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08/12/2008 - Airport Relations CommissionMINUTES OF THE EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING AUGUST 12, 2008 A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission was held on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Those present were Curtis Aljets, Steve Beseke, James Casper, Beth Prouty, Chad Stambaugh and Bret Walsh. Absent was Carol Shattuck. Also present was Assistant to the City Administrator Miller. AGENDA Beseke made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Casper seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Walsh made a motion to approve the minutes of the July 8, 2008 regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission as presented. Stambaugh seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. There were no visitors to be heard. VISITORS TO BE HEARD COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE Miller stated it is the practice of the Airport Relations Commission to discuss their communication initiatives each month which include articles in the Experience Eagan Newsletter as well as stories aired on the City's local access cable channels. She further stated the MAC held its quarterly public input meeting on July 29, 2008 in the Eagan City Council Chambers and stated the meeting is currently being aired on local cable access channels as well as being web - streamed on the City of Eagan's website at www.cityofeag an.corn. MAC MONTHLY REPORTS — EAGAN/MENDOTA HEIGHTS CORRIDOR ANALYSIS /TECHNICAL ADVISORY REPORT /17 -35 DEPARTURE ANALYSIS REPORT Aljets introduced the item noting these reports appear monthly in the Commissioners' packets and asked the Commission for comments regarding the June reports. Aljets noted departure compliance on 12L and 12R for the month of June was at 93 %. He further noted Eagan had 35.4% of the total number of complaints for the month of June and there were 68 complainants. The Commission discussed the number of complaints from Eagan and Minneapolis and stated specific data on the reasons for the complaints would be helpful. Miller stated excessive noise and frequency of noise are the most common reasons for complaints. She stated the top issue expressed to her by residents would be to fan operations and disburse the flights more evenly. The Commission discussed geographic areas of the complaints, RMT locations, and the corridor. Eagan Airport Relations Commission August 12, 2008 Page 2 of 3 NOISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEEANVER GROVE HEIGHTS NIGHTTIME NOISE LETTER Miller introduced the item noting the Noise Oversight Committee and the Metropolitan Airports Commission received a letter from the city of Inver Grove Heights with concerns about the amount of nighttime noise their city is receiving. Miller stated at the July 16, 2008 NOC meeting she made a motion to ask the Noise Oversight Committee to endorse the long- standing Runway Use System (RUS) at MSP and communicate to the MAC F,D &E Committee that the NOC believes the RUS represents a sound public policy decision that best selves the communities around MSP and ask MAC to hold a future quarterly public input meeting in the city of Inver Grove Heights. Miller stated the motion was unanimously adopted. Miller provided additional background on the discussion from the July NOC meeting regarding nighttime operations. NOISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE /UPDATE ON RNAV PROCEDURE AND IMPLEMENTATION Aljets introduced the item giving background on the procedure. Miller stated a memo dated July 2, 2008 from Chad Leqve, Manager of the Aviation Noise and Satellite Programs, was sent to the NOC with an update on the RNAV procedure implementation underway at MSP. Miller'stated that the RNAV procedures are planned to be available for use during the nighttime hours by NWA flight in late September 2008. Miller noted the first two procedures to be implemented are the 215 degree heading on 17/35 and the crossing in the corridor point in the Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor. NOISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE /MAC NOISE AND OPERATIONS MONITORING SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY Miller introduced the item referring to a memo from Chad Leqve, Manager of the Aviation Noise and Satellite Programs, which summarizes upgrades to be made to the Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System's (ANOMS) technology used to report noise at MSP. Miller stated by the end of 2008, flight data will be available on the MAC's website 24 hours after an operation as opposed to the current 5- day delay. Miller stated the goal by the third quarter of 2009 is to have only a 10 minute delay in accessing data. Miller also noted that RMT's will stay in their current locations. AIRPORT / AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER TOUR Aljets introduced the item stating the Air Traffic Control Tower tour will take the place of the regular September ARC meeting. He further stated Miller will email information and directions prior to the tour. Miller noted the date of September 9 and instructed members to meet at the tower at 6:30 p.m. Miller stated Carl Rydeen and Chad Leqve will be available for questions should the Commission have any issues they would like to discuss. Miller noted tours of the tower are not open to the public, but only to organizations directly related to airport issues. Eagan Airport Relations Commission August 12, 2008 Page 3 of 3 JULY 29, 2008 MAC THIRD QUARTER PUBLIC INPUT MEETING Miller stated MAC held its third quarter public input meeting on July 29th in the Eagan City Council Chambers and 10 residents were in attendance. Miller noted prior to taking public comments, MAC staff provided a presentation that included a summary of the changes to nighttime operations which were moved from Runway 17 to the Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor. Miller stated questions raised by residents in attendance included flight patterns off Runway 17, eligibility for the Noise Mitigation Program, RUS compliance, RNAV weigh points, and equitable distribution of departures off Runway 17. Miller noted each resident who had a question or comment will receive a written response from the MAC. ROUNDTABLE Casper suggested MAC refine the survey /questions for complainants so more specific and detailed information could be compiled regarding resident complaints. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Casper, seconded by Prouty, the meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. All members voted in favor. DATE SECRETARY