2001-06-13 ARC Agenda PacketCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMIVHSSION AGENDA
June 13, 2001 -- Large Conference Room
Call to Order - 7:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of May 9, 2001 Minutes
4. Unfinished and New Business:
a. Discussion with MAC Representatives on the New Runway
and ANOMS Meters
b. Continued Revision of Airport Noise Video Script
5. Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence:
a. Notice of Cancellation ofMay 11, 2001 MASAC Operations Committee
Meeting
b. Notice of Cancellation of May 22, 2001 MASAC Meeting
c. Notice of Cancellation of June 8, 2001 MASAC Operations Committee
Meeting
d. Letter to Senator Pogemiller and Representative Abrams from Mayors'
Task Force on Airport Noise dated May 9, 2001
e. Notice of June 5, 2001 Regular Meeting of the MAC Planning and
Environment Committee
f. Eagan Airport Relations Commission Agenda for May 8, 2001
g. Eagan Airport Relations Commission Agenda for June 12, 2001
h. City Pages: The Sound and the Fury, June 6, 2001
i. Airport Noise Reports
Other Comments or Concerns
Adjourn
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in advance. If a notice of less than 120 hours is received, the City of Mendota Heights.
will make every attempt to provide the aids. This may not, however, be possible on short
notice. Please contact City Administration at (651) 452-1850 with requests.
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
MEMO
Line 11, ?001
TO: Airport Relations Commission
FRONT: Patrick C. Hollister, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Continue `York on Air Noise Issues Video Script
Discussion
At the May 3, 2001 meeting of the Airports Relations Commission, the Commissioners
reviewed the draft script of the airport noise issues video. The Commissioners
recommended some revisions to the script, which were incorporated into the draft and
submitted to our professional scriptwriter, Lisa Bartels -Rabb. Attached is the most recent
draft submitted by tils. Bartels -Rabb.
Action Required
Review the attached script and continue revision of the Airport Noise Issues Video. Staff
will convey any input from the Commission to Ms. Bartels -Rabb.
Takeoff or landing from
MAC video. Panorama of
airport
Local footage of Mendota
Heights (historical, neighbor-
hoods)
Video of plane over Mendota
Heights water tower, with whoosh of
noise
Video of control tower;
float in logos for the FAA and MAC
Video of i lAC bui!d;ng
V(ith an average of more than 1.000 alights a
day, the Minneapolis %St. Paul !nternatlona!
Airport is the tenth busiest commercial airport
n the United States. In the 10 years cetnveen
985 and 1995, the number of landings and
akeoffs a year at the airport grew by 25 per-
cent. In 2001, flights daily are expected
n and out of the air; ort. Current esrmates
for the year 2005: 1,575 flights a day.
A busy airport —while good for the local and
state economy —is not without its disadvan-
tages.
One of the biggest of these is noise.
The problem of airport noise is nothing new.
Since the advent of the jet age in the 1960s, the
federal government has created laws and recut
Iztions to address noise issues at large airports
and their surrounding communities. The
Federal Aviation Administration is charged with
enforcing such laws, but its main mission is to
ensure safety.
In Minnesota, the Metropolitan Airports
Commission, or MAC, series as the governing
body for the airport. Its 16 commissioners are
appointed by the governor rom throughout
the state. The MAC was created by the stave
legislature in 19^-,3 to manage area
The City of
Mendota
Heights has is o;:n.
Airport r'�alatioos Cor✓�mission,
.vnicr. r7o^itcrs
proposed airpa-t
rul:
s, procedures a;�d
Dro-
grams zhat Impact
air
no se ti
com
Contour map with Eagan -Mendota
Heights Corridor clearly highlighted
(from MAC)
Windsock at airport
Computer graphic of plane taking
off over Minneapolis
Computer graphic of plane taking
off over Mendota Heights
Simultaneous departure video
(Ask MAC or have Associated
Bearaus (splz) film this; consider
aerial photo showing runways or
computer graphics)
Footage of head -to -head operations
jfrom MAC, �30 in original draft)
Computer graphics cr MAC video)
The flight tracks above Mendota Heights
spread over an area roughly bounded by
HighwayI 10 on the north and Interstates 494
and 35E on the south.As aircraft fly repeatedly
through the flight tracks in this area, it becomes
relatively easy to identify the air corridor and
where the greatest concentration of air noise
will occur.
A number of factors determine which runways
and flight tracks will be used. One of the most
significant of these is "prevailing wind:'
Departing into the wind optimizes aircraft per-
formance during takeoffs.
During winter, when prevailing winds tend to
be out of the north, the majority of departures
occur over Minneapolis.
During warmer months, when the winds come
out of the south, more planes depart over
Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights, South
St. Paul and Eagan.
During the busy daytime hours of 6:00 a.m. to
10:30 p.m., both parallel runways receive maxi-
mum use. Planes take off simultaneously from
the ends of both runways using pre -assigned
flight tracks. For safety reasons, these flight
tracks must always be separated by at least 15
degrees.
During nighttime hours,fi om 1030 pm to
6:00 z.m., the tower may move to whzi is called
head -to -head take ois and landings. This means
hat both ends of the paraL=el ri, ays over
, :dota
take-oftsAN'D andn s durir t''l: same period
o�-
Graphic of "invlsibie wall" over
Eagan, with alternate tracks
over Mendota He,,ghts
Map showing communities
Video graphic illustrating
crossing in corridor; sequence
with script
Video of hush -lotted Northwest
DC-9 or 727 during take -off
from MAC}
The tracks over Eagan, however, are restricted
to a smaller area. Restrictions on fanning over
Eagan date back to the 197Cs. The end result is
that, during busy times when weather
conditions and prevailing winds require that
flights depart to the south, the number of
aircraft directed over homes in Mendota
Heights will be greater than that directed over
homes in Eagan.
Sound gation is an objective that
communities, MAC and the Federal Aviation
Administration share in common.
One of the positive results from the
collaboration between Mendota Heights and
these organizations is what is called the
crossing -in -the -corridor procedure. One of
the flight tracks over Mendota Heights runs
primarily over Highway 494, and is very close
to a similar flight track coming off the Eagan
runway. During slower times, particularly at
night, the control tower can now direct aircraft
to "crossover" from the end of both runways
and fly through this freeway track, resulting in a
significant reduction in noise for residents. The
Mendota Heights Airports Commission led the
advocacy effort for implementation of this pro-
cedure.
Many airlines flying in and oui of Minneapolis/
St. Paul International Airport continue to use
older jet ?.it cra L. To meet current noise
mitations, these zircra t hz�r been retrofitted
with Stage 3 Hush KI's to make then ie�er
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Close-up of contour over Mendota
Heights
MAC video of new window installa-
tion
Highlight contour map to show
which areas have already been
eligible for the insulation and the
potential areas of the DNL 60 to 64
contour.
Video
of
new
rumvay construction;
aerial
of
new
runway
These patterns or contours reflect the average
sound decibel levels that communities are
exposed to. And they are used to determine
which homes and other buildings may 'ee
eligible for sound mitigation assistance.
During the last 15 years, the Metropolitan
Airports Commission spent nearly $200 million
to install sound insulation and air-conditioning
systems in homes lying within the DNL 65 or
greater noise contours. The MAC bought an
additional $51 million worth of homes in the
worst noise areas, closest to the airport,
enabling the residents of these areas to relo-
cate.
Most of the homes in Mendota Heights that
qualify for the sound -insulation program have
already been insulated. But updates to the
program may mean that the insulation program
will eventually expand to homes in the DNL 60
to DNL 64 noise contours.
The new north -south directed runway,
currently under construction and scheduled to
open in 2003 is expected to reduce the
percentage of flights over Mendota Heights and
other communities in the corridor. But the
primary goal of the new runway is to increase
the airport's capacity to serve more flights. A
new runway for a major metropolitan airport is
almost alv ays a temporary solution to noise
problems. It basically just redistributes noise to
other neighborhoods, And as demand for air
travel continues to grow, the initial relief
provided to communhies in existing corridors
may be expected to disac,ear wit`;'. , -- 711 r
C to 20 Y�.r<.
• Support airport and airline
efforts to reduce noise
Community shots
Shot of MAC building with text
overlay:
www.mspairport.com
or
macaysat.org
JYIAC's Noise Complaint and
Information Hotline:
612-72&941 1
or
macaysat.org
tYiendota HeightsAirport
Commission iYleetings:
2nd Wednesday of each month
7:00 p.m.
at Mendota J-Ieights City 1-1at"
I i 01 tlictaria Curve
J'Aendata 1-aeights, MIq Ste, 18
and supporting other reasonable efforts to
reduce noise from airport operations, such as
using ground run-up enclosures, sound barri-
ers, reducing the thrust of departing aircraft
and expanding noise -monitoring technology.
Residents of Mendota Heights and its nearest
neighbors bear a large share of aircraft noise.
Unfortunately, there are no simple solutions,
because so many factors affect the direction
and flight tracks of planes coming in and out of
the airport. Some of these, such as wind and
weather, are beyond human control. Even so,
there remains much more that can and should
be done. And the Mendota Heights Airport
Relations Commission will continue to work to
ensure that it is.
To learn more about airport noise issues, visit
the Metropolitan Airport Commission's web -
site at www.mspairport.com. You can also
checkout MAC'sAviation Noise and Satellite
Programs website at macaysat.org.
To register a complaint, call the Air Noise
Complaint and Information Hotline at
612-726-941 I. Or file your comments on-line
at macaysat.org.
The Mendota Heights Airport Commission
meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday
of each month at Mendota Heights City Hail.
Its meetings are always open to the public
�I�lU-
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
MEMO
June 11, 2001
TO: Airport Relations Commission
FRONT: Patrick C. Hollister, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Continue Work on Air Noise Issues Video Script
Discussion
At the May 8, 2001 meeting of the Airports Relations Commission, the Commissioners
reviewed the draft script of the airport noise issues video. The Commissioners
recommended some revisions to the script, which were incorporated into the draft and
submitted to our professional scriptwriter, Lisa Bartels -Rabb. Attached is the most recent
draft submitted by Ms. Bartels -Rabb.
Action Required
Review the attached script and continue revision of the Airport Noise Issues Video. Staff
will convey any input from the Commission to Ms. Bartels -Rabb.
Takeoff or landing from
MAC video. Panorama of
airport
Local footage of Mendota
Heights (historical, neighbor-
hoods)
Video of plane over Mendota
Heights water tower, with whoosh of
noise
Video of control tower;
float in logos for the FAA and MAC
Video of MAC building
Footage of meeting
With an average of more than 1,000 flights a
day, the Minneapolis /St. Paul International
Airport is the tenth busiest commercial airport
in the United States. In the 10 years between
1985 and 1995,the number of landings and
takeoffs a year at the airport grew by 25 per-
cent. In 2001, flights daily are expected
in and out of the airport. Current estimates
for the year 2005: 1,575 flights a day.
A busy airport —while good for the local and
state economy —is not without its disadvan-
tages.
One of the biggest of these is noise.
The problem of airport noise is nothing new
Since the advent of the jet age in the 1960s, the
federal government has created laws and regu-
lations to address noise issues at large airports
and their surrounding communities. The
Federal Aviation Administration is charged with
enforcing such laws, but its main mission is to
ensure safety.
In Minnesota, the Metropolitan Airports
Commission, or MAC, serves as the governing
body for the airport. Its 16 commissioners are
appointed by the governor from throughout
the state. The MAC was created by the state
legislature in 1943 to manage area airports.
The City of Mendota Heights has its own
Airport Relations Commission, which monitors
proposed airport rules, procedures and pro-
grams that impact air noise levels within the
community.
