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07/14/2020 - Airport Relations CommissionAGENDA EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING VIRTUAL MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 7:00 PM I.ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA II.INTRODUCTION OF MEETING PARTICIPANTS III.VISITORS TO BE HEARD IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES V.PRESENTATIONS A. STATE OF THE AIRPORT UPDATE VI.OLD BUSINESS A. MAC MONTHLY REPORTS VII.NEW BUSINESS A. NOC/EAGAN REQUEST OF FAA FOR PROCEDURAL CHANGE AT MSP VIII.STAFF/COMMISSIONER REPORT A.NEW COMMISSIONERS STARTING IN AUGUST 2020 IX.ROUNDTABLE X.ADJOURNMENT 1 Memo To: The Airport Relations Commission From: Dianne Miller, Assistant City Administrator Date: July 7, 2020 Subject: July 14, 2020 VIRTUAL ARC Meeting The Eagan Airport Relations Commission will meet on Tuesday, March 10 at 7pm via a Web Ex virtual call. Members of the public will be able to call into the meeting. Please contact Executive Assistant Cheryl Stevenson at (651) 675-5005 or cstevenson@cityofeagan.com if you are unable to join the meeting. I.ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The agenda, as presented or modified, is for adoption by the Commission. II.INTRODUCTION OF MEETING PARTICIPANTS Per the 2019-2020 ARC Work Plan, members of the Mendota Heights’ ARC have been invited to participate in a joint meeting with Eagan’s ARC. Participants on the call are welcome to introduce themselves. 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 addressed on the regular agenda. Items that will take more than ten minutes or that require specific action can be scheduled for a future meeting agenda. Members of the public wishing to call into the meeting should call (651) 675-5050. IV.APPROVAL OF MINUTES Enclosed on pages 5 through 7 are the minutes of the January 14, 2020 ARC meeting. The minutes are in order for adoption by the commission. There was no ARC meeting in March, thus these minutes are included on the July agenda for consideration. 2 V. PRESENTATION A.State of the Airport Update –Brian Ryks, Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Airports Commission will provide a “State of the Airport” Update. VI.OLD BUSINESS A.MAC Monthly Reports – Enclosed on pages 8 through 13 is the May 2020 monthly summary report from the Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC). The MAC has combined several of their reports into one document, intended to be more user friendly to those less familiar with aircraft operations. To view the more detailed data pertaining to runway usage, complaints, sound monitoring, and noise abatement go to: https://www.macenvironment.org/reports/. The data on the reports is best viewed online as the website is interactive. The June reports are available online, but the monthly summary report was not yet available at the time the ARC packet was prepared. Brad Juffer, MAC Manager of Community Relations, will provide an operational update to the commissions, which will include the impacts of the COVID pandemic on air traffic at MSP. VII.NEW BUSINESS A.NOC/Eagan Request of FAA for Procedural Change at MSP –Brad Juffer, MAC Manager of Community Relations will provide an update on the process and next steps associated with the request initiated last fall by the City of Eagan. The request was an attempt to better utilize compatible land uses while reducing noise over less noise-compatible areas. Enclosed on pages 14 and 15 is the letter sent by the MAC to the FAA following the MAC’s unanimous support of the NOC’s recommendation at their June meeting. VIII.STAFF / COMMISSIONER REPORT A.New Commissioners Starting in August 2020 –The City Council is interviewing advisory commission applicants on the same evening as the ARC meeting (July 14, 2020). The Council is scheduled to make their commission appointments at the August 3 Council meeting, meaning new ARC members would attend their first meeting on September 8, 2020. IX.ROUNDTABLE Per the request of the Commission, this agenda item has been added so that Commissioners can ask questions or make requests for future agenda items. X.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. 3 /s/Dianne E. Miller_______ Assistant City Administrator ARC Purpose: To advise and make recommendations to the City Council on issues of aircraft noise and airport policies that impact or have the potential to impact the community. ARC Mission: The Airport Relations Commission (ARC) recognizes the burden of aircraft noise is balanced by the economic benefits of being a neighbor to MSP Airport. The ARC, under the direction of the City Council, will work in partnership with the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the residents of Eagan to make recommendations on reducing the burden of aircraft noise in Eagan without jeopardizing safety. 4 MINUTES OF THE EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION WORKSHOP JANUARY 14, 2019 A meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission was held on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Those present were Michael Johnson, Debra Dulligner, Theresa Hughes, Jeff Spartz, William Raker, Samuel Kunjummen, Joe Axmacher, and Assistant City Administrator Miller. Commissioner Girard was absent. AGENDA Commissioner Spartz moved, Commissioner Kunjummen seconded a motion to approve the agenda as amended. All members voted in favor. VISITORS TO BE HEARD There were no visitors to be heard. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Spartz moved, Commissioner Dulligner seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the September 10, 2019 Airport Relations Commission meeting. All members voted in favor. OLD BUSINESS MAC Monthly Reports The Commission discussed the MAC monthly report for the month of November 2019. Brad Juffer, MAC’s Manager of Community Relations was available for questions. Summary of MAC Action in Response to Eagan’s Request Assistant City Administrator Miller noted, last fall, upon reviewing the Runway 17 Departure Study completed by the MAC, and in conversations with residents, the Airport Relations Commission recommended the Council send correspondence to the FAA asking for procedural changes to reduce aircraft noise over the City of Eagan. In November, the NOC reviewed the ARC’s proposal in detail. With feedback from communities and airline representatives, the NOC ultimately forwarded four recommendations to the MAC. On December 5, Mayor Maguire addressed the MAC’s Planning, Development, and Environmental (PD&E) Committee to voice Eagan’s support for the NOC’s recommendations. The PD&E Committee unanimously recommended approval to the MAC Commission. Miller noted on December 16, the MAC Commission approved the NOC’s proposal that the FAA conduct a high-level evaluation of the feasibility and safety of the four NOC-approved requests that originated from the City of Eagan. The FAA is in receipt of the letters and will begin their evaluation. Brad Juffer, MAC’s Manager of Community Relations provided an overview of the actions that occurred over the past three months in response to Eagan’s letter, and was available for questions. Juffer noted the FAA has not offered a timeline as to when their review of Eagan’s requests will be complete. 