Draw Record Penalty, L.A. Times,
6/21/96
B85. Riordan sells stake in Lear jet, Daily News, 2/2/96
B86. Not the people's lawyers, Daily News 5/8/97
B87. Editorial on City Attorney's Office rebutted, Daily News,
5/15/97
B88. BOAC Agenda, 7/14/88 with helicopter Resolution 13942,
10/5/83
B89. Councilman Joel Wachs News, 9/9/97, with Motion and L.A.
Times, 9/10/97 article
B90. Van Nuys firm aims to land 737 work, Daily News, 6/20/97 (2
sides)
B91. Community Involvement Policy Statement, David Hinson Administrator, April 17, 1995
B92. Letter to Ron Kochivar, Manager, VNY from Gerald A. Silver,
Pres. Homeowners of Encino, Mar. 27, 1998
B93. Letter to Gerald A. Silver, Pres. Homeowners of Encino from
Ronald J. Kochevar, VNY Airport Manager, 4/20/98
B94. Impact of Noise on People, U.S. Dept. of Trans., May 1977
B95. Helicopter Noise in Rural Communities: Assessment of Exist
ing Knowledge, P. D. Prevedouros, Phd, June 1, 1993
B96. Airport Noise Control Strategies, FAA, May 1986
B97. The Effect of Airport Noise on Housing Values: A Summary
Report, Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc., Sept. 15, 1994
B98. VNY Helicopter Operations Study, LADOA, November, 1991
B99. Survey of Helicopter Activity at VNY, LADOA, 1995 [Communi
Quest]
B100. Analysis of Helicopter Activity in Sherman Oaks Area,
LADOA, 1993 [CommuniQuest]
B101. Background letter regarding Dr. W. C. Meecham
B102. Personal Experience Summary, Gary L. Blankenship
B103. Assessment of Community Noise, Noise Control Engineering,
Sept.-Oct. 1974
B104. Generalized Planned LAND USE, City of Los Angeles, prepared
by the Department of Planning, August 1990
B105. FAR Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Planning, Revised
Oct. 25, 1989
B106. FAA AC 150/5020-1 Noise Control and Compatibility Planning
for Airports, 8/5/83
B107. Letter to Congressman Howard Berman from Gerald A. Silver,
Pres. Homeowners of Encino, Aug. 29, 1991
B108. Letter to Maurice Z. Laham (LADOA) from FAA, Howard S.
Yoshioka, 10/5/93
B109. Letter to Maurice Z. Laham (LADOA) from Senator Tom Hayden,
June 3, 1996
B110. Letter to Maurice Z. Laham (LADOA) from Gerald A. Silver,
Stop the Noise!, Oct. 17, 1996
B111. Van Nuys Airport, Daily News, 10/27/96
B112. Letter to Van Nuys Part 150 Steering Committee from Breton
K. Lobner, Nov. 18, 1996
B113. Letter to Ms. Patricia Schnegg/Maurice Laham from Gerald A.
Silver, Pres. Homeowners of Encino, 1/31/97
B114. Letter to VNY Part 150 Steering Committee from Patricia
Schnegg, 2/4/97
B115. Letter to Jack Driscoll (LADOA) from Councilmember Laura
Chick, 4/24/97
B116. Letter to Richard Riordan, Mayor, et all, from Gerald A.
Silver, Pres. Homeowners of Encino, 6/12/97
B117. Letter to David Kessler, FAA from Gerald A. Silver, Pres.
Homeowners of Encino, 7/1/97
B118. Letter to John J. Driscoll from Congressman Brad Sherman,
1/28/98
B119. "What Residents Expect form the Van Nuys Airport Master
Plan!", Stop the Noise!
B120. Letter to Robert A. Chick (BOAC) from Councilman Joel
Wachs, 3/24/92, together with News Release, 4/1/92 and Motion
4/1/92
B121. "Sparks expected to fly over airport plan", Daily News
4/17/95
B122. Public Comment - Master Plan Advisory Committee, Stop the
Noise!, Aug. 23, 1995
B123. Letter to Councilman Hal Berson from Gerald A. Silver,
Pres. Stop the Noise!, 11/27/95
B124. Letter to John Driscoll (LADOA) from Councilman Joel Wachs,
12/5/95
B125. Letter to John Driscoll (LADOA) from Gerald A. Silver, Stop
the Noise!, 12/13/95
B126. Letter to Lydia Kennard (LADOA) from Gerald A. Silver, Stop
the Noise!, 2/15/96
B127. Letter to Gerald A. Silver from Lydia H.
