08/07/1984 - Airport Relations Commission ,
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CITY OF EAGAN
MINUTES OF AIRPORT NOISE COMMITTEE
AUGUST 7, 1984
A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Noise Committee was held at the
City Municipal Center on August 7, 1984 at 4:30 p.m. Those present were
Members Gustin and Baker. Absent were Dezois, Swenson, Randall, Harrison and
Giblin. Also present were City Administrator Hedges, City Planner Dale Runkle
and City Attorney Paul Hauge.
City Administrator Hedges chaired the meeting and introduced Mark Ryan,
the Transportation Planner with the Metropolitan Council. Mr. Hedges
indicated that Jeff Hamiel of the Metropolitan Airports Commission will be the
guest at the next meeting scheduled for August 21, 1984 at 4:15 p.m. at the
Municipal Center.
Mr. Ryan discussed the six systems in which the Metropolitan Council is
involved, including the airports chapter that was adopted originally in
December of 1977. It is intended to cover aviation planning at least until
the end of the century and it was noted that an amendment had recently been
adopted to the plan. There are several classifications of airports, including OA
a map of Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport, intermediate and small r
;.. minor airports. He stated that general aviation has decreased substantially
in the last five years because of the economy. There was discussion
concerning the occupancy of commercial airlines noting that it is down, the
number of smaller aircraft, e.g. commercial is higher, and that passenger
activity remains about even.
He indicated some trends noted by the Metropolitan Council include the
fact that MSP International Airport will not be moved, that aircraft activity
will increase and there is an effort to divert general aviation away from Wold
Chamberlain.
He stated that land use planning guidelines recognize the worst case
senario and primarily are of a preventive nature, allowing cities to plan to
cope with noise problems.
He showed the approximate Cedar Avenue departure pattern on an overlay on
an area map. He further indicated that the MAC first proposed the
diversionary plan and the FAA is now participating in the experiment. The 4-
22 departure came because of the objections from the Minneapolis - Richfield
area residents and generally the aircraft fan to the south along the Cedar
Avenue corridor.
Federal regulations have been proposed to prohibit second generation
aircraft from being manufactured after 1985 noting they are louder than the
third generation aircraft. He stated that the Metropolitan Council authority (1
( only is within the planning area and it has no input in noise abatement
operations planning. He also discussed the liability for noise control issue
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\. and indicated that he would forward certain documents to Dale Runkle that may
be helpful in this respect.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
PHH