12/12/1985 - Airport Relations Commission CITY OF EAGAN
AIRPORT NOISE COMMITTEE
AGENDA
THURSDAY
DECEMBER 12, 1985
I. ROLL CALL & APPROVAL OF MINUTES
II. COMMITTEE UPDATE
-Noise Monitor Demonstration
- 180 Degree Heading Decision
- MAC Capital Improvement Plan
III. OLD BUSINESS
- Member Recommendation
-North Eagan Departure Coridors
IV. DISTRIBUTION
- Rlobuchar Article
V. OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
MEMO TO: CHAIRMAN BAKER & ALL MEMBERS OF THE
AIRPORT NOISE COMMITTEE
FROM: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HOHENSTEIN
DATE: DECEMBER 9, 1985
SUBJECT: AIRPORT NOISE COMMITTEE MEETING FOR DECEMBER 12, 1985
A meeting of the Eagan Airport Noise Committee is scheduled for
Thursday, December 12, 1985, at 4:30 P.M. The meeting will be
at the Eagan Municipal Center in Conference Rooms A and B.
Please contact Jon Hohenstein at 454 -8100 if you are unable to
attend this meeting. The following discussion is intended to
provide background on those items to be reviewed at the meeting
on Thursday.
MINUTES
A copy of the regular minutes of the Eagan Airport Noise
Committee meeting for October 10, 1985, is enclosed for your
review. Due to the lack of a quorum at the November 7, 1985,
meeting, it was not possible to approve these minutes at that
time. These minutes, subject to any change, require adoption by
the Committee. Also enclosed you will find a copy of the
proceedings of the November 7, 1985, meeting. As the meeting
lacked a quorum, these minutes are of an informational nature and
require no action of the Committee. Pursuant to the feelings
expressed at the meeting, however, staff did draft the
correspondence to Administrative Law Judge Allan Klein, which you
will find attached in your packets. You will also find the
letter from Mendota Heights concerning the same issue.
COMMITTEE UPDATE
Noise Monitor Demonstration
Mr. William Whitford, of Metrosonics, Inc., and Mr. Mark Fleming,
of Continental Safety Company, had tentatively agreed to provide
the Committee with a demonstration of the db -604 Universal Sound
Analyzer at tonight's meeting. This is the same unit that is
used by the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency. Unfortunately, Mr. Whitford has
changed his plans and will not be visiting Continental Safety
this week. He plans to visit the business sometime in January
and staff will attempt to reschedule the demonstration for that
time.
180 Degree Heading Decision
Attached in your packets you will find two items of information
pertinent to the 180 degree heading decision. The first is a
letter from Mr. Les Case, of the Federal Aviation Administration,
thanking us for our letter of appreciation. Mr. Case goes on to
offer to discuss the north Eagan aircraft corridor and to be
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be available for a meeting in the future. Staff will pursue this
possibility on behalf of the Committee. Also attached you will
find a reprint of an article from the St. Paul Pioneer Press and
Dispatch concerning the possibility of the City of Burnsville
acquiring a vote on MASAC. This voting membership is a result of
the activity of Burnsville in light of the 180 degree heading
deliberations.
The decision on the 180 degree heading was reported by Mr. Case
to MASAC at its November 26, 1985, meeting. The general response
from the group was negative and suggestions were made that the
procedure be modified to make it more palatable to the FAA. To
pursue this avenue, MASAC referred the matter to its Operations
Committee for technical review. Chairman Baker is a member of
that committee and staff will be on hand to represent the
interests of southern Eagan. The meeting is not expected to
occur until January, so no action is required of the Committee at
this time. If conditions should arise which would necessitate
input from the Committee prior to the January meeting, staff
will notify you of such need. Both Chairman Baker and
Administrative Assistant Hohenstein will be available to answer
questions on this matter at the meeting.
MAC Capital Improvement Plan
Attached in your packets you will find a draft copy of the
Metropolitan Airports Commission's capital improvement budget for
the coming years. Of specific interest are three particular
items.
1. Partial Parallel Runway and Runway Rehabilitation and
Extension of Runway 4/22 - Runway 4/22 is the
northeast to southwest runway. These items will expand
the capacity of the airport to route traffic and
departures along southwest departure corridors. It is
assumed by staff that one element of the increased use
will be an attempt to reinstate the 180 degree heading
procedure.
2. Landing Aids - The installation of certain landing aids
on the parallel runways will facilitate a steeper glide
angle for aircraft arriving over south Minneapolis,
thereby reducing the noise impact of such planes. Such
systems are already in place for aircraft landing over
Eagan and Mendota Heights. This will have an indirect
affect on Eagan residents by making landings over south
Minneapolis more palatable to those residents.
3. Noise Suppressor - As you can see, the noise suppressor
is included in the 1986 capital improvement budget at a
cost of $6,000,000. It is the impression of staff that
no such suppressor will be put in place at this time,
the argument being that very few complaints are
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directly correlated to run -up tests and the cost of the
suppressor exceeds all other physical improvements to
the field and runways. It is possible that
construction of the building may occur, but it is not
likely.
No action is required on the part of the Committee on this
particular matter. The Committee should be aware that Chairman
Baker caused a considerable amount of debate at the most recent
MASAC meeting by recommending that MAC make no capital
improvements which would tend to exacerbate the noise problems in
surrounding communities. This relatively innocuous motion
prompted much debate at the time. Chairman Baker and
Administrative Assistant Hohenstein will be available to answer
questions on this particular matter.
OLD - BUSINESS
Member Recommendation
The City Administrator has been asked to contact members of
various committees and commissions in preparation for the January
appointments to the standing committees and commissions. Those
members expressing an interest to remain active and committed to
the Airport Noise Committee will receive a recommendation for
continued membership. In addition, the Committee members have
suggested that Otto Leitner be considered for membership in
January. At least one other resident has expressed interest in
joining the Committee. If Committee members know of neighbors or
other concerned parties who might be interested in serving on the
Airport Noise Committee, please contact staff with their names or
encourage them to contact us directly.
North Eagan Departure Corridors
At a recent Airport Noise Committee meeting, certain Committee
members requested that the approved departure corridors over
north Eagan and south Mendota Heights be outlined for review.
Staff has attempted to provide a map of the corridors by
translating language in the Minneapolis /St. Paul International
Airport runway use program to the diagram attached. In addition,
a direct line was drawn through the center line of the runway to
indicate the localizer beam extension referenced in Mr. Cases'
letter.
This is the area in which aircraft should be confined if the
runway use program is being followed appropriately. The map is
fairly accurate but may not be to a specific scale, so Committee
members are cautioned as to its level of detail. As was noted at
a recent meeting, there is no mechanism currently available to
enforce FAA compliance with the runway use program and complaints
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from Eagan residents outside the corridor can be used to point
out its importance. There is no action required of the Committee
on this particular item. Discussion may be had to consider means
of improving compliance with the corridor.
DISTRIBUTION
Klobuchar Article
Attached please find a copy of an article from the Minneapolis
Star & Tribune. The article is for your information only and
concerns the Metropolitan Airports Commission Chairman Ray
Glumack.
Staff hopes you will enjoy your holiday season and looks forward
to seeing you at the meeting.
Ad nidt`rative Assistant
JH /jj
cc: Mayor Bea Blomquist
City Adminstrator Tom Hedges
City Planner Dale Runkle
City Attorney Paul Hauge
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