Kennard, (LADOA),
3/5/96
B128. Letter to Lydia Kennard (LADOA) from Gerald A. Silver, Stop
the Noise!, 3/25/96 with 11 attached letters from local elected
officials
B129. Letter to Jack Driscoll (LADOA) from Councilmember Laura
Chick, 4/18/96
B130. Letter to Gerald A. Silver from John J. Driscoll, 5/1/96
B131. Letter to Jack Driscoll (LADOA) from Gerald A. Silver,
Pres. Homeowners of Encino, 5/14/96
B132. Letter to Jack Driscoll (LADOA) from Senator Tom Hayden,
12/3/96
B133. Letter to Daniel Garcia, Pres. BOAC from Councilman Joel
Wachs, 4/9/97
B134. Van Nuys Airport Expansion Plan, 8/6/74, with fold out map
B201. Memoranda from Harry D. Woody, VNY Operations, dated:
___________ Stage 2 and Stage 3 aircraft inventory at VNY
B202. Operations and maintenance records and data logs of noise
monitoring equipment from sites surrounding Van Nuys Airport
B203. Noise contour maps drawn from 1989 to the present
B204. Van Nuys Airport Noise Abatement/Curfew Regulation (Ordnance 155,727, 8/31/81) as amended in Ordinance 171889.
B205. Economic impact report Wilbur Smith Associates (1992)
B206. Economic impact report of the Noise Control Regulation for
Van Nuys Airport, Jan. 19, 1995 Aviation Corp. of America
B207. Economic impact report of the proposed State II non-addition Rule and its Operating Limitations on VNY, Aviation Corp. of
America (Kennedy)
B208. Database, listing and report of flight strip data of Stage
2 and Stage 3 transient jets landing/departing at Van Nuys Air
port between 1997 and the present
B209. Van Nuys Airport Tenant directory
B210. Correspondence and other writings directed to Van Nuys
Airport management regarding noise abatement measures taken
B211. Writings/documents regarding enforcement of noise viola
tions, including, fines, operating status penalties, and referrals to the City Attorney's office for prosecution.
B212. List of curfew/noise violations levied on aircraft opera
tors at Van Nuys Airport between the years 1997 to the present.
B213. Log of "Fly Friendly" citation letters issued between 1997
and present, with sample letters.
B214. Documentation of pilot noise reduction education/in-service
training programs in existence between the years 1989 to the
present. Handouts, pamphlets and instructional materials issue
for the purpose of educating aircraft operators in noise reduction matters.
B215. Written policies and statements in effect between the years
1989 to the present regarding arrival and departure routes for
helicopters (both fixed based and transient).
B216. Noise complaint logs for all complaints registered against
helicopter operators/jets/piston flights out of Van Nuys Airport
for the years 1989 to the present. Log contains listing of com
plaints, summary tallies and followup actions.
B217. Van Nuys Airport User Guide (April 1987)
B218. Documentation of definable/measurable noise reduction
achieved by Van Nuys Airport in response to the "Fly Friendly
Program" instituted.
B219. Documentation of definable/measurable noise reduction achieved by Van Nuys Airport in response to the imposed curfew.
B220. Documentation of aircraft operators participating in the
"Fly Friendly Program" since its inception, includes dates operators received information/instruction in said program, agreement
to comply documents executed, dates citations issued as a result
of violations, and communicated recommendations to the City
Attorney prosecution for violations.
B221. Set of writings and reports regarding the VNY Part 150
Study and non-completion of the Part 150 Study
B222. Graphic depiction of helicopter routes in existence between
the years 1989 and the present, also described as "helicopter
route chart."
B223. VFR Terminal Area Chart, 37th edition, dated July 16, 1998
B224. Aerial View of Van Nuys [wall mounted].
B225. Van Nuys Airport Layout.
B226. Van Nuys Operations Summary.
B227. Chronology of Van Nuys Noise Mitigation and Monitoring
Actions
B228. Van Nuys Pilot Information Booklet.
B229. Fly Friendly at Van Nuys Airport
B230. Van Nuys Airport No Early Turn Program
B231. Van Nuys Airport Users Guide (April 1987)
B232. Pilot information Booklet and BOAC Resolution 19247
B233. Important Pilot Information New Van Nuys Airport Noise
Restriction
B234. Understanding the City of Los Angeles Ordinance No. 155727
Van Nuys Airport Noise Abatement and Curfew Regulation
B235. BOAC Resolution 19247
B236. Van Nuys Airport 1994 Noise Exposure Contour Evaluation,
1995, prepared by Landrum & Brown, Inc., March 1995, including
two summary sheets regarding the "Fly Friendly Program".
B237. Integrated Noise Model (INM) input run stream data for 1997
noise contours [floppy disk]
B238. Set of reports prepared by LAWA regarding the
VNY Master
Plan, including related records addressing the series of meeting
related to developing the plan.
B239. VNY helicopter operation logs from 8/1/97 to present
B240. VNY flight strip date from 4/1/97 to present
B241. Copies of Letters of Agreement between helicopter opera
tors, FAA tower and LADOA.
