01/11/2005 - Airport Relations CommissionMINUTES OF THE EAGAN
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING
JANUARY 11, 2005
A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission was held on Tuesday, January 11,
2005 at 7:00 p.m. Those present were Jason Bonnett, Valerie Dosland, Daniel Flanagan, Dean Haehnel,
Clint Hooppaw, Nathan Ki ahn, Tammy Mencel, Steve Nierengarten and Charles Thorkildson.
Also present was Dianne Miller, Assistant to the City Administrator.
AGENDA
Thorkildson added an item to the agenda to include, under Staff Report, Assistant to the City
Administrator Miller's report on the State Senate Hearing held today. Upon motion by Nierengarten;
seconded by Krahn, the agenda was approved as modified. All members voted in favor.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Hooppaw made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 9, 2004 regular meeting of the
Airport Relations Commission and the meeting notes of the December 13, 2004 ARC Workshop;
Nierengarten seconded the motion. All members voted in favor.
VISITORS TO BE HEARD
There were no visitors to be heard.
ARC COMMUNICATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES
Miller stated this item is included on a monthly basis for Commissioners to update members on
their subcommittees or snake recommendations to staff. Miller commented on the article which appeared
in the latest edition of the Experience Eagan Newsletter. She further commented, per the direction of the
Commission, the MAC presentation portion of the December Open House is being aired on the
Burnsville /Eagan Community Television.
EAGAN /MENDOTA HEIGHTS CORRIDOR ANALYSIS
Thorkildson introduced the item commenting on the November Departure Corridor Analysis Report
which shows approximately 95 percent of operations remaining in the corridor.
CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE NOISE MONITORING EQUIPMENT
Miller introduced the item stating Eagan resident, Joe Kinard, reconuriended the City purchase
noise monitoring equipment in advance of the opening of the new runway. Miller stated Orfield
Laboratories is a firm located in the Twin Cities that is a leader in monitoring aircraft noise and conducting
sound attenuation studies. She stated Orfield Labs has the ability to measure individual noise events. She
further stated MAC has installed four additional remote monitoring towers (RMT) in Eagan in addition to
the 4 existing RMT, all of which are operational.
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The Commission discussed the proposal by Orfield Labs and the data obtained from their
monitoring equipment and specifically how the City would proceed once they receive this data. The
Commission asked staff to consult with legal counsel as to what the results from the monitoring equipment
could be used for from a legal standpoint. The Commission also asked that staff invite Steve Orfield to
attend the February ARC meeting to provide further information about the services provided by his
laboratory.
NORTHEAST EAGAN LAND USE STUDY
Miller introduced the item stating the Northeast Eagan Land Use Study Committee consists of 2
representatives from each Advisory Commission; noting Commissioners Thorkildson and Flanagan
represent the ARC. Miller gave a brief background on the item and noted that the committee has been
asked to review development scenarios and determine the effect of the airport on NE Eagan.
Thorkildson stated the main topic of discussion at the last meeting was traffic congestion. He
further stated an area, between 494 and Lone Oak and 149 east to the Inver Grove Heights border in
northeast Eagan is partially located in the 60 DNL contour and in the one mile buffer zone, is being looked
at for residential development. Flanagan stated several realtors and developers were at the meeting and
there was discussion regarding contracts containing specific wording relative to noise.
The Commission discussed areas of noise complaints and areas of development and redevelopment.
Director of Community Development Hohenstein gave background on the specific property and land use
planning. Director Hohenstein stated there will be an open house on February 7, 2005.
NOISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Miller introduced the item and stated the last Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting was held
on November 18, 2004 at which time the 2005 MSP NOC Work Plan was approved. Miller also stated that
at the recommendation of the ARC, the NOC work plan now includes the review of the proposed Vision
2020 Plan. It was noted the next meeting of the Noise Oversight Committee will be January 19, 2005 at
which time the NOC will review the proposed bylaw changes.
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
Miller gave a brief background on the 2004 legislation associated with disclosure requirements.
NEW RUNWAY / AIRPORT OPEN HOUSES
Miller stated the next New Runway Open House is scheduled for Thursday, January 20, 2005 at
Pinewood Elementary School. Commnmissioners Bonnett, Flanagan, Dosland and Hooppaw have signed up
to attend. Miller noted there will not be an open house in March. She stated that MAC has purchased noise
technology that can be used at the open houses to provide residents examples of noise they can expect once
the new runway is operational. The Commission discussed the new noise device purchased by the MAC
and asked staff to experiment with the new technology to determine whether it would be beneficial to use at
the open houses.
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METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION'S
7 -YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Miller introduced the item stating that the MAC approved the CIP as presented at the December 20,
2004 meeting with the exception of the projects at the reliever airports, which were deferred to the
January /February meetings. Miller stated the City was disappointed in the level of funding towards
mitigation in the 60 -64 DNL and that the proposed 2020 Vision was not included in the CIP.
PROPERTY VALUE ARTICLE
Miller stated she enclosed an article from the Economic Perspectives regarding the effect of airport
expansion on property values for the Commission's review.
STATE SENATE HEARING
Miller stated a State Senate Hearing was called today by the mechanics union for Northwest
Airlines regarding the proposed 2020 Vision. She stated it was an opportunity for the mechanics to share
their input regarding the proposed expansion.
ROUNDTABLE
Miller stated that Eagan will be hosting the 2005 N.O.I.S.E. Conference July 20 -22 at the Eagan
Community Center. She also stated David Carbone, N.O.I. S.E. Conference Planning Chair — Airport
Planner for San Mateo County, California, will be in Eagan on January 13 -14.
Nierengarten asked if the Commission had any further discussion regarding the environmental
concerns raised by Mr. Kinard. Thorkildson suggested we forward his letter to the MAC for their expertise
in responding to this issue.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Krahn, seconded by Nierengarten, the Commission members adjourned the
meeting. All members voted in favor.
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