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Item G1 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY MEETING DATE: 10/20/04 DIVISION: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BULK ITEM: No. Time approximate please. DEPARTMENT: AIRPORTS AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval for the Key West Intemational Airport to join the Sound Initiative A Coalition For Quieter Skies. ITEM BACKGROUND: We have been approached by the above group to join a nation wide initiative to phase out noisy stage 1 and 2 jet aircraft (older business jets). These aircraft are a very small percentage of our operations at the airport (less than 1 %) but they are the majority of our noise complaints. The AdHoc Committee on Noise voted to bring this request to the BOCC at their regular meeting of Oct. 5, 2004. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION. None on this item. CONTRACTIAGREEMENTCHANGES: WA STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval. Please review the attached documentation. Fifteen other airports including 2 in Florida have joined so far. TOTAL COST: Nothing at this time. BUDGETED: WA SOURCE OF FUNDS: WA COST TO AIRPORT: WA COST TO PFC: WA COST TO COUNTY: N/A REVENUE PRODUCING: WA AMOUNT PER MONTHIYEAR: WA APPROVED BY: County Attomey WA OMBlPurchasing WA Risk Management WA KEY WEST AIRPORT DIRECTOR APPROVAL ~tb DOCUMENTATION: Included X To Follow Not Required AGENDA ITEM # 6-1 DISPOSITION: Ipjh BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY MEETING DATE: 10120/04 DIVISION: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BULK ITEM: No. Time approximate please. DEPARTMENT: AIRPORTS AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval for the Key West International Airport to join the Sound Initiative A Coalition For Quieter Skies. ITEM BACKGROUND: We have been approached by the above group to join a nation wide initiative to phase out noisy stage 1 and 2 jet aircraft (older business jets). These aircraft are a very small percentage of our operations at the airport (less than 1%) but they are the majority of our noise complaints. The Ad Hoc Committee on Noise voted to bring this request to the BOCC at their regular meeting of Oct. 5, 2004. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION. None on this item. CONTRACTIAGREEMENTCHANGES: WA STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval. Please review the attached documentation. Fifteen other airports including 2 in Florida have joined so far. TOTAL COST: Nothing at this time. BUDGETED: WA COST TO AIRPORT: WA COST TO PFC: WA COST TO COUNTY: WA REVENUE PRODUCING: WA SOURCE OF FUNDS: WA AMOUNT PER MONTHNEAR: WA APPROVED BY: County Attorney WA OMBlPurchasing WA Risk Management WA KEY WEST AIRPORT DIRECTOR APPROVAL ~tb DOCUMENTATION: Included X To Follow Not Required AGENDA ITEM # DISPOSITION: Ipjh .'SoundInitiative.org .a.Uf;w......,... ... 4 . " - ,r http://www.soundinitiative.org/ SOUND INITIATIVE A Coalition for Quieter Skies. .. Home/Mission Sound Initiative...A Coalition for Quieter Skies Sound Initiative's goal is to end the use of Stage 1 and 2 aircraft weighing less than 75,000 pounds. An airport-industry led coalition comprised of government, environmental, and anti-noise proponents, Sound Initiative will work to encourage Congress to phase out Stage 1 and Stage 2 aircraft under 75, 000 pounds, just as the requirements found in the 1990 Airport Noise and Capacity Act did for aircraft over 75,000 pounds. 9/24/2004 , SoundInitiative.org ... UO" .& _& - 4 SOUND INITIATIVE A Coalition for Quieter Skies. ..WhoWeAre Sound Initiative was organized by a group of airport operators who are on the front line of the aircraft noise debate on a daily basis. Across the country, airport managers must respond to the concerns of neighbors, government officials, the news media and others who want to know what they are doing about the noise that results from operations at their facilities. Some airports have installed sophisticated monitoring systems that identify aircraft and the noise they make when departing. Others have long relied on programs that try to be responsive to neighbors' noise concerns by mediating their complaints with operators based at their facilities. But real action can only come from trying to reduce noise at its source. That's why we've invited governmental associations and government officials, environmentalists and other anti-noise proponents who view the phasing out of aircraft weighing less than 75 thousand pounds as a step in the right direction, to join the airports involved in Sound Initiative. Airport Members Scottsdale Airport, AZ Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA Truckee Tahoe Airport, CA Centennial Airport, CO Bradley International Airport, cr Martin County Airport, FL Naples Municipal Airport, FL http://www.soundinitiative.orglwhoweare.htm 9/23/2004 . SoundInitiative.org .s. u,l:;'" ~ '-'.& - Hanscom (Massport), MA Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ Port Authority of New York/New Jersey ..... (Kennedy Int1, laGuardia, Newark-Liberty Int1, Teterboro ) Ohio State University Airport, OH Non-Aviation Associations Princeton Ridge Home Owners Association, GA http://www.soundinitiative.org/whoweare.htm 9/23/2004 ;')UUllUlIlllli1l1 VC;.Ulb III H r~ '.1 f . l ~ -- t r" r - C .. . _~1 . r . .. r ~. I ,~ SOUND INITIATIVE A Coalition for Quieter Skies. .. Background Aircraft noise has long been one of the most significant challenges facing airport operators, their tenants and their neighbors. The United States Congress recognized this to some extent when it passed the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990. The act called for phasing out Stage 1 and Stage 2 aircraft-those considered the loudest. But Congress only applied the Act to aircraft weighing more