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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAC Agenda - 07-25-2016CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AVIATION COMMITTEE AGENDA Civic Center Community Room, 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 Monday, July 25, 2016 - 4:00 PM Aviation Committee Members: Council Member Tony Petros, Chair Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Muldoon, Vice Chair Tom Anderson David Cook Jim Dunlap Vicki Frank Roger Ham Tony Khoury Lauren Kleiman Tom Meng Kay Mortenson Tom Naughton Bonnie O’Neil Karen Rhyne Walt Richardson Gerald Scarboro Melinda Seely Tim Stoaks Eleanor Todd Warren Wimer John Youngblood Staff Members: Dave Kiff, City Manager Aaron Harp, City Attorney The Aviation Committee meeting is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the Aviation Committee agenda be posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of each regular meeting and that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Committee and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Aviation Committee. The Chair may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person. The City of Newport Beach’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact Shirley Oborny, Executive Assistant to the City Manager, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible at (949) 644-3001 or soborny@newportbeachca.gov. NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach’s equipment must be submitted to the City Manager’s Office 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. 1.CALL MEETING TO ORDER (Council Member Petros) 2.SELF INTRODUCTIONS July 25, 2016 Page 2 Aviation Committee Meeting 3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes from the March 28, 2016, meeting AC Minutes - March 28 2016 4.UPDATES/CURRENT BUSINESS (a)Review of Departure Altitudes (JWA staff) (b)Next Gen Update (Tom Edwards) (c)Health Study Update (Carol Jacobs) (d)Any other updates from John Wayne Airport staff and/or questions on Tom Edwards’ report June 2016 Monthly Update 5.PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Public comments are invited on agenda and non-agenda items generally considered to be within the subject matter jurisdiction of the [Board/Committee/Commission]. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The [Board/Committee/Commission] has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers’ time limit on agenda or non-agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode. 6.ITEMS FOR THE NEXT/OTHER UPCOMING MEETING AGENDA 7.SET THE NEXT MEETING Tentative: Monday, October 24, 2016, 4 p.m. 8.ADJOURNMENT MINUTES of the COUNCIL/CITIZENS AVIATION COMMITTEE (draft until approved by the Committee) MEETING DATE & LOCATION: Monday, March 28, 2016, at the Newport Beach Civic Center (100 Civic Center Drive, NB), City Council Chambers. ATTENDANCE:  Committee membership: Tony Petros Council Representative present Kevin Muldoon Council Representative not present Vacant Council Representative Kay Mortenson District #1 present Vacant District #1 (alt) Eleanor Todd District #2 present Gerald Scarboro District #2 (alt) present Tom Anderson District #3 not present Bonnie O’Neil District #3 (alt) present Tom Meng District #4 present Vacant District #4 (alt) Vicki Frank District #5 present Walt Richardson District #5 (alt) present Shirley Conger District #6 not present Bud Rasner District #6 (alt) present Jim Dunlap District #7 not present Karen Rhyne District #7 (alt) not present Dave Kiff City Manager present Aaron Harp City Attorney present Melinda Seely SPON/Air Fair Rep. Rep present Tony Khoury AWG Representative Rep present Tom Naughton AWG Representative Rep present Roger Ham Newport Coast Rep present Vacant General Aviation Rep N/A  JWA Representatives present: Eric Freed, Barry Rondinella  City representatives present: Tom Edwards, Carol Jacobs, Shirley Oborny  Others present: Gretchen Anderson Dottie Harmsen Sherman Stacey Gary Armstrong Harlan Harmsen Liz Vazquez-Avila Roy Batelli Jennifer McDonald Ronnie Weinstein Mel Beale Jim Mosher Shana Breslau Dan O’Neil Dana Burstein Bob Pastore David Cook Sally Peterson Thomas Damiani Nanci Stacey City of Newport Beach AGENDA ITEMS: 1. Call Meeting to Order. Chairman Petros called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. 2. Self-Introductions. 