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10/22/2012 - Airport Relations Commission40100 City of Eap demo TO: AIRPORT REALTIONS COMMISSION FROM: ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR MILLER DATE: OCOTOBER 18, 2012 SUBJECT: MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012 JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ARC Enclosed is the meeting agenda for the October 22, 2012 City Council Workshop, along with the background memo and attachments provided to the City Council in preparation for the joint meeting with the ARC. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Eagan Room (upstairs), and the joint meeting with the ARC is the first item on the agenda. If you have any question about the upcoming meeting, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to seeing you on Monday. AA #Oy -) A,VV\,j Assistant City Administrator SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY OCTOBER 22, 2012 5:30 P.M. EAGAN ROOM — EAGAN MUNICIPAL CENTER AGENDA I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA II. VISITORS TO BE HEARD III. JOINT MEETING WITH THE AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION • FAA PRESENTATION: PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGATION PROCEDURES • PROPOSED 2012 -2013 ARC WORK PLAN IV. 2013 EAGAN CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU BUDGET V. 2013 E -TV BUDGET VI. 2013 ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGETS (CASCADE BAY, COMMUNITY CENTER, WATER, SANITARY SEWER, STREET LIGHTING, STORM DRAINAGE, AND WATER QUALITY) VII. CITY ADMINISTRATOR PROFILE / DISCUSSION WITH RECRUITER VIII. OTHER BUSINESS IX. ADJOURNMENT on Agenda Information Memo October 22, 2012 Eagan Special City Council Meeting III. JOINT MEETING WITH THE AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION ITEM 1: FAA AND MAC PRESENTATION — PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGATION PROCEDURES AT MSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: To receive a presentation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) regarding the proposed Performance Based Navigation procedures. FACTS: • Mr. Carl Rydeen, Assistant Air Traffic Control Manager at the MSP Tower, and Mr. Chad Leqve, Manager — Noise, Environment and Planning at the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), will be present on October 22 to present the proposed MSP Performance -Based Navigation (PBN) procedures to the City Council and Airport Relations Commission. • According to the MAC and FAA, the new procedures, referred to as Area Navigation (RNAV) tracks, will tighten existing routes that aircraft fly when departing the airport, provide continuous aircraft climb profiles for departing aircraft, and make it possible for pilots to descend their planes into MSP's airspace with the engines set at or near idle. • The RNAV procedures allow aircraft to operate on the same desired track that is reproducible for all flights. The procedures allow for more accurate concentration of aircraft over desired areas such as existing roadways systems, green space, and existing noise - mitigated areas. • These procedures are part of a national effort to create more efficient use of available airspace, savings on aircraft fuel consumption, and a reduction in aircraft emissions. • The proposed RNAV procedures would slightly reduce the number of Eagan homes in the 60 -64 DNL noise contours (6 homes would no longer be in the contours). • The FAA is seeking a recommendation from the Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) at their November 14 meeting as to whether the FAA successfully complied with the NOC procedure design noise criteria (see attached). That recommendation will then be forwarded to the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), who will determine whether to send a letter to the FAA confirming that the FAA did in fact consider the noise criteria requested by the NOC. • When the new RNAV procedures were presented to the NOC on September 19, 2012, the FAA stated that correspondence from the MAC must be provided to the FAA by November 2012 in order for the procedures to be used in 2013. Any delay beyond this November would result in the procedures not being implemented until mid 2014. • In an effort to publicize the proposed RNAV procedures, the MAC and FAA are presenting the tracks to the City Councils of the communities surrounding MSP Airport. • Additionally, there will be two public open houses, one of which, at Eagan's request, will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 5:30 -8:30 p.m., at the Eagan Community Center. • The ARC reviewed the proposed RNAV tracks at their September 27 meeting, and raised several questions of the FAA, which are enclosed. Mr. Leqve and Mr. Rydeen were provided the questions in advance of the workshop and are prepared to respond during their presentation. • The presentation will also include a map showing the new tracks overlaid onto the current Right tracks, so the City Council and ARC can view a "before and after" scenario if and when the new procedures are implemented. ATTACHMENTS: • Enclosed on pages 5 through 9 are maps showing the proposed RNAV flight tracks for each runway at MSP Airport. • Enclosed on pages to and 11 is correspondence from the NOC to the FAA outlining the noise criteria to be considered when the FAA developed the PBN procedures. • Enclosed on pages 1 a and k3 are questions that the ARC raised after reviewing the proposed RNAV flight tracks. ITEM 2: PROPOSED 2012 -2013 ARC WORK PLAN ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: To provide direction on the proposed 2012 -2013 ARC Work Plan. FACTS: • In keeping with past practice, the ARC has prepared a 2012 -2013 work plan that aligns with their bi- monthly meeting schedule. • The Commission prepared the work plan at a workshop in July, and finalized the document at the September 27, 2012 ARC meeting. • Members of the ARC are prepared to highlight the proposed work plan for City Council's consideration. ATTACHMENTS: • Enclosed on pages Iy and 15 is the proposed 2012 -2013 ARC Work Plan. 