07/08/2003 - Airport Relations Commission MINUTES OF THE EAGAN
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING
JULY 8, 2003
A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission was held on Tuesday, July 8,
2003, at 7:00 p.m. Those present were Bruno DiNella, Steven Grooms, Clint Hooppaw, Nathan
Krahn, Stephen Nierengarten, Mike Schlax, Lance Staricha, Jerry Thompson and Charles
Thorkildson. Absent was Michael Cook. Also present were Dianne Lord, Assistant to the City
Administrator.
AGENDA
Upon motion by Thompson, seconded by Thorkildson, the agenda was approved as
presented. All members voted in favor.
MINUTES
Hoopaw made a motion to approve the minutes of the June 10, 2003 meeting; DiNella
seconded the motion. All members voted in favor.
VISITORS TO BE HEARD
There were no visitors to be heard.
ARC COMMUNICATION PLAN
Chair Staricha provided background on the development of the communication plan.
Commissioner Hooppaw noted topics for the City newsletter and Your Town News and suggested
focusing on how noise is monitored (currently and in the future), the Commission's role /relationship
to MAC, and address noise complaints. Commission members suggested including material relative
to the impacts of the new runway and reiterating portions of the newsletter article. Lord commented
on the number of phone calls she received once the newsletter was mailed to Eagan residents.
Commissioners discussed corridor operations and fanning from the new runway and the
impacts of both.
Staricha presented the ARC Notebook in its near complete version and the Commission
discussed the purpose and location of the book in its final state.
Nierengarten suggested the cable television program progress from the City newsletter and
also continue informing residents on the impacts of the new runway. The Commission noted that Jon
Hohenstein would be returning to the City of Eagan as the Director of Community Development and
also noted his expertise on airport issues.
EAGAN/MENDOTA HEIGHTS CORRIDOR ANALYSIS
Lord stated she has not had a response to the letter that was sent to the Metropolitan Airports
Commission on June 23, 2003 regarding noncompliance within the Eagan/Mendota Heights
Corridor.
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The Commission further discussed the Eagan /Mendota Heights Corridor and land use,
compliance with MAC, noise and complaint issues, and the Met Council.
RESOLUTION RE: EAGAN'S REPRESENTATION ON THE
METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION
Staricha gave background information on the composition and structure of MAC and
discussed the latest legislative proposal that had been before the Minnesota Legislature regarding
representation of MAC. Staricha suggested this issue be proposed until the 2004 legislative session.
Schlax made a motion to recommend the City Council send a letter to Governor Pawlenty
asking his position on the current structure of the MAC and if he would be in support of legislation
changing the structure of the MAC, particularly if the change resulted in increased representation to
the City of Eagan; Thompson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor.
RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES FROM THE APRIL 22, 2003
PUBLIC INPUT MEETING
Staricha responded to an inquiry from the April meeting regarding the top ten noise events in
Eagan, which was included in the Commission's packet. Staricha noted he would summarize these
statistics and report back to the Commission at their August meeting. Staricha further discussed an
inquiry from the previous ARC meeting regarding fuel dumping. A response regarding fuel dumping
was e- mailed to Lord from the MPCA and briefly states FAA and airline protocols require /suggest a
pilot jetison fuel when aborting a flight shortly after takeoff or during an emergency landing.
STAFF REPORT
Noise Oversight Committee
Lord gave a brief background of the first Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting which
was held on June 26 stating all members were present. She stated the first meeting was an
introduction of members and ground rules were established. Lord further stated that Vern Wilcox,
Bloomington City Councilmember, was appointed Community Chair and Kathleen Nelson, Director
of Airport Affairs for Northwest Airlines, was appointed User Chair and the two Chairs will alternate
meetings.
Lord stated two significant actions were taken at the meeting; 1.) to recommend that MAC
address the Part 150 operations assumptions at their next meeting in August to allow the NOC time
to review the assumptions at their next meeting, and 2.) the committee unanimously voted to
recommend to MAC that the Distant Profile be used on 30L and 30R.
MAC Meeting Update
Lord gave a brief update on the MAC meeting which was held on June 16, 2003, stating
that at the meeting, MAC delayed the vote on the Part 150 forecast assumptions so the NOC will
have an opportunity to review the assumptions prior to MAC's consideration of the assumptions
at their meeting in August.
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Realtor's Forum Airport Presentation and N.O.I.S.E. Publication
Lord noted the Power Point Realtor's Forum airport presentation, along with the most recent
edition of the N.O.I.S.E. newsletter, were enclosed in the packet for Commission review per their
request.
ROUNDTABLE
Thompson handed out information to the Commission regarding runway usage and statistics
on safety.
Schlax commented on an article he read on the Internet regarding the Los Angeles Board of
Commissioners taking legal action because of repeated noise violations and noted previously that it
was his understanding that legal action could not be pursued on a government agency.
There was discussion by Commission members on the integrated noise model and further
discussion regarding noise events, decibels and procedures used for determining contours. The
Commission noted a long -term project could be to monitor the formula used to determine DNL
projections.
Nierengarten commented on information regarding Runway 22 that was detailed on "All
Operations Runway Use Reports" from the last several months.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Schlax, seconded by Thorkildson, the Commission members adjourned the
meeting at 8:25 p.m.
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