3. Approval of the Minutes. The minutes from the December 14, 2016 Aviation Committee meeting were approved. 4. Updates/Current Business (a) Review of Departure Altitudes (JWA Staff) Mr. Kiff said this item was going to be a focus of the meeting. However, the County staff that was to present the material did not feel that it had enough review and verification to be presented at this specific meeting, so it was forwarded to the June 2016 meeting. Mr. Mosher asked whether this effort would include any benchmark data from years past, not just 2015, so we can see whether 2015 is lower or higher than it was five or 10 years ago. Mr. Edwards replied that the County did a similar study in 2007 and 2010 but it’s not as detailed. There’s a lot of historical data available. Mr. Pastore said the altitude information is not helpful without air and ground speed tracking, which should be tracked at different points. (b) Update on Communications with FAA re: NextGen or MagVar (JWA staff, Tom Edwards) Mr. Kiff said the official letter from the City was recently sent to the FAA. This committee and the City Council ratified the letter that speaks to trying to do a Required Navigational Performance (RNP) or a curved departure pattern in the upper bay. We asked that they at least consider that for some of the NextGen departures. At this time we have not heard a response. Additionally, we haven’t heard whether or not they will be responding to our comments on the Environmental Assessment on the NextGen. We expect that they will do so, however. We’re still hearing that NextGen is on track for implementation partially in November 2016. That would be the path that roughly mirrors the STREL for about half of the departures. The other one is the new CHANNEL and MUSL that moves to HHERO and HAYLO. These could be implemented March 2017. A gentleman said he spent some time talking to the noise abatement office at JWA to better understand how they’re measuring noise. He asserted that flight patterns have moved to the left but the monitors have not. He wonders if the new technology of the monitors is able to calculate the noise. In response, Mr. Rondinella said the airport responds to single events – those events that exceed the noise level at a single monitor. JWA tracks the seven southerly monitoring stations and letters are sent when there are violations. Every time there is a violation, the fine goes up. Initially, there was a report of a westerly movement of departure paths. JWA worked with the FAA and the airlines to attempt to make some adjustments, resulting in a movement back to the way things were prior to the renumbering of the runway. Mr. Rondinella demonstrated, using a slide (see attached). The slide shows the takeoffs from 2014 and 2016 are almost identical. Mr. Weinstein asked if any letters are sent to the airlines when they go off course. Mr. Rondinella said the letters are all based on noise. As long as the aircraft aren’t exceeding the agreed upon values, they are in compliance. Mr. Weinstein inquired why the airlines couldn’t follow the old takeoff requirements to create even less noise. Chairman Petros said they are still waiting for the data to say if they are flying higher or lower. Ms. Harmsen asked if the planes are flying lower because they’re full/heavier. Discussion ensued. Mr. Edwards and Mr. Kiff explained what restrictions the Settlement Agreement imposes with regards to noise and noise monitors. Mr. Rondinella responded to a comment, that the number of violations per year is about 150. There is a group that’s in the 2nd violation category. A very small group is in the third violation category which results in being kicked out of the airport. The percentage of overall flights that are in violation is very small. The exact number is available in our report. In response to Mr. Kiff, there have not been any commercial violations since 2006. Those planes that do have violations are typically general aviation planes. A gentleman said he feels that the departure path map handed out a couple of meetings ago is not accurate. It doesn’t seem like any of the planes are using the STREL or TOING departure path. In response, Mr. Kiff explained that anybody can track a flight by using the airport’s new flight monitor system. Mr. Pastore said the planes can be tracked at flightaware.com and agreed with Mr. Kiff that Galaxy Park is good place to track plane departures. He