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X —C 5= -- •fit ��li, . .;..: - -. j+ -• +�� CL no CO US S -.." .. . • ! 0 Figure 1 r+ 5 P NOISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (NOC) Minneapolis /St, Paul International Airport (MSP) 6040 — 28'h Avenue South — Minneapolis, MN 55450 -2799 Phone (612) 725 -6455 March 22, 2011 FAA PBN Integration Group, AJV -14 Attn: Mr. John H. Belk II Air Traffic Control Specialist 490 L'Enfant Plaza, Suite 4806 Washington, DC 20024 RE: PBN DEVELOPMENT NOISE CRITERIA AT MINNEAPOLISlST.PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Dear Mr. Belk, Aircraft noise is a significant issue for the communities surrounding Minneapolis /St. Paul International Airport (MSP). As such, for decades there have been many efforts and programs initiated to address this environmental issue. To -date this has represented an investment approaching half -a- billion dollars of aviation - generated revenues in structural noise mitigation programs around the airport. Although there have been significant investments to address aircraft noise, there remains issues and concerns from the public. These continued issues, coupled with a challenging economic environment, require new and innovative approaches to addressing aircraft noise in a manner that enhances operational efficiencies while providing new cost - effective strategies for reducing noise impacts. The development and implementation of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures, with a focus on these objectives, could represent a significant component of next- generation noise abatement at airports. Realizing the opportunity PBN presents to noise reduction, for the past three years the MSP Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) has been actively collaborating with airlines and local Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials to develop Area Navigation (RNAV) procedures at MSP focusing on the enhancement of existing aircraft noise abatement procedures. In the midst of this effort an airspace -wide PBN development and implementation initiative was commenced by FAA. Given that the procedure development progress made to -date by the NOC is incorporated into this effort by the FAA, the Committee will be actively monitoring the progress and results of this FAA initiative. With the above as background, the NOC has been evaluating specific criteria that the FAA should evaluate as part of this effort to ensure that all possible noise reduction opportunities at MSP are considered as this process moves forward. At the March 16, 2011 NOC meeting the Committee unanimously approved the following procedure design noise criteria: • Provide a noise analysis using the MSP 2010 actual noise data analyzing the effects of the procedures on the noise contours and other noise metrics that evaluate the time above impact and single event noise impacts along a given RNAV track at MSP. • Provide a public information program to inform the public. M March 22, 2011 Mr. Belk Page 2 Reduce the number of sensitive land use overflights. (This could be done through increased Eagan - Mendota Heights Departure Corridor compliance, maximizing the concentration of westbound Runway 17 departures directly over the Minnesota River Valley, noise - sensitive departure tracks for operations east of runway heading off Runway 17, and evaluating the impacts of focusing operations to the northwest over major road corridors, where possible.) Reduce aircraft arrival noise. Maximize use of RNAV noise tracks as part of the Runway Use System. (An example would be, during southeast operational flows, focusing easterly bound departure operations on Runways 12L and 12R on Corridor Compliant RNAV tracks, while focusing southbound and westbound departures on Runway 17 on the River RNAV track.) The implementation of PBN procedures presents a rare opportunity to achieve meaningful noise reduction over noise- sensitive communities. The above criteria are intended to ensure that this opportunity is not missed at MSP, Thank you for your consideration and attention to aircraft noise issues in the PBN development and implementation process. We look forward to being an active participant in this important initiative at MSP. Sincerely, Vern Wilcox NOC Cc -Chair & City Council Member — City of Bloomington Z Mary effelholz NOC Co -Chair & Delta Air Lines Regional Director — Corporate Real Estate GC'. Mr. Carl Rydeen — MSP Tower Manager Mr. Jeff Kleinbeck — FAA MSP Support Manger Ms. Nan Terry — FAA Environmental Specialist MSP NOC MAC Commissioners Mr. Jeff Hamiel — Executive Director Mr. Denny Probst — Deputy Executive Director, Planning and Environment Mr. Tom Anderson — MAC General Counsel Mr. Roy Fuhrmann — Director of Environment Questions of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission re: Proposed RNAV Tracks October 2012 General Questions about the RNAV Tracks 1. Why is RNAV being implemented at MSP, and what plans does the FAA have to communicate the changes to residents impacted by aircraft noise? 2. How were the new tracks developed? What role did maximizing open space /non residential areas have in the development of the tracks? Was there a noise - reduction target area (i.e. did the FAA look to reduce the number of units in the contours, 5 -7 miles out, 10+ miles, etc.)? Was Lebanon Hills Regional Park identified during track development as a noise - compatible land use? 3. Are the proposed tracks able to be adjusted, or are the track locations final from the FAA's perspective? 4. Will the Remote Monitoring Towers (RMT) be relocated as result of the RNAV procedures? 5. Will most people living in southwest Eagan be able to detect a change in noise compared to the current noise environment? 