—1—
Contour map with Eagan -Mendota
Heights Corridor clearly highlighted
(from MAC)
Windsock at airport
Computer graphic of plane taking
off over Minneapolis
Computer graphic of plane taking
off over Mendota Heights
Simultaneous departure video
(Ask MAC or have Associated
Bearaus (sp??) film this; consider
aerial photo showing runways or
computer graphics)
Footage of head -to -head operations
(from MAC, #30 in original draft}
(Computer graphics or MAC video)
The flight tracks above Mendota Heights
spread over an area roughly bounded by
HighwayI 10 on the north and Interstates 494
and 35E on the south.As aircraft fly repeatedly
through the flight tracks in this area, it becomes
relatively easy to identify the air corridor and
where the greatest concentration of air noise
will occur.
A number of factors determine which runways
and flight tracks will be used. One of the most
significant of these is "prevailing wind."
Departing into the wind optimizes aircraft per-
formance during takeoffs.
During winter, when prevailing winds tend to
be out of the north, the majority of departures
occur over Minneapolis.
During warmer months, when the winds come
out of the south, more planes depart over
Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights, South
St. Paul and Eagan.
During the busy daytime hours of 6:00 a.m.to
10:30 p.m., both parallel runways receive maxi-
mum use. Planes take off simultaneously from
the ends of both runways using pre -assigned
flight tracks. For safety reasons, these flight
tracks must always be separated by at least 15
degrees.
During nighttime hours from 1030 pm to
6:00 a.m., the tower may move to what is called
head -to -head take offs and landings. This means
that both ends of the parallel runways over
Mendota Heights and Eagan are being used for
take-offsAND landings duringthe same period
of time. A plane taking off on the Mendota
Heights runway needs a safe separation from a
plane landing on the Eagan runway. Head -to -
head operations do not occur on the north
end of the parallel runways over Minneapolis.
—3—
Graphic of 'invisible wall" over
Eagan, with alternate tracks
over Mendota Heights
Map showing communities
Video graphic illustrating
crossing in corridor; sequence
with script
Video of hush -kilted Northwest
DC-9 or 727 during take -off
(from MAC)
Shot of newer Stage 3 aircraft (take-
off ofAmerican airbus or 320)
The tracks over Eagan, however, are restricted
to a smaller area. Restrictions on fanning over
Eagan date back to the 1970s. The end result is
that, during busy times when weather
conditions and prevailing winds require that
flights depart to the south, the number of
aircraft directed over homes in Mendota
Heights will be greater than that directed over
homes in Eagan.
Sound mitigation is an objective that
communities, MAC and the Federal Aviation
Administration share in common.
One of the positive results from the
collaboration between Mendota Heights and
these organizations is what is called the
crossing -in -the -corridor procedure. One of
the flight tracks over Mendota Heights runs
primarily over Highway 494, and is very close
to a similar flight track coming off the Eagan
runway. During slower times, particularly at
night, the control tower can now direct aircraft
to "crossover" from the end of both runways
and fly through this freeway track, resulting in a
significant reduction in noise for residents. The
Mendota Heights Airports Commission led the
advocacy effort for implementation of this pro-
cedure.
Many airlines flying in and out of Minneapolis/
St. Paul International Airport continue to use
older jet aircraft. To meet current noise
limitations,these aircraft have been retrofitted
with Stage 3 Hush Kits to make them quieter.
Newer planes already include technology to
meet Stage 3 standards. They use larger and
more powerful engines that produce less noise
than even the older engines that have been
retrofitted with hush kits.
—5—
Close-up of contour over Mendota
Heights
MAC video of new window installa-
tion
Highlight contour map to show
which areas have already been
eligible for the insulation and the
potential areas of the D N L 60 to 64
contour.
Video of new runway construction;
aerial of new runway
These patterns or contours reflect the average
sound decibel levels that communities are
exposed to. And they are used to determine
which homes and other buildings may be
eligible for sound mitigation assistance.
During the last 15 years, the Metropolitan
Airports Commission spent nearly $200 million
to install sound insulation and air-conditioning
systems in homes lying within the DNL 65 or
greater noise contours. The MAC bought an
additional $51 million worth of homes in the
worst noise areas, closest to the airport,
enabling the residents of these areas to relo-
cate.
Most of the homes in Mendota Heights that
qualify for the sound -insulation program have
already been insulated. But updates to the
program may mean that the insulation program
will eventually expand to homes in the D N L 60
to D N L 64 noise contours.
The new north -south directed runway,
currently under construction and scheduled to
open in 2003 is expected to reduce the
percentage of flights over Mendota Heights and
other communities in the corridor. But the
primary goal of the new runway is to increase
the airport's capacity to serve more flights. A
new runway for a major metropolitan airport is
almost always a temporary solution to noise
problems. It basically just redistributes noise to
other neighborhoods. And as demand for air
travel continues to grow, the initial relief
provided to communities in existing corridors
may be expected to disappear within as few as
10 to 20 years.
—7—
• Support airport and airline
efforts to reduce noise
Community shots
Shot of MAC building with text
overlay:
www.mspairport.com
or
macaysat.org
MAC s Noise Complaint and
Information Hotline:
612-726-9411
or
macaysat.org
Mendota NeightsAirport
Commission Meetings:
2nd Wednesday of each month
7:00 p.m.
at Mendota Heights City Hal!
1101 Victoria Curve
Mendota Heights, MN 55118
• and supporting other reasonable efforts to
reduce noise from airport operations, such as
using ground run-up enclosures, sound barri-
ers, reducing the thrust of departing aircraft
and expanding noise -monitoring technology.
Residents of Mendota Heights and its nearest
neighbors bear a large share of aircraft noise.
Unfortunately,there are no simple solutions,
because so many factors affect the direction
and flight tracks of planes coming in and out of
the airport. Some of these, such as wind and
weather, are beyond human control. Even so,
there remains much more that can and should
be done. And the Mendota Heights Airport
Relations Commission will continue to work to
ensure that it is.
To learn more about airport noise issues, visit
the Metropolitan Airport Commission's web -
site at www.mspairport.com. You can also
checkout MAC'sAviation Noise and Satellite
Programs website at macaysat.org.
To register a complaint, call the Air Noise
Complaint and Information Hotline at
612-726-941 I. Or file your comments on-line
at macaysat.org.
The Mendota Heights Airport Commission
meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday
of each month at Mendota Heights City Hall.
Its meetings are always open to the public.
D-
-9—
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
MEMO
Jame 11. 2001
TO: Airport Relations Commission
FROM: Patrick C. Hollister, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Discussion with MAC representatives Roy Fuhrman and Chad Leqve:
New Runway and ANOMS Meter Request
Discussion
At recent meetings of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission, several
residents of the Rogers Lake neighborhood have approached the Commission about the
possibility of placing an ANOMS noise meter within their neighborhood. (The Rogers
Lake neighborhood is bounded by Dodd Road on the east, Convent of the Visitation on
the south, Rogers Lake on the West, and Wagon Wheel Trail on the north.) Staff
inquired about this to MAC representatives Roy Fuhrman and Chad Leqve, who offered
to attend an ARC meeting to discuss this request in person and to also present
information on the new north -south runway. Mr. Fuhrman and Mr. Leqve will be at the
one 0, 2001 ARC meeting at 7:00 pm. They would like to begin with a brief
presentation on the new runway before discussing the ANOMS meter. Some residents of
the Rogers Lake neighborhood also plan to attend the meeting.
Action Required
Allow the MAC representatives to present their information regarding the new nmway
and discuss the ANOMS meter request.
Metropolitan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council (MASAC)
6040 28th Avenue South • Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450 • (612) 726-8141
Chairperson: Mayor Charles Mertensotto
Past Chairs: Robert P. Johnson, 1995-1999
Scott Bunin, 1990-1995
Walter Rockenstein, II, 1982-1990
Jan Del Calzo, 1979-1982
Stanley W. Olson, 1969-1979
Technical
Advisor: Chad Leqve
MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICE
MASAC OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
THE REGULARLY SCHEDUCLED
MAY 111 2001 MASAC OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED
MEMBER DISTRIBUTION
Chairman Charles Mertensotto
Bob Johnson, MBAR
Jamie Verbrugge, Eagan
Ron Johnson, ALPA
Brian Bates, Airborne
Mary Loeffelholz, NWA
Dick Saunders, Minneapolis
Pending, Bloomington
Roy Fuhrmann, MAC
cc: Patrick Hollister, Mendota Heights
Charles Curry, ALPA
Will Eginton, IGH
Jennifer Sayre, NWA
Pam Dmytrenko, Richfield
Tom Lawell, Apple Valley
Tom Hansen, Burnsville
Advisory:
Chad Leqve, MAC
Ron Glaub, FAA
Cindy Greene, FAA
Keith Thompson, FAA
Jason Giesen, MAC
Mark Ryan, MAC
Glen Orcutt, FAA
Jan DelCalzo, Minneapolis
Glenn Strand, Minneapolis
METROPOLITAN IRPORTS COMMISSION
Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport
+ 6040 - 381h Avenue South • Minneapolis. BAN 55450-2799
n Phone f61'_) 726-8100
F
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MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICE
METROPOLITAN AIRCRAFT SOUND ABATEMENT COUNCIL
THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MAY 22, 2001 MASAC MEETING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED
"If you prefer not to receive further MASAC-related notices, please contact Melissa
Scovronski at 612-726-8141 or at mscovron(a mspmac.orq.
Th.�\ictr�p�lit�n \iryrnb Commission i� an �ttirmau�r action emplu�rr.
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Metropolitan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council (MASACj
6040 28th Avenue South • Minneapolis, Minnesota 55450 • (612) 726-8141
Chairperson: -Mayor Charles Mertensotto
Past Chairs: Robert P. Johnson, 1995-1999
Scott Bunin, 1990-1995
Walter Rockenstein, II, 1982-1990
Jan Del Calzo, 1979-1982
Stanley W. Olson, 1969-1979
Technical
Advisor: Chad Leqve
MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICE
MASAC OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
THE REGULARLY SCHEDUCLED
JUNE 87 2001 MASAC OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED
MEMBER DISTRIBUTION
Chairman Charles Mertensotto
Bob Johnson, MBAR
Jamie Verbrugge, Eagan
Ron Johnson, ALPA
Brian Bates, Airborne
Mary Loeffelholz, NWA
Dick Saunders, Minneapolis
Larry Lee, Bloomington
Roy Fuhrmann, MAC
cc: Patrick Hollister, Mendota Heights
Charles Curry, ALPA
Will Eginton, IGH
Jennifer Sayre, NWA
Pam Dmytrenko, Richfield
Tom Lawell, Apple Valley
Tom Hansen, Burnsville
Advisory•
Chad Legve, MAC
Ron Glaub, FAA
Cindy Greene, FAA
Keith Thompson, FAA
Jason Giesen, MAC
Mark Ryan, MAC
Glen Orcutt, FAA
Jan DelCalzo, Minneapolis
Glenn Strand, Minneapolis
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Roger Hale, Chair
Alton Gasper, Vice Chair
William Erhart
Coral Houle
Dick Long
Bert McKasy
Paul Weske
METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, June 5, 2001
1:00 P.M.
Room 3040, Mezzanine Level
Lindbergh Terminal, Wold-Chamberlain Field
AGENDA
CONSENT
FINAL PAYMENTS —MAC CONTRACTS
a. Lindbergh Terminal Directories (Todd Oetjens, Facilities Architect)
b. Lindbergh Terminal Mechanical Modifications 2000 (Todd Oetjens, Facilities
Architect)
c. Parking Expansion: Inbound/Outbound Roadway (Dennis Kowalke, Landside
Project Manager)
d. MSP Airport Mail Center: Footing, Foundation, & Structural Steel (Robert J.
