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DATE: JULY 16, 1990
,OLD BUSINESS NO. 1
7-16-90
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WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
TO:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
FROM:
AIRPORT STATUS REPORT - JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT (JWA) AND
SUBJECT: COALITION FOR A RESPONSIBLE AIRPORT SOLUTION (CRAS)
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file.
DISCUSSION
JWA - On May 30, 1990, staff attended the quarterly Noise Abatement
Forum meeting with the City's Citizen representative, Rod MacLeod.
A memo from Mr. MacLeod regarding this meeting is attached
(Attachment I). The meeting was held in an acoustically insulated
house in the Santa Ana Heights neighborhood, south of JWA. The
subject of discussion was the County's noise insulation program for
noise impacted areas. Attached to this report is a copy of the
County's program for Santa Ana Heights (Attachment II). The
threshold criteria for participation is that a dwelling must be
inside the 65 CNEL noise contour.
On another note, the status of the air cargo carriers has not
changed since staff last reported to the Council, that is the
County still is waiting for specific information regarding the
types of aircraft, number of flights, hours of operations, etc.
CRAS - Due to a low activity level in airport issues, CRAS Board
meetings are now held every other month. The last meeting was held
on June 18, 1990. A memo from Kathy Weil reporting on that meeting
is attached (Attachment III).
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Steve Rubin Christine A. Shingbeton
Associate Planner Director of Community Development
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Attachments: Attachments I, II and III
To: Tustin City Council _.. RECEIVED
Richard B. Edgar, Mayor
Charles E. Puckett, Mayor Pro Tem JUL - 5 1990
Earl J. Prescott, Councilman
Leslie Anne Pontious, Councilwoman COMMUNITY DEVLEOPMENT
Jim Potts, Councilman
Steve Rubin, Associate Planner
From: Roderick D. ( Rod ) MacLeod
Airport Noise Abatement Forum Citizen Representative
17781 Lucero Way
Tustin, CA 92680
Subject: NOISE ABATEMENT FORUM, 30 MAY 1990
The May meeting of this noise abatement group was unusual in
that it was held in a model Acoustical Insulation Procedures
home in the take -off pattern of JWA. Karen Robertson, JWA
Noise Officer, conducted the meeting with George Britton of
the Land Use Commission being the main presenter.
The area with a noise level over the State limit of 65 dB
(deciBels) CNEL (Community Noise Equivalent Level) is clearly
the focus of County concerns. Outlined was a three part
program to meet mandated noise level requirements:
1. Zoning - homes in the heart of the high noise area
are to be converted to commercial use.
2. Purchase Assurance Program - 30% of homes in area
already sold to County.
3. Acoustical Insulation Program - homes outside of
"heart area" but inside or.bordering the 65 dB zone.
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The details of the Acoustical Insulation Program were
presented - the County will spend up to $27K per home to
Insulate ceiling, windows, doors, and install central air
conditioning - an interior noise level of less than 95 dB
must be attained. The homeowner must sign a "Limited
Navigational Easement" to participate in program. A tour of
the model "quiet" home was then conducted. The meeting was
then adjourned.
COMMENTS:
Tustin homes that are under the ILS beam landing pattern are
experiencing 50 to 55 dB noise levels again since the ILS has
been repaired. (An America West plane blew down the ILS
equipment last fall and the ILS/M5 monitor area over Tustin
was noticeably less noisy for the repair months.)
ATTACHMENT I
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This "no ILS" period clearly demonstrated that the airport
can reduce noise over Tustin if they require modified landing
patterns (just as Newport Beach requires modified take -off
patterns). Also, the interior noise level of 45 dB
established by the County provides a basis for noise
reduction action in Tustin.
My experience at various JWA meetings convinces me that the
county administration will only respond to court rulings or
other legal requirements. Between the big $ entanglement of
airport expansion and lawsuit threats from air carriers, only
court orders seem to get their attention and action.
Tustin must continue an active role in monitoring airport
operations decisions or risk becoming another Inglewood.
Pressure will continue for more and more flight operations.
At some point, Tustin may have to take more serious action.
These coming summer months, when residents are outdoors more
and must open windows for cool air, may cause an increase of
noise complaint calls.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors can control the JWA
noise over Tustin!
