Update: February 20, 2019 — Sherman Oaks & Encino for Quiet Skies

Residents from Bel Air, Sherman Oaks and Encino spoke at the City Council’s Trade, Travel & Tourism Committee meeting on February 19, 2019.

CITY COUNCIL’S TRADE, TRAVEL & TOURISM COMMITTEE MEETING (Feb. 19) RECAP

Sherman Oaks & Encino for Quiet Skies headed downtown for the City Council’s Trade, Tourism and Travel (TT&T) Committee meeting, held at City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 19th. Residents spoke in support of Councilman Koretz’s motion to instruct Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to invoke Section 175 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, by sending a letter with documentation to the FAA detailing noise issues caused by Van Nuys Airport (VNY) flight paths and to revert to the historical 2.2DME, a safe and efficient alternative to the current use of NextGen PPRRY waypoint.

Councilman and Committee Member Krekorian (CD2) also spoke in support of the motion, noting that residents who live in the impacted Santa Monica Mountains are suffering the cumulative impacts from VNY and Burbank (BUR) Airports, and that the canyon topography amplifies and extends noise from the aircraft, seriously compounding the community noise impact from the VNY flight paths.

Councilwoman Nury Martinez (CD6) requested that the Motion include language taking into account the potential noise impact of any new departing flight guidelines on the surrounding communities before they are implemented.

The motion passed unanimously out of the committee, and is set to go before the full City Council on Wednesday, February 27 at 10:00 in City Hall (details below). We anticipate that the motion may receive the support of the entire City Council but your attendance will be helpful. Click here for details.