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02/08/2005 - Airport Relations CommissionCity of Eagan Mena TO: CHAIR THORKILDSON AND THE EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION FROM: DIANNE MILLER, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2005 SUBJECT: AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 8, 2005 A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commmission will be held on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the Eagan City Council Chambers. h1 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 January 11, 2005 ARC meeting are enclosed 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 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. ARC Communications Sub - Committees — The following are the ARC Communications Subconunittees, which have been provided should the Subcommittees wish to offer updates. ° a.) Newsletter Articles — Commissioners Thorkildson, Hooppaw, Flanagan and Mencel. b.) ARC Notebook — Commissioners Krahri and Dosland. c.) Cable Television — Commissioners Nierengarten, Haelmel and Bonnett. B. Eagan /Mendota Heights Corridor Analysis — Enclosed on pages through is the December 2004 Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Also enclosed on pages through is the December 2004 Technical Advisory Report. The December reports are the most current reports available on the MAC web site. It is the practice of the Commission to review the analysis reports and discuss any significant deviations that have occurred or any other noteworthy occurrences as reported in the analyses. V. NEW BUSINESS A. Presentation by Steve Orfield, Orfield Laboratories — At the January 11, 2005 ARC meeting, the Commission discussed a recommendation from an Eagan resident that the City obtain baseline noise measurements in advance of the opening of Runway 17/35. Orfield Laboratories, located in south Minneapolis, is a firm that monitors aircraft noise and conducts sound attenuation studies. Orfield Labs was recently hired by the City of Richfield to conduct baseline monitoring specifically for low frequency noise. McGough Development also hired Orfield Labs to prepare recommendations with regards to sound attenuation in the Bloomington Central Station Development. Enclosed on pages through is the proposal to the City of Eagan by Orfield Laboratories, which was previously enclosed in the January ARC meeting packet. Steve Orfield will provide a brief presentation regarding the work that Orfield Laboratories conducts for municipalities, and also address how various baseline noise measurements can be used. Mr. Orfield will be available to respond to any questions that the Commission may have. Following Mr. Orfield's presentation, the Commission is asked to discuss their recommendations with regard to obtaining additional baseline noise measurements and /or detennine that the noise measurements being obtained by the Metropolitan Airports Commission are sufficient. As previously noted, the MAC has installed an additional four remote monitoring towers (RMT) in Eagan in preparation for the new runway. The four RMT are operational, and thus there will be data that shows the noise levels before and after the opening of the new runway. The average decibel level at each of the four additional RMT can be found in the December Technical Advisory Report enclosed on page of your packet. Also, as a point of information, the Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) has on its 2005 work plan, "The establishment of aircraft operation/noise reporting information and format, including Runway 17/35 ". In short, the NOC will be asked to develop an understandable approach to communicating the change in noise impact as a result of the new runway. B. Northeast Eagan Land Use Study — As an update to the Commission, the City Council at their January 25, 2005 Workshop reviewed the evaluation conducted by the Hoisington Koegler Group and SRF Consulting with regard to the evaluation of development scenarios in northeast Eagan. Upon reviewing the firm's evaluations, the City Council determined that additional study is needed on the transportation and traffic issues in northeast Eagan. Therefore, the City Council took action to direct City staff to work with SRF Consulting on an enlarged traffic study area in northeast Eagan. The additional study is expected to be completed within four to six weeks. The Northeast Eagan Land Use Study Committee will resume their meetings following the completion of the traffic study. Per the request of the Commission at the January 11 meeting, enclosed on pages through is a memo from Community Development Director Hohenstein regarding the relationship of airport noise considerations in northeast Eagan to those of the Cedar Grove Redevelopment District. VI. STAFF / COMMISSION REPORT A. Noise Oversight Committee — The Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) last met on Wednesday, January 19, 2005. The primary purpose of the January NOC meeting was to review the Committee's bylaws. Enclosed on pages through are the revised bylaws of the NOC. The primary changes that were made to the bylaws include removing the power of the co- chairs to approve agendas and the addition of a comment period of no more than 15 minutes to be added to the end of each NOC agenda. Speakers must be sponsored by two members of the Committee and each speaker will be limited to three minutes. B. New Runway / Airport Open Houses — The next New Runway /Airport Open House will take place on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at Metcalf Junior High. Approximately 2,100 invitations were sent to residents living around Metcalf Junior High. Commissioners, who signed up to attend the February 10 open house include Commissioners Hooppaw, Nierengarten, Thorkildson, and Flanagan. Enclosed on page is the schedule of the remaining open houses. The most recent open house was held on January 20 at Pinewood Elementary School. There were approximately 50 residents in attendance. Commissioners Bonnett, Mencel, Hooppaw, Thorkildson and Flanagan were present at the open house and could provide an additional sununary of the meeting. C. 2004 Year End Summary of Operations, Passengers and Cargo for MSP — Enclosed on pages through , for the Commission's information, is the year end summary of operations, passengers and cargo at MSP Airport. The report was provided to the Commission by former ARC member Mike Schlax. D. 2005 ARC Meeting Dates — The ARC meetings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.; however, in the months of June, September and November the ARC meetings conflict with either a holiday or an election. Therefore, the Commission is asked to discuss alternate meeting dates in these three months. In the past, the ARC has considered meeting on the second Monday of the month, rather than the second Tuesday when conflicts occur. The Commission is asked to discuss their date preferences for these months in order that the Commission's meeting schedule can be published. E. 2005 Commission Vacancies — Enclosed on page is a roster of ARC members. The terms of Chair Thorkildson, Commissioner Mencel and Commissioner Bonnett expire in April 2005. All three Commissioners are welcome to reapply should they desire to do so, as none of the three commissioners have reached the 9 -year tenn limit. Enclosed on pages through is the application and data practices form that must be submitted to apply for reappointment to the ARC or appointment to any of the advisory commissions. The City Council will complete their interviews of Commission applicants during the first two weeks of April, and will appoint the Commission members at the April 19, 2005 City Council meeting. 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, ARC meetings will go no later than 8:30 p.m. unless agreed upon by the Commission. Assistant to the City Administrator