Vorpahl, Program Development Engineer)
e. Post Road Taxi Monitoring (Robert J. Vorpahl, Program Development Engineer)
f. 341h Avenue Sanitary Sewer Relocation (Myrene Biernat, Facilities Architect)
g. 2000 Part 150 Sound Insulation Program (John Nelson, Manager — Part 150
Program)
2. SEMI-FINAL PAYMENTS —MAC CONTRACTS
a. Lindbergh Terminal Concourse Renaming Project (Todd Oetjens, Facilities
Architect)
b. Green/Gold Parking Ramp Security, CFA (Robert J. Vorpahl, Program
Development Engineer)
C. Washburn High School Noise Abatement (Robert J. Vorpahl, Program
Development Engineer)
3. BIDS RECEIVED —MAC CONTRACTS
a. Runway 30L Snow Storage/Melting Area (Gary G. Warren, Director — Airside
Development)
b. Lindbergh Terminal Interior Rehabilitation 2001 (Todd Oetjens, Facilities
Architect)
C. Lindbergh Terminal Parking Ramps, Parking Structures Rehabilitation 2001
(Robert J. Vorpahl, Program Development Engineer)
DISCUSSION
J. NEW HUMPHREY TERMINAL —GATES 1 AND 10 DEVELOPMENT
Dennis Probst, Director— Landside Development
16. PROJECT BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
Dennis Probst, Director — Landside Development
Gary G. Warren, Director—Airside Development
17. FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT —ORDINANCE 51 UPDATE
Gary Schmidt, Director —Reliever Airports
18.
PART
150
SOUND
INSULATION
PROGRAM
— 60-64
DNL
CONTOUR
Nigel D.
Finney, Deputy Executive
Director — Planning
and
Environment
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION
EAGAN, MINNESOTA
EAGAN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
TUESDAY, MAY 812001
7:00 P.M.
I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
III. VISITORS TO BE HEARD
IV. OLD BUSINESS
A. RMT Site Selection
B. 2001 Work Plan
A.
V. STAFF REPORT
VI. FUTURE MEETING AND AGENDA
A. Next ARC Meeting — 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 12
VII. ADJOURNMENT
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May 97 2001
The Honorable Senator Lawrence Pogemiller
235 Capital
75 Constitution Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 551554606
The Honorable Representative Ron Abrams
209 State Office Building
100 Constitution Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 551554606
Dear Senator Pogemiller and Representative Abrams:
inneapolis
city of lakes
We are writing you as Mayors ofnoise impacted communities adjacent to the Minneapolis -St. Paul
International Airport. More than 35 million travelers use the airport each year and that number is projected to
rise to 40 million people by 2010. Today, there are more than 1,400 flights per day and that number
continues to grow.
Minneapolis�St. Paut International Airport is the State of Minnesota's passport to the world and an important
economic engine that powers Minnesota's growth. Not only does it provide substantial direct economic
benefits, but it is also a key link for the state in an increasingly global economy. Research shows that the
Minneapolis -St. Paul international Airport brings $6.2 billion annually into the state economy.
While the airport obviously has many positive benefits for the region and state, it's proximity to Miiuteapolis
and our suburbs result In significant disruption of our resident's quality of life due to high levels of airplane
noise. The negative quality of life impacts of increased airport operations will extend south to Burnsville
with the completion in 2003 of Runway 17/35, the new 800Q7foot, 25 percent more capacity, north -south
runway. Many of these communities will experience significant airplane noise for the first time in 2003. As
Mayors of these current and newly impacted communities, we expect the Metropolitan Airports Commission
and the State of Minnesota to preserve the quality of life in our neighborhoods by completing the noise
insulation program to the 60 DNL.
The 1996 decision by the State Legislature to keep the airport in its current location and. expand operations
meant that thousands of residents living near the airport would be forced to contend with escalating airplane
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Homestead
JUDGE
DENIES
iVIOTION
TO
ENJOIN
AIR
FORCE
ORDER ON
BASE
CONVERSION
Efforts by Miami -Dade County and powerful Florida developers to turn the
former Homestead Air Force Base into a commercial airport were dealt a setback
May 9 when a U.S. district court judge refused to grant them a preliminary
injunction to block an Air Force order to convert the base, located near the
Florida Everglades, into more environmentally friendly use.
In a 16-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Paul Friedman in Washington,
DC, said that the case "failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the
merits," and that the Air Force had properly followed base closure rules.
In 1994, the Air Force initially approved plans to convert the base into a
commercial airport but reviewed that decision following strong objections from
environmentalists and homeowners groups. In further environmental analysis, the
Air Force then considered a new option of converting the base into mixed use,
including hotels, an aquarium, and golf courses. That is the option it finally
chose.
The developers and Miami -Dade County argued in their motion seeking to
enjoin that decision that the Air Force's rejection of the option to convert the
(Continued 6.i1
Hushkits
FAA CERTIFICATION EXPECTED SOON
FOR STAGE 2 BUSINESS JET HUSHKITS
Within the next few weeks, two companies that have been developing compet-
ing hushkits for Gulfstream Stage 2 businessjets hope to submit their kits to the
Federal Aviation Administration for final approval, offering a relatively low-cost
way for operators of the airplanes to meet more stringent Stage 3 noise certifica-
tion standards.
Over 400 Stage 2 Gulfstream aircraft are potential candidates for the hushkits,
which will cost in the range of S 1.8 million per plane, considerably cheaper than
the S20 million cost of a new Gulfstream IV aircraft designed to meet Stage 3
standards.
Unlike their heavier cousins, Stage 2 aircraft under 75,000 It. were not federally
mandated to be phased out of operation. However, business jets are increasingly
becoming the targets of efforts by airports to restrict or ban their operation. Naples
Airport has already imposed a ban on their operation, which has been challenged
by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA).
Both California -based companies, Really Quiet, LLC, and Stage 3 Technolo-
gies, already are getting orders for their kits. George Ottendorf, head of Really
Quiet, said he has 45 deposits for his kit, and that orders have increased as more
airports consider restricting the operations of Stage 2 businessjets. Ile said he
(Continued on p. 63)
NI ay 11, 3001
In This Issue...
Homestead ... The hopes of
Miami -Dade County and
developers to turn former
Homestead Air Force Base
into a commercial airport are
dealt a blow as a federal judge
denies their motion to enjoin
an Air Force order to convert
the base, located near the
fragile Florida Everglades,
into more environmentally -
friendly use - p. 62
Hzrshkits ... Two manufac-
turers of hushkits for Stage 2
Gulfstream business jets plan to
soon submit their kits to the
FAA for final approval. Over
400 aircraft are potential candi-
dates for the kits - p. 62
AIP Grants ... The FAA
awards noise -related project
grants to 34 airports, including a
$10 million grant to the Massa-
chusetts Port Authority to help
fiord its residential sound insula-
tion program - p. 63
San Francisco Intl ... Ina
pioneering move, SFO enlivens
its website with nearly real-time
radar flight track information
showing aircraft activity
throughout the entire San
Francisco Bay area. The infor-
mation is being provided to help
people understand the compli-
cated airspace system - p. 65
1L 2001
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approximately 100 residences within the 75 dB DNL in the
City of El Segundo;
City of Los Angeles (CA) — a grant of S5 million
was awarded on May I for noise mitigation measures for
approximately 200 units within the 65-69 dB DNL contour
in the City of Ontario;
Sarasota (FL) — Manatee Airport Authority — a
grant of $5,383,080 was awarded on May I to acquire
easements for noise compatibility within the 75 dB DNL
noise contour and for other projects;
City of Tallahassee (FL) - a grant of $3 million
was awarded on May I to acquire land for noise compatibil-
ity (132 relocated) within the 65-69 dB DNL contour;
Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners — a
grant of $8,389,520 was awarded on May 1 for noise
mitigation for residences within the 65-69 dB DNL contour
(soundproofing and relocation of 376 people), to acquire
land for noise compatibility within that contour, and to
rehabilitate taxiways;
City of Boise (ID) — a grant of 54,683,500 was
awarded on May 7 to acquire land for noise compatibility/
relocation;
City of Chicago — a grant of 51,345,120 was
awarded on May 7 to soundproof schools;
Indianapolis Airport Authority — a grant of $5
million was awarded on April 24 to acquire land for noise
compatibility;
Parish of East Baton Rouge (LA) — a grant of $4
million was awarded on April 30 for noise mitigation
measures for residences within the 65-69 dB DNL contour;
Massachusetts Port Authority — a grant of $10
million was awarded on May 7 for noise mitigation
measures for residences within the 65-69 dB DNL contour;
Minneapolis -St. Paul (MN) Metropolitan Airports
Commission — a grant of 518 million was awarded on May
4 for noise mitigation measures for residences within the
65-69 dB DNL contour;
City of St. Louis (MO) — a grant of 5400,00 was
awarded on April 10 to conduct a "reuse plan for noise
land," and a grant of S5 million was awarded on May 4 to
reimburse land in fee for noise mitigation;
City of Charlotte (NC) — a grant of $5 million was
awarded on May 1 to acquire land for noise compatibility
within the 65-69 dB DNL contour (approximately 38
parcels) and to conduct a noise compatibility plan update;
City of Manchester (NH) — a grant of $2.5 million
was awarded on April 30 for noise mitigation measures for
residences within the 65-69 dB DNL contour;
State of New Jersey — a grant of S2 million was
awarded on May 7 for school soundproofing in the
Teterboro and Hackensack. NJ, areas;
. Port of New York and New Jersey — grants of
$850,000 and $350,000, 52.5 million, S1 million, and SL1
million were awarded on April 30 through May 3 for school
soundproofing projects near Newark InCl Airport; grants of
527550001 $600,000, S1.6 million, 52.2 million, $5001000,
$500,0001 5500,000, 5342,800, and S1.9 million were
awardg tried in the same time period for soundproofinaddi-
tional schools in the New York City area;
City of Syracuse — a grant of 52.7 million was
awarded on May 3 to soundproof a school and a vocational
center;
City of Dayton (OH) — a grant of 52.6 million was
awarded on May 3 to acquire land for noise compatibility
within the 70-74 dB DNL contour;
Tulsa (OK) Airports Improvement Trust— a grant of
55,526,952 was awarded on May 3 for noise mitigation
measures for residences within the 65-69 dB DNL contour;
Port of Portland (OR) — a grant of 5416,650 was
awarded on April 10 to update an airport noise compa[ibit-
ity plan;
Allegheny County Airport Authority — a grant of
$800,000 was awarded on April 30 for noise mitigation of
residences near Pittsburgh Int'l Airport;
City of Austin (TX) — a grant of $3.5 million was
awarded on May 3 to soundproof public buildings, to
acquire land for noise compatibility, and to install a noise
monitoring system;
City of Fort Worth (TX) — a grant of $2 million was
awarded on May 3 to acquire land for noise compatibility;
City of Laredo (TX) — a grant of $2.5 million was
awarded on May 3 for noise mitigation measures for
residences within the 65-69 dB DNL contour;
City of San Antonio (TX) — a grant of $9,605,508
was awarded on May 3 for a noise monitoring system, to
conduct a land use compatibility/zoning study, and for
other projects;
Roanoke (VA) Regional Airport Commission — a
grant of $225,000 was awarded on April 9 for noise
mitigation measures for residences within the 65-69 dB
DNL contour;
Port of Seattle (WA) — a grant of S5 million was
awarded on April 30 for noise mitigation measures for
residences within the 70-74 dB DNL contour;
County of Milwaukee (WI) — a grant of S8 million
was awarded on May 7 for noise mitigation measures for
public buildings within the 65-69 dB DNL contour and for
noise mitigation measures for residences within the 70-74
dB DNL contour.
Sari Francisco Lat'1
ALMOST -LIVE FLIGHT TRACKS
ADDED TO AIRPORT'S WEB SITE
In a pioneering move, San Francisco International Airport
has enlivened its website with nearly real-time radar flight
track information showing aircraft activity throughout the
entire San Francisco Bay area.
Residents going on line can display a detailed map with
airplane icons moving at actual speeds relative to the map
and can see precisely where the planes came from and where
they are going.
The Hight track information is delayed 10 minutes as a
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Reagan National Airport
CONANDA WILL PLAY UNIQUE ROLE
IN UPDATE OF PART 150 NOISE PROGRAM
In a novel approach to an update of a federal Part I50 airport noise compatibil-
ity program, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government's noise
committee will be a partner with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
(MW AA) in a review of the program for Reagan National Airport, which is just
getting underway.