I want to thank the continuing Tustin City Council members
for their support and congratulate the new members on their
successful election. I will be happy to meet with any or all
of you at any convenient time to discuss these JWA issues.
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Orange County Development Agency
Santa Ana Heights
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Acoustical
Procedures
Insulation
Phase 2
ATTACHMENT II
Adopted on June 28, 1988
QUESTIONS AND ANSbv cRS
ABOUT THE ACOUSTICAL INSULATION PROGRAM
(Phase 2)
On February 19, 1986, the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved the
Acoustical Insulation Program for Santa Ana Heights, including implementation
procedures. On June 28, 1988 the Board approved revised procedures. The
following are questions and answers about the program:
o Vhat's acoustical insulation?
Acoustical insulation involves upgrading homes so that interior living
areas are less susceptible to aircraft noise. Typical improvements
include modifications to windows and doors and installation of an air
conditioning system and thermal attic insulation. Under the County's
Acoustical Insulation Program, the property owner will grant the County an
avigation easement in exchange for the County paying for the insulation. -
o Vhat's the purpose of the Acoustical Insulation Program?
The County's primary reason for undertaking the program is to satisfy
State noise requirements. Our goal is to achieve an interior noise level
of 45 decibel Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) in all habitable
portions of dwellings.
o Vhy is the Acoustical Insulation Program being offered to me?
The acoustical insulation program is being offered to you because you are
the ovner-of-record of property within the eligibility area for the
program. The eligibility area is based upon the 1990 Project Case 65
decibel CNE contour for Jo Wayne Airport.
o Must I participate in the Acoustical Insulation Program?
No, the program is voluntary. If you choose not to participate you will
not be required to do so.
o Vhat's an avigation easement?
An avigation easement allows the holder of the easement (in this case, the
County) to make overflights and to cause aircraft noise. The avigation
easement to be used in conjunction with the Acoustical Insulation Program
is limited to the project noise levels associated with the 1985 John Vayne
Airport Master Plan, as pertinent to your property.
o Vhat if the Master Plan project noise levels are exceeded?
The easement would not prevent you from filing a legal action for noise
levels above the annual Master Plan project levels.
o Vhat if I do not vast to grant the County an avigation easement?
The avigation easement is an integral part of the Acoustical Insulation
Program and therefore is required.
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o Vhat if I as interested in participating in the program?
If you are interested, please return the postal card application attached
to the letter you received indicating your eligibility for the program.
o Vhat happens after I send in my postal card application?
Initially, each application will be logged in by County staff based upon
date and time of receipt. You will then be placed on a vaster eligibility
list. Your position or ranking on the list will depend upon: 1) vhere
your property is located and 2) when your application vas received by the
County.
o How vill ■y property's location affect xy position on the eligibility
list?
Three priority groups have been established in order to give priority to
property owners whose dwellings are closest to the airport (see Figure 1).
These groups are:
1. Priority Group 1: Properties entirely or partially within the
1985 65 dB CNEL contour line.
2. Priority Group 2: Properties outside the 1985 dB CNEL contour
line, but entirely or partially vithin the 1990 Project Case 65
dB CNEL contour line.
3. Priority Group 3: Properties entirely outside the 1990 Project
Case 65 dB CNEL contour line.
The Master Eligibility List vill be based upon these priority groups, vith
applicants in Priority Group 1 ranked above those in Priority Group 2 and
applicants in Priority Group 2 ranked above those in Priority Group 3.
o Hov vill the rankings vithin each of the groups be determined?
Applicants will be placed into their appropriate priority groups on a
first come, first served basis -- with one major exception. The initial
Master Eligibility List will be based upon those applications received by
5:00 P.M. on August 16, 1988. During this period, rankings vill not be
based upon date of receipt of applications. Rather, a random selection
process monitored by the County's Auditor -Controller will be utilized to
rank the applicants within each priority group. After August 16, 1988, an
at least until June 30, 1990, applications will continue to be received,
vith applicants being added to the Master Eligibility List in the order in
vhich their applications are received and to the bottom of the priority
group in vhich their properties are located.
Once the initial Master Eligibility List is completed (and periodically as
it is updated), applicants will be notified by mail of their ranking. As
money becomes available, participants for the program will be contacted by
the County in the order in which they appear on the list.
