06/12/2001 - Airport Relations Commission MINUTES OF THE EAGAN
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING
JUNE 12, 2001
A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission was held on Tuesday, June
12, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. Those present were Eric Drenckhahn, Ted Gladhill, Joe Kinard, Mike Schlax,
Lance Staricha, Michael Weller and Bruno DiNella. Absent were John Clark, Steve Soderling and
Charles Thorkildson. Also present were Jamie Verbrugge, Assistant City Administrator and Mary
Swenson, Recording Secretary.
AGENDA
Upon motion by Gladhill, seconded by Schlax, the agenda was approved as amended, with
the addition of Item C of the Staff Report; adding the Acceptance of Commissioner John Clark's
Resignation and to Authorize Replacement. All members voted in favor.
MINUTES
Staricha made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 8, 2001; Drenckhahn seconded
the motion. All members voted in favor.
VISITORS TO BE HEARD
There were no visitors to be heard.
RMT SITE SELECTION
Verbrugge gave an overview of the ANOMS remote towers. He further stated the need for
the RMT's to be installed at least one -year prior to Runway 17/35 becoming operational. The City
Council approved and forwarded to the MAC the recommendation of the Airport Relations
Commission for the four new RMT sites. Verbrugge stated that notification to the four property
owners regarding the location of the RMT's has been sent and hoped to have the tower footings in
prior to winter and operational by summer. He further stated the existing tower site locations can be
viewed on the MAC web site at www.macaysat.org.
There was discussion among Commission members regarding the cost per tower, backup for
power failure and tracking the performance timeline for installation. Verbrugge displayed a map
showing the 26 existing towers locations and the ten proposed site locations stating that the four new
locations will be on Coachman Road, Turquoise, Diffley /Diamond and Woodgate.
CONTRACTS
Verbrugge gave a brief background on Contracts, giving dates and the purpose of setting up a
Contract with MAC. Verbrugge also gave a summary of the Contracts with the cities of Minneapolis
and Mendota Heights and the Metropolitan Airports Commission. There was discussion regarding
the retaining of an attorney. It was decided that the Commission would pursue both talking with an
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attorney and the possibility of signing a Contract, until at which time they would then need to decide
which avenue to ultimately pursue.
COMMUNICATIONS
Verbrugge presented a new draft script of "The Airport and You" to the ARC Commissioners
dated June 12, 2001. He outlined the program as: I. The ARC; II. Eagan and MSP — MASAC can
always change this segment with updated and current material; III. Noise & Noise Mitigation; IV.
The Part 150 Study — heavy on interviews and what the City hoped to get out of the Part 150
Program; V. How Will Noise Affect Me — talk about DNL using visual aids, annual and single
events, and noise levels/help people understand the difference. Advice to residents as to what they
personally can do. VI. The Future of Airport Noise. There was discussion as to the appropriate
name of the program and one suggestion was "Eagan, Citizens and Airport Noise ".
Commission members discussed DNL levels and how single noise events are calculated.
There was further discussion regarding housing, airport noise, real estate disclosures and negotiating
terms with the MAC.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Verbrugge spoke briefly on current legislation stating the Senate Tax Bill contains language
that would authorize a mitigation fund for communities, funded primarily through a 3% increase in
auto rental fees. He further stated that staff is reviewing legislation and will contact Eagan legislators
prior to the adoption of a tax agreement to encourage Eagan legislators to support this provision of
the tax bill. In July, a final report on the legislative outcomes will be provided.
PART 150 UPDATE
Verbrugge gave a brief overview of the memo from Nigel Finney dated May 30, 2001 to the
Planning and Environment Committee regarding the Part 150 Sound Insulation Program (60 -64 DNL
contour). There was discussion among Commission members on fleet mix, the Environmental
Impact Statement, contours, flight paths and FAA goals /encouraging compatible land uses. They
further discussed the amount of "cap" per house for the Part 150 Program.
Gladhill made a motion recommending the MAC attain a 20 dB reduction of interior noise
levels in the 60 -64 contour, spending whatever funds to achieve the decibel reduction in all homes
within specified contour. Staricha seconded. Aye: 3 Nay: 4.
Commission members further discussed the risks and liabilities of the proposed
recommendation for the reduction in decibels and what would be considered equitable to residents
within the program.
Drenckhahn made a motion to amend the previous motion for recommendation to the MAC
to provide a 45 dB net result in the reduction of noise levels for the 60 -64 contour. Weller seconded.
Staricha opposed the motion. Weller withdrew his second.
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Weller made a motion for the City Council to consider the recommendation of the ARC
regarding the 2005 MAC Part 150 DNL 60 -64 Sound Insulation Program to attain a 45 dB interior
noise level, with a $5,000 minimum modification and/or compensation package and no maximum
cost, and if the property is determined to already have a 45 dB noise level, then that property owner
would be given the option of signing an avigation easement and receive $5,000 compensation and,
also, have MAC increase the funding for mitigation from $36.5M /yr. to $40M /yr. Gladhill seconded.
All members voted in favor.
ACCEPT COMMISSIONER JOHN CLARK'S RESIGNATION
AND AUTHORIZE REPLACEMENT
Drenckhahn made a motion recommending the City Council accept Commissioner Clark's
resignation and appoint a replacement to fill out the remainder of his three -year term. Weller
seconded the motion. All members voted in favor.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Gladhill, seconded by Weller the Commission members adjourned the
meeting at 9:31 p.m.
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