In what also may be a first, representatives of the federal Environmental Protec-
tion Agency and the National Park Service have been invited to sit on the
advisory team that will steer the update.
Both COG and MW AA "recognized that this was a process that truly needed to
be collaborative for all parties to benefit and, with that recognition, agreed we
would try to put something together that would go beyond the traditional Part
150 public participation process," George Nichols, who facilitates the work of
COG's Committee on Noise at National and Dulles Airports (CONANDA), told
ANR. "In our opinion, this is a new and innovative approach to involving
communities and airport authorities in a collaborative process that benefits the
overall community. We will use the Part 150 protocol but will open it up."
(Continued
on p. 67)
John Wayne Airport
COUNTY AUTHORIZES EIR TO STUDY
EXTENSION OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
The Orange County, CA, Board of Supervisors May 8 authorized county staff to
begin preparation of an environmental impact report (EIR) which will examine
various scenarios for extending a legal settlement agreement imposing stringent
noise restrictions at John Wayne Airport beyond its Dec. 31, 2005, expiration
date.
The County Board directed staff to consider in the EIR a proposal prepared by
the City of Newport Beach, which calls for an extension of the nighttime curfew
until 2026 and extension until2016 of annual caps on the number of passengers
and daily operations. It also calls for the addition of four new gates and, once
these are in operation, would provide for an increase in the passenger cap from 8.4
million per year to 9.8 million and in the number of daily departures from 73 to
85. Noise limits on general aviation operations would be extended until2021.
By May 22, county staff must submit to the Board a proposed memorandum of
understanding with the City of Newport Beach delineating the settlement
agreement extension proposals to be evaluated in the EIR. Within 60 days, they
must report on the status of the settlement agreement extension process.
The county staff will seek a greater expansion in John Wayne operations than
that proposed by Newport Beach, Michael Gatzke of the Carlsbad, CA, law firm
(Continued on p. 69)
May 18, 2001
In This Issue...
Reagan National ...In an
innovative approach to an
update of a Part 150 study, the
D.C. Council of Governments
noise committee will conduct
a regional survey of citizens'
opinions about the airport,
which will be used to guide
consideration of noise mitiga-
tion measures - p. 66
Johit Wayne Airport ... The
Orange County Board of
Supervisors authorizes county
staff to begin preparation of an
environmental impact report
which will examine options for
extending a legal settlement
agreement imposing stringent
noise restrictions - p. 66
Hanscom Field ... Nearly
400 community activists shout
down a meeting of the airport's
advisory committee telling
airline officials seeking to add
flights to "Take off and don't
come back" - p. 67
Chicago O'Hare ... Illinois
governor says he is willing to
consider proposals for new
runways that Chicago might
submit to him but stresses he
opposes aiiport's expansion. A
polI finds strong opposition to
runways in communities near
airport because of fear they will
lead to more flights - p. 68
18,2001
m
Save Our Heritage has challenged the Federal Aviation
Administration's final order, issued on Oct. 27, 2000,
granting approval of an application filed by Shuttle
America to amend its operation specification in order to
provide commercial service to Hanscom.
That lawsuit was joined by the National Trust for Historic
Preservation, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Rep.
Marty Meehan (D-MA), and several non-profit preservation
groups which asserted that the FAA failed to meet its
consultation obligations under Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act before the agency approved the
new flights (13, ANR, 50),
Chicago O'Hare Int'Z
GOVERNOR TO CONSIDER
NEW RUNWAYS HE OPPOSES
Illinois Gov. George Ryan said May I6 that he is willing
to consider any proposals the City of Chicago might submit
to him on new runways at O'Hare International but stressed
that he strongly opposes expansion of the airport.
The Chicago Tribune reported that Ryan and Chicago
Mayor Richard Daley are under pressure to reach a compro-
mise on O'Hare in light of a recent Federal Aviation
Administration report indicating that traffic at O'Hare will
grow three times faster than the airport can handle over the
next decade and that Congress is considering legislation
that would revoke the governor's veto power over new
runways.
The Republican governor, responding to a strong con-
stituency in the suburbs near O'Hare, favors construction of
a new airport in Peotone, which Mayor Daley has opposed.
The governor is coming under growing pressure from
Chicago business leaders to expand O'Hare. The Civic
Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, which
includes the CEOs of major companies, took out a full -page
ad in the Tribune earlier in the week calling for the con-
struction of at least one new runway at the airport.
Meanwhile, a poll conducted by the Chicago Tribune and
W GN-TV found that about half of the people surveyed who
live close to O'Hare said thatjet noise does not bother them
much.
But the poll also found strong opposition to adding new
runways at O'Hare in the 17 communities closest to the
airport because of fears that the expansion will lead to more
flights.
"By a wide margin, voters living near O'Hare believe that
Chicago airport officials cannot be trusted to use additional
runway capacity only for reducing delays and congestion at
O'Hare, not for expanding the airlines' number of daily
arrivals and departures," the Tribune said in reporting the
poll results.
It said that a sizable segment of people who have opted to
live within the 65 dB DNL contour of O'Hare do not view
themselves as "jet -weary victims who are rabidly against
airport development." The majority of people in the
contour polled considered O'Hare to be vital to the region
economy.
The poll, conducted on Mary 8-10, included 600 regis-
tered voters in the northwest and western suburbs who live
near the airport. It was a corollary to another Tribune/W GN
polI of 898 registered voters statewide, conducted May 3-7,
which sought opinions about the expansion of the airport.
The strongest support for new runways at O'Hare came
from Chicago residents, 60 percent of which favored the
expansion. Opposition to new runways diminished among
people living farther from flight paths, the poll found.
The Tribune said that its poll points to a compromise on
the question of how to expand aviation capacity in the
Chicago area. "Nearly six in 10 O'Hare -area residents said
they would be willing to support new runways if the
purpose was not to add flights but solely to ease delays and
cancellations at the congested airports. Aviation experts say
an agreement on new runways for O'Hare, which the city
and airlines desperately want, could eventually be part of a
larger strategy to solve regional air gridlock by building a
third airport in Peotone, which the state has proposed, as
well as expanding existing airports at Rockford, Milwau-
kee, and Gary."
However, the paper continued, for 20 years, politicians
have not been able to reach consensus on that strategy. And
76 percent of those polled felt that any promises made to
restrict growth in operations at O'Hare would not be kept.
Sound Insulation Program
Meanwhile, extensive sound insulation around O'Hare
will reduce the noise impact if new runways are added- The
O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission released its fourth
annual report on May 8 contending that it has among the
most aggressive residential and school sound insulation
programs in the country.
To date, some 3,934 homes near O'Hare (about half the
homes in the 70 dB DNL and higher contours) have been
sound insulated at a cost of $32,194 per unit and a total
cost of $126.6 million, according to the report. It noted that
more than 75 schools have been insulated at a total cost of
$190.7 million.
The Tribune poll indicates that the sound insulation
program is starting to make a difference in people's
attitudes about the airport, Brian Gilligan, executive
director of the commission, told ANR. It is much quieter
around the airport than it was 10 years ago, he said, noting
that noise complaints have decreased.
Currently only homes in the 70 dB DNL and higher noise
contours around O'Hare are eligible for sound insulation but
the commission currently is discussing with the City of
Chicago whether homes in the 65 dB DNL contour should
be added to the program, an expansion favored by Arlene
Mulder, commission chair and mayor of the Village of
Arlington Heights, Gilligan said.
The decision may be influenced by updated noise maps
due out soon. The current program is based on 1997 noise
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Legislation
PLANS FOR QUICK VOTE ON CAPACITY BILL
SCRAPPED BECAUSE OF CHANGE IN SENATE
The, Senate Commerce Committee's plan to quickly vote on what appears [o be
a controversial substitute airport capacity bill that may force runway develop-
ment at the most congested airports in the country was scrapped May 24 in light
of Vermont Senator James Jeffords' stunning announcement that he was leaving
the Republican Party.
A spokeswoman for the Commerce Committee confirmed that a vote on a
substitute to S633, the Aviation Delay Prevention Act, has been delayed but did
not know how the substitute measure differed from the original bill introduced
March 27 by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W V),
Who must now step down from their positions as chair and ranking member of the
Aviation Subcommittee.
Jeffords' defection from the Republican Party gives control of the Senate back
to the Democrats for the first time since 1994 and will give them the chairmanship
of the Commerce Committee, unseating Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
A call to Sen. Hutchison's office seeking information about the substitute bill,
which she has not yet offered, was not returned in time for deadline.
(Continued on p. 7J)
Capacity
FAA REPORT PROPOSES MEASURES
TO EXPEDITE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS
In an effort to reduce the time it takes to complete environmental reviews of
airport runway projects, the Federal Aviation Administration released a report to
Congress on May 24 that identifies measures that will expedite the environmental
review process.
"A protracted environmental process is one of the barriers to providing the
increased capacity at airports that can reduce airline and air traveler delays," said
FAA Administrator Jane Garvey. "We want to reduce environmental review time
lines while maintaining high standards of environmental protection. For runway
projects that meet environmental protection requirements, we want to avoid
unwarranted delays in giving approval."
The FAA report found that an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a major
new runway currently takes between three and three and one half years, on
average, to complete. The FAA said it wants to reduce this time and identified the
following initiatives to speed up the environmental review process:
Establish EIS teams for major runway projects. This initiative also
includes strengthening EIS teams by adding more FAA members, asking airport
proprietors to contribute members, and adding EIS consultants to teams;
Increase FAA environmental specialist and environmental attorney
(Continued on p. 72)
May 259 2001
In This Issue...
Legislation ... The Senate
Commerce Committee drops
its plans to quickly vote on a
substitute airport capacity bill
that may force expansion of
the most congested airports in
the country in light of Ver-
mont Sen. James Jeffords'
decision to leave the Republi-
can Party, which throws
control of the Senate to the
Democrats and will change
committee leadership - p. 70
Capacity ... FAA submits a
report to Congress identifying
measures that can be taken to
expedite the environmental
review process on new runway
projects. It finds that EISs take,
on average, three years to
complete, not 10 years as critics
of the process contend - p. 70
Part ISO Program ... FAA
approves noise mitigation
program for general aviation
Camarillo, CA, Airport - p. 72
News Briefs ... TRB noise
committee will hold summer
meeting in New Orleans ...
Long Beach Airport has posi-
tions open in noise monitoring
program ... All three gubemato-
rial candidates in New Jersey
supTort ocean routing on takeof
from Newark - p. 73
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ment projects would not have to evaluate any alternatives
that would be off airport, such as a new airport or high-
speed rail, "would be bad policy" and unfair to communi-
ties, he said. "This would strip the FAA, the airport propri-
etor, and the community of a fundamental tool fordesign-
ing the most effective capacity enhancing infrastructure to
meet local, regional, and national transportation needs."
The airports' proposal also appears to require that State
Implementation Plans (SIPS) required under the Clean Air
Act include future projects to enhance airport capacity.
"This could result in airport projects being given a preferred
status over other transportation projects," Oberstar said.