B242. Wyle Research, Aircraft Noise Monitoring System Evaluation
and Enhancement Study, Feb. 1986
B243. Van Nuys Airport No Early Turn Program
B244. Van Nuys Airport Quiet Flight Procedure Jet Aircraft
B245. Pilot Information Booklet Van Nuys Airport; and BOAC Resolution No. 19247
B246. BOAC minutes for meetings of: May 10, 1989, Sept. 27, 1989,
April 18, 1990, June 13, 1990, March 20, 1991, July 17, 1991,
Feb. 18, 1992, Oct. 5, 1992, Nov. 9, 1993, July 25, 1995, including relevant staff reports
B247. Proposed non-Addition Rule of State II Aircraft
B248. U.S. Terminal Procedures - Southwest (SW).
B249. BOAC Resolution 12271 10/8/80 Scheduled air taxi and
charter
1. Robert Beard, Airport Environmental Manager Noise Management Bureau, LAWA (310)646-9410. Subject matter: Noise contours,flight strip data, INM runs and printouts, noise complaints
2. Mark S. Adams, Noise Management Bureau, Environmental
Supervisor, LAWA (310)646-9410. Subject matter: Noise contours,
flight strip data, INM runs and printouts, noise complaints
3. Ronald Kochevar, Airport Manager, Van Nuys Airport,
(818)785-8838 Subject matter: Noise logs, enforcement of night
curfew, Fly Friendly violators, public relations efforts, airport
rules, noise complaints
4. Stacy T. Geere, Principal Public Relations Representative
Van Nuys Airport. Subject matter: Noise logs, enforcement of
night curfew, Fly Friendly violators, public relations efforts,
airport rules, noise complaints
5. James Marchese, Noise Management Bureau Environmental
Associate. Subject matter: Noise contours, flight strip data, INM
runs and printouts, noise complaints, Fly Friendly violators
6. Maurice Z. Laham, Airport Environmental Manager, Environ
mental Management Bureau, LAWA, Environ. Mgmt., (310)646-7614.
Subject matter: Master Plan, Part 150 Steering Committee, Fly
Friendly citations, curfew violations, environmental matters.
7. Philip Depoian, Deputy Executive Director, LAWA,
(310)646-8158. Subject matter: Master Plan, Part 150 Steering
Committee, VNY airport policy, curfew violations, expansion
issues, economic issues
8. Craig Luna, Van Nuys Airport Property Real Estate Officer. Subject matter: airport lease conditions
9. John Driscoll, LAWA Executive Dir., LAWA (310)646-6250.
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Suject matter: Master Plan, Part 150 Steering Committee, VNY
airport policy, curfew violations, expansion issues, economic
issues, noise complaints
10. Steven C. Zetsche, VNY Noise Officer (818)909-3571.
Subject matter: Noise contours, flight strip data, INM runs and
printouts, noise complaints
11. Steve Crowther, LAWA, Environ. Mgmt., (310)646-7614.
Subject matter: Noise contours, flight strip data, INM runs and
printouts
12. Scott Tatro, VNY Noise Mgmt., (818)909-3571. Subject
matter: Noise contours, flight strip data, INM runs and print
outs, noise complaints
13. Lydia Kennard, Asst. Dir, LAWA (310)646-7393. Subject
matter: Master Plan, Part 150 Steering Committee, expansion, VNY
operations.
14. Lynn Wang, Noise Mgmt. Bureau, LAWA, (310)646-9410.
Subject matter: Noise contours, flight strip data, INM runs and
printouts, noise complaints
15. Charles Chamberlain, VNY - FAA Tower Chief (818)904
6166. Subject matter: Helicopter routes, aircraft routes, heli
copter letters of agreement
16. Patricia Schnegg, BOAC (310)646-6250. Subject matter:
Part 150 Steering Committee, BOAC policy, Master Plan hearing
1. Dr. W. C. Meecham, (Resume - Exhibit 3)
Professor UCLA, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept.
48-121 Engineering IV, 420 Westwood Plaza, Box 951597
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1597
Subject matter: This witness will testify on the impact of
noise on the population living within the 65 CNEL contour. He
will describe research activity related to acoustics, propagation
of sound, and community noise measurement problems. His testimony
will cover hazardous jet noise radiation, and the effects of jet
noise on mortality rates.
2. Gary L. Blankenship, (Resume - Exhibit 4)
Acoustic Engineer, Aviation Acoustics, Inc.
25881 Evergreen Rd.
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Subject matter: This witness will testify regarding the
acoustics of jet engine noise, acoustic design and airport/community noise analysis, hush kit design, availability, cost and
effectiveness, aircraft noise prediction, research and development programs related to hush kits. These issues bear directly on
the population living with the 65 CNEL.
Class "B" Intervenors reserve the right to present rebuttal expert witnesses, if needed, to the other parties'
expert witnesses.
3. Zanville S. Green, MAI
Licensed real estate appraiser, No. AG003194
Realtor-Associate Member, SF Valley Board of Realtors
4516 SW Alaska St.
Seattle, WA 98116
Subject matter: Will testify regarding diminished property
values of homes near airports, impact of airport/noise on proper
ty values, difficulties in selling properties near airports.
4. Florence Riggs
Vocal Rehabilitation, Speech Therapist
4760 Burnet Ave.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Subject matter: effects of noise on speech, pathology, vocal