than 75 thousand pounds. While commercial airlines and others had to develop plans to eliminate those aircraft from their fleets before the end of a ten-year period, there was no proposal or requirement by Congress to eventually discontinue to use of Stage 1 and Stage 2 aircraft under the 75 thousand pound weight limit. Today, although those aircraft are small in number relative to all aircraft, many aiprorts across the United States report that they account for a majority of noise complaints. In fact, at some airports, fifty percent or more of the noise complaints received are related to Stage 1 or 2 aircraft. With an increase in efficiencies of modern aircraft and a decrease in the noise they generate, more numerous options are available to operators today that weren't available in 1990. We believe it's time for Congress to revisit the issue of Stage 1 and Stage 2 aircraft. It's time to implement a strategy that calls for phasing out the aircraft exempt from the provisions of the 1990 Airport Noise and Capacity Act. http://www.soundinitiative.orglbackground.htm 81212004 Airport Sound Initiative Horton-Peter From: Bogan, Bob [Bobb@mmuair.com) Sent: Friday, October 01,2004 10:05 AM To: Horton-PeterOMonroeCounty-FL.Gov Subject: RE: Airport Sound Initiative Peter _ OUr initial1hought was in the 3 to 6 year range, depending on how long it actually takes to get the legislation passed. Some airports have suggested 5 years. Any longer than 6 years serves no purpose. Thank you for your interest. regards, Bob From: HortDn-Pe.ter@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov [mailto:Horton-Pet:erOMonroeCounty-FL.GoV] Sent: Friday, 0ctDber 01, 2004 10:34 AM To: Bogan, Bob Subject: RE: Airport Sound Initiative ..- Hi Bob. The Key West In1ema1ional Airport Ad-Hoc Comrrittee on Noise will be revieWing the information from your Sound Initiative websiIe at their regular meeting next Tuesday. They may decide to rec:ornnend to the Monroe County BOCC (the airport operator) that we join the Sound Initiative. How many years do you propose to phase out Stage I and Stage 1/ jets? Please let me know and I'll take it back to the Ad-Hoc CormiIIee. Have a great weekend! Peter Horton Monroe County FL DiredOr of Airports (Florida Keys Marathon and Key West International Airports) -----original MEsage----- From: Bogan, Bob [mailto:Bobb@mmuair.com] Sent: Thursday, September 30,2004 4:11 PM Subject: Airport Sound Initiative You wit soon be receiving a letter invitation to join Sound Initiative, a grass roots movement to phase out Stage I and Stage /I jet aircraft under 75,000 pounds. This effort originates from airports which have experienced a disproportionate nurmer of noise complaints from Stage I and Stage /I operations. Though these aircraft may compose only 8% of the business jet fteet, they are responsible for 40, SO, and even 90 % of al noise complaints received at some airports. Fuel economics and technical advancements (as wen as old age) have contributed to the declne in the number of Stage II aircraft operating since the passage of ANCA. However, there are no environmental or quaity of life - related constraints to the continued existence of Stage II aircraft under 75,000 pounds. There are approximately one thousand stage 1/ small jet aircraft operating in the U.S. today. At their current rate of retirement, and with no regulatory phase out, Stage /I business jets will continue to operate for the next 14 years. For those of us who are dealing daily with a more educated and proactive local populace, this is not an encouraging forecast. Please investigate the website: www.soundinitiative.org 10/1/2004 4 SOUND INITIATIVE A Coalition for Quieter Skies. September 27, 2004 Peter Horton Key West International Airport 3491 S. Roosevelt Blvd. Key West, FL 33040-5295 Dear Peter, If your airport is like many, you spend too much time-and money-responding to neighbors' complaints and elected officials' concerns about aircraft noise. That's why I'm inviting you to join Sound Initiative: A Coalitionfor Quieter Skies. Sound Initiative is a new airport-led effort that, while not a panacea to the challenge of aircraft noise, could have a positive national impact by helping to reduce aircraft noise at its source. Our sole mission is to encourage Congress to phase out the Stage 1 and 2 aircraft weighing less than 75 thousand pounds that were exempt from the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990. Airport managers across the country tell this familiar story: Neighbors tolerate most airport operations. Their tenants fly newer, more efficient and quieter aircraft, but the relative quiet is shattered by a departing transient Stage 2 aircraft that generates a rash of complaints and taints the airport's reputation along with those who use it. We're not questioning whether ANCA's exemption of these aircraft was a bad thing 14 years ago when the business aircraft fleet was comprised of a much larger percentage of Stage 1 and 2 aircraft. However, some airports today report that Stage 2 complaints account for more than 70 percent of their complaints even though they account for less than 10 percent of all fixed-wing operations. Sound Initiative's grassroots effort is fast gaining the interest and support of a broad cross-section of people who understand aviation's economic benefit and the important role it plays from the smallest airstrip to the largest international airport. These same people also recognize that aviation's viability depends, in part, on its willingness to address the concerns of their host communities. 