FAA Report, from p. 90
resources. In fiscal 2001, five more positions in FAA's
Airports Office will be converted to environmental special-
ists positions. The agency also is developing a reimbursable
agreement for airports interested in paying for extra staff for
expedited EIS reviews;
Maximize consultant resources to perform more
EIS tasks. The FAA will use existing third party EIS
contract procedures to have consultants perform such tasks
as direct assistance to the FAA project manager on EIS
coordination and administrative work, research and advice
on special environmental issues, and correspondence;
Shorten environmental paperwork by using more
categorical exclusions for projects with minimal impacts
and by reducing the size of EISs and Findings of No
Significant Impacts (FONSIs). The FAA said it "will get
back to basics by preparing analytical rather than encyclo-
pedic EISs, concentrating on significant issues and impacts,
writing EISs in plain language, reducing technical material
in the body of EISs, and setting time limits";
Improve federal interagency coordination and
cooperation on environmental permits. This initiative also
is intended to improve federal/state coordination with the
assistance of the National Association of State Aviation
Officials;
Issue a "Best Practices" guide for EIS management
and preparation. Skilled approaches to EIS technical
analyses, procedures, and coordination can reduce problems
and delays, FAA said. The guide will include practices that
are the responsibility of the airport proprietor and EIS
consultants, as well as those of the FAA. The best practices
guide will be available to everyone on FAA's Web page in
early summer2001;
The FAA said that its initiatives involve "working
smarter, rather than cutting corners as some environmental
interests have feared." The agency cautioned that no one
measure is a silver bullet and that each runway project has
unique factors that dictate different environmental review
time lines. However, it said that taken together its initia-
tives will cumulatively have a positive effect on environ-
mental processing time.
The FAA said the other ideas it is considering include a
broader use of airport revenue for environmental mitigation,
more flexible use of federal noise funding for airport
expansion, noise mitigation, and for community noise
planning and projects, alternative ways of funding EIS team
resources, and elimination of duplicative state air and water
quality certifications.
The report also stressed the critical role that local consen-
sus plays in the building of new runways and the impor-
tance of reducing the environmental impacts of aviation to
respond to communities quality -of -life concerns.
The report will be available on the FAA's Web site
twww faa gov) next week. It will be posted under the FAA
Airports Office.
Part I50 Program
FAA APPROVES PROGRAM
FOR CAMARILLO AIRPORT
The Federal Aviation Administration May 22 announced
that it has approved the proposed Part 150 Airport Noise
Compatibility Program for Camarillo, CA, Airport, which
sets the 60 dB CNEL noise contour as the threshold for
promoting airport compatible development.
All 23 of the proposed noise mitigation measures for the
general aviation airport located in Ventura County, CA,
were approved but 14 were only approved on a voluntary
basis.
The nine measures approved outright were:
Use combined 2003 and 2018 noise contours as
the basis for noise compatibility planning;
Set the 60 dB CNEL contour as the threshold for
promoting airport compatible development;
Preserve airport -compatible land use designations
within the 60 CNEL contour and beneath the close -in traffic
pattern;
Establish noise compatible guidelines for the
review of development projects within the "compatible
land use preservation area" and require fair disclosure
agreements and covenants for noise -sensitive uses granted a
development permit;
Maintain and enhance system for receiving,
analyzing, and responding to noise complaints;
Review noise compatibility plan implementation;
Publish a guide for pilots;
Update noise exposure maps and noise compatibil-
ity program; and
Acquire noise monitors.
Some 14 measures were approved as voluntary measures.
These were mainly air traffic procedures to avoid over-
flights of populated areas.
Further information on the program can be obtained from
Brian Armstrong, and airport planner in FAA's Western-
Paeific Region; tel: (310) 725-3614 .
In related news, the FAA announced May 18 that it is
reviewing the proposed Part 150 program submitted by the
State of Hawaii Department of Transportation for Hilo
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Volume 13, Number 19
PFCs
$1.9 BILLION OF TOTAL PFCs APPROVED
DEVOTED TO NOISE MITIGATION PROJECTS
As of April 30, some $1.9 billion (7 percent) of the total $31.9 billion in
Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs) that the Federal Aviation Administration has
approved for collection and use since 1992 is being designated for airport noise
mitigation projects, according to data provided by the agency.
The total PFC revenue being earmarked for airport noise mitigation projects
increased by approximately $243.5 million from that reported by the FAA in June
of last year (12, ANR, 76). However, the proportion of total PFC revenue being
devoted to noise mitigation has held steady at 7 percent for the past several years.
The FAA subdivides noise mitigation projects into six categories. Following is
the total amount for each category as well as the percentage that category
represents of the total PFCs for noise mitigation being collected:
- $802.4 million (42 percent) for multi -phase projects, which include two
or more different projects devoted to land acquisition, avigation easements, home
buyouts, sales assistance, and soundproofing;
- $674.4 million (35.3 percent) for soundproofing;
$401.03 million (21 percent) to purchase land;
-$12.1 million (0.6 percent) for miscellaneous projects;
$10.2 million (0.5 percent) for planning; and
$8.1 million (0.4 percent) for noise monitoring.
Over the past 1 I months, the FAA has approved PFCs totaling $177.7 million
for soundproofing projects, $38.5 million for multi -phase projects, $26.7 million
for the purchase of land for noise mitigation, $2.6 million for miscellaneous noise
mitigation projects, $1.9 million for noise mitigation planning projects, and
$1.05 million for noise monitoring projects.
Soundproofing was the category of noise mitigation projects that grew the most
since last year. In June 2000, soundproofing projects accounted for 29.8 percent
of all PFC funds being collected for noise mitigation. As of April 30, 2001,
soundproofing projects increased by 5.5 percent over last year to 35.3 percent of
all PFC funds being collected for noise mitigation.
70 Airports Using PFCs for Noise
A total of 70 airports, five more than last year, are now imposing PFCs to
support airport noise mitigation projects, according to the FAA data.
The top 10 airports targeting PFC revenue for noise mitigation projects are Los
Angeles International, which continues to lead at $440 million, Chicago O'Hare
International (S358.2 million; an increase of $94.1 million from last year),
Minneapolis -St. Paul International ($155.03 million; up $10.8 million from last
year), Seattle -Tacoma International ($1I5.6 million), Las Vegas McCarran
International (S91.1 million), Lambert -St. Louis International (S79.7 million),
Cleveland Hopkins International ($78.4 million), Milwaukee International ($66.8
million), Burbank Airport ($66.8 million; all this year), and Chicago Midway
(S66.4 million), just edging out Greater Cincinnati International (S61.1 million).
June 1, 2001
In This Issue...
PFCs ...This special issue
of ANR provides data ob-
tained from the Federal
Aviation Administration on
airports that are collecting
Passenger Facility Charges
(PFCs) to support their noise
mitigation projects.
It shows that 70 airports,
five more than last year, are
now imposing PFCs to reduce
noise impacts. Los Angeles
International remains at the
head of the pack with $440
miIlion but Chicago O'Hare is
nipping at its heels at $358.2
miIlion, an increase of $94
million in just one year.
Burbank Airport which used
no PFCs for noise mitigation
in the past, imposed $66.8
miIlion all in 2001.
Some $1.9 billion in PFCs
is being imposed by the 70
airports for noise mitigation
projects, up $243.5 million
from last year.
Table 1, showing PFCs
being collected by category of
noise project begins on p. 75.
Table 2, showing PFCs
being collected by airport,
begins on p. 80.
Table 3, showing a break-
down of all airport projects
being support by PFCs - p. 85
76
CITY
STATE
WORK CODE
AMOUNT
PFC
LEVEL
IMPOSE
USE
Las Vegas
NV
Land
$57250,000
$3.00
2124192
617193
Las Vegas
NV
Land
$267250,000
$3.00
2124192
617193
Las Vegas
NV
Land
$6,300,000
$3,00
2124192
617193
Akron
OH
Land
$19,300
$3,00
1012119610121196
Akron
OH
Land
$14,700
$3,00
10121196
10121196
Akron
ON
Land
$53300
$3,00
10121196
10121196
Akron
OH
Land
$21,000
$3,00
10121196
10121196
Cleveland
OH
Land
$73137,600
$3.00
911192
212194
Cleveland
OH
Land
$29,685,000
$3.00
4125197
4125197
Columbus
OR
Land
$119,600
$3.00
7114192
3127196
Columbus
OH
Land
$379,070
$3.00
7114192
3127196
Columbus
OH
Land
$519,723
$3.00
7114192
3127196
Dayton
OH
Land
$336,333
$3,00
7125194
7125194
Allentown
PA
Land
$244,387
$3,00
3126101
3126101
Allentown
PA
Land
$220,475
$3,00
3126101
3126101
Providence
RI
Land
$10,500,000
$3,00
11127100
11127100
Chattanooga
TN
Land
$100,000
$3.00
4125197
4125197
Chattanooga
IN
Land
$15,000
$4,50
11122100
11122100
Harlingen
TX
Land
$96,630
$3,00
719198
719198
Salt Lake City
UT
Land
$479,200
$3.00
1011194
1011194
Salt Lake City
UT
Land
$331r072
$4.50
4/30/01
4/30/01
Lynchburg
VA
Land
$113,000
$3.00
4/14/95
4/14/95
Bellingham
W A
Land
$1660000
$3.00
4/29/93
4/29/93
Bellingham
W A
Land
$732,000
$3.00
10/5/94
10/5/94
Bellingham
W A
Land
$454,350
$3.00
12/11/96
12/11/96
Appleton
W I
Land
$14r502
$3.00
4/25/94
4/25/94
M ilwaukee
W I
Land
$3,813,000
$3.00
2/24/95
2/24/95
M ilwaukee
W I
Land
$1,642,000
$3.00
2/24/95
2/24/95
Cheyenne
W Y
Land
$81,192
$4.50
3/28/01
3/28/01
Oakland
CA
M he
$4,500,000
$3.00
3/17/00
Pensacola
FL
M isc
$200,000
$3,00
11/23/92
8/10/95
Chicago M idway
IL
M is
$11,493
$3.00
6/28/93
6/28/93
Chicago M idway
M
M is
$297,707
$3.00
6/28/93
6/28/93
ChicagoM idway
M
M is:
$1,950,000
$3.00
2/22/00
2/22/00
Chicago O'Hare
IL
M is
$42,389
$3.00
6/28/93
6/28/93
Chicago O'Hare
M
M is
$2,993,028
$4.50
6/28/96
6/28/96
Indianapolis
IN
M is
$498,684
$4.50
12/20/96
12/20/96
Louisville
KY
M isc
$525,000
$3.00
3/27/01
3/27/01
Detroit
M I
M is:
$192,000
$3.00
9/21/92
9/21/92
Akron
OR
M irc
$700,000
$3.00
10/18/99
Columbus
OR
M he
$61, 752
$3.00
7/19/93
3/27/96
M ilwaukee
W I
M is
$50,000
$3,00
3/8/01
3/8/01
Airport
Noise
Report
TOTAL
$12,151, 812
�s
CITY
STATE
WORK CODE
AMOUNT
PFC LEVEL
IMPOSE
USE
Monterey
CA
Planning
$50,130
$3,00
7114198
7114198
Sacramento
CA
Planning
$303000
$3.00
4126196
4126196
Pueblo
CO
Planning
$21,500
$3.00
4111196
4111196
Fort Myers
FL
Planning
$132,000
$3,00
8131192
8131192
Orlando
FL
Planning
$213919
$3,00
8128195
8128195
Sanford
FL
Planning
$20,857
$1,00
12127100
12127100
Tallahassee
FL
Planning
$135,000
$3,00
313198
313198
West Palm Beach
FL
Planning
$168,628
$3.00
1126194
6111197
Chicago Midway
IL
Planning
$1,425,000
$3,00
715195
715195
Chicago O'Hare
IL
Planning
$5,7003000
$3,00
6128196
6128196
Indianapolis
IN
Planning
$75,000
$3,00
12120196
12120196
Covington
KY
Planning
$336,000
$3.00
3130194
3130194
Covington
KY
Planning
$340,000
$3.00
3131198
3131198
Duluth
MN
Planning
$17,255
$3,00
711194
711194
Las Vegas
NV
Planning
$600,000
$3.00
2124192
2124192
Albany
NY
Planning
$45,000
$3,00
9127196
9127196
Akron
OH
Planning
$5,000
$3,00
10121196
10121196
Akron
OH
Planning
$31,100
$3.00
10121196
10121196
Akron
OH
Planning
$3,000
$3.00
10118199
10118199
Cleveland
OH
Planning
$584,570
$3,00
4125197
4125197
Columbus
OR
Planning
$13,520
$3.00
5129198
5129198
Allentown
PA
Planning
$33,334
$3.00
3126101
3126101
State College
PA
Planning
$10,000
$3.00
5126199
5126199
Nashville
TN
Planning
$100)000
$3,00
2123101
2123101
Laredo
TX
Planning
$15,786
$3,00
7123193
12131196
Richmond
VA
Planning
$15,931
$3,00
713197
713197
Phoenix
AZ
Soundproofing
$4,OOQ000
$3,00
1126196
1126196
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$43,525,109
$3,00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$730,774
$3,00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$4373200
$3,00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$770,931
$3.00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$429,490
$3,00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$162000,000
$3,00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$4,5703000
$3.00
412101
412101
Fresno
CA
oundproofing
$444,400
$3.00
9118196
9118196
Monterey
CA
Soundproofing
$8243321
$3,00
1018193
10131194
Oakland
CA
Soundproofing
$240,000
$3,00
4130197
4130197
Oakland
CA
Soundproofing
$5,5113000
$3.00
6118199
6118199
San Diego
CA
Soundproofing
$2,418,000
$3.00
7126195
7126195
San Diego
CA
Soundproofing
$970,000
$3,00
7124198
7124198
San Jose
CA
Soundproofing
$471171,000
$3,00
6111192
6111192
San Jose
CA
Soundproofing
$73500,000
$4.50
11124199
11124199
Airport
Noise
Report
TOTAL
$674,424,609
c®i
NOISE PROJECTS (BY LOCATION)
(AS OF 4130101)
CITY
STATE
NORB CODE
AMOUNT
PFC LEVEL
LNPOSE
USE
TOTAL
Huntsville
AL
Land
$62796,960
$3.00
316192
6128194
$8,025,795
Huntsville
AL
Land
$9203000
$3.00
316192
11122195
Huntsville
AL
Land
$2403000
$3.00
316192
5128197
Huntsville
AL
Land
$68,835
$3,00
10119198
10119198
.