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o Once I an placed on the Master Eligibility List, can I be bumped down the
list by subsequent applicants? :.I
Yes. If a later applicant's property is located in a higher priority
group than yours, that applicant would be placed above you on the Master
Eligibility List. However, once you have been contacted by the County to
participate in the program and have consented to an acoustical audit, you
will not be bumped, even if a higher priority application is received.
o Vhat's an acoustical audit?
An acoustical audit is a detailed survey of the dwelling on your property
to determine the acoustical improvements needed to achieve the purposes of
the program. As part of this audit, the County's acoustical consultant,
with your assistance, will examine the dwelling in order to determine its
general condition and to prepare rough floor plans. The examination will
take several hours. This information will then be used to generate a,
listing of needed improvements and the costs involved. The audit will be
paid for by the County and will involve no obligation on the part of the
property owner.
o Vhen vill I learn the results of the audit?
Within 30 days of the initial survey of the dwelling, the County will
schedule a meeting with you to go over the audit results. At the meeting,
the improvement package and the options available to you will be
explained. The Acoustical Insulation Contract will also be explained.
You will then have 30 days to decide vhether to sign the contract and
officially participate in the program.
o Vhat options will be available to me after the audit is completed?
You will have three options:
1. Decline to Participate
Since the program is voluntary, you could decline to participate in
the program at that time. By declining or simply not responding
within 30 days, you would be waiving your right to participate at that
time. You vould then be placed at the bottom of your priority group
within the Master Eligibility List. You would be eligible to
participate in the program only vhen your name comes up again.
2. County Contractor Does the Work
You could sign an Acoustical Insulation Contract providing that the
County vill'be responsible for installing the necessary improvements.
You would also sign the avigation easement which would then be placed
into an escrow account set up at County expense. The easement will be
recorded upon completion of the insulation work.
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3. Your Contractor Does the Work
You could sign an Acoustical Insulation Contract providing that you
will be responsible for hiring a contractor to install the acoustical
improvements. All necessary noise measurements will be performed by
the County's acoustical consultant. You would also sign the avigation
easement which vould then be placed into an escrow account set up at
County expense. Vithin 60 days of contract signing, the County would
be required to deposit into the account the funds necessary to
com'lete the improvements. The easement will be recorded either upon
completion of the insulation work or 6 months after the contract is
signed, whichever come first. The escrow account will be open for a
period of one year and funds will be paid out as the improvements are
completed. However, no funds will be paid out after the one year
period, nor without completion of the work.
County Contractor Does the Vork
o Vhat happens if I vast the County to do the vork?
After the Acoustical Insulation Contract is signed by both the County and
the property owner, and the avigation easement is deposited in escrow, the
County will monitor the noise levels of the dwelling to determine its
existing noise reduction value. If necessary, adjustments to the list of
insulation improvements will be made to reflect this noise data. Once the
list of modifications is finalized, architectural drawings will be
prepared identifying the insulation vork to be done. A contractor vill be
hired by the County and a construction schedule worked out with the
property owner. Actual construction time will be approximately one veek.
Once the construction vork is completed, it will be inspected for both
building code compliance and acoustical performance. Noise measurements
will then be taken by the County's acoustical consultant to determine the
noise reduction benefits obtained for the dwelling.
o Vhat if I's not satisfied vith the quality of the vork?
From the standpoint of quality of construction, the County will do its
best to ensure satisfaction of your needs. From the standpoint of
acoustical performance, the County will ensure that the improvements
satisfy the 45 dB CNEL interior noise goal of the program.
Tour Contractor Does the Vork
o Hov much money will the County be providing me to have my ovn contractor
install the improvements?
After the Acoustical Insulation Contract is signed by both the County and
the property owner, and the avigation easement is deposited in escrow,, the
County will monitor the noise levels of the dwelling to determine its
existing noise reduction value. The County will pay at least the amount
specified in the acoustical audit. This amount will be deposited into the
escrow account within 30 days after signing of the contract by the County
and the property owner. If more costly improvements are determined to be
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required after the County's noise monitoring of the dwelling, then the
County will deposit the difference to cover those costs into the escrow
account. The County vill not pay for any costs in excess of this amount.
a Vhat if my contractor cannot do the work vithin the amount provided?
You vill be responsible for paying any costs over and above those
identified by the acoustical audit and the County's initial noise
monitoring of the dvelling.
o Must I get the County's approval of the contractor's improvement package
prior to the work being done?