6. When 17/35 opened, the operations were fanned, resulting in many people being impacted by the noise (i.e. everyone "share in the misery "). It appears with RNAV that the noise is now being concentrated to a smaller area, thus increasing the noise for a specific area of the City and decreasing noise for another area. Given the long standing position of the federal government that noise is not to be moved from one neighborhood to another, how is the FAA getting around this provision given the impacts of the proposed RNAV tracks? 7. In determining the location of the tracks, were population counts considered? Does the FAA have data showing population counts under each of the tracks? How is it determined which track will be selected for an operation? Will attempts be made to "spread out" or fan the operations on the various tracks? 9. What percent of the fleet at MSP is equipped with RNAV technology? How will the FAA direct those planes that are not equipped with the technology? 10. What are the vertical components of the arrival tracks (i.e. will the altitude of operations over Eagan be similar to current altitudes when the Optimized Profile Descent (OPD) tracks are implemented)? (a Specific Questions on the Proposed Tracks 1. Can you please speak to the decision that was made to have three departure tracks off of 17, as opposed to only one track? 2. Why are more operations not being sent down Cedar Avenue for departures off of 17 given that the FAA had originally hoped to only have one southerly track (along Cedar Avenue)? a. How is noise considered when the two other southeasterly tracks (over residential areas) are proposed to be used more frequently than the track down Cedar? b. Why couldn't operations be sent down Cedar longer before making their turns to final destination (e.g. fly straight out to Cedar /35E before turning)? 3. The following is one of the criteria adopted by the Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) on March 16, 2011: Minimize the use of RNAV noise tracks as part of the Runway Use System. (An example would be, during southeast operational flows, focusing easterly -bound departure operations on Runways 12L and 12R on Corridor compliant RATA tracks, while focusing southbound and westbound departures on Runway 17 on the River RNA track. Given the anticipated departures in south flow operations, Runway 17 is proposed to be used significantly more for departures than 12L and 12 R (the Corridor). How is the NOC criterion being met given the proposed usage of 17 for departures in a southern flow? 4. The southern-most departure track off of 12R is proposed to make a southwest turn over heavily populated residential areas of Eagan. Why can that track not stay straight out longer (over commercial /industrial areas of the City) before making its turn? 1 3 DRAFT z� City of Eap 2012 -2013 Eagan Airport Relations Commission (ARC) Work Plan Work Plan Topic Presenters/Invited Schedule (tentative) Guests 1. Area Navigation (RNAV) Maps and Fleet Mix Review Thursday, September 27, • Review draft RNAV tracks; prepare for joint Council- 2012 ARC Meeting ARC workshop • Formalize 2012 -2013 Work Plan 2. Presentation of Proposed RNAV Tracks and 2012 -2013 Chad Leqve, MAC Joint Meeting with the City ARC Work Plan Manager, Noise Office Council— October 22, 5:30 • Noise impact of RNAV on Eagan's residential areas p.m. • Impact of changes on noise contours Carl Rydeen, FAA Asst. • Economic impact of RNAV to airlines and MSP ATCT Manager 3. RNAV Public Mtg at the Eagan Community Center Chad Leqve, MAC November 13, 5:30 -8:30 • The MAC/FAA will host one of their two public input Manager, Noise Office, p.m. at the Eagan meetings on the RNAV tracks in Eagan and MAC staff Community Center • Stations will be provided to review tracks Carl Rydeen, FAA Asst. ATCT Manager 4. Overview of the Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) and Chad Leqve, MAC January 8, 2013 ARC Mtg Review of Delta Fleet Mix Manager, Noise Office • 2013 Work Plan • Accomplishments of NOC to date Jeffrey Hart, Delta (NOC • 2012 Actual Noise Contour Report (when available) Co- Chairman) • Explanation of how Remote Monitoring Towers are used (how data is collected/analyzed and how RMT locations are selected) • Review fleet mix projections from Delta / Presentation by Jeff Hart, Delta's General Mgr of Airport Customer Service and Co -Chair of NOC 5. Town Hall Meeting Chad Leqve, MAC Thursday, March 14, 2013 • Hold ARC town hall meeting in an area impacted by (Location: TBD) RNAV tracks (specific location TBD) FAA Representative • Send invitations to each household in defined area • Continue electronic aircraft noise survey of participants Eagan City (invitation includes survey link) Councilmember(s) • Chad Leqve to provide update on timeline for RNAV implementation, and forecasted operations for the Eagan's Legislative specific neighborhood invited to the meeting Delegation (invited) Tammy Mencel, MAC Commissioner tq DRAFT 2012 -2013 Airport Relations Commission Work Plan Paget 6. State of the Airport Presentation Jeff Hamiel, MAC May 8, 2012 ARC meeting • Speak to the state of the aviation industry, changes at Executive Director MSP, economic impact of MSP, fleet mix, etc. • Invite Airport Relations Commissions from Mendota Tammy Mencel, MAC Heights and Inver Grove Heights Commissioner Mendota Heights' and Inver Grove Heights' ARC 7. Showcase Eagan June 13, 2013 • ARC to have booth at Showcase Eagan, including maps of RNAV tracks, noise mitigation, etc. 8. Ongoing ARC Efforts Review at monthly ARC • Monthly review of MAC technical reports, including meetings in 2012 -2013 Corridor compliance, fleet mix, and runway usage • Review and provide feedback on NOC initiatives and studies • Ongoing communication efforts about airport issues via Experience Eagan, City website, Facebook and cable TV • Participation in MAC aviation disaster drills