ARC 02-12-2014CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES
February 12, 2014
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, February
12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
The following commissioners were present: David Sloan, William Dunn, Jim Neuharth, Sally Lorberbaum,
Gina Norling, Kevin Byrnes and Paul Portz
Absent: None
Also present: City Administrator Justin Miller, Rose Agnew
Approval of Minutes
Lorberbaum made a motion, seconded by Neuharth, to approve the January 8, 2014 minutes as submitted - all
voted in favor.
Election of 2014 Chair and Vice -Chair
Lorberbaum nominated David Sloan as 2014 chair, and the motion was seconded by Dunn. Seeing no other
nominations, all voted in favor. Dunn nominated Sally Lorberbaum as 2014 vice -chair, and the motion was
seconded by Sloan. Seeing no other nominations, all voted in favor.
Future Televised Meeting/Guest Speakers
The commission discussed the timing and content of a future televised meeting. It was suggested that the
content be either FAA or MAC staff so they could present an update on RNAV. It was decided to wait until the
March commission meeting to decide on an exact date, and to allow for publication in the April Heights
Highlights newsletter. The commission decided to review the airport's 2030 long term capital plan at the
March meeting, and future meetings to include a FAA tower tour, legislative visits, and a presentation from the
city planner.
RNAV Update
Sloan updated the commission on the NOC cities meeting that was held on February 7th relating to the pending
FAA decision on RNAV. Staff was asked to distribute the draft NOC resolution and letter that Jeff Hamiel
send to the FAA in 2013.
Reports on Areas of Focus
Norling presented her charts about excessive noise incidents at the RMTs and noted that the trend continued to
be on the upswing. Neuharth further noted that the percentage of flights taking off of Runway 12L seems to be
trending higher, while the departures off of 12R are decreasing, and this might be one reason why the number
of noise events has increased. Norling and Neuharth agreed to collect more data and work with staff to present
a case to MAC staff. Neuharth also asked that staff inquire about the reason for the high number of flights
north of the corridor in November 2013.
Adjourn
Norling made a motion, seconded by Portz, that the meeting be adjourned. All voted in favor. Meeting
adjourned at 7:58 pm.