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Memo ID #2020116
Council Memorandum
June 8, 2020
To: Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
From: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director
Via: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Re: City of Carlsbad / County Airports - Quarterly Staff Meetings
This memorandum provides information related to the quarterly meetings that are convened for
City and County staff to discuss matters of mutual interest related to McClellan-Palomar Airport.
Background
On March 27, 2019, the City Council approved a Mutual Cooperation and Settlement Agreement
to resolve a lawsuit between the City of Carlsbad and the County of San Diego related to the
County’s approval of the McClellan-Palomar Airport Master Plan and certification of the plan’s
Final Program Environmental Impact Report. On May 7, 2019, the City Council adopted
Resolution No. 2019-060 to formally approve that agreement.
The agreement commits City and County staff to meet quarterly to discuss airport-related
matters of mutual interest. Other cities affected by the airport are also invited to attend.
Discussion
City and County staff have been meeting quarterly since July 2019. Five meetings have been held
to date, with the most recent meeting being held on June 2. The June 2 meeting was the first one
attended by the County’s newly appointed Director of Airports, Cameron Humphres.
Representatives from the cities of Oceanside, San Marcos and Vista have also participated
regularly.
Meeting agendas have included the following standing items, among others:
1. Airport Monthly Performance Report
2. Airport Project Updates
a. Noise Monitors, Landfill Maintenance, Slope Landscaping, Property Purchase/Sale
3. Palomar Airport Advisory Committee Updates
The Carlsbad resident appointee to the Palomar Airport Advisory Committee has been contacted
in advance of the quarterly meetings to inform staff of emerging airport issues and to help
identify potential agenda items for discussion.
June 8, 2020
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On June 2, staff received the attached Airport Monthly Performance Report, which presents data
on airport operations, complaints and flights during voluntary quiet hours through April 2020.
With more people staying home during April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport saw a
significant increase in the number of daytime noise and overflight complaints from Carlsbad
residents. Flight schools have continued to operate as essential businesses during the stay-at-
home order, and the majority of complaints were associated with these propeller aircraft
operations.
Airport staff have been gathering feedback from residents and are working with flight school
operators, pilots and air traffic controllers from the Federal Aviation Administration to adjust
flight patterns and mitigate the impacts to Carlsbad residents. In addition, the Palomar Airport
Advisory Committee has established a Voluntary Noise Abatement Program Subcommittee to
help educate pilots and identify potential operational changes to further reduce impacts.
County staff provided updates on two recent airport landfill maintenance projects: 1) to replace
a sump pump in the landfill’s methane extraction system, and 2) to resolve some areas of
ponding on the closed landfill. Staff was also notified of a future maintenance project that is
expected to occur six to 12 months from now to repair some low spots in the paved aircraft tie-
down area. And finally, staff was informed that the County is in ongoing discussions with staff
from the Regional Water Quality Control Board to gain consensus on acceptable planting
materials to landscape the airport landfill slopes.
Next Steps
Staff will continue to participate in quarterly meetings with the County and provide informational
updates to the City Council.
Attachment:
McClellan-Palomar Airport Monthly Airport Performance Report - April 2020
cc: Geoff Patnoe, Chief Operations Officer
Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager – Community Services
Jeff Murphy, Community Development Director
Don Neu, City Planner
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McClellan-Palomar Airport
Monthly Airport Performance Report
April 2020
2
Monthly Airline Passengers
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecPassengers
2019 2020 15 Yr Low 15 Yr Hi 2
3
Annual Airline Passengers
1606511461731137981061171013059735510778110205178144624026159687883100076105338104095256080116339844000
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PassengersActualProjected
3
4
Monthly Take-Off & Landing Count
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 2020 15 Yr Hi 15 Yr Low 4
5
Annual Take-Off & Landing Count
25510422189820428919333620785620929320107021584719296017159313207613768814146216029014156713493615660616434815918014586248988979760
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Annual OperationsActual Projected
5
Total Monthly Complaints
6
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecComplaints
2019 2020 15 Yr Hi 15 Yr Low
Concern & Caller Comparison
7
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec NUMBER OF COMPLAINTSNUMBER OF CALLERSCallers & Complaints
Callers 2019 Callers 2020 Complaints 2019 Complaints 2020
8
Annual Complaints
97418566274481545126810503311630661425839446827302724278426133382452372034616157831600
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Annual ComplaintsActual Projected
8
9
Complaints by Quadrant
85% of complaints
were from 3 callers.
Total Callers Total
Complaints
Filtered*
Complaints
NW 12 250 41
SW 22 152 42
SE 3 6 6
NE 6 192 9
Total 43 600 98
*In the filtered data set, the top 3 caller's complaints were reduced to the average number of complaints reported by the other callers.
** 2 complaints from 2 callers was not included. **
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10Green = 1 –5 complaints Blue = 6 –14 complaints Red = 15 or more complaints
Yellow Pins: NMT Sites
NE
Total:
192/9
NW
Total:
250/41
SE
Total:
6/6
SW
Total:
152/42
Concerns by Aircraft Type
11
0
20
40
60
80
100
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Complaints by Aircraft Type -Filtered Data
Propeller Jet Helicopter No A/C Type
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Complaints by Aircraft Type -All Data
Propeller Jet Helicopter No A/C Type
12
0
100
200
300
400
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Complaints by Category -All Data
Noise Low Overflight Other
0
10
20
30
40
50
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Complaints by Category -Filtered Data
Noise Low Overflight Other
Concerns by Time of Day
13
0
100
200
300
400
500
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Complaints by Time of Day -All Data
Day (7 am - 5 pm)Evening (5 pm - 10 pm)Night (10 pm - 7 am)
0
20
40
60
80
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Complaints by Time of Day -Filtered Data
Day (7 am - 5 pm)Evening (5 pm - 10 pm)Night (10 pm - 7 am)
14
Flights During Voluntary Quiet Hours
Jets 10:00pm-7:00am, Props 12:00am-6:00am
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecTake-Offs and LandingsJet Propeller
February 2020
15
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