Meeting Notes : Consultant Screening/Oversight Committee
Committee notes reflect the views and opinions of the committee members and not necessarily those of the Noise Compatibility Study Group, Coordinating Council, Regional Airport Authority of Louisville and Jefferson County, or the Consultant Team.
Attendees: Tim Chilton, Mike Clancey, Don Conrad, Dorn Crawford, Mary Rose Evans, Steve Lambert, Mindy Lambert, Marvin Pilkenton, Denny Rued, Bill Simpson, Marnie Varela
The meeting was called to order at 7 PM, and a proposed agenda was adopted. There being no previous notes, the chair pro tem recalled an informal meeting of 150 Study Group committee chairs convened on August 11 to consider study process issues and other matters of common concern. There being an expressed need for more regular exchanges within this group, the existing Consultant Screening/Oversight Committee, to which most present already belonged, was identified as a suitable venue. The meeting was therefore designated a reconstitution of the said committee, with a formal role as set out in the Study Group Charter. After some further discussion, Mary Rose Evans was selected as committee chair.
The chair asked Dorn Crawford to outline tasks and objectives for the next Study Group meeting. After inviting general observations and reactions to the 1998 and 2005 noise exposure base cases presented in the Study Group’s October meeting, Dorn noted the logical development of the study effort ahead. The group has defined its issues and priorities to provide general guidance, and is now moving to specific areas for analysis.
Chairs were encouraged to reflect on noise abatement measures suggested in the consultants’ presentation, and work with their committees to validate, refine, and extend the list in their specific areas of interest. Both the measures themselves – what to assess – and screening criteria – how to assess – would be critical to a solid study product. Committees were urged to pay close attention to both, and prepare solid recommendations for the full Study group to consider and adopt. Formal, structured presentations were advocated, to be sure each committee’s recommendations would be conveyed effectively to the full group.
The committee reviewed procedural Issues laid out in the Study Group Charter and associated documents, including
• Interacting with consultants/experts
• Screening workbook contents and updates
• Reporting on meetings
• Focusing on committee issues
• Interacting with other committees
• Using the Study Group chair
• Using the Charter
Chairs agreed that continued coordination would be critical to the study effort, and that after conducting their work leading up to the next Study Group meeting, they should assemble again to take stock, evaluate progress, and plan next steps. They anticipated a next Screening/Oversight committee meeting soon after the next consultant presentation. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 PM.