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1 Project Focus Groups Meeting Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Extension Runway 9R/27L (FLL) February 16 17, 2005

2 MEETING AGENDA 1. INTRODUCTIONS 30 MINUTES 60 MINUTES 2. PROJECT FOCUS GROUPS 3. REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS 4. SPONSOR S PROPOSED PROJECT 5. NEXT STEPS 6. OPEN DISCUSSION

3 WELCOME AND THANK YOU! INTRODUCTIONS

4 PROJECT FOCUS GROUPS

5 WHY ARE WE HERE? Airfield congestion and aircraft delay indicates potential modification to existing airfield facilities Broward County informs FAA of need for a Federal project An Environmental Impact Statement is prepared under NEPA

6 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Agencies of the Federal Government shall utilize a systematic, interdisciplinary approach which will insure the integrated use of the natural and social sciences and the environmental design arts in planning and in decision-making which may have an impact on man's environment. Generally the NEPA process entails: - Determines need - Identifies alternatives - Analyzes potential environmental impacts - Based on data, FAA selects and recommends alternative

7 WHY ARE YOU HERE? Public participation is required under NEPA FIVE communities potentially affected by the development of the proposed project: Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, Davie, and Dania Beach Community Relations Departments of the airport and Broward County identified homeowner and neighborhood associations in the Study Area Addresses were plotted within the Study Area boundary Representatives of the homeowner or community associations were identified

8 How was the Study Area boundary defined? Composite of previous airport noise contours (out to the 60 DNL) Provided buffer area for potential growth in the 60 DNL noise contour off the crosswind runway and the Seminole Indian Reservation Squared off boundary lines follow roadways where available

9 Environmental Impact Statement Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport NW 5 St., Plantation ay 595 oad ( / SE 24 St John U Lloyd State Rec reat 9L 27R 13 ard ch Or ion Area SW 28 St SW 36 St Fort LauderdaleHollywood International Airport 9R Griffin Rd SW 64 Ave SW 70 Ave University Ave Pine Island Road Old Griffin Rd SW 53 Ct 91 DANIA BEACH Seminole Indian Reservation West Lake Park Dania Beach Blvd 7 Emerald Hills C.C N 56 Ave N 65 Ave Park St Dania Cut-Off Canal Atlantic Ocean Stirling Rd Stirling Rd Sheridan St PEMBROKE PINES 31 Griffin Rd DAVIE Brian Picolo Park 27L Tree Tops Park COOPER CITY N Port Everglades SW 30 St Wolf Lake Park 1500 Feet 1 Rd Cooper Colony G&C.C. 0 Causeway 84 Riverland Road Davie R Colle ge A venu e., ve rews A Previous Airport Contours Used to Develop Study Area Boundary S And SW 4 Ave Pine Island Road 71 Te r SW 12 St Commercial Conservation Transportation Water DRAFT 2/10/2005 Prepared by Landrum&Brown Filename:Documents\GIS\GIS\Arcview \apr\basemap.apr Davie Blvd SW 35 Ave 84 SW Fort Lauderdale Golf Club 60 DNL 2004 Baseline Residential Mixed Use Institutional Recreational/ Open Space FORT LAUDERDALE Florida's Turnpike lw ica op Tr University Ave Peters Road Jurisdictional Boundaries Airport Property Boundary Broward Blvd Broward Blvd PLANTATION Golf Club of Study Area Boundary Broward Blvd SW 24 St Legend NW 8th St Plantation Road Topeekeegee Yungee Park ( / HOLLYWOOD Thomas St 1., Sheridan St 95 Harding St Projected Future Noise Contours Obtained from Previous Airport Studies (2008, 2015, AND 2020)

10 WHAT IS YOUR ROLE IN THE EIS PROCESS? Provide input and feedback to the FAA Share information with FAA through meaningful dialogue Community-based leaders will share information with your community Comment on proposed purpose and need, range of alternatives, proposed mitigation measures

11 What Do We Hope to Accomplish Together? On-going communication exchange of ideas Identify issues for FAA consideration Understand airport operations and mitigation opportunities Three sets of meetings with four groups: Meeting #1: Scope of Services for the EIS Meeting #2: Purpose and Need, and Alternatives Meeting #3: Results of Key Environmental Studies

