07/08/2003 - Airport Relations CommissionAGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION
EAGAN, MINNESOTA
EAGAN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2003
7:00 P.M.
I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
III. VISITORS TO BE HEARD
IV. OLD BUSINESS
A. ARC Communication Plan
B. Eagan /Mendota Heights Corridor Analysis
C. Resolution re: Eagan's Representation on the Metropolitan Airports
Commission
D. Response to Inquiries from the April 22, 2003 Public Input Meeting
V. STAFF /COMMISSION REPORT
A. Noise Oversight Committee
B. MAC Meeting Update
C. MSP Joint Airport Zoning Board (JAZB)
D. Realtor's Forum Airport Presentation
E. N.O.I.S.E. Publication
VI. ROUNDTABLE
VII. ADJOURNMENT
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city of eagan
MEMO
TO: CHAIR STARICHA AND THE EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS
COMMISSION
FROM: DIANNE LORD, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE: JUNE 30, 2003
SUBJECT: AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 8, 2003
A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at
7:00 p.m. in the Eagan City Council Chambers. Please contact Mary Swenson at 651- 681 -4605, 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 June 10, 2003 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— Thanks to the hard work of the ARC members, the City has
had a series of articles in the past three City newsletters, as well as a Your Town News story, all of
which focused on the impact of the MSP Airport. Enclosed on page is a copy of the most recent
article that appeared in the July /August Experience Eagan newsletter. Per Commission direction, a
discussion is again scheduled for the July 8 ARC meeting to provide progress reports /concept ideas
on the following cornmunications initiatives:
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 —Per the direction of the Conunission at the
June 10 ARC meeting, the correspondence enclosed on page , was sent to Chad Leqve, Manager
of the Aviation Noise and Satellite Programs to address noncompliance within the Corridor. At the
time the packet was prepared, the City had not received a response from the MAC. Assistant to the
City Administrator Lord placed a call to Mr. Leqve requesting that a response be prepared prior to
the July 8 ARC meeting in order that the Commission could view the response at the ARC meeting.
Attached on pages through is the May 2003 Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor
Analysis. Also enclosed, on pages through , is the May 2003 Technical Advisory Report. At
the time the packet was prepared, the 2002 v. 2003 Operations Comparisons Report for the month of
May was not posted on the MAC website. Assistant to the City Administrator Lord will have copies
of the May Comparisons report to distribute at the ARC meeting if it is posted on the MAC website
prior to July 8. The May reports are the most recent reports available from the MAC. Should it be the
Commission's desire, further discussion regarding Corridor compliance would be in order.
C. Resolution re: Eagan's Representation on the Metropolitan Airports Commission
(MAC) —Per the request of the Commission, research was conducted to determine if Governor
Pawlenty had proposed a restructuring of the MAC. After speaking to two policy staff members
in the Governor's office, they both confirmed that the Governor did not propose the restructuring
of the MAC. However, Legislators Wilkin, Wardlow, Powell, Seagren, and Holberg proposed a
bill regarding the appointments and terms of MAC Corrunissioners. The bill, HF883, is enclosed
on pages through _. The bill was heard in the Local Govermnent Affairs Conunittee,
where it was recommended for passage; however, the bill never made it beyond committee
status.
Per the direction of the Commission, the resolution enclosed on page , which was prepared
by ARC Chair Staricha, is included as an agenda item for further Commission discussion.
D. Response to inquiries from the April 22, 2003 MAC Public Input Meeting —At the June
10 ARC meeting, the Commission made two inquiries based on concerns raised at the MAC's most
recent public input meeting: 1.) Top Ten Noise Events in Eagan; and 2.) Regulation of Fuel
Dumping. Enclosed on page through _ is a report from the Office of Environment at MAC
summarizing the top ten noise events at each RMT in Eagan between the months of March -May,
2003. Enclosed on page is e -mail correspondence from the Pollution Control Agency regarding
the regulation of dumping fuel.
VI. STAFF / COMMISSION REPORT
A. Noise Oversight CommitteeCouncilmember Cyndee Fields and Assistant to the City
Administrator Lord attended the first Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting on Thursday, June
26. Lord will be prepared to provide the Commission with a summary of the first NOC meeting at
the July 8 ARC meeting.
B. MAC Meeting update —A meeting of the MAC was held on June 16, 2003. At the meeting,
the MAC delayed their vote on the Part 150 forecast assumptions in order to give the Noise
Oversight Committee (NOC) the opportunity to cornment on the assumptions. Enclosed on pages
through is the June 17, 2003 Star Tribune article regarding the MAC's decision to delay the
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vote. The next MAC meeting will take place on Monday, July 21 at which time the MAC will
receive the continents and recommendations from the NOC regarding the proposed Part 150 Forecast
Assumptions. It is anticipated that the MAC will be prepared at that time to take action on
recommending the forecast assumptions to the FAA.
C. MSP Joint Airport Zoning Board (JAZB) —As Planner Dudziak noted at the June 10 ARC
meeting, the JAZB has not met since they submitted the final Draft Airport Zoning Ordinance to
MnDOT. The JAZB will reconvene when they receive a response from the MnDOT Cormnissioner
regarding the draft ordinance.
D. Realtor's Forum Airport Presentation —Per the Conunission's request, enclosed on pages
through is a copy of the Power Point Presentation that was made at the May 21, 2003
Realtor's Forum.
E. N.O.LS.E. Publication— Enclosed on pages through is the most recent edition of
the N.O.I.S.E. newsletter.
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
Conunission meetings will go no later than 8:30 p.m. unless agreed upon by the Commission.
Assistant to the City Administrator
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