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2001-02-14 Airport Relations Commission MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES FEBRUARY 14, 2001 The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, February 14, 2001, in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. The following Commissioners were present: Chair Scott Beaty and Commissioners Joe Leuman, Liz Petschel, and Ellsworth Stein. Commissioners John Roszak, Gregg Fitzer and Vern Edstrom were excused from the meeting. Staff present were City Administrator Cari Lindberg and Administrative Assistant Patrick C. Hollister. Mr. Hollister took the minutes. MINUTES Commissioner Leuman moved to approve the January 10, 2001 Minutes with revisions. Commissioner Petschel seconded the motion. AYES: 4 NAYS: 0 AIRPORT NOISE VIDEO The Commission reviewed the draft video script provided by Mr. Hollister and recommended revisions. Commissioner Petschel said that former WCCO reporter Dave Nimmer confirmed that he would be willing to lend his voice to the video for a nominal fee, on the condition that he be allowed to "tweak" the language to make it sound better if necessary. Commissioner Petschel added that it would be good to hire a technical writer or professional editor to review and edit the language of the script to make it flow better and to make it more understandable for the general public. Chair Beatty said that at his office he has hired individuals to do that type of editing for $300-$500. Chair Beatty suggested that the Commission should complete the script as far as content is concerned first, and then pay someone up to $500 to polish the script for public presentation. Chair Beatty said that it is also important to have a "fact-checker" for the script to make sure that everything stated in the script is accurate. Chair Beatty added that the Commission should have a timetable written out for completion of each step in the video-making process to ensure that the project moves along in a timely fashion. Commissioner Petschel recommended that Staff show the MAC Part 150 Video at the next Airports Commission Meeting as an orientation for incoming Commissioner Edstrom and to refresh the other Commissioners' memories on the content of the video. Chair Beaty asked Mr. Hollister to write those portions of the video that were assigned to outgoing Commissioner May (credits, call to action) rather than assign them to incoming Commissioner Edstrom. Chair Beaty said that he was confident that Commissioner Edstrom would make substantial contributions to the video once he gained some familiarity with the air noise issues. Mr. Hollister said that he would also double -check on the MAC's permission to use portions of its video for Mendota Heights' video and try to get that permission in writing. Mr. Hollister also said that he would check on the status of MAC's updated video. RESCHEDULING OF MARCH 14, 2001 MEETING Ms. Gill and Mr. Hollister informed the Commission that neither of them would be available on March 14 and asked the Commission to reschedule the meeting. The Commission decided to reschedule the meeting to March 7. ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF VARIOUS REPORTS /CORRESPONDENCE The Commission briefly reviewed the following documents: a. January 2001 MASAC Operations Committee Meeting Cancellation Notice b. January 23, 2001 MASAC Meeting Cancellation Notice c. February 9, 2001 MASAC Operations Committee Meeting Cancellation Notice d. Aviation Policy Plan Task Force Agenda for January 17, 2001 e. Letter from Hoffman Homes, Inc. Regarding Augusta Shores Airport Notification, dated January 19, 2001 f. Letter from John Nelson regarding Part 150 Program, dated January 26, 2001 g. News Articles from Chad Legve, MAC ANOMS Coordinator h. TAC Aviation Committee Meeting Agenda dated January 31, 2001 i. 2000 MASAC Year in Review and Current MASAC Status dated February 2, 2001