12 How Can Everyone Participate in the EIS Process? Public Information Workshops (1) February 24, :00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Open House Format Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel, 1825 Griffin Road, Dania Paramount Ballroom and Foyer (2) Fall 2005 (3) Summer 2006 Public Hearing Summer submit comments throughout process Website current EIS information will be posted Project Focus Groups

13 REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS

14 Project Identification FAA Selects Consultant EIS PROCESS Agency/ Public Circulation Notice Availability of DEIS & Public Hearing CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING 45 Day Review Respond to Agency/Public Comments Prepare Draft Scope of Work CONDUCT SCOPING PROCESS 30 Day Review Prepare Draft EIS Detailed Environmental Analysis DevelopMitigation/ Prepare Final EIS Announcement of Final EIS 30 Day Hold We Are Here Finalize Scope of Work Data Collection Identify Purpose & Need SCREEN/REFINE PRESENT FINAL ALTERNATIVES Develop Preliminary Range of Alternatives FAA Signs/Issues Record of Decision Broward County Initiates Project

15 ROLE OF THE REGULATORY AGENCIES Review and comment on EIS findings Issue environmental permits Determine if impacts are significant Approve proposed mitigation strategies Ensure compliance with local, state, and Federal environmental regulations

16 FEDERAL: REGULATORY AGENCIES Federal Department of Transportation Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Highway Administration Federal Railroad Administration National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic & Atmosphere Administration National Park Service U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Coast Guard Seventh District U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of Interior U.S. Department of State U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Department of Homeland Security

17 TRIBAL AGENCIES Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida Poarch Band of Creek Indians Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Seminole Tribe of Florida

18 STATE: REGULATORY AGENCIES Florida Department of Community Affairs Florida Department of Environmental Protection Florida Department of State Florida Division of Emergency Management Florida Fish & Wildlife & Conservation Commission Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, Inc. Florida Inland Navigation District Florida State Clearinghouse Office of Cultural Resources Preservation South Florida Regional Planning Council South Florida Water Management District State Historic Preservation Officer (Office of Cultural and Historic Programs)

19 WHY IT IS IMPORTANT YOU ARE HERE. Understand the EIS process Bring EIS issues to the FAA that are important to you Be a source for EIS information in your neighborhood

20 SPONSOR S PROPOSED PROJECT

21 Proposed Extension of South Runway (FLL) BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION PROJECT PARAMETERS County Commission approved a modified south runway expansion Stay within the confines of Northeast 7 th Avenue Value-added engineering study to identify the most effective runway length with use restrictions

22 SPONSOR S PROPOSED PROJECT Extend Runway 9R/27L to 8,600 feet (existing length: 5,276 feet) Extend the existing parallel taxiway and connecting taxiways to Runway 9R/27L Widen Runway 9R/27L to 150 feet (existing width: 100 feet) Site preparation, drainage, paving, marking, lighting, fencing, NAVAIDS, obstruction clearing, environmental mitigation, and other associated work required for the runway extension.

23 SPONSOR S PROPOSED PROJECT Proposed Project would allow commercial jet aircraft to utilize the extended runway Construction would occur on airport property and in Florida East-Coast Railway and Florida Department of Transportation rights-of-way

24 EIS ANALYSIS FOR THE SPONSOR S PROPOSED PROJECT The proposed extension would accommodate the forecast traffic through the year 2017 Analysis years: - Existing conditions (2004 Baseline) - Future 2012 forecast conditions (opening year of the project) - Future forecast conditions five years after the project becomes operational, 2017

25 Broward County Sponsor s Proposed Project

26 Anglers Ave SW 4th Ave SW 9th Ave SW 12th Ave SW 15th Ave 84 (/ 1 S Andrews Ave Environmental Impact Statement Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Proposed Taxiway Legend Proposed Runway.-, 595 Eller Dr 2/9/2005 Prepared by Landrum&Brown Filename:Documents\GIS\GIS\Arcview \apr\basemap.apr DRAFT Feet Sponsor's Proposed Project N 13 9L 27L 27R SW 39th St Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport Terminal Dr NE 7th Ave McIntosh Rd 9R 31 Griffin Rd Total New Length - 8,600 Feet SW 53 Ct.-, 95 Bryan Rd Old Griffin Rd (/ 1 NW 1st St NE 3rd Ave Dania Cut-Off Canal Aerial Photograph with Sponsor s Proposed Project

