03/09/2004 - Airport Relations CommissionFROM: DIANNE LORD, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE: MARCH 2, 2004
SUBJECT: AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING OF MARCH 9, 2004
A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. in
the Eagan City Council Chambers. 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 February 10, ARC meeting are attached on pages through . 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 to the meeting that are not on the regular agenda. Items that will take
more than ten minutes or that require specific action, can be scheduled for future agenda.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
A. ARC Communication Plan —As is customary, an agenda item is included to provide progress
reports /concept ideas on the ARC's communications initiatives. The Commission is encouraged to further discuss
their immediate communications ideas and initiatives.
As an update on Communications initiatives, an article will be included in the upcoming Experience Eagan
newsletter regarding the recently released draft noise contours. The newsletter should be arriving at homes during
the week of March 8 -12. Also included in the article is reference to the MSP Noise News publication, which the
City encouraged residents to access at the MAC website. Per the recommendation of the ARC, also included in the
article was a phone number to the MAC Noise and Environment office to allow residents to join the mailing list for
MSP Noise News.
Also per the recommendation of the Commission, all City Commission meetings that air on cable television now
include a "footer" that shows which meeting is currently being aired, along with the date of the meeting. Thank you
to the cominissioners for the excellent idea!
The following are the ARC communications subcommittees, which have been provided should the subcommittees
wish to provide an update:
a. Newsletter articles— Commissioners DiNella, Thorkildson, and Hooppaw
b. ARC "Notebook" —Chair Staricha, and Commissioners Schlax and Thompson
C. Cable Television— Commissioners Nierengarten and Krahn
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B. Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor Analysis Attached on pages _ through _ is the January 2004
Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Also enclosed, on pages _ through , is the
January 2004 Technical Advisory Report. The January reports are the most current reports available on the
MAC website.
Per the request of the Commission at the February 10 ARC meeting, enclosed on page is a table
summarizing the operations in the Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor during January 2003 - January 2004.
Also enclosed at the request of the ARC, on page , is a map that demonstrates where the 5 degree
South of the 30L Localizer line is located in relation to City streets. As the Commission will recall, there
was significant discussion at the February meeting regarding compliance within the Corridor over the past
year. The following questions were raised by the Conunission at the last meeting:
1.) Have there been any procedural changes within the Corridor within the past couple of years?
2.) If there have been any procedural changes, would an EIS or EAW be required before implementing
those changes?
3.) Has there been an increase in the number of "peak hour" flights departing off of the parallel runways,
thus causing increased deviation from the Corridor?
4.) Has the Corridor reached its capacity, and if so, will Runway 17/35 relieve some of the capacity issues?
The Corridor operations table and 5 degree Localizer map are presented for the Commission's discussion. In
speaking to Chair Staricha, he suggested that it might be beneficial to discuss the questions to be asked of
the MAC and FAA in conjunction with the Corridor summary and Localizer map. Upon doing so, the
Commission can decide whether to suggest definitive questions to be asked of the MAC and FAA.
C. Two -year ARC Communications Plan —At the November 12 joint meeting of the City Council and the
ARC, the Council requested that the ARC formulate a two -year communications plan to address, in
particular, the opening of the new North/South Runway in 2005. The Council asked that the
Communications Plan be prepared and presented to the City Council by May of 2004. The Commission
discussed the proposed communication plan and offered input at the January and February ARC meetings.
Enclosed on pages _ through _ is a revised 2004 -2005 communications plan, which includes the
recommendations made by the Commission at the February meeting. The Commission is asked to discuss
the proposed plan one final time before it is sent to the City Council.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
There are no new business items scheduled for discussion.
VI. STAFF / COMMISSION REPORT
A. Noise Oversight Committee—Assistant to the City Administrator Lord attended the most recent Noise
Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting on January 15, 2004. _Enclosed on pages _ through _ are the
minutes from the two most recent NOC meetings—January 15 and February 19 (draft form). The NOC
has scheduled two meetings in the month of March to discuss the draft contours —March 11 and March
24. Consequently, the March 18 NOC meeting has been cancelled. In preparation for the March 11
meeting, the NOC community representatives met on March 3. Assistant to the City Administrator
Lord will provide a verbal update at the ARC meeting regarding the March 3 meeting of the
community representatives.
B. MAC Meeting Update —The MAC Planning and Environment (P &E) Committee met on Wednesday,
March 3, at which time the draft Part 150 Noise Contours were discussed. Assistant to the City
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Administrator Lord will provide a verbal update at the ARC meeting regarding the March 3 P &E
meeting.
C. Part 150 Public Open House —The MAC held a public open house on February 19 at the MAC
General Office. The purpose of the open house was to review the draft noise contours and Noise
Compatibility Program with the public, Assistant to the City Administrator Lord attended the open
house, at which the handouts enclosed on pages through were distributed.
D. Correspondence / City of Bloomington —Per the recommendation of the ARC at the January 13
meeting, the Council directed that correspondence be sent to the City of Bloomington in response to
their request for comments regarding proposed amendments to the City's Comprehensive Guide Plan
section pertaining to the Airport South District. Enclosed on pages _ through _ is a letter from the
City of Bloomington responding to the City of Eagan's comments. The letter is included for the
Commission's information and does not require any action.
E. Low Frequency Noise Update — Assistant to the City Administrator Lord met with Bloomington City
Councilmember Vern Wilcox and Richfield City Councilmember Gertrude Ulrich on Wednesday,
March 3 to discuss the issue of low frequency noise. Ms. Lord will be prepared to provide a verbal
update to the ARC regarding the low frequency noise meeting.
F. MSP Joint Airport Zoning Board (JAZB) —The JAZB met on February 26 to review the public
comments received in response to the draft zoning ordinance and to approve the submission of the
revised ordinance to the Commissioner of Transportation. Enclosed on pages _ through _ are the
minutes from the January 22 JAZB meeting, at which Cormmissioner Schlax was in attendance.
G. Research: Effects of Noise on Property Values—Enclosed on pages through is a recent
study that was issued by Wyle Laboratories' Aviation Services Group, and conducted by Jon Nelson of
the Department of Economics at Pennsylvania State University. The study was included in a recent
copy of the Airport Noise Report, and is included for the Commission's information given the
Commission's ongoing interest in the subject matter.
H. Advisory Commission Terms and Application Process —Per the request of the Commission,
enclosed on pages through is a listing of the vacancies that will be up for reappointment this
May. Applications are currently being accepted for all advisory commissions. Applications are due by
March 31, 2004. Enclosed on pages _ through is the application form and data practices form,
both of which are required to be submitted in order to be eligible for appointment to an Advisory
Commission. Applications can be submitted to Mira McGarvey, Administrative Secretary.
VII. ROUNDTABLE (Per the request of the Commission at the March 3 Goals setting workshop, this
agenda item has been added so that commissioners have the opportunity to ask questions or make requests
for future agenda items.)
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Commission meetings will go no later than 8:30 p.m. unless agreed upon by the Commission.
Assistant to the City Administrator