also said that out of all the standard instrument departures in the country today, there’s only one in Atlanta, Georgia that uses the curved departure. He cautions that if the City asks for a 2-turn departure today, it might not occur until 2025. Discussion ensued about what the NextGen pattern will be like. Mr. Freed confirmed for Mr. Mosher that the noise violation letters are available to the public. Ms. O’Neil and Chairman Petros discussed pursuing a health risk assessment. Ms. O’Neil said that it is important to know more about what we’re breathing every day. There’s evidence of something on all of our patios and she hopes Chairman Petros could bring it up again (note: at a later date, this item was brought to the City Council, and the Council asked that elements of it be investigated further). (c) Any other updates from John Wayne Airport staff and/or questions on Tom Edwards’ report Mr. Khoury wanted to make sure that we don’t lose our focus on the MetroPlex discussions. Mr. Kiff said we’re waiting to see what happens with our response. Discussion ensued. Mr. Burstein said he is a recent retiree from American Airlines, flight operations. He thinks the FAA’s mistake with the recent MAGVAR issue and the MUSL and CHANNEL being further west is because they check their own work. He’s wondering if the City has a mechanism for an expert to check the FAA’s design work on a technical basis as they design these new procedures to make sure there aren’t any mistakes. Mr. Kiff replied that the City used two firms to help with the letter and will re-engage them once we see the final printout of the HAYLO, HHERO and PIGGN. A gentleman said on days when the wind is coming from the west and it’s stormy or damp, the non- computer generated departures tend to drift over to the east. When there are Santa Anas, the planes will drift over to the west. The old procedures showed that more often and people remember those flights because they’re louder. With the new procedures, there won’t be as much of that. 5. Public Comments on Non-Agenda items Ms. Breslau voiced her concerns about alleged chemical contrails. In response to a public inquiry, Mr. Kiff said the City’s contact person at the FAA out of Seattle is Robert Henry. Chairman Petros said we have also contacted the offices of Representatives Rohrbacher and Walters, as well as Tim Whitacre, Chief of Staff for Supervisor Michelle Steel’s office. Mr. Mosher said this committee has many members and alternate members but when a recommendation was made to the City Council, it was mentioned that the members made the recommendation. It’s not clear to him how this committee’s votes are counted. 6. Items for the next/other upcoming meeting agenda  Altitudes presentation  Update on Magvar 7. Set the next meeting The next meeting was tentatively set for June 27, 2016. 8. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5:11 p.m. # # # John Wayne Airport Air Carrier Departures from 03/12/2014 to 03/25/2014 1,523 Tracks | Track Density John Wayne Airport Air Carrier Departures from 03/12/2016 to 03/25/2016 1,635 Tracks | Track Density JUNE 2016 Update- All things Aviation: If you’d like additional information, please contact Newport Beach City Manager Dave Kiff at dkiff@newportbeachca.gov. JWA Part of Air Quality Studies As a result of proposed actions by the Air Quality Management District (AQMD) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) JWA will be part of regional and state evaluation of air quality issues. These are not action initiated by the airport. Periodically, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) prepares an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) to demonstrate how the region will reduce air pollution emissions to meet the federal and state health based standards, to comply with Clean Air Act requirements, and to incorporate the latest technical planning information. The airport is currently awaiting issuance of the Draft 2016 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). While it is expected this to released in the next month or so, the date has shifted and may continue to shift. It is not clear whether the accompanying CEQA documentation will be issued at the same time or lag behind. Ultimately there will be a public review and comment process on both the Draft AQMP and CEQA analysis, this will be followed by final action of the AQMD Board. In