27 Anglers Ave.-, SW 9th Ave S Andrews Ave Environmental Impact Statement Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport SW 15th Ave SW 12th Ave SW 4th Ave (/ 1 Eller Dr Legend Proposed Taxiway Proposed Runway Jurisdictional Boundaries Airport Property Boundary 2/10/2005 Prepared by Landrum&Brown Filename:Documents\GIS\GIS\Arcview \apr\basemap.apr Residential Mixed Use Institutional Recreational/ Open Space DRAFT Commercial Conservation Transportation Water Feet Sponsor's Proposed Project N 13 9L 27L 27R SW 39th St Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport Terminal Dr NE 7th Ave McIntosh Rd 9R 31 Griffin Rd SW 53 Ct.-, 95 Bryan Rd Old Griffin Rd NW 1st St (/ 1 NE 3rd Ave Dania Cut-Off Canal Total New Length - 8,600 Feet Land Use Map with Sponsor s Proposed Project

28 NEXT STEPS

29 Proposed Extension of South Runway (FLL) Public Workshop February 24, 2005 FAA develops Purpose and Need FAA identifies and evaluates range of alternatives FAA meets with Project Focus Groups Fall 2005 Public Workshop Fall 2005 FAA assesses and discloses environmental impacts FAA identifies potential mitigation strategies FAA coordinates with environmental regulatory agencies FAA prepares Draft EIS document FAA meets with Project Focus Groups Summer 2006 Public Hearing and Workshop Summer 2006 FAA issues its finding in a Record of Decision (ROD) If approved, Broward County initiates Proposed Project

30 Virginia Lane, AICP FAA Project Manager PHONE: ext. 129 Suzie Kleymeyer, AICP Consultant Team Project Manager LANDRUM & BROWN, INCORPORATED Debby Donovan Public Outreach Facilitator DONOVAN CONSULTING GROUP

31 OPEN DISCUSSION

32 SUPPLEMENTAL REFERENCE MATERIALS

33 Project Focus Groups Mission Statement The purpose of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Project Focus Groups is to provide input and feedback to the FAA Project Management Team for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for the proposed runway extension and study results. The FAA Project Focus Groups will consist of a small number of key public stakeholders who represent communities that may be affected by the proposed project. These small groups are to create a forum where information is shared and meaningful dialogue takes place between community-based leaders and the FAA Project Management Team. FAA Project Focus Group participants will not have any policy-making authority on such issues as the project s proposed purpose and need, the range of alternatives carried forward for detailed environmental analysis or proposed mitigation measures. Information garnered from these FAA Project Focus Groups will be taken into consideration by the FAA in the conduct of the EIS.

34 rchard Tree Tops Park Broward Blvd Rd Brian Picolo Park Cooper Colony G&C.C. COOPER CITY Pine Island Road SW 24 St SW 30 St Pine Island Road D-7 University Ave University Ave Plantation Road NW 8th St SW 36 St NW 5 St Griffin Rd Wolf Lake Park PLANTATION SW 71 Ter Golf Club of Plantation Tropical Way Peters Road SW 70 Ave College Avenue SW 64 Ave Davie Road Stirling Rd N 65 Ave 91 Seminole Indian Reservation 7 N 56 Ave Riverland Road FORT LAUDERDALE Griffin Rd Sheridan St Sheridan St Park St B-16 B-17 B-25 Broward Blvd Fort Lauderdale Golf Club SW 12 St 84 B-21 7 B-15 D-3.-, 595 B-20 B-6 B-2 D-8 D-2 D-13 D-9 D-18 D-15 D-1 D-16 D-12 B-12 B-14 B-22 PEMBROKE PINES D-20 D-4 D-6 D-19 B-18 B-19 DAVIE 91 Florida's Turnpike D-11 D-21 D-23 D-22 D-5 D-17 A-2 B-23 B-9 B-24 D-10 D-14 B-11 B-13 B-10 C-10 C-12 A-1 SW 35 Ave B-8 A-4 Thomas St B-7 Emerald Hills C.C B-4 C-9 HOLLYWOOD B-3 B-1 SW 53 Ct.-, 95 9L DANIA BEACH Stirling Rd Topeekeegee Yungee Park B-5.-, 95 Broward Blvd Davie Blvd 13 9R SW 28 St Harding St SW 4 Ave (/ 1 84 (/ 1 31 S Andrews Ave 27L 27R Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport Old Griffin Rd Dania Cut-Off Canal C-5 C-7 C-13 C-2 C-8 C-3 C-4 C-11 2/10/2005 Prepared by Landrum&Brown Filename:Documents\GIS\GIS\Arcview \apr\basemap.apr C-1 C-6 Environmental Impact Statement Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Legend DRAFT Homeowner and Neighborhood Associations Identified in the Study Area Causeway SE 24 St Study Area Boundary Jurisdictional Boundaries Airport Property Boundary HOLLYWOOD - GROUP A FORT LAUDERDALE/PLANATATION - GROUP B DANIA BEACH - GROUP C DAVIE - GROUP D West Lake Park Dania Beach Blvd Port Everglades A-3 John U Lloyd State Recreation Area Focus Group Participant Address Feet Atlantic Ocean N

