11/14/2006 - Airport Relations CommissionMINUTES OF THE EAGAN
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING
NOVEMBER 14, 2006
A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission was held on Tuesday, November 14,
2006 at 7:00 p.m. Those present were Curtis Aljets, Steve Beseke, Jason Bonnett, Justin Countryman, Jack
Prentice, Charles Thorkildson and Bret Walsh. Absent was Tammy Mencel. Also present was Jason
Ziemer, Administrative Intern.
AGENDA
Upon motion by Beseke; seconded by Countryman, the agenda was approved as presented. All
members voted in favor.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Aljets made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 10, 2006 regular meeting of the
Eagan Airport Relations Commission; Prentice seconded the motion. All members voted in favor.
VISITORS TO BE HEARD
There were no visitors to be heard.
COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE
Ziemer introduced the item stating it is the practice of the Airport Relations Commission to discuss
any communication initiatives relative to airport noise each month including articles appearing in the
Experience Eagan newsletter, stories aired on the City's local access cable channels and inclusions in the
ARC Notebook.
Ziemer stated an article appeared in the October 18, 2006 Sun Current relative to Phase I and Phase
II Noise Studies. Ziemer also stated there will be a recap of the studies in the Experience Eagan Newsletter
and a reminder to residents on how they can contact MAC.
MAC MONTHLY REPORTS -EAGAN/MENDOTA HEIGHTS CORRIDOR
ANALYSIS/TECHNICAL ADVISORY REPORT/17-35 DEPARTURE ANALYSIS REPORT
Ziemer introduced the item stating the enclosed September 2006 Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor
Analysis, September 2006 Technical Advisory Report and the September 2006 Runway 17 Departure
Analysis Report are the most current reports available on the MAC website.
Thorkildson stated 94 percent of operations remained in the Corridor during the month of
September. Thorkildson noted that Eden Prairie had the highest number of complaints, stating most of
them were from the same resident and also noted Eagan, Burnsville and Apple Valley's numbers as being
high.
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CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN -AIRPORTS & AVIATION CHAPTER
Ziemer introduced the item stating the City is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Guide
Plan and the City Council is asking for recommendations from the Commission regarding the Airports &
Aviation Chapter. He further noted that the Community Development Department needs the Commission's
feedback by December to present to the City Council in January 2007.
Thorkildson suggested the introduction section include wording that reflects the entire City subject
to noise and not just northeast Eagan. The Commission discussed the specific land use ordinance and
whether it should be added to the introduction. It was suggested under Policies No. 3, to have a footnote
relative to the Noise Attenuation Construction Ordinance. The Commission discussed the importance and
amount of information that should be included in the introduction portion of the chapter. They further
discussed the sensitivity of negative language in the introduction on the business and transportation
industry, which are instrumental to the Eagan community.
Bonnett suggested the addition of the word "economic" to the Goals No. 4 section prior to the word
"development" and also deleting "southern half of the city" and "Metropolitan Airports Commission" in
the last paragraph of the Airport Expansion section. The Commission discussed No. 4 of the
Intergovernmental Relations section and suggested bringing ground level, low frequency noise back as an
ARC goal in 2007.
MAC REPRESENTATION LEGISLATION
Ziemer introduced the item stating the city representatives of the Noise Oversight Committee met
on October 18, 2006 to discuss legislation identifying MAC representation for communities affected by the
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. He noted representatives from Eagan, Bloomington, Richfield,
Mendota Heights, Minneapolis and Apple Valley attended the meeting. He stated the Committee agreed to
language including the addition of four seats for the cities of Eagan, Bloomington, Richfield and Mendota
Heights with two contingency options. He stated Option 1.) 2 seats, one for the two communities north of
the river (Bloomington and Richfield) and one for the two communities south of the river; and Option 2.) 1
seat for all affected communities. Ziemer further stated the city councils for each community represented
by the city NOC group are being asked to approve the language.
The Commission discussed and commented on the proposed language. Ziemer noted the Eagan
City Council approved the proposed legislation at the November 9, 2006 regular City Council meeting and
stated the City of Burnsville will review and discuss the legislation at a workshop in December. Ziemer
also noted the expectation is that the Burnsville City Council will likely not take a position on the
legislation. Ziemer stated the next step is to contact legislators to solidify their support for the drafted
legislation.
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HOME SALES & PROPERTY VALUE STUDIES
Ziemer gave a brief background on the item stating, per the request of the ARC, the Southern Twin
Cities Association of Realtors (STCAR) was contacted requesting information regarding home sales for the
past couple of months and each month going forward until the spring survey. He stated STCAR was
unable to process to request in time for the November packet, but will provide the requested information
going forward to help provide a baseline regarding the housing market.
Ziemer stated Martha Krohn from the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute has not found a
student to perform the property value study, but will continue trying. The Commission discussed having
other schools contacted and opening it up to other programs for additional interest.
MAC NOISE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Ziemer stated the next MAC Noise Oversight Committee meeting is November 1, 2006, at the
MAC offices. Ziemer discussed the items on the agenda. He stated the 190 degree heading is an on-going
topic.
ARC DECEMBER WORKSHOP
Ziemer noted the ARC Commissioners agreed to schedule a December workshop to discuss the
Phase I -Phase II Noise Analysis Report prepared by Orfield Laboratories to determine the need for future
noise studies and how the information will be used by the City. Ziemer stated at the October 10, 2006
Eagan City Council meeting, the City Council directed the Airport Relations Commission to: 1.) Study the
noise impacts on various sites in more detail; 2.) Determine whether or not better compliance standards
could be promoted through legislation; 3.) Determine other ways to influence the collection of more useful
data; and 4.) Review the options available to Eagan to gather and/or extrapolate data to distribute
information that would be meaningful to the community.
The Commission suggested holding the workshop on Tuesday, December 12, 2006, at 6:30 p.m.
NEXT MEETING
Ziemer stated that due to the special ARC workshop, there will be no regular meeting scheduled for
December. He stated the Next meeting will be on January 9, 2007.
ROUNDTABLE
The Commission recognized Jason Ziemer, Administrative Intern, and thanked him for his time and
work on the ARC Commission and to the City of Eagan.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Beseke, seconded by Prentice, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. All members
voted in favor.
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