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06/13/2006 - Airport Relations CommissionCity of 1 _ mn TO: CHAIR THORKILDSON AND THE EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION FROM: DIANNE MILLER, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR DATE: JUNE 7, 2006 SUBJECT: AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING / JUNE 13, 2006 A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission will be held on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the Eagan City Council Chambers. hl order that we have a quorum present, please contact Mary Swenson at 651- 675 -5005 if you are unable to attend this meeting. I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA The agenda, as presented or modified, is in order for adoption by the Commission. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the May 9, 2006 Airport Relations Commission are enclosed on pages through . Also enclosed, on pages through are the meeting notes from the May 9 joint meeting with the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission. These minutes, as presented or modified, are in order for adoption by the Commission. III. VISITORS TO BE HEARD The Eagan City Council and its Commissions set aside up to ten minutes at the beginning of public meetings to permit visitors to address items of interest that are not scheduled on the regular agenda. Items that will take more than ten minutes or that require specific action can be scheduled for a future agenda. IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Communications Update — It is the practice of the Airport Relations Commission to discuss their communication initiatives each month, which include articles in the Experience Eagan Newsletter, stories aired on the City's local access Cable channels, and inclusions in the ARC Notebook. As an update, an article will appear in the July 2006 Experience Eagan Newsletter regarding the noise measurements being taken as part of the second phase of the noise study. Also included in that article is a summary of how wind and weather patterns change in the spring and summer months, thus resulting in increased departures over the City of Eagan. This switch will be especially noticeable to residents of Eagan who are impacted by the new Runway 17 -35. If any of the Commissioners have suggestions for additional communication initiatives in the City with regard to airport issues, they are welcome to voice those suggestions at this time. B. MAC Monthly Report — Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor Analysis /Technical Advisory Report /Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report — Enclosed on pages through is the April 2006 Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor Analysis. Enclosed on pages through is the April 2006 Technical Advisory Report. Enclosed on pages through is the April 2006 Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report. The April reports are the most current reports available on the MAC website. It is the practice of the Commission to review the reports and discuss any significant deviations that may have occurred or any other noteworthy occurrences as reported in the analysis. C. Discussion with City's Legislative Delegation re: MAC Representation — In March of 2006, per the recommendation of the Airport Relations Connnission, the City Council authorized correspondence to be sent to Eagan's legislative delegation regarding the representation that the City of Eagan currently receives on the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC). Enclosed on pages through is the letter that was sent to the legislative delegation, which includes a recommendation that the City of Eagan receive additional representation on the MAC. Since sending the correspondence, the City has been contacted by State Senator McGinn, Representative Wardlow, Representative Hansen, and Representative Wilkin. Enclosed on pages through is correspondence sent by Representative Tim Wilkin with regard to the issue of MAC representation. Representative Wilkin as well as Representative Hansen both called the City to send their regrets that they would be unable to attend the June 13 ARC meeting due to previous commitments. Representative Wardlow and Senator McGinn both contacted the City noting that they would be in attendance at the June 13 meeting and look forward to discussing the matter with the Commission. As of June 7, 2006, when the ARC packet was prepared, the City had not yet been contacted by Senator Metzen as to whether he would be in attendance at the ARC meeting. At this time, the Commission and members of the legislative delegation who are present are invited to dialogue about the issue of MAC representation for the City of Eagan. As with all public policy decisions, any recommendations that come from the ARC will be forwarded to the City Council for their consideration. V. NEW BUSINESS A. Use of the 190 Degree Departure Heading Off Runway 17 — At the May 17, 2006 Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting, the committee had a lengthy discussion regarding the use of the 190 degree departure heading off of Runway 17. Enclosed on pages through is a memo from Chad Leqve, Manager of the Aviation Noise and Satellite Programs for the MAC, regarding the use of the 190 degree heading and the discussions the MAC Noise Office has recently had with the FAA. Given the environmental assessments that were conducted on the new runway called for a 230 degree extent heading, it was the recommendation of the Noise Oversight Committee at the May meeting to send correspondence to the FAA to strongly encourage them to use headings further westbound than 190 degrees. Enclosed on pages through is the correspondence that was sent from the Noise Oversight Committee to the Minneapolis Airport FAA Air Traffic Control Tower Manager. This item is included for inforinational purposes; however, the Commission is welcome to discuss the issue and how it could impact the far west side of Eagan. B. Analysis of Market Value Trends / Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors — Per the direction of the Commission, Assistant to the City Administrator Miller met with Christine Berger of the Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors ( STCAR) regarding the impact of aircraft noise on the real estate market in Eagan. Research was conducted to compare the real estate market in 2005 versus year to -date 2006. Research was gathered on home sale statistics under each of the runway flight tracks, using the same general areas that we used as locations for noise measurement sites through the noise study. Ms. Berger is summarizing and compiling the data collected and, should it ready in advance of the June 13 ARC meeting, it will be shared with the Commission. Otherwise, this data will be presented to the Commission in July for further discussion. Also, per the direction of the ARC, the STCAR plans to conduct a survey in June or July to gauge the opinions of realtors and residents with regard to the role of airport noise in decisions to move into or out of Eagan. Lastly, per the direction of the ARC, Assistant to the City Administrator Miller has been in contact with the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota as well as Hamline University to inquire whether they have a student who would be interested in assisting the City with a study on the impact of aircraft noise on property values. Both schools are looking into whether a student is interested in such a study and, should the Assistant to the City Administrator Miller receive a response in advance of the meeting, she will provide an update to the Commission at that time. C. Phase II of the Eagan Noise Study — The City Council, at their June 6, 2006 City Council meeting, approved the hiring of Orfield Laboratories to conduct Phase II of the noise study. In order that the measurement period is the same as the first phase of the study, noise measurements are being conducted from June 12 — 27 at the same ten locations used at the first phase of the study. Due to the fact that Orfield Laboratories needed to rent the monitoring equipment in order to be consistent with the equipment used Wyle Labs, measurements will be collected at five sites over seven days during the week of June 12 —19, and the remaining five sites will then be measured from June 20 — 27. Assistant to the City Administrator Miller will be able to provide an update at the meeting on June 13 with regard to how the measurements are being collected. VI. STAFF / COMMISSION REPORT A. Runway 422 Reopened — The City has been notified that Runway 4 -22, better known as the Crosswinds Runway at MSP, was reopened on June 2, 2006 following construction activity. VII. ROUNDTABLE (Per the request of the Commission, this agenda item has been added so that Commissioners have the opportunity to ask questions or make requests for future agenda items.) VIII. ADJOURNMENT Per the request of the Commission, the Eagan ARC meetings will go no later than 8:30 p.m. unless agreed upon by the Commission. Assistant to the City Administrator