5 NEW BUSINESS Delta Fleet Mix Update Chair Johnson noted Paul Borgstrom, Chief Pilot for Delta, was unable to attend tonight’s meeting. Mr. Borgstrom prepared a written update about Delta’s fleet mix that Johnson shared with Airport Relations Commission. Brad Juffer presented an update on Delta’s Fleet Mix. STAFF / COMMISSIONER REPORT 2019 Noise Oversight Committee Accomplishments and 2020 Work Plan Assistant City Administrator Miller noted on December 2, 2019, NOC Co-Chairs Miller and Jeff Hart presented to the MAC. The presentation spoke to the accomplishments and efforts of the NOC in 2019 and included the proposed 2020 NOC work plan. FAA Hosting CRO Open House in Eagan Assistant City Administrator Miller noted the FAA is hosting a Converging Runway Operations (CRO) Open House at the Eagan Community Center on February 11, 2020 from 1:00 – 8:00 p.m. The event is intended as an opportunity for residents to learn more about CRO and the categorical exclusion (CATEX) documentation. Residents are invited to attend the open house at any time as there is no formal presentation scheduled. Miller noted the FAA may postpone the meeting, and thus residents should stay tuned for any adjustment to the meeting date. Commission Terms and Appointment Process Assistant City Administrator noted for those whose terms expire in 2020, their service on the Airport Relations Commission will run through April of this year. Commissioners interested in continuing their service must reapply by Friday, March 20. Miller also noted Commissioner Raker did a great job interviewing the MAC Chair Rick King on the Access to Democracy Show which is on our local cable access channel. ROUNDTABLE Commissioner Raker noted he would like to add a topic for future review and discussion regarding the procedure guidelines for jettisoning fuel over or near MSP Airport. Assistant City Administrator Miller noted she will add it to a future ARC agenda. 6 ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Commissioner Spartz, seconded by Commissioner Dulligner the meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. All members voted in favor. __________________________ _________________________________ Date Secretary 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 June 15, 2020 Rebecca MacPherson FAA Great Lakes Region Regional Administrator Federal Aviation Administration, Great Lakes Region 2300 East Devon Avenue Des Plaines, IL 60018 Re: MSP Departure Procedure Adjustment Requests Ms. MacPherson, The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has reviewed the FAA’s letter dated February 14, 2020. I would like to thank you and the local FAA air traffic team for assessing the requests sent to you by this body at the recommendation of the MSP Noise Oversight Committee (NOC). Since your February letter, MAC staff has been engaging affected stakeholders, including resident air carriers and neighboring communities. The MAC provided updates to airport users. No objections have been raised. Additionally, the NOC reviewed the FAA’s response at its May 20, 2020 meeting. MAC staff conducted extensive noise modeling of Eagan Request #1 and Request #4 to evaluate the potential change to noise exposure. After deliberation, the NOC chose to amend Eagan Request #1. This amendment was developed to reduce the potential impact of the change in neighboring communities and to ensure the results of this change would be consistent with the preferential Runway Use System and the Crossing-in-the-Corridor procedure, which are long-standing noise MSP abatement procedures. The NOC unanimously approved the amended request and forwarded to the MAC Commission for endorsement. The NOC also chose to withdraw Eagan Request #4. The noise modeling revealed the potential for residential areas within the City of Bloomington to be subject to Day-Night Level (DNL) increases. The NOC has long been opposed to shifting noise from one city to another to solve noise issues. In June, the MAC Commission unanimously voted to forward the NOC’s request that the FAA conduct an appropriate feasibility and safety assessment of Eagan Request #1 as amended, which states: Direct departures from Runway 17 with an initial departure fix of COULT to Runway 12R and Runway 12L unless the departure would impede or be impeded by arrival traffic to those runways and provided these departures would utilize the Crossing-in-the-Corridor noise abatement procedure. The NOC and the MAC expects the FAA’s findings of this assessment be shared in writing and contain rationale for its determination, how changes will be put into practice and when and how the Crossing-in- the-Corridor procedure would be applied. This information is critical for the NOC, the airport users and community to better understand and thus communicate how the FAA would implement this request. Thank you for your ongoing efforts to control air traffic in a safe and efficient manner while advancing opportunities to reduce noise impacts around MSP. I also thank you for your patience and support as the NOC and the MAC works through these requests to find a solution that would reduce aircraft noise impacts for all communities surrounding MSP. I look forward to hearing the findings of your assessment and details on the potential impacts of this proposed procedural change. 14 Sincerely, Rick King Chairman cc: Brian Ryks – MAC Executive Director Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire U.S. Congresswoman Angie Craig U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator Tina Smith 15