addition, CARB is working on its State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) and must have AQMD’s document in order to complete the SIP. The timing for the SIP is unknown. At the invitation of the airport, both CARB and AQMD staff visited and toured JWA in the last few months. The purpose of the visit by the respective staffs was to ensure that both organizations recognize and understand the unique regulatory structure; have current, accurate data for the operations at JWA, including but not limited to the air quality analysis prepared in conjunction with the recent amendment to the JWA. Settlement Agreement in accordance with EIR 617 etc. For those of you who desire additional information, here’s a link to AQMD’s website for the AQMP: http://www.aqmd.gov/home/library/clean-air-plans/air-quality-mgt-plan Here’s the link to CARB’s page for the SIP: http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/sip.htm Changes to Fueling Facilities JWA is recommending an amendment to their existing hydrant fueling facilities lease with SNAFUEL, Inc. (a nonprofit consortium of all of JWA air carriers). The amendment will allow SNAFUEL to construct, maintain and operate a new above-ground fuel storage tank farm (two tanks, each with a net operating capacity of approximately 37,000 barrels or 1.5 million gallons) as well as a pipeline connection between the new and existing tank farms and between the new tank farm and a common carrier jet fuel pipeline. It is proposed that Wickland Pipelines LLC will do the construction and installation for SNAFUEL. Currently fuel is trucked into JWA’s existing fuel farm on a daily basis. The project benefits include: (1) decreased traffic congestion through the elimination of approximately 44 tanker truck trips per day; (2) potential to reduce jet fuel prices; (3) improved airport security through elimination of tanker truck deliveries accessing the Airport’s secure area; and (4) reduction of mobile source air emissions generated by current tanker truck activity. This item was heard by the Airport Commission on June 15th and the Board of Supervisors on June 28th. This is not a JWA-initiated project. Wickland proposed the project, SNAFUEL chose to pursue it and the overall benefits led the airport to recommend it. All costs. Associated with construction and operation are born by SNAFUEL. General Aviation It is currently proposed that the airport will take the next step in their General Aviation Improvement Program. The Board of Supervisors addressed this issue at its Board meeting of June 28. The Board will select firms to conduct detailed engineering and environmental work associated with future General Aviation facilities and services. B737 Max and A320 Neo Recently there have been some questions in the community about the potential operation of the B737Max and A320neo at JWA. According to the latest information, they can indeed operate at the airport. You may also wish to review the Technical Noise Analysis done in conjunction with EIR 617, completed in 2014. The questions raised were also directed as to whether the runway is long enough to serve the aircraft, it is. In addition the question was then raised as to whether or not the carriers would be inclined to operate at the airport with the new generation aircraft. The latest information is that the carriers, when they deemed it appropriate would after proper qualification, utilize the aircraft at the airport. The foregoing is dependent upon when the carriers determine they can generate the highest returns; whether and when that will be at JWA, will depend on the airline, the market(s), operational limitations (noise and/or runway length), the rest of their fleet, etc. These are the same types of calculations that they do today with existing aircraft. According to the literature in the industry the aircraft would demonstrate a savings in fuel; be environmentally friendly and create less noise energy. For those of you who are interested in comparing the new A320neo and the B737Max, which are the latest new generation aircraft on the horizon, you may be interested in comparing the two and can do so at the following website1: http://airinsight.com/2016/02/01/comparing-engine-noise/ 1 This was also noted in the April 2016 City update. Access Plan and Settlement Agreement Potential Amendments In the May 2016 update there was a fairly detailed discussion