09/20/1984 - Airport Relations Commission //,2
CITY OF EAGAN
MINUTES OF AIRPORT NOISE COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 20, 1984
A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Noise Committee was held at the
City Municipal Center on September 20, 1984 at 7:30 p.m. Those present were
Members Don Giblin, Carol D , ohn Gustin, Tom Baker, and Joe Harrison.
Absent w >l L. ►` # ) ,,. � Y ' ., r . . Also present were City
Planner Dale Runkle and t-y Attorney Paul Hauge.
Dale Runkle chaired the meeting and stated that the main purpose of the
meeting was to review the draft Findings and Recommendations dated August 16,
1984 covering proposed Findings to be submitted to the City Council by the
Noise Committee.
Some of the items that were discussed by the Noise Committee members and
proposed to be submitted to the City Council at its meeting on October 16,
1984 include the following:
1. The City Attorney was asked to redraft the Findings and
Recommendations to include specific additional items requested and approved by
the members at the September 20, 1984 meeting.
2. In 1972 the FAA office in Washington promulgated the use of 11L and
11R as a major take -off and landing runway with 105 degree heading, but that
the 105 degree headings are not being adhered to and that no official change
has been adopted.
3. This policy has been repeatedly violated by the airlines, the FAA
and the MAC, including flying at low altitudes and in addition, diversion from
the designated corridors.
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4. There is a reasonable and viable corridor for landing and take -offs
under the preferential runway system.
5. In addition, the restricted quiet hour policy is not being adhered
to by the airlines.
6. The aircraft are flying diversionary pattern. into and out of runway
#22, rather than following the Cedar Avenue corridor, as was originally
proposed.
7. Eagan is receiving nearly all of the take -offs and landings during
the curfew hours.
8. The ground run -ups have repeatedly created excessive and unnecessary
noise and there are reasonable steps that can be taken by MAC and the airlines
to alleviate this excessive noise.
9. Muffler devices should be required on all run -ups and special
measures should be undertaken to restrict run -ups during night time and
weekend hours.
10. The statistics that were prepared in 1984 covering take -offs and
landings should be included in the Findings and Recommendations.
11. It was recommended that the preferential runway corridor be extended
to five miles to implement quiet take -off procedures, including potential
climb in altitude to 3,000 feet. •
12. Accurate monitoring devices should be installed and utilized to
determine whether certain airlines or pilots are violating the procedures.
13. Violations in flight procedures should be cited and penalties and
fines should be implemented to assist in the enforcement of applicable
procedures.
14. The City Council should implement monitoring procedures covering
Runway #22 which would clearly impact the volume and diversion of traffic in
the south and westerly portions of the city.
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