35 HOLLYWOOD - PROJECT FOCUS GROUP Homeowner and Neighborhood Associations Identified Within the Study Area NAME ASSOCIATION CITY, ZIP MAP ID Lenora Chechla, President Emerald Hills HOA Hollywood A-1 Emily Maxim, President Carriage Hills Condo Association Hollywood A-2 John Passalacqua Hollywood North Beach Assn. Hollywood A-3 Arapahoe Farms HOA Hollywood A-4 Hollywood Slide 1 of 1

36 FORT LAUDERDALE/PLANTATION - PROJECT FOCUS GROUP Homeowner and Neighborhood Associations Identified Within the Study Area NAME ASSOCIATION CITY, ZIP MAP ID Kevin J. Loy, President Oak River HOA Fort Lauderdale B-1 Roger Suarez, President Sunset Civic Association Fort Lauderdale B-2 Virgil Niederriter, President Riverland Civic Association Fort Lauderdale B-3 Elizabeth Hays, Secretary River Run Civic Association Fort Lauderdale B-4 Kelly Manning, President River Oaks Civic Association Fort Lauderdale B-5 Yvonne Burton, President Southwest Coalition of Civic Assn Fort Lauderdale B-6 James DeHart, President Melrose Manors HOA Fort Lauderdale B-7 Diane Russo Lauderdale West Association Fort Lauderdale B-8 Robert Dytkowski Beaumont Homeowners Association Plantation B-9 Dawn Raduano Country Club Estates Plantation B-10 Charley Wilson Country Club Apartment Plantation B-11 Mary Lynn Rumin Eldorado Estates Plantation B-12 Fort Lauderdale / Plantation Slide 1 of 2

37 FORT LAUDERDALE/PLANTATION - PROJECT FOCUS GROUP Homeowner and Neighborhood Associations Identified Within the Study Area NAME ASSOCIATION CITY, ZIP MAP ID Cory Lloyd Fairway View Apartment Plantation B-13 Lonnie Gatewood Hawthorne Village Plantation B-14 Barry Shaw Isla Del Sol Plantation B-15 Kay Marston Kings Court Apartments Plantation B-16 Kay Marston Kingston Square Apartments Plantation B-17 WM Wyant Plantation Club Plantation B-18 Ellen Gibbs Plantation Golf Estates Plantation B-19 Monti Larsen Plantation Harbor Townhomes Plantation B-20 Dave Runkle Plantation Isles Plantation B-21 Bill Cuthbertson Plantation Manor Condo Plantation B-22 Dick Ware Plantation Park Plantation B-23 Cheri Marshall S. Plantation HO & Yacht Club Plantation B-24 Harry Cohn Village Green Condo Plantation B-25 Fort Lauderdale / Plantation Slide 2 of 2

38 DANIA BEACH - PROJECT FOCUS GROUP Homeowner and Neighborhood Associations Identified Within the Study Area NAME ASSOCIATION CITY, ZIP MAP ID Patty Hart Royal Palm Vista's Association Dania Beach C-1 Anthony Stevens Dania Civic Association Dania Beach C-2 John Etling Homes at Sheridan Ocean Club Dania Beach C-3 Sophie Steele Southeast Dania Civic Association Dania Beach C-4 Bobbie H. Grace, Vice President Northwest/Byrd Pointe Civic Assn Dania Beach C-5 John Erling SE Dania Coalition of Citizens Dania Beach C-6 Janice Peterman College Gardens Neighbor Dania Beach C-7 Patty Hague Dania Beach Improvement Comm Dania Beach C-8 Dania Beach Slide 1 of 2

