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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION March 2, 2009 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 WORK SESSION MINUTES 3 4 DATE : March 2, 2009 5 TIME STARTED : 5:40 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 10:00 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members O'Donnell, 8 Reinert, Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : Council Member Gallup 10 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Community Development 13 Director, Mike Grochala; City Planner, Paul Bengtson; Chief of Police, Dave Pecchia 14 1. Anoka County Airport Extension—Present was Berry Rice, 662 Fox Road in 15 Lino Lakes, and Kathy Jaconich (sp), 10644 Sanctuary Drive (Blaine)who identified 16 themselves as representing concerned citizens of the north metro. They provided the 17 council with handouts John Olson, Anoka County, Public Services Division, was also 18 present. Mr. Rice noted his concern about the amount of air traffic and noise he 19 experienced at his home during the recent Republican Convention. Through research he 20 found out that there is a proposal before the county to expand the airport runway. 21 Concerned citizens have approached Anoka County on this matter and have found that 22 Key Air has hired a lobbyist to assist with the expansion approval process. An expansion 23 to the runway would mean that larger planes could use the airport and that would mean a ."" 24 more disruptive level of noise. A picture was shown that indicated noise impact by 25 comparison to other noises. The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and Anoka 26 County are saying that there is nothing going on with this proposal at this time. The 27 possibility out there, however, is that they could change the definition of a"minor 28 airport"thus allowing a longer runway, or to change the airport from intermediate status 29 also allowing an extension of the runway all the way to 8,000 feet (not on the table right 30 now but would be allowed). The most recent upgrade to the runway(a year ago)brought 31 it to its current 5,000 feet and was touted as a safety issue. Ms. Jaconich provided 32 information(by overhead projection) comparing an airport that had about 1,000 feet 33 added to its runway(Waterbury-Oxford Airport in Connecticut). Information for the 34 study was accumulated through a Federal Aeronautics Administration (FAA) Part 150 35 Study. The information includes operational data and study of noise levels generally and 36 in some specific areas, as well as a public input element. Study results include findings 37 that jets increased their usage more than 90% over the five year expansion period 38 (meaning older planes were replaced by jets). Noise contour maps are also developed as 39 part of this kind of study. She noted that the resulting mitigation considerations are quite 40 conservative and, in the case of Lino Lakes and its distance from the facility, there would 41 probably be no consideration even though, as Mr. Rice has stated, there are already noise 42 impacts. There are obviously quality of life and property value issues that arise. 43 A council member asked how the approval process works and Mr. Rice explained that, as ,..r 44 he understands, the process beings with a request to MAC that would then go to the 1