Town-Village Aircraft Safety & Noise Abatement Committee

TOWN-VILLAGE AIRCRAFT SAFETY & NOISE ABATEMENT COMMITTEE ONE WASHINGTON STREET  HEMPSTEAD 11550  (516) 489-3296 Town of MINUTES OF MEETING HEMPSTEAD Meeting Date: April 23, 2018 Villages of ATLANTIC BEACH In Attendance: CEDARHURST Carl Baessler, Village of Atlantic Beach FLORAL PARK Kurt Langjahr, Village of New Hyde Park Andrew Weiss, Village of Floral Park GARDEN CITY Akiva Lubin, Village of Lawrence HEWLETT NECK Larry Hoppenhauer, Village of Malvern Sean Wright, Village of Valley Stream LAWRENCE MALVERNE In absence of an Executive Director, the meeting was called to order by Committee member Carl Baessler. Kurt Langjahr led the Committee and NEW HYDE PARK audience members in the Pledge of Allegiance. STEWART The minutes of the two (2) prior meetings (February 26, 2018 and March 26, MANOR 2018) were reviewed and a motion made by Committee member Andrew VALLEY STREAM Weiss to adopt the minutes. The motion was seconded by Committee member Sean Wright and approved by all Committee members present. WOODSBURGH The proposed TVASNAC 2018-2019 budget was reviewed and a motion made by Committee member Kurt Langjahr to adopt the budget. The motion was seconded by Committee member Larry Hoppenhauer and approved by all Committee members present. The Committee members were advised by the Secretary that Supervisor Gillen has selected and is recommending to the Town Board that current Committee member Larry Hoppenhauer by confirmed by resolution as the new Executive Director. It is anticipated that the resolution naming Committee member Hoppenhauer as Executive Director (and Secretary, he sale serve in the dual roles) will be on either the May 8th or May 22nd Town Board agenda. All members of the Committee were universal in their support and praise of the selection of Committee member Hoppenhauer as the new Executive Director. They noted is long tenure on the Committee and active involvement in the JFK Roundtable Committee. Minutes of Meeting Page 2 An item for consideration on the agenda was a memo received from Senior Councilwoman Dorothy L. Goosby on behalf of the Baldwin Oaks Civic Association. The Civic Association is concerned regarding the major increase in the level of air traffic noise in the Baldwin Area. Committee member Hoppenhauer will be in contact with the Councilwoman’s office to establish the protocol for contacting the Civic Association. Subsequently, Committee member Hoppenhauer will prepare a response to the Senior Councilwomen. The Committee members engaged in a general discussion regarding means to better publicize TVASNAC meeting dates and spur more public interest. The Committee will consider rotating meeting locations to make it more convenient for attendance. Also, possibly some Committee members may attend various civic association meetings to make residents aware of the committee’s history, agenda and availability as a resource if being impacted by aircraft noise. There were no formal speakers or presenters for the meeting. However, Committee member Hoppenhauer provided an update regarding a topic (“Northeast Corridor Initiative”) from the April 11th NY Community Aviation Roundtable meeting. Some of the topic highlights included: 50% of all flight delays nationwide are from 30 northeast airports; the initial phase of the initiative is a focus on departure routes; review potential benefits of departure dispersion; utilize vertical climb escape route; consider Atlantic coast high altitude routes. For ease of reference, a copy of the PowerPoint presentation from the meeting is attached to the minutes. The meeting was opened to any questions from the public. There were no questions from the public. The change of the date of the May TVASNAC meeting from May 28th (Memorial Day) to May 21st was confirmed. The Committee observed a moment of silence for the passing of Robert Seide, former TVASNAC Committee representative of the Village of Woodsburgh. Member Weiss made a motion to adjourn the meeting, which was seconded by Member Langjahr. The next regularly scheduled TVASNAC meeting will be held on Monday May 21, 2018 at 7:00 pm at the Nathan L. Bennett Pavilion, Town Hall, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York. Prepared By: Joseph L. Davenport Secretary, TVANAC May 14, 2018