39 DANIA BEACH - PROJECT FOCUS GROUP Homeowner and Neighborhood Associations Identified Within the Study Area NAME ASSOCIATION CITY, ZIP MAP ID Rusty McCormick Griffin Civic Association Dania Beach C-9 George Jason Dania Beach Neighborhoods United Dania Beach C-10 William Walton SE Park Neighborhood Dania Beach C-11 George Jason Davis Isles HOA Dania Beach C-12 Anthony J. Baldino, President Danians North Condo Association Dania Beach Not Mapped Ivan Pato Southeast Dania Community Assn Dania Beach Not Mapped Lisa Young Dania Heights Civic Association Dania Beach Not Mapped Anne Castro Melaleuca Gardens Dania Beach Not Mapped M.P. Malone Danians Asociation Property Dania Beach Not Mapped Dania Beach Slide 2 of 2

40 DAVIE - PROJECT FOCUS GROUP Homeowner and Neighborhood Associations Identified Within the Study Area NAME ASSOCIATION CITY, ZIP MAP ID Robert Harris Davie Lakes HOA Davie D-1 Neil Starr, President Nova Village HOA Davie D-2 Brenda Wolk Arrowhead HOA Davie D-3 Chris Gianni Marlboro Estates Condo Assn Davie D-4 Sharon Gibson Hilcrest 4100 Condo Assn Davie D-5 Matt Becker Exotic Acres Davie D-6 Nova North Condo Assn. Davie D-7 Don Smith Arrowhead Country Club HOA Davie D-8 Norman Blanco, President Villas of Arista Park Davie D-9 T. J. Slocumb Silver Lakes HOA Davie D-10 Eleanor Keeler, President Everglades HOA Davie D-11 Joel Waldman, Tenant Services Coord. Federation Gardens Davie D-12 Davie Slide 1 of 2

41 DAVIE - PROJECT FOCUS GROUP Homeowner and Neighborhood Associations Identified Within the Study Area NAME ASSOCIATION CITY, ZIP MAP ID Nova Hills Condo Association Davie D-13 Leslie Umschweis Willow Lake Ranch HOA Davie D-14 Palm Haven Mobile Home Park Davie D-15 Don Looker Potter Park Advisory Board Davie D-17 Betty Bekowsky Rolling Hills Golf& Tennis Club Davie D-18 Countryside Condo, Stirling West Condo Assn Davie D-19 Lloyd Cretisinger TownHomes at Orange Drive HOA Davie D-20 Frank M. Beisler Everglades Lakes HOA Davie D-21 Nova Townhomes #3 Davie D-22 Yvonne Siegrist Everglades Mobile Park Davie D-23 E. Goldsmith Nova Townhouses Condo Association Davie Not Mapped Laurel Oaks East HOA Davie Not Mapped Davie Slide 2 of 2

42 FAA Order A Airport Environmental Handbook, October 8, 1985 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT Initiate citizen involvement at the earliest practical time Continue throughout development of the proposed project to obtain meaningful input Community involvement is a necessary element in the decision-making process Community shall be provided an opportunity to review and comment on draft and final statements Provide opportunity for public hearing on airport location, location of a new runway, or major extension of a runway

43 FAA Order A Airport Environmental Handbook October 8, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. a. Citizen involvement, where appropriate, should be initiated at the earliest practical time and continued throughout the development of the proposed project in order to obtain meaningful input. Examples of citizen groups are: environmental, conservation, public service, education, labor, business, or aviation and airspace user organizations, and citizen advisory committees. b. While requests for Federal airport actions originate with a local public agency, the involvement of the community at large is a necessary element in the decisionmaking process. An effective opportunity to comment at appropriate stages in the decisionmaking process shall be provided to communities, citizen groups, and other individuals affected by airport proposals submitted to the FAA. They shall also be provided an opportunity to review and comment on draft and final statements. In order to provide an effective opportunity for comment when significant portions of the affected public have a native language other than English, environmental documents may be provided or public hearings con ducted in such native language. c. In accordance with section 509(b)(6) of the 1982 Airport Act, the opportunity for public hearings shall be offered on any action involving airport location, location of a new runway, or major extension of a runway. For other actions, a public hearing shall be considered in accordance with the guidelines contained in paragraph 49. FAA Advisory Circular 150/5050 4, Citizen Participation in Airport Planning, has additional specific guidance on community involvement. Standard procedures for Federal agency public involvement are stated in CEQ

APPENDIX B.2 FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS

FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT DRAFT APPENDIX B.2 FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS B.2.1 INTRODUCTION The Focus Group process was intended to provide a forum for the