CMH Hospital Heliport Application
Background
Children’s Memorial Hospital has sought final approval from the Illinois
Department of Transportation (IDOT) to operate a rooftop heliport at Ann &
Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago on Northwestern University’s
medical campus in the Streeterville neighborhood.
Children’s Memorial treats the most critically ill and injured children from
across Illinois. For more than 20 years, Children’s Memorial has operated a
heliport at its Lincoln Park location.
The proposed heliport would be used to receive critically ill and injured
children who cannot be transported by ground transportation without threatening
the life or condition of the patient and for organ transport. Children will be
brought from other hospitals, not from accident scenes, and the heliport would
be used for pediatric treatment of Children’s Memorial patients only. According
to Children’s Memorial, an average of 73 seriously ill or injured children and 5
organs are transported annually by helicopter to its Lincoln Park location.
In late 2007 and early 2008, the City of Chicago’s Plan Commission, Zoning
Committee, and full City Council approved plans to construct the Lurie
Children’s Hospital, including the construction of a rooftop heliport. In 2008,
the Federal Aviation Administration concluded that heliport operations could be
conducted safely. After 8 months of review by internal and external experts,
IDOT issued its preliminary approval of Children’s Memorial’s heliport
application in April 2009.
Since 2008, the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents (SOAR) has
expressed concerns over the proposed heliport, given the number of skyscrapers
between Lake Shore Drive and Michigan Avenue. As a result, SOAR asked IDOT to
deny the rooftop heliport application. IDOT held a four-day public hearing in
Streeterville from July 22-25, 2009 to obtain evidence on the rooftop heliport.
Children’s Memorial presented testimony on the first day, followed by SOAR’s
testimony on the second day. Formal presentations were followed by public
comment on the third and fourth days. A continuation of the hearing was held from June
23-24, 2011 to discuss the effect of wind and airwakes on helicopter operations,
during which experts for IDOT, CMH, and SOAR testified.
Please feel free to submit comments to IDOT through July 15,
2011.
Administrative Record
 Supplemental
Order
Agendas for Pre-application Meetings
UCAN
Base Visit – May 15, 2007
Campus
Planning Meeting – June 25, 2007
Community
Meeting – July 10, 2007
Meeting
with Alderman Reilly, DPD, CDOT, and OEMC – September 12, 2007
Helicopter
Safety Meeting with Alderman Reilly – October 17, 2007
Children's Memorial Hospital
Comprehensive
Heliport Report
Heliport
Application (400 mb)
FAA
Form
7480-1
Notice
of Federal Airspace Determination
IDOT Experts
Letter
to Professor Michael Selig - March 4, 2008
Letter to
Gary Stevens from the University of Illinois – September 3, 2008 and Selig Contract
Letter
to Professor Michael Selig - September 16, 2008
Letter to Gary Stevens from Raymond A. Syms
– October 22, 2008
Syms
Contract
Syms
Extension Letter
Ray
Syms' Resume
Letter to Gary Stevens from Raymond A. Syms – May 8, 2009
Jerry Lay's Resume
Horn
Contract
Horn
Extension
Professor
Joseph F. Horn’s Resume
Continuum
Dynamics Contract
Continuum
Dynamics Extension
Overview
of Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
Dr.
Jeffrey D. Keller’s Biography
Dr. Robert M. McKillip, Jr.’s Biography
Dr.
Todd R. Quackenbush’s Biography
Dr.
Glen R. Whitehouse’s Biography
Division of Aeronautics’ Actions
Notice
of Intent to Publish an Order
Proof of Publication of the Notice of Intent to Publish an Order
Order
Certificate of Publication for the Order
Notice
of Hearing
Certificate
of Publication for the Notice of Hearing
Interim
Order 1
Certificate
of Publication for Interim Order 1
Notice
of Continuation of Hearing
Certificate
of Publication for the Notice of Continuation of Hearing
Supplemental
Order
Administrative
Record Index
Order Denying Rehearing
Certificate of Approval
SOAR
SOAR-IDOT
Meeting – December 17, 2008
Agenda
Power
point presentation
Children’s
Memorial Hospital Heliport Proposal – December 17, 2008
Children’s
Memorial Hospital Proposal Heliport Documentation as of January 23, 2008
Pleadings
Written
Request for Hearing as to the Validity or Reasonableness of IDOT’s Order
Regarding the Proposed Children’s Memorial
Hospital
Heliport and Motion for an Evidentiary Hearing in Which the Safety of the
Proposed Heliport Can Be Fully Explored
Motion
for Subpoenas
Order
No. 1 – May 1, 2009
CMH’s
Response to SOAR’s Motion for Subpoenas
Notice
of Discovery Deposition of Beyers
Notice
of Discovery Deposition of Woosley
Affidavit
of Mark Eugene Doub
Motion
for Written Orders and Motion to Reconsider Allowing Cross-Examination
Motion
to Compel - July 15, 2009
Motion
to Exclude Evidence Which is Not Presented at the Public Hearing
Response
to Motion to Exclude Evidence Which is Not Presented at the Public Hearing
Motion
to Bar Testimony of Rex J. Alexander
Orders
- July 24-25, 2009
Order
– February 18, 2010
Motion
to Compel - May 31, 2011
Motion
to Reschedule
Motion
to Depose
CMH's
Response to SOAR's Motions to Reschedule Public Hearing and Other Related
Matters
Motion
to Terminate Hearing on the Application of Children's Memorial Hospital for a
Hospital Heliport
Brief
to Deny the Children's Memorial Hospital Application for Certificate of Approval
for Heliport
Application
for Rehearing
Memorandum
in Opposition to Application for Rehearing
Complaint for Administrative Review
Plaintiff's Motion to Stay
IDOT Hearing
July 22-25, 2009
Letters
and Testimony in Support
Letters
and Testimony in Opposition
Transcripts
July
22, 2009 6:00 pm
July
23, 2009 6:00 pm
July
23, 2009 6:00 pm
July
24, 2009 6:00 pm
July
24, 2009 6:00 pm
July
25, 2009 9:15 am
July
25, 2009 12:30 pm
CMH
Supplemental
Submission in Support of Helipad Application
Second
Supplemental Submission in Support of Helipad Application
SOAR
SOAR’s
Exhibit Binder (389 mb)
Presentation
by SOAR’s Attorney
June 23-24, 2011
Letters
and Testimony in Support
Letters
and Testimony in Opposition
Exhibits
Submitted
Questions
Transcripts
June
23, 2011 4:00 pm
June
24, 2011 4:00 pm
IDOT
Horn
and Keller Presentation
Syms
Presentation
Lay
Presentation
CMH
Magoon
Statement
AWOS
and Alexander Presentations
SOAR
SOAR
Evidence Binder (321 mb)
Post-hearing Submissions
Children’s
Memorial Hospital’s Supplement – October 5, 2009
Additional
copy of CMH’s Supplement and other documents – November 23, 2009
SOAR’s
Supplement – January 19, 2010
Horn
and CDI Rebuttal to SOAR Presentations
Selig
Review
Veillette
Response
Corke
Response
Reports
Analysis of Urban Airwake Effects on Heliport Operations at the Chicago
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Supporting
Documentation
Response
to Data Request
CFD
Model Sensitivity Study Notes
CGE
Mesh Sensitivity Results
CGE
Surface Mesh Sensitivity Results
Comparison
of Baseline and EBL Code Versions
Model
Detail Sensitivity Results
VTM
Mesh Sensitivity Results
Correspondence
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Public Comments
Support
Opposition
General
Should you have any questions, please contact Barbara Brush, Freedom of
Information Officer, at
barbara.brush@illinois.gov.
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