8 Airport Road Morristown, NJ 07960 1'888'339'5451 www.soundinitiative.org info@soundinitiative.org We believe recent history gives each airport trying to respond to community concerns a pretty clear choice. Either follow FAA guidelines and spend incredible sums of money to jump through Part 161 hoops, then spend even more money on lawsuits and lose federal grants Gust as Naples, Florida did) or, spare individual airports the need to spend already scarce dollars by developing a rational national plan. Some members of Congress have had their own ideas about how to deal with Stage 1 and 2 aircraft, offering what we consider to be unfair bills calling for immediate bans or limiting airport access. We think a there's a better way and it can be crafted within the aviation community. Please join Sound Initiative. When you do, you'll join airports large and small in an airport-led initiative designed to improve the quality of life in communities across the country. There's no immediate cost, but you will be asked to work with your neighbors, your local government and your congressional representatives to bring about a change for the better. Answers to some of the questions we've received from people interested in this effort are enclosed and you can visit our website at www.soundinitiative.org for more information. Please contact us at our e-mail address or telephone number and we'll be glad to talk about our effort. We look forward your participation. John L d Campaign Coordinator QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT SOUND INITIATIVE Why is a coalition being formed to address the issue of Stage 1 and 2 aircraft? We have learned from airports across the country that several of them face the same challenge-an unacceptably high percentage of noise complaints generated by a small number of aircraft in the general aviation fleet. It's not just a local issue. It touches airports, and their neighbors, across the country. As such, it should be an issue that's of interest to congressional representatives across the country. The best way to encourage congressional action is to show broad-based support for an issue. Who are the members of Sound Initiative? Sound Initiative was conceived and initiated by airports, some of them the busiest in the nation and located in densely populated areas. As an industry driven grassroots initiative, several airports agreed to take the lead in their own communities-to serve as the foundation of the project, enlisting the support of their own governing body. If you're willing to: work with your local government that must answer to its constituents when they complain about aircraft noise; enlist the support of state government that, through transportation departments and divisions, plays a role in the aviation system; gain the interest of organizations near airports that were formed because of the noise issue, Sound Initiative wants you! What does a commitment to Sound Initiative mean? At this point, it means allowing us to include your organization's name as a member of the coalition. It means allowing us to help you with the initial outreach to opinion leaders and elected officials who in turn can voice their support for our goal to Members of Congress. It means getting your own congressional representative up-to-speed on the issue, eventually leading to their co-sponsorship of a measure to phase out Stage 1 and 2 aircraft. What does membership cost? Your participation today in no way commits you to any financial obligation. Members of the airport community have provided seed money to get Sound Initiative off the ground and organized as part of their commitment to address noise concerns of neighbors and local government officials. In the coming months, we'll review actions to date and provide our best assessment of the steps and finances needed to reach our goal of having legislation introduced and passed. Who else will be involved with this issue? The airport industry is not alone on this issue. Good government associations, including the League of Cities, have pressed for the phasing out of Stage 1 and 2 aircraft. We'll reach out to national associations representing governing officials at all levels and to national aviation-related associations in an effort to gain their support. Have there been other efforts to phase out these aircraft? Yes, but to the best of our knowledge, other congressional actions considered in recent years have either focused on specific regions of the country, or have unfairly called for immediate bans. How many Stage 1 and 2 aircraft are there? We believe the number to be somewhere around eight percent of the business aviation fleet, or under 1,000 of more than 12,000 aircraft. Although many of these are older aircraft which will ultimately be replaced because of fuel economy or operational efficiency, there is no government directive that would phase the aircraft out. Where can I get more information about Sound Initiative? At our website, www.soundinitiative.ora , or by calling 1-888-339-5451 JOIN SOUND INITIA T1VE TODA YI Join other airports, groups, organizations, businesses and government entities that agree with Sound Initiative's mission: encouraging Congressional action to phase out the use of Stage 1 and Stage 2 aircraft. Mernbers of the coalition will be asked to work with their own Members of Congress, asking them to support our goal. We'll ask you for letters of support, for resolutions and for other actions that show Congress that people want to see a reasonable approach toward reducing aircraft noise. Please provide us with the information requested below so we can add you to the growing list of Sound Initiative supporters. You can return this form by mail or log on to our website at www.soundinitiative.ora.This will enable us to contact you with additional information about Sound Initiative. Organization Narne: Type of Organization: Contact Name: Address: City/State/Zip: Telephone #: Fax#: E-rnail: Local Airport (if organization is not airport affiliated): Mail to: Sound Initiative 8 Airport Road Morristown, NJ 07960