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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 04071992 - 1.38 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DATE: April 7, 1992 SUBJECT: Buchanan Field Airport Community Information Survey Results SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. Recommended Action:. Accept the attached report from the Public Works Director relative to the Buchanan Field Airport Community Information Survey. II. Financial impact: None III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background: Airport staff was directed by the Board of Supervisors to conduct a follow up community survey to determine residents attitudes toward Airport operations. During the month of September 1991,Airport staff mailed, at random, approximately 13,000 surveys to residents with 2.5 miles of the Airport. Several requests were made to the Board of Supervisors that the survey area be expanded to include a greater sampling of neighborhoods impacted by Airport operations. 3,500 additional surveys were mailed during the month of December 1991. In addition, Airport staff was directed to insure that anyone desiring to complete a survey would be afforded the opportunity. Future Airport surveys and the manner in which they are conducted will be modified to gain a more complete assessment of Airport impacts on the surrounding communities. Continued on Attachment: SIGNATU _RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): / ACTION OF BOARD ON APR 7 .. 1992 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED f/ OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS /UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III ) AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: I hereby Certify that this M a tfus and correct Copy of m`"°'w'R an action taken and entered on the mlm tee of the .7.14 Anwhmw 3oard of SupervFdOra On the data shown. ATTESTED: APR 1 Orig Div: Airports PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board cc: County Administrator of Supervisors and my Administrator Public Works Director Public Works Accounting By Auditor/Controller Aviation Advisory Committee Federal Aviation Administration 3& COMMUNITY INFORMATION SURVEY Dear Resident: During the Fall of 1989,Buchanan Field Airport conducted a Community Information Survey of eleven thousand residents living in close proximity to the Airport. Surveys were mailed to residents living in the five census tracts most impacted by airport operations.These areas consist primarily of Concord,Pleasant Hill,Martinez,and Pacheco. Responses were also received from residents of Clyde and Walnut Creek. The two-fold purpose of this survey was both to educate the public of current Airport policies,and to determine the community's general position regarding Airport policies. Results were compiled in early 1990 and the Board of Supervisors directed that afoilow-up survey be conducted in 1991. Please complete and return the attached survey,as its results could help shape the future of Buchanan Field Airport. One response per household,please. Only responses received on or before September 30,1991 will be reported in the results. Results of the survey should be available after December 1,1991. Please contact the Airport Community Relations and Noise Control Officer,Tracy Williams at 646-5722,for additional Information. The number one priority of Buchanan Field Airport is to be a Good Neighbor. As a public facility,the Airport has a responsibility to provide County residents with a safe,efficient facility with access to the national airspace system. By the same token,It also has a responsibility to address community concerns and to take actions to operate in such a way as to minimize its impact on the surrounding communities. In an effort to evaluate the Airport's responsiveness to your concerns,the following survey has been prepared.We will appreciate receiving your response to the questions. If you wish to expand upon your answers,feel free to use the blank space or add sheets. In what city do you reside? 20%over the previous year.) In comparison to 5 years ago, does it seem to you that airport noise today is: ❑ Pleasant Hill ❑ Concord ❑ Martinez ❑ Pacheco ❑ Other ❑ greater ❑ lesser ❑ about the same ❑ haven't lived here 5 years 1. Buchanan Field Airport,in conjunction with the Concord Cham- ber of Commerce and CalTrans Division ofAeronautics,is inthe 5. On March 2,1991,USAir replaced Its BAe146 jet service out of process of conducting a formal Economic Impact Study for Buchanan Field Airport to Los Angeles with smaller, quieter Buchanan Field Airport. However, we are Interested in your Beechcraft 1900 turbo prop airplanes. This service is now perception. Overall,how important doyou feel Buchanan Field through StatesWest flown as USAir Express. If you were Airport is to the transportation system and economy of our previously bothered by the noise from USAir, since the communities? changeover, do you think that noise from USAir Express has been: ❑ very important ❑ somewhat important ❑ not very important ❑ not important at all ❑ more ❑ less ❑ about the same ❑ doesn't bother me at all 2. Considering the nature of an airport, how good a neighbor is Buchanan Field Airport? 6. The County Board of Supervisors also limited the number of scheduled commercial flights by large aircraft to seven flights ❑ excellent ❑ good ❑ fair ❑ poor per day. USAir Express currently operates four of these seven. Do you think the limit of seven flights per day with the smaller 3. In 1989, the County Board of Supervisors enacted a Noise Beechcraft 1900 should be: Ordinance which prohibits approximately 35%of the noisiest corporate jets in the nation from operating at Buchanan Field ❑ increased ❑ decreased ' ❑ left the same Airport. The Noise Ordinance is based upon a maximum noise level of 78 dBA(75 dBAfor night operations)for aircraft engines. 7.. if you think the number should be left the same,how long do you Do you think this maximum noise level should be: thinkthe limit ofsevenflights per day should be retained before it is re-evaluated: ❑ higher ❑ lower ❑ left the same ❑ 5 years ❑ 10 years❑ 20 yearsp no opinion 4. In terms of operations,the busiest year on record for Buchanan ❑ other Field was 1978, when the total number of operations was 353,912.In 1990,the total number of operations was 304,868. 8. Have you ever used PSA,USAir,USAir Express,or American (Currently, total operations have decreased approximately Eagle,service out of Buchanan Field Airport? 0 yes ❑no BUCHANAN FIELD AIRPORT CO201UNITY INFORMATION SURVEY RESULTS In what city do you reside? No Response Walnut Creek Pleasant Hill Pacheco Martinez Lafayette Concord Clyde 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 How important do you feel Buchanan Field Airport is to the transportation system and economy of our communities? No Response Not Important at All Ems Not Very Important Somewhat Important Very Important 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 In comparison to 5 years ago, does it seem to you that airport noise today is: No Response Haven't Lived Here 5 Years --------------- About the Same Lesser Greater 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 600 If you were previously bothered by the noise from USAir, since the changeover, do you think that noise from USAir Express has been: No Response €' Doesn't Bother me at all About the Same Less More 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Have you ever used PSA, USAir, USAir Express, or American Eagle, service out of Buchanan Field Airport? No Response No Yes 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Do you approve of the new Master Plan? No Response No Opinion No Yes 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Do you think the Master Plan limit of 850 based aircraft at the Airport should be: No Response Left the Same Decreased Increased 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Over the past two years, have you noticed that noise from helicopters in your area;has: No Response Been About the Same Decreased Increased 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000