Phoenix
AZ
Soundproofing
$43000,000
$3,00
1126196
1126196
$4,000,000
Tucson
AZ
Land
$21896,000
$3,00
11119197
11119197
$31292,888
Tucson
AZ
Land
$3961888
$3,00
11119197
11119197
Fort Smith
All
Land
$9Q,756
$3,00
518194
7124197
$1113311
Fort Smith
AR
Monitoring
$20,555
$3,00
518194
7124197
Burbank
CA
Monitoring
$64,836
$3.00
412101
412101
$66,810,780
Burbank
CA
Planning
$282,440
$3.00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$43,5253109
$3.00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$730,774
$3.00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$437,200
$3,00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$7701931
$3,00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$4291490
$3.00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$16,000,000
$3,00
412101
412101
Burbank
CA
Soundproofing
$4,5701000
$3.00
412101
412101
Fresno
CA
Soundproofing
$444,400
$3.00
9118196
9118196
$444,400
Los Angeles
CA
Multi -phase
$4401000,000
$3.00
11128197
11128197
$440,000,000
Monterey
CA
Planning
$50,130
$3,00
7114198
7114198
$874,451
Monterey
CA
Soundproofing
$824,321
$3,00
1018193
10131194
Oakland
CA
blisc
$4,5001000
$3,00
3117100
$10,596,000
Oakland
CA
Monitoring
$345,000
$3,00
6126192
6126192
Oakland
CA
Soundproofing
$240,000
$3,00
4130197
4130197
Oakland
CA
Soundproofing
$51511,000
$3,00
6118199
6118199
Ontario
CA
Multi -phase
$12,000,000
$3,00
4128198
4128198
$12,0003000
Sacramento
CA
Monitoring
$761,000
$3,00
4126196
4126196
$791,000
Sacramento
CA
Planning
$30,000
$3.00
4126196
4126196
San Diego
CA
Soundproofing
$2,418,000
$3.00
7126195
7126195
$33388,000
San Diego
CA
Soundproofing
$970,000
$3.00
7124198
7124198
.San Jose
CA
,Monitoring
$140,000
$3,00
6111192
6111192
$59,491, 000
San Jose
CA
Monitoring
$100)000
$3,00
11124199
11124199
San Jose
CA
Monitoring
$807000
$3.00
12115100
12115100
San Jose
CA
Soundproofing
$47,171,000
$3.00
6111192
6111192
San Jose
CA
Soundproofing
$7,500,000
$4,50
11124199
11124199
San Jose
CA
Soundproofing
$4,500,000
$4,50
4120101
4120101
Pueblo
CO
Planning
$21,500
$3.00
4111196
4111196
$212500
Airport Noise Report
CITY
STATE
WORK CODE
AMOUNT
PFCLEVEL
IMPOSE
USE
TOTAL
Chicago Midway
IL
Soundproofing
$8,000,000
$3.00
11115196
11115196
Chicago Midway
IL
Soundproofing
$18,4003000
$3.00
11115196
11115196
Chicago Midway
IL
Soundproofing
$101000,000
$3,00
2122100
2122100
Chicago Midway
IL
Soundproofing
$20,000,000
$3,00
7/7/00
7/7/00
Moline
IL
Land
$335,915
$3,00
9129194
9129194
$700,999
Moline
IL
Land
$365,084
$3,00
3112198
3112198
Peoria
IL
Land
$382,326
$3,00
918194
918194
$11166,780
Peoria
IL
Land
$145,441
$4,50
213100
213100
Peoria
IL
Soundproofing
$639,013
$3.00
918194
918194
Springfield
IL
Land
$10,500
$3,00
3127192
4128193
$127,125
Springfield
IL
Land
$11,958
$3.00
3127192
4128193
Springfield
IL
Land
$9,000
$3.00
3127192
4128193
Springfield
IL
Land
$7,000
$3,00
3127192
4128193
Springfield
IL
Land
$500
$3,00
3127192
4128193
Springfield
IL
Land
$88,167
$3.00
11124193
3111197
Indianapolis
IN
Land
$42,532,859
$3,00
6128193
6128193
$431106,543
Indianapolis
IN
Misr
$498,684
$4,50
12120196
12120196
Indianapolis
IN
Planning
$750000
$3,00
12120196
12120196
Covington
KY
Monitoring
$196,000
$3,00
3130194
3130194
$61,138,000
Covington
KY
Multi -phase
$33,305,000
$3.00
3/30194
3130194
Covington
KY
Multi -phase
$123621,000
$3,00
11129195
11129195
Covington
BY
Multi -phase
$14,340,000
$3,00
3128101
3128101
Covington
KY
Planning
$3362000
$3.00
3130194
3130194
Covington
KY
Planning
$3407000
$3,00
3131198
3131198
Lexington
KY
Multi -phase
$159,783
$4,50
8131193
4121195
$344,105
Lexington
KY
Multi -phase
$184,322
$4.50
8131193
9127196
Louisville
KY
Land
$58, 8000 000
$3.00
1129197
1129197
$59,325,000
Louisville
KY
Misr
$525,000
$3.00
3127101
3127101
Baton Rouge
LA
Multi -phase
$8,5321260
$3.00
9128192
4123193
$8,532,260
Boston
MA
Soundproofing
$26,990,000
$3.00
8124193
1127197
$26,990,000
Detroit
MI
Misr
$192,000
$3.00
9121192
9121192
$11,542,000
Detroit
All
Multi -phase
$11,350,000
$3.00
9121192
9121192
Duluth
AIN
Planning
$17,255
$3.00
711194
711194
$173255
Minneapolis
AIN
Land
$21,500,000
$3,00
5113194
5113194
$155,035,635
Minneapolis
MN
Monitoring
$230,273
$3.00
5113194
5113194
Minneapolis
MN
Multi -phase
$103,237,546
$3.00
5113194
5113194
Minneapolis
MN
Soundproofing
$2,3173279
$3,00
5113194
5113194
Minneapolis
MN
Soundproofing
$450,537
$3,00
5113194
5113194
Minneapolis
MN
Soundproofing
$27)300, 000
$4.50
12111198
12111198
Kansas City
MO
Land
$16,1953617
$3.00
12121195
12121195
$16,1957617
St. Louis
Al
Land
$32,861,850
$3.00
9130192
9130192
$79, 761, 850
St. Louis
MO
Land
$46,900,000
$3.00
1131196
118198
Airport Noise Report
m
CITY
STATE
WORK CODE
AMOUNT
PFC LEVEL
IMPOSE
USE
TOTALS
Erie
PA
Multi -phase
$1183518
$3.00
7121192
7121192
$118,518
State College
PA
Planning
$10,000
$3,00
5126199
5126199
$10,000
Providence
RI
Land
$10,500,000
$3,00
11127100
11127100
$10,500,000
Chattanooga
IN
Land
$100)000
$3,00
4125197
4125197
$115,000
Chattanooga
TN
Land
$15,000
$4,50
11122100
11122100
Knoxville
TN
Multi -phase
$6427750
$3,00
1016193
1016193
$642,750
Nashville
TN
Planning
$100,000
$3.00
2123101
2123101
$100,000
Dallas
TX
Monitoring
$617,853
$3.00
1117196
1117196
$1,001,880
Dallas
TX
Monitoring
$384,027
$3,00
1117196
1117196
Harlingen
TX
Land
$96,630
$3.00
719198
719198
$96,630
Laredo
TX
Planning
$15,786
$3.00
7123193
12131196
$15,786
Salt Lake City
UT
Land
$479,200
$3,00
1011194
1011194
$8107272
Salt Lake City
UT
Land
$331,072
$4.50
4130101
4130101
Lynchburg
VA
Land
$113,000
$3.00
4114195
4114195
$113,000
Richmond
VA
Planning
$15,931
$3,00
713197
713197
$15,931
Bellingham
IVA
Land
$1663000
$3,00
4129193
4129193
$1,352,350
Bellingham
WA
Land
$732,000
$3.00
1015194
1015194
Bellingham
IVA
Land
$454,350
$3.00
12111196
12111196
Seattle
WA
Multi -phase
$14,939,111
$3.00
8113192
8113192
$1153626,950
Seattle
WA
Multi -phase
$34,400,000
$3.00
12129195
12129195
Seattle
IVA
Multi -phase
$50,0001000
$3.00
6124198
Seattle
WA
Soundproofing
$161134,627
$3,00
10125193
10125193
Seattle
WA
Soundproofing
$153,212
$3,00
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Airport Noise Report
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
NIEIVI O
June 11.2001
TO: Airport Relations Commission
FROM: Patrick C. Hollister, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Continue Work on Air Noise Issues Video Script
Discussion
At the May 8, 3001 meeting of the Airports Relations Commission, the Commissioners
reviewed the draft script of the airport noise issues video. The Commissioners
recommended some revisions to the script, which were incorporated into the draft and
submitted to our professional scriptwriter, Lisa Bartels -Rabb. Attached is the most recent
draft submitted by Ms. Bartels -Rabb.
Action Required
Review the
attachzd script and
continue revision of
the Airport Noise Issues Video. StafF
will convey
any input from the
Commission to Ms.
Bartels -Rabb.
Takeoff or landing from
MAC video. Panorama of
airport
Local footage of Mendota
Heights (historical, neighbor-
hoods)
Video of plane over Mendota
Heights water tower, with whoosh of
noise
Video of control tower;
float in logos for the FAA and MAC
Video of MAC building
Fcotage of meeting
With an average of more than 1,000 t1ights a
day, the Minneapolis /St. Paul International
Airport is the tenth busiest commercial airport
n the United States. In the 10 years between
985 and I995, the number of landings and
takeoffs a year at the airport grew by 25 per-
cent. In 2001, flights daily are expected
n and out of the airport. Current estimates
for the year 2005: 1,575 flights a day.
A busy zirport—while good for the local and
state economy —is not without its disadvan-
tages.
One of the biggest of these is noise.
The problem of airport noise is nothing new.
Since the advent of the jet age in the I9b0s, the
federal government has created laws and regu-
ations to address noise issues at large airports
and their surrounding communities. The
Federal Aviation Administration is charged with
enforcing such laws, but its main mission is to
ensure safety.