Yes. You must provide the County vith a bid from a licensed contractor to
cover all necessary acoustical improvements. This bid must include for
each improvement a description of the proposed materials to be used and
all costs involved in installing those improvements (labor, materials,_
contingencies, profit). A construction schedule vill also need to be
provided. The County vill then review the bid to determine vhether all
proposed materials meet the County's established acoustical specifications
and, if acceptable, will sign an escrow instruction to note that the bid
has been approved. If the bid is unacceptable to the County, the property
owner will be notified within 15 days of its submittal. A new bid vill
need to be provided.
o Pill the County be involved in overseeing the work?
Yes. Once actual installation of the improvements is undervay., the
County's building inspector* and acoustical consultants vill periodically
inspect the vork and be available as needed to assist your contractor.
Once the work is completed, the County will perform a final inspection to
ensure the improvements meet both building code requirements and
acoustical performance standards.
a Vhen vill I receive the money to pay my contractor?
Once the vork is completed and found to be acceptable by the County, the
money vill be released from the escrow account. If the work is found to
be unacceptable, the necessary modifications vill need to be made by the
contractor and found acceptable prior to release of the money.
o Vhen must the vork be completed?
The escrow account vill be maintained for a period of one year. In order
to receive payment, the vork must be satisfactorily completed vithin that
time period.
o Vhat if I am not satisfied with the improvements?
From an acoustical performance standpoint, the County's acoustical
consultant will perform noise measurements after the vork is completed to
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determine the noise reduction benefits obtained for the dvelling. If the
45 dB CNEL interior noise goal has not been achieved, the Ca-mty vill pay
the contractor to provide the necessary modifications. From a
construction quality standpoint, the property ovner vill be responsible to
ensure satisfaction through negotiations with the property ovner's
contractor.
o Vhat if I have additional questions?
If you have additional questions, please contact Hicki Harris at (714)
834-2195.
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MEMO
TO: TUSTIN CITY COUNCIL
FROM: KATHY WEIL
RE: CRAS BOARD MEETING - JUNE 18, 1990
There was discussion of various meetings that different members had attended and a consensus was reached by
the Board that in order for CRAS to increase or even maintain its' clout that we should invite south Orange
County to join our ranks and that CRAS should expand its scope to include surface transportation, with its pros
and cons. This particularly applies to a fixed guideway (light rail) system being investigated. This could connect
into the proposed high speed rail system to Las Vegas and perhaps the "High Desert Airport".
It was the consensus of the group that we should support Atalanto (George Air Force Base) in their bid for the
next International Airport. There seems to be some real competition for this "economic plum" from such
places as Palmdale and Victorville. A lot of behind the scenes posturing is apparently going on, but apparently
Orange County will support the choice of Atalanto, with the cooperation of San Bernadino County.
All this aside it was reported that Ken Delino (Newport Beach) is still pushing for El Toro and/or Christianitos,
near San Clemente for a "Regional Airport". Henry Weeda, the chairman of the SCAG Airport committee,
was very disappointed that the final report by the Airport Site Coalition did not include El Toro as one of their
recommended airport sites. Mr. Weeda has joined the OCCAA (Orange County Cities Airport Authority)
recently organized by Ken Delino to try and bypass the O.C. Supervisors "indecision". Mr. Delino wanted to
have OCCAA be the Lead Agency in placing an airport in central Orange County. El Toro would be his first
choice, if given half a chance.
The Air Freight industry is really pushing for additional flights out of this area. So far there are nothing but
rumors flying.
One real immediate concern for Tustin, I feel though, is coming from a different area, though airport related.
Have you noticed all the building taking place on the helicopter base? Don Bren has been pressuring the Navy
to cut back on the impact that the helicopters arc having on the Ranch. The City of Irvine has also been raising
a lot of fuss. Consensus among observers seems to be that if the Navy moves the helicopters it will use the
Tustin base for additional housing for El Toro. All that is great ,as far as noise pollution is concerned, but it will
definitely impact Tustin's already overloaded traffic problem. Perhaps a request from Tustin to the Comman-
dant to create a van pool, or even a bus to transport the men back and forth to El Toro would help the situation.
CRAS next meeting is August 20 at Leisure World.
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ATTACHMENT III