Update on Oakland Airport
Terminal Modernization
Project
City Council
November 6, 2024
Background
Draft EIR Released: July 17, 2023
City Sent Comment Letter: October 16, 2023
Final EIR Release Date: October 17, 2024
City Council Update: November 6, 2024 Today
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CLASS (Citizens League for Airport Safety and Serenity) Proposed Project
New terminal building
Addition of 16 new gates
Consolidation of Terminal 1 operations
into expanded Terminal 2
Enhanced roadways, curb fronts, and
parking facilities
Relocation of cargo and support facilities
No changes to runways/airfield capacity
Proposed Project
Final EIR Does Not Adequately Address
City Concerns
Baseline Assumptions that Project will Not Increase Air Traffic Air Quality Impacts
Transportation/Traffic Impacts
Noise Impacts
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Inadequate Project Alternatives
Inadequate Mitigation
Fundamental Difference in Assumptions
“Many commenters indicated that additional gates would equate to additional flights at OAK…there is no correlation between the construction of the passenger terminal building and an increase in annual enplanements…The demand for air transportation is a function of the socioeconomic conditions of the region served by the airport, not the attractiveness of a new passenger terminal building.” FEIR pg. p-39
“Unlike airport projects that add or reconfigure runways, for example, the Proposed Project improvements would not affect the number of flights that OAK could accommodate or their flight paths.” FEIR pg. p-238
Next Steps
Staff, Outside Counsel, and Technical Experts are reviewing the FEIR Upcoming:
City Council Closed Session: November 19, 2024
City Council Input on Comment letter: November 19, 2024 Port Board Meeting: November 21, 2024
City has 30 days after the Port files a Notice of Determination to file a lawsuit
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