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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 02281989 - 2.9 �-009 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: FEBRUARY 28, 1989 SUBJECT: ANNUAL NOISE REPORT FROM BUCHANAN FIELD AIRPORT Specific Request(s) or Recommendation(s) & Background & Justification RECOMMENDED ACTION: ACCEPT Annual Noise Report from the Public Works Director relating to noise monitoring activity at Buchanan Field Airport. FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: The following documents are attached to this Report and are explained to you on page 2 of this Report: 1 . Buchanan Field Airport Annual Comparative Complaint Record for Calendar Years 1984 through 1988 2 . USAir Operations over Pleasant Hill and Concord for the Calendar Year 1988 3 . Comparison of USAir Complaints to Total Calendar Year 1988 Complaints 4 . Caller Complaint Analysis for Calendar Year 88 Cont'd on attachment: % yes Signatures Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee Approve Other: Signature(s) : Action of Board on: February 28, 1989 Approved as Recommended X Other X Also, COMMENDED the Public Works Department on enforcement of the noise ordinance; and REQUESTED that an update on enforcement activities be included with the regular noise monitoring reports. i Vote of Supervisors: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN X Unanimous (Absent III ) ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE Ayes: Noes: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF Absent: Abstain: SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN. I Orig. Div. Public Works - AP Attested �3 d8� cc: County Administrator Phil Batchelor, erk of the County Counsel Board of Supervisors AviationlAdvisory Com. and County Administrator Public Works Director H. Wight, Airport Manager By Deputy Clerk HEW:dg 12monois.bo Twelve Month Noise Report Page 2 2/28/89 From Buchanan Field Airport 1 . BUCHANAN FIELD AIRPORT SIX MONTH COMPARATIVE COMPLAINT RECORD FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1984 THROUGH 1988 This Report summarizes the complaints for the calendar years 1984 through 1988. Complaints for 1988 averaged 67 complaints per month. The complaints associated only with Buchanan Field averaged 62 complaints per month. 2 . USAIR OPERATIONS OVER PLEASANT HILL AND CONCORD FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1988 This report breaks down the operations over Pleasant Hill and Concord into numerical and percentage values . Significant numbers for your consideration would be year- to-date landings and takeoffs percentage shown in the December section. This indicates that 4 . 61% of all USAir operations occurred over Pleasant Hill and 8 .49% of all operations occurred over Concord. The remaining 86 . 9% of the operations were over non-populated areas. 3 . COMPARISON OF USAIR COMPLAINTS TO TOTAL CALENDAR YEAR 1988 COMPLAINTS This report specifically compares USAir related complaints to 1988 total complaints and provides a percentage of that total for your information. The 1987 total complaints is shown strictly for comparison purposes . You will notice that the USAir complaints remain at a relatively constant number and at approximately 20% of the total complaints . 4 . CALLER COMPLAINT ANALYSIS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1988 This report shows that there were 801 calls received from 276 different callers . The ten families that called the most often generated 41 . 2% of our total complaints . The top 20 families generated 54 . 18% of our total complaints . We had 191 callers that called one time only. The Airport Noise Ordinance went into effect January 1, 1989 . We have issued no citations since the Ordinance became effective. We are not aware of any aircraft operating out of the Airport in opposition to this Ordinance. We have had a few calls from operators of the non-complying type aircraft and advised them that they must operate out of other airports . The Community Relations and Noise Control Officer is in the selection process . It is anticipated that interviews will be conducted on March 10. The position should be filled sometime in April. I i BUCHANAN FIELD AIRPORT JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER YEARLY COMPLAINT RECORD 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Total Number of Complaints 68 54 487 783 801 Buchanan Complaints Only 31 25 362 679 734 LOCATION Concord 13 14 140 256 213 Pleasant Hill 22 13 187 309 399 Pacheco 1 2 26 42 49 Martinez 4 6 51 109 96 I Other 28 19 83 66 44 TIME OF DAY 0700 - 1900 49 47 407 622 617 1900 - 2200 10 2 57 105 132 I 2200 - 0700 9 3 23 34 46 All Times 0 2 0 22 6 COMPLAINT TYPE I Noise 33 16 139 184 271 Low� Flying Aircrft 52 22 123 164 . 