The FAA has released Phase Two of their Initiative to Address Noise Concerns in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco Counties: http://eshoo.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/FAA-Initiative-Phase-Two-07252017.pdf One positive is that the FAA recognizes that the communities under SERFR and BSR are NOT in agreement regarding any flight path shift, a criteria that they consider important. FAA plans are at this point "notional" and pre-design, so we have time and an opportunity to work with our congressional representatives and FAA administration to stop the new path. Important to share with our neighbors - this is not a return to a quieter path. It is a brand new NextGen flight path with the concentration and noise that prompted Happy Valley and Los Gatos residents to protest in the first place. Additionally, the report notes the 8-4 Select Committee vote. Not a consensus. In Santa Cruz County that vote was a 2-2 split vote, not a majority. The Select Committee voted 8-4 based on assurances from Supervisor John Leopold that unachievable mitigations would accompany any new path. Those mitigations have not appeared. For our neighbors in the mid-peninsula - this flight path shift does nothing to resolve their jet noise issues, it simply shifts the path to the west with the same altitude, noise, concentration, and emissions issues that have plagued their communities. From the document: "The FAA has begun the five-phase air traffic procedure development process associated with this specific recommendation. The first phase – developing a conceptual route – is complete. The next phase will involve creating a working group to design the route, including an environmental and safety review before reaching its final decision. The FAA anticipates the entire process will take 18-24 months, from notional design to publication of a final design." To voice your protest against this new NextGen flight path, which is being considered without protective mitigations and without appropriate outreach to affected communities, contact: bruce.mcpherson@santacruzcounty.us, ryan.coonerty@santacruzcounty.us, michael.huerta@faa.gov, dennis.roberts@faa.gov, ca18aeima@mail.house.gov, Emma.Crisci@mail.house.gov, Fabiola.Rodriguez2@mail.house.gov, scott.ammon@mail.house.gov, Tyler.Burrola@mail.house.gov, citycouncil@cityofsantacruz.com, flightpathadvocates@gmail.com Remind them that the communities are not in agreement, that the process has been less than transparent, and that we do not want a new NextGen flight path.