In Minnesota, the Metropolitan Airports
Commission, or MAC, serves as the governing
body for the airport. Its 16 commissioner are
appointed by the governor from throughout
the state. The MAC was created by the state
lagislature in 1943 to manage area airports.
The
Ciry
of i'iendota
i-ieights
has
Its o..n
Airport
Reiations
Commission,v.;rich
monitors
propos: d airport rules, precedur=s a-- ro-
grams Zr-- +mpact air no:s we
con-:m'L.
Contour map with Cagan -Mendota
Heights Corridor clearly highlighted
(from MAC)
V�/indsock at airport
Computer graphic of plane taking
OTT over Minneapolis
Computer graphic of plane taking
off over Mendota Heights
Simultaneous departure video
(Ask MAC or have Associated
Bearaus (sp??) film this; consider
aerial photo showing runways or
computer graphics)
Footage of head-tc-head operation
(from MAC. �30 in original draft)
Computer graphics or MAC video)
The flight tracks above Mendota Heights
spread over an area roughly bounded by
Highwayl 10 on the north and Interstates 494
and 35E on the south.As aircraft fly repeatedly
through the flight tracks in this area, it becomes
relatively easy to identify the air corridor and
where the greatest concentration of air noise
will occur.
A number of factors determine which runways
and flight tracks will be used. One of the most
significant of these is "prevailing wind.
Departing into the wind optimizes aircraft per-
formance during takeoffs.
During winter, when prevailing winds tend to
be out of the north, the majority of departures
occur over Minneapolis.
During warmer months, when the winds come
out of the south, more planes depart over
Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights, South
St. Paul and Eagan.
During the busy daytime hours of 6:00 a.m. to
10:30 p.m., both parallel runways receive maxi-
mum use. Planes take off simultaneously from
the ends of both runways using pre -assigned
light tracks. For safety reasons, these flight
tracks must always be separated by at least 15
degrees.
During ni;httime hours, from 103C prn to
6:00 a.m., the to,ver may move to what is called
head -to -head take offs and landings. This means
that both ends Of the p2ral!ei ays o�;er
endot2 Heigh:- �and Fagan a, e being '�.-�J
ake-offsAN'D andin s durinu the sate 0 -rioQ'
time. A pla.� _akin off or. t},e
f-o
are landing on the
Graphic of "invisible Nall" over
Eagan, with alternate tracks
over Mendota Heights
Map showing communities
�/ideo graphic illustrating
crossing in corridor; sequence
with script
Video of hush -kilted Northwest
DC 9 or 727 during take -OH
{from MAC}
o` of
mercan
a!rb s
or 3_
The tracks over Eagan, however, are restricted
to a smaller area. Restrictions on fanning over
Eagan date back to the I970s. The end result is
that, during bus/ times when weather
conditions and prevailing winds require that
flights depart to the south,the number of
aircraft directed over homes in Mendota
Heights will be greater than that directed over
homes in Eagan.
Sound mitigation is an objective that
communities, MAC and the Federal Aviation
Administration share in common.
One of the positive results from the
collaboration between Mendota Heights and
these organizations is what is called the
crossing -in -the -corridor procedure. One of
the flight tracks over Mendota Heights runs
primarily over Highway 494, and is very close
to a similar flight track coming off the Eagan
runway. During slower times, particularly at
night,the control tower can now direct aircraft
to "crossover" from the end of both runways
and fly through this freeway track, resulting in a
significant reduction in noise for residents. The
Mendota Heights Airports Commission led the
advocacy effort for implementation of this pro-
cedure.
Many airlines flying in and out of Minneapolis!
St. Paul International Airport continue to use
older jet aircraft. To meet cu-ren: noise
tations, these aircraft have been re-roeted
with Stage 3 Hush Kits to make than quieter.
meet �tagc 3
standards. I hey
us:
la; an;
i
Ja.-
cgr��-
�e
- --
t"an e
Close-up of contour over Mendota
Heights
MAC video of new window installa-
tion
Highlight contour map to show
which areas have already been
eligible for the insulation and the
potential areas of the DNL 60 to 64
contour.
�/ideo of new runv✓ay construction;
aerial of new runway
These patterns or contours reflect the average
sound decibel levels that communities are
exposed to. And they are used to determine
which homes and other buildings may
eligible for sound mitigation assistance.
During the last 15 years, the Metropolitan
Airports Commission spent nearly $200 million
to install sound insulation and air-conditioning
systems in homes lying within the DNL 65 or
greater noise contours. The MAC bought an
additional $51 million worth of homes in the
worst noise areas, closest to the airport,
enabling the residents of these areas to relo-
cate.
Most of the homes in Mendota Heights that
qualify for the sound -insulation program have
already been insulated. But updates to the
program may mean that the insulation program
will eventually expand to homes in the DNL 60
to DNL 64 noise contours.
The new north -south directed runway,
currently under construction and scheduled to
open in 2003 is expected to reduce the
percentage of flights over Mendota Heights and
her communities in the corridor. But the
primary goal of the new runway is to increase
the airport's capacity to serve more flights. A
new runway for a major metropolitan airport is
almost alvrays a temporary solution to noise
problems. It basically just redistributes noise to
other neighborhoods. And as demand for air
travel continues to grow, the initial relief
provided to communities in existing corridors
may be xDected :o Jel pear wi_ _ __ fe.-
I0 to 20 year.
• Support airport and airline
efforts to reduce noise
Community shots
Shot of MAC building with text
overlay:
www.mspairport.com
or
macaysat.org
MAC's tdoise Complaint and
information Notune:
612-726-9411
or
macaysat.org
Mendota HeightsAirport
Commission iYleetings:
2nd Wednesday of each month
7:00 p.m.
at Mendota Heights City Nall
1101 Victoria Curve
hliendota Heights, MN 55118
and supporting other reasonable efforts to
reduce noise from airport operations, such as
using ground run-up enclosures, sound barri-
ers, reducing the thrust of departing aircraft
and expanding noise -monitoring technology.
Residents of Mendota Heights and its nearest
neighbors bear a large share of aircraft noise.
Unfortunately, there are no simple solutions,
because so many factors affect the direction
and flight tracks of planes coming in and out of
the airport. Some of these, such as wind and
weather, are beyond human control. Even so,
there remains much more that can and should
be done. And the Mendota Heights Airport
Relations Commission will continue to work to
ensure that it is.
To learn more about airport noisz issues, visit
the Metropolitan Airport Commission's web -
site at www.mspairport.com. You can also
checkout MAC'sAviation Noise and Satellite
Programs website at macaysat.org.
To register a complaint, call thz Air Noise
Complaint and Information Hotline at
612-726-941 I. Or file your comments on-line
at macaysat.org.
The Mendota Heights Airport Commission
meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second VVzdnesday
of each month at Mendota Heights City Hall.
s meetings are always open to the public.
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
MEMO
June 11, 2001
TU: Airport Relations Commission
FRONT: Patrick C. Hollister, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Continue Work on Air Noise Issues Video Script
Discussion
At the Ivlay 3, 2001 meeting of the Airports Relations Commission, the Commissioners
reviewed the draft script of the airport noise issues video. The Commissioners
recommended some revisions to the script, which were incorporated into the draft and
submitted to our professional scriptwriter, Lisa Bartels -Rabb. Attached is the most recent
draft submitted by Ms. Bartels -Rabb.
Action Required
Review the attachzd script and continue revision of the Airport Noise Issues Video. Staff
will convey any input from the Commission to Ms. Bartels -Rabb.
Takeoff or landing from
MAC video. Panorama of
airport
Local footage of Mendota
Heights (historical, neighbor-
hoods)
Video of plane over Mendota
Heights water tower, with whoosh of
noise
Video of control tower;
float in logos for the FAA and MAC
With an average of more than 1.000 flights a
day, the Minneapolis lSt. Paul International
Airport is the tenth busiest commerdal a;rport
n the United States. in the 10 years bey. een
I985 and 1995, the number of landings and
takeoffs a year at the airport grew by 25 per-
cent. In 2001, flights daily are expected
n and out of the airport. Current estimates
for the year 2005: 1,575 flights a day.
A busy airport —while good for the local and
state economy —is not without its disadvan-
tages.
One of the biggest of these is noise.
The problem of airport noise is nothing new.
Since the advent of the jet age in the 1960s, the
federal government has created laws and regu-
lations to address noise issues at large airports
and their surrounding communities. The
Federal Aviation Administration is charged with
enforcing such laws, but its main mission is to
ensure safety.
Video of MAC building In Minnesota, the Metropolitan Airports
Commission, or MAC, serves as the governing
body for the airport. Its to commissioners are
appointed by the governor from throughout
the state. The MAC was created by the state
egislature In 1943 to manage area airpo-r.
Footage of meeting The City of Mendota Heights has its own
Airport'r�:elazioos Commission,Yvhich n:onitors
proposed airport rules, procedures
grams tr �. impact air no, We n,n t .
community.
Contour map with Eagan -Mendota
Heights Corridor clearly highlighted
(from MAC)
Windsock at airport
Computer graphic of plane taking
off over Minneapolis
Computer graphic of plane taking
off over Mendota Heights
Simultaneous departure video
(Ask MAC or have Associated
Bearaus (sp71) film this; consider
aerial photo showing runways or
computer graphics)
Footage of head -to -head op: rations
(from MAC, ==30 in original drat)
(Computer graphics or MAC video)
The flight tracks above Mendota Heig'nts
spread over an area roughly bounded by
Highwayl 10 on the north and Interstates 494
and 35E on the seuth.r,s aircraft fly r .eazedi
through the flight tracks in this area, it becomes
relatively easy to identify the air corridor and
where the greatest concentration of air noise
will occur.
A number of factors determine which runways
and flight tracks will be used. One of the most
sianif cant of these is "prevailing wind:'
Departing into the wind optimizes aircraft per-
formance during takeors.
During winter, when prevailing winds tend to
be out of the north, the majority of departures
occur over Minneapolis.
During warmer months, when the winds come
out of the south, more planes depart over
Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights, South
St. Paul and Eagan.
During the busy daYime hours of 6:00 a.m. to
10:30 p.m., both parallel runways receive maxi-
mum use. Planes take off simultaneously from
the ends of 'both runways using pre -assigned
flight tracks. For safety reasons, these Bight
tracks must always be separated by at least I
degrees.
During nighttime hours,
from 10:30 pm
to
6:00 a.m., the tower may
move to wha,
is called
head -to -head take offs
and landings. _nis
means
that both ends cf the Dar
It! ru
,-ay;
h
�endo
AND I:_ndii"' _
du�`�
.
f time. A olane taking
off on t_,,e =
-
egnt r s_.s
-
= It. on
- „ _
Graphic of "invisible wall" over
Eagan, with alternate tracks
over Mendota Heights
Map showing communities
Video graphic illustrating
crossing in corridor; sequence
with script
Video
of hush
-kilted
Northwest
DC-9
or 727
during
take -off
from
MAC}
Snot of newer
Stake
3
zl
c � :
ofr ofAmercar
airbus
or
3201
The tracks over Eagan, however, are restricted
to a smaller area. Restrictions on fanning over
Eagan date back to the 1970s. The end result Is
that, during busy, times when weather
conditions and prevailing winds require trot
flights depart to the south, the number of
aircraft directed over homes in Mendota
Heights will be greater than that directed over
homes in Eagan.
Sound mitigation is an objective that
communities, MAC and the Federal Aviation
Administration share in common.
One of the positive results from the
collaboration between Mendota Heights and
these organizations is what is called the
crossing -in -the -corridor procedure. One of
the flight tracks over Mendota Heights runs
primarily over Highway 494, and is very close
to a similar flight track coming off the Eagan
runway. During slower times, particularly at
night, the control tower can now direct aircraft
to "crossover" from the end of both runways
and fly through this freeway track, resulting in a
significant reduction in noise for residents. The
Mendota Heights Airports Commission led the
advocacy effort for implementation of this pro-
cedure.