145 Noise �, and Low Flying 1 16 185 346 339 Reckless Flying 5 0 4 11 13 Too Many Aircraft 3 0 22 59 22 Other 0 0 13 24 11 AIRCRAFT TYPE II � Pure Jet 12 10 228 357 344 Turbo-Prop 0 0 5 4 0 Prop Multi-Engine 35 5 28 48 50 Prop'iSingle-Engine 20 19 111 208 221 Helicopter 25 12 73 74 106 All Types 0 5 24 65 40 Unknown 0 3 18 27 40 i TOTAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS 242, 1611235i731 241, 667 231, 049 252, 142 I iI I I USAIR OPERATIONS OVER PLEASANT HILL AND CONCORD - 1988 PCT( ) PCT( %' PLEASANT HILL OVER CONCORD OVER 19R 1L P.H. 14L 32R CONCORD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JANUARY Landings 8 14 Takeoffs 1 0 Monthly Totalli % 4.41% 6 . 86% YTD Landings 8 14 Takeoffs 1 0 YTD Total ' % 4. 41% 6 . 86% FEBRUARY - Landings 6 19 Takeoff s 1 0 Monthly Total j% 3 . 54% 9 . 60% YTD Landings 14 33 Takeoffs 2 0 YTD Total 0 3 . 980 8 . 21% i MARCH Landings 5 27 Takeoffs 1 0 Monthly Total 0 2 . 700 12 . 160 YTD Landings, 19 60 Takeof f s'' 3 0 YTD Total %I 3 . 53% 9 . 62% APRIL Landings , 2 12 Takeoffs ) 7 1 Monthly Total % ', 4 . 50% 6 . 500 YTD Landings 21 72 Takeoffs 10 1 YTD Total % II 3 . 76% 8 . 86% MAY ' Landings 0 14 Takeoffs 9 2 Monthly Total % 4 . 020 7. 14% YTD Landings l 21 86 Takeoffs I 19 3 YTD Total % I 3 .820 8 . 49% JUNE Landings 1 11 Takeoffs I 14 3 Monthly Total % 6 .82% 6 . 36% YTD Landings 22 97 Takeoffs 33 6 YTD Total % 4. 34% 8 . 12% JULY Landings 0 29 Takeoffs 11 2 Monthly Total % 4 . 820 13 . 600 YTD Landings 22 126 Takeoffs 44 8 YTD Total % 4 . 410 8 . 960 AUGUST ' Landings 0 20 Takeoffs 10 1 Monthly Total % 4 . 390 9 . 210 YTD Landings 22 146 Takeoffs 54 9 YTD Total % 4 . 41% 8 . 99% SEPTEMBER Landings 1 23 Takeoff's 5 0 Monthly Total 2. 910 11 . 170 YTD I Landings 23 169 Takeoffs 59 9 YTD Total % 4 . 250 9 . 22% OCTOBER Landings 2 11 Takeoffs! 3 0 Monthly Total % 2 . 19% 4 . 82% YTD Landings 25 180 Takeoffs ! 62 9 YTD Total 4 . 03% 8 . 76% NOVEMBER Landingsl 2 10 Takeoffsi 13 4 Monthly Total % 7. 14% 6 . 67% YTD Landings 27 190 Takeoffs I 75 13 YTD Total % 4 . 31% 8 . 57% DECEMBER Landings 14 11 Takeoffs 3 5 Monthly Total % 8 . 02% 7 . 55% YTD Landings 41 201 Takeoffs 78 18 YTD Total % 4 . 61% 8 . 49% 1� i COMPARISON OF USAIR COMPLAINTS TO TOTAL 1988 COMPLAINTS 1987 1988 1988 1988 PSA PCT. TOTAL TOTAL PSA OF TOTAL -------------------------------------------- January 29 77 25 32 . 5% February 27 53 13 24. 50 March! 57 62 7 11. 30 April) 59 74 15 20. 30 May 101 90 20 22. 20 June 69 80 22 27. 5% July I 52 60 13 21.7% August 104 73 5 6 . 8% September 62 73 11 15. 1% October 81 68 12 17. 6% November 91 56 12 21. 4% December 51 35 11 31. 4% ' TOTAL 783 801 166 20 .7% i I I I i I I I I I� I ISI .I I I i CALLER COMPLAINT ANALYSIS FOR PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1988 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1988 I Total number of complaints received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801 Total number of different callers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 .Total number, of complaints for Buchanan Field only . . . . 733 'I I Top 10 callers generated - 330 complaints . . . . . . . . . . 41.20% of total i Highest) caller in top 10 generated - 80 complaints Lowest caller in top 10 generated - 14 complaints i Second 10 callers generated - 104 complaints . . . . . . . . 12.98016 of total Highest caller in second 10 generated - 14 complaints Lowest caller in second 10 generated - 7 complaints rop 20 callers �generated 434 complaints 54.18016 of total I NOTE. Of the 276 different callers not included in the top 20: 1 called 7 times, 5 called 6 times, 4 called 5 times, 5 called 4 times, 16 called 3 times, 34 called 2 times, and 19 called 1 time. Of the 801 complaints generated, 67 were not associated with Buchanan Field Airport I I HLW.dg I I I I I I