HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 22 - Noise MonitorsMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: APRIL 16, 2024
SUBJECT: DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NOISE MONITORS
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider approval of the Dallas Fort Worth International
Airport noise monitor upgrade and DFW License Agreements.
FUNDING SOURCE: N/A
BACKGROUND: DFW Airport approached the City to upgrade six noise monitors that are
located within the City of Grapevine. These monitor locations are:
NW1 = Northwest corner in right-of-way of Easy Street and Dawn Lane
NW7 = Northern area of C.J. Hutchins Park near the intersection of North
Dooley Street and South Riverside Drive
NW9 = Big Bear Creek west of Old Mill Run
SW1 = North end of Glade Crossing Park near Hughes Road
The other two monitors, sites NW3 on the Grapevine Water Treatment
Plant site and NW8 in Rockledge Park are under the U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers' (USACE) jurisdiction under USACE license DAWC63-3-23-
0501. This lease is between the USACE and DFW and will end in 2027.
The proposed new locations are in general proximity to existing noise
monitors, with the exception of NW8, to existing noise monitors. NW8 is
currently located at 418 E. Texas Street and is being moved to Rockledge
Park.
DFW uses this equipment to monitor sound from aircraft operations and
from local community activities via a series of permanently mounted noise
monitor sites. The measured noise data is correlated with FAA radar data
to determine the source attributable to aircraft operations (arrivals and
departures). The correlated noise data confirms compliance with federal
stipulations from the 1992 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
and provides local communities and builders with baseline aircraft and
community sound exposure levels for building design and planning.
The monitors consist of a 20' pole on a concrete foundation with a
weather station, a wireless antenna, a solar panel and a microphone.
Each location, with the exception of the two located on USACE property,
will require a license agreement with DFW.
Staff from Parks and Recreation and Public Works have worked with
representatives from DFW Airport on the location of these monitors.
Staff recommends approval