Many airlines fying in and out of Minneapolisi
St. Paul International Airport continue to use
older jet aircraft. To meet current noise
mitatlons,these a.. a�� hake been r�-rC)
with Stages 3 Hush Kits tC mEE, ize
meet Stag 3 standards.
--_,
use
_---.
_
Close-up of contour over Mendota
Heights
MAC video of new window installa-
tion
Highlight contour map to show
which areas have already been
eligible for the insulation and the
potential areas of the DNL 60 to 64
contour.
Video of new runway construction;
aerial of new runway
These patterns or contours reflect the average
sound decibel levels that communities are
exposed to. And they are used to determine
which homes and other buildings may be
eligible for sound mitigation assistance.
During the last 15 years, the Metropolitan
Airports Commission spent nearly $200 million
to install sound insulation and air-conditioning
systems in homes lying within the DNL 65 or
greater noise contours. The MAC bought an
zdditional $51 million worth of homes in the
worst noise areas, closest to the airport,
enabling the residents of these areas to relo-
cate.
Most of the homes in Mendota Heights thzt
quality for the sound -insulation program have
already been insulated. But updates to the
program may mean that the insulation program
wi11 eventually expand to homes in the DNL 60
to DNL 64 noise contours.
The new north -south directed runway,
currently under construction and scheduled to
open in 2003 is expected to reduce the
percentage of flights over Mendota Heights and
other communities in the corridor. But the
primary goal of the new runway is to increase
the airport's capacity to serve more flights. A.
new runway for a major metropolitan airport is
almost always a temporary solution to noise
problems. It basically just redistributes noise to
other neighborhoods. And as demand for air
travel continues to grow, the initial reliaf
provided to communities in existing corridor
maybe expected rdisa., ;ear wiC�.'r _s fe>
I0to20yea_
• Support airport and airline
efforts to reduce noise
Community shots
Shot of MAC building with text
ove r I ay:
www.mspairport.com
or
macaysat.org
MAC's !Noise Complains and
Information Notline:
612-726-9411
or
macaysat.org
Mendota HeightsAirport
Commission Meetings:
2nd Wednesday of each month
7:00 p.m.
at Mendota Heights City 1-lall
1101 4ictoria Curve
Mendota heights, MN 55118
and supporting other reasonable efforts to
reduce noise from airport operations, such as
using ground run-up enclosures, sound barri-
ers, reducing the thrust of departing aircraft
and expanding noise -monitoring technology.
Residents of Mendota Heights and its nearest
neighbors bear a large share of aircraft noise.
Unfortunately,there are no simple solutions,
because so many factors affect the direction
and flight tracks of planes coming in and out of
the airport. Some of these, such as wind and
weather, are beyond human control. Even so,
there remains much more that can and should
be done. And the Mendota Heights Airport
Relations Commission will continue to work to
ensure that it is.
To learn more about airport noise issues, visit
the Metropolitan Airport Commission's web -
site at www.mspairport.com. You can also
checkout MAC'sAviation Noise and Satellite
Programs website at macaysat.org.
To register a complaint, call the Air Noise
Complaint and Information Hotline at
b 12-726-941 I. Or file your comments on-line
at macaysat.org.
The Mendota Heights Airport Commission
meets at 7:00 p.m, on the second Wednesday
of each month at Mendota Heights City Hall.
is meetings are alvrays open to the public.
CITY OF VIENDOTA HEIGHTS
June 11. Z001
TU: Airport Relations Commission
FROM: Patr ck C. Hollister, Administrative Assistant
SUBJECT: Continue Work on Air Noise Issues Video Script
Discussion
At the Nlay 3, 2001 meeting of the Airports Relations Commission, the Commissioners
reviewed the draft script of the airport noise issues video. The Commissioners
recommended some revisions to the script, which were incorporated into the draft and
submitted to our professional scriptwriter, Lisa Bartels -Rabb. Attached is the most recent
draft submitted by ivls. Bartels -Rabb.
Action Required
Review the
attached script and
continue revision of
the Airport Noise Issues Video. Staff
will convey
any input from the
Commission to Ms.
Bartels -Rabb.
T ikeoff or landing from
MAC video. Panorama of
airport
Local footage of Mendota
Heights (historical, neighbor-
hoods)
Video of plane over Mendota
Heights water tower, with whoosh of
noise
Video of control tower,
float in logos for the FAA and MAC
Video of MAC building
Footage of meeting
With an average of more than 1,000 nights a
day, the Minneapolis rSt. Paul International
Airport is the tenth busiest commercial airport
n the United States. in the 10 years between
985 and 1995, the number of landings and
takeoffs a year at the airport grew by 25 per-
cent. In 2001, flights daily are expected
n and out of the airport. Current estimates
for the year 2005: 1,575 flights a day.
A busy airport —while good for the local and
state economy —is not without its disadvan-
tages.
One of the biggest of these is noise.
The problem of airport noise is nothing new.
Since the advent of the jet age in the 1960s, the
federal government has created laws and regu-
lations to address noise issues at large airports
and their surrounding communities. The
Federal Aviation Administration is charged with
enforcing such laws, but its main mission is to
ensure safety.
In Minnesota, the Metropolitan Airports
Commission, or MAC, serves as the go/erring
body for the airport. Its 16 commissioners are
zppointed by the governor from throughout
the state. The MAC was created by the state
legislature in 1943 to manage a, ea a�.rports.
The Clay of Mendota Heights has its o:vn
Airport Relations Corr:mission which mor..itors
proposed airport rules, procedures a pro-
grams that impact air noise !e e,'z ver
Contour map with Eagan -Mendota
Heights Corridor clearly highlighted
(from MAC)
Windsock at airport
Computer graphic of plane taking
off over Minneapolis
Computer graphic of plane taking
off over Mendota Heights
Simultaneous departure video
(Ask MAC or have Associated
Bearaus (sp?1) film this; consider
aerial photo showing runways or
computer graphics)
Footage of head -to -head op:rations
(from MAC, 41 in original drift)
(Computer graphics or MAC video)
The flight tracks above Mendota Heights
spread over an area roughly bounded by
Highwayl 10 on the north and Interstates 494
and 35E on the south.A.s aircraft fly repeatedly
through the flight tracks in this area, it becomes
relatively easy to identify the air corridor and
where the greatest concentration of air noise
will occur.
A number of factors determine which rurnvays
and flight tracks will be used. One of the most
significant of these is "prevailing wind:'
Departing into the wind optimizes aircraft per-
0 during takeoffs.
During winter, when prevailing winds tend to
be out of the north, the majority of departures
occur over Minneapolis.
During warmer months, when the winds come
out of the south, more planes depart over
Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights, South
St. Paul and Eagan.
During the busy daytime hours of 6:OC a.m. to
10:30 p.m., both parallel runways receive maxi-
mum use. Planes take off simultaneously from
the ends of both runways using pre -assigned
flight tracks. For safety reasons, these flight
tracks must always be separated by at least 15
degrees.
During nighttime hours, from I030 pm to
6:00 a.m., the tower may move to what is called
head -to -head take offs and landings. This means
that both ends of the parallel ru,m,,-�ays o) e~
take-offsAND ianeir:gs dun th sa
tlme. plane _.ki^ ^; on t e --,-
eignt_ u, ;vay _
Head o o�
�, = a
Graphic of "invisible wall" over
Eagan, with alternate tracks
over Mendota Heights
Map showing communities
Video graphic illustrating
crossing in corridor; sequence
with script
Video of hush-kitted Northwest
DC-9 or 727 during take -off
(from MAC)
Shot o= rewcr S a-e 3 zi crate (take-
o.� ofAmerlcar� a,_ bus or 320)
The tracks over Eagan, however, are restricted
to a smaller area. Restrictions on fanning over
Eagan date back to the 1970s. The end result is
that, during busy times when weather
conditions and prevailing winds require that
flights depart to the south, the number of
aircraft directed over homes in Mendota
Heights will be greater than that directed over
homes in Eagan.
Sound mitigation is an objective that
communities, MAC and the Federal Aviation
Administration share in common,
One of the positive results from the
collaboration between Mendota Heights and
these organizations is what is called the
crossing -in -the -corridor procedure. One of
the flight tracks over Mendota Heights runs
primarily over Highway 494, and is very close
to a similar flight track coming off the Eagan
runway. During slower times, particularly at
night,the control tower can now direct aircraft
to "crossover" from the end of both runways
and fly through this freeway track, resulting in a
significant reduction in noise for residents. The
Mendota Heights Airports Commission led the
advocacy effort for implementation of this pro-
cedure.
Many zirlines fying in and out of Minneapolisi
St. Paul International Airport conti� sue to use
older jet aircraft. To meet current noise
mitations, these alrcraff have been re[~ot7tted
with Stage 3 Hush Kits to make thews quiete�.
Newer of?�es
meet Stan 3
standards.
Th:y
use
ia-�er
_r.d
more -Vjt
Gi,'
eS
er
e_
Po
,
Close-up of contour over Mendota
Heights
MAC video of new window installa-
tion
Highlight contour map to show
which areas have already been
eligible for the insulation and the
potential areas of the DNL 60 to 64
contour.
Video
of
new
rune✓ay construction;
aerial
of
nevi
runway
These patterns or contours reflect the average
sound decibel levels that communities are
exposed to. And they are used to determine
which homes and other buildings may be
eligible for sound mitigation assistance.
During Lhe last 15 years, the Metropolitan
Airports Commission spent nearly $200 million
to install sound insulation and air-conditioning
systems in homes lying within the DNL 65 or
greater noise contours. The MAC bought an
additional $51 million worth of homes in the
worst noise areas, closest to the airport,
enabling the residents of these areas to relo-
cate.
Most of the homes in Mendota Heights that
qualify for the sound -insulation program have
already been insulated. But updates to the
program may mean that the insulation program
will eventually expand to homes in the DNL 60
to DNL 64 noise contours.
The new north -south directed runway,
currently under construction and scheduled to
open in 2003 is expected to reduce the
percentage of flights over Mendota Heights and
other communities in the corridor. But the
primary goal of the new runway is to increase
the airport's capacity to serve more flights. A.
new runway for a major metropolitan airport is
almost always a temporary solution to noise
problems. It basically just redistributes noise to
other neighborhoods. And as demand for air
travel continues to grow, the initial relief
provided to communities in existing corridor
may be expe.�ed to disco e wit _� -ej. __
10 to 20 years.
• Support airport and airline
efforts to reduce noise
Community shots
Shot of MAC building with text
overlay:
www.mspairport.com
or
macaysat.org
MAC's !\loise Complaint and
Information Hotline:
612-726-941 1
or
macaysat.org
Mendota HeightsAirport
Commis ion Meetings:
2nd Wednesday of each month
7:00 p.m.
at Mendota Heights City }fall
1101 }7ictoria Curve
Mendoto Heights, MN 55118
and supporting other reasonable efforts to
reduce noise from airport operations, such as
using ground run-up enclosures, sound barri-
ers, reducing the thrust of departing aircraft
and expanding noise -monitoring technology.
Residents of Mendota Heights and its nearest
neighbors bear a large share of aircraft noise.
Unfortunately,there are no simple solutions,
because so many factors allect the direction
and flight tracks of planes coming in and out of
the airport. Some of these, such as wind and
weather, are beyond human control. Even so,
there remains much more that can and should
be done. And the Mendota Heights Airport
Relations Commission will continue to work to
ensure that it is.
To learn more about airport noise issues, visit
the Metropolitan Airport Commission's web -
site at www.mspairport.com. You can also
checkout MAC'sAviation Noise and Satellite
Programs website at macaysat.org.
To register a complaint, call thz Air Noise
Complaint and Information Hotline at
612-726-941 I. Or file your comments on-line
at macaysat.org.
The Mendota Heights Airport ComWssion
meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday
of each month at Mendota Heights City Hall.
Its meetings are always open to the public.