regarding the Airline Operating License and Sky West Airlines. It was also noted that the airport had asked the carriers to review the affiliate language in the current Access Plan based on changes in the airline industry. As the county had done in the past, they notified all of their carriers that they've had a request to review specific language in the Access Plan and asked them for comments on specific questions. The county has reviewed the comments they received and determined that they would process changes to the Access Plan and the Settlement Agreement. The changes are as a result of changes in the airline industry and almost identical to the type of change initiated in 2003. The change is the change in definition of Commuter Air Carrier or Commuter Carrier, as defined in both the Access Plan and the Settlement Agreement. The change is as follows only: “…seventy-six (76) passenger seats…” is similar to the changes made in 2003 when the change from “…fifty (50) passenger seats to seventy (70) passenger seats…” was made. It is currently scheduled to go before the Airport Commission on July 6, 2016, and to the Board of Supervisors on August 9, 2016. The foregoing proposed changes do not affect the JWA Settlement Agreement caps on Class A aircraft or the MAP cap. 4th Quarter 2015 and 1st Quarter Noise Reports Comparison of 4th Quarter 2008 vs. 2015 Noise Levels and 1st Qtr. 2016 Southwest Airlines Class E Aircraft Measured Average Single Event Noise Exposure levels Southwest Class E- 2008;2015; 2016: Noise Limits Class E- 2008 and 4th Qtr. 2015 NMS1 NMS2 NMS3 NMS4 NMS5 NMS6 NMS7 2008 93.5 93.0 89.7 86.0 86.6 86.6 86.0 2015 94.1 93.5 90.3 86.6 87.2 87.2 86.6 SENEL Noise Exposure Levels Southwest Class E- 4th Qtr. 2015 vs. Class E Limits NMS1 NMS2 NMS3 NMS4 NMS5 NMS6 NMS7 Southwest 737 90.9 90.7 87.9 83.0 82.5 83.5 80.4 Class E Limits 94.1 93.5 90.3 86.6 87.2 87.2 86.6 SENEL Noise Exposure Levels Southwest Class E- 1st Qtr. 2016 vs. Class E Limits NMS1 NMS2 NMS3 NMS4 NMS5 NMS6 NMS7 Southwest 737 90.9 90.7 87.9 83.4 82.7 83.6 80.6 Class E Limits 94.1 93.5 90.3 86.6 87.2 87.2 86.6 SENEL Noise Exposure Levels Southwest Class E- 4th Qtr.2008 vs. Class E Limits Southwest 737 90.9 90.1 86.1 81.3 80.7 81.4 79.4 Class E Limits 93.5 93.0 89.7 86.0 86.6 86.6 86.0 Comparison of SENEL Class E Limits 2008 v. 2015 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 NMS1 NMS2 NMS3 NMS4 NMS5 NMS6 NMS7 Departure Noise MonitorsSENEL Noise Exposure Levels 2008 SENEL Limits 2015 SENEL Limits Comparison Southwest 4th Qtr. 2008 vs.2015 and 1st Qtr. 2016 vs. SENEL Limits 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 NMS1 NMS2 NMS3 NMS4 NMS5 NMS6 NMS7 Departure Noise Monitors SENEL Noise Exposure Levels2008 SENEL Limits 2015 SENEL Limits 4th Qtr. 2015 Readings 4th Qtr. 2008 Readings 1st Qtr. 2016 Readings Altitudes Some of you have asked for comparisons of current and past altitudes. Accordingly please find a duplication of previous similar altitude studies: 2007 2010 7 2014 2016 MetroPlex The latest information regarding MetroPlex is that provided there are no intervening events, the FAA intends to roll out the MetroPlex in separate phases. The first phase would be in or about November of 2016. The next phase(s) would be in the early part of 2017. Regarding what this exactly means, has not been fully explained to anyone’s satisfaction. 8 JWA- Traffic Figures-2016 The airport is currently on schedule to serve 10.4+ MAP for 2016. The load factors continue to hover just around 85.8%. The airport passengers being served are 50/50 leisure and business. Approximately 7.4% of the passengers using the airport are Newport Beach residents. Airports in the Region LAX and ONT LAX passenger figures for May 2016 showed an overall increase by +6.60% and +7.40% for the first five months of the year of the year versus the same time periods last year for both domestic and international passengers. Meanwhile ONT showed a slight decrease of -0.27% for May but still remains ahead of 2015 by +1.07%. LAX MAP through May was 31.1 MAP, while ONT MAP was 1.69 MAP. Long Beach On June 5, Southwest Airlines launched its airline service from Long Beach Airport. Meanwhile Long Beach showed an increase of total passenger traffic, both arrivals and departures, for May of +1.4% and is +2.2% ahead of 2015 for the first five months of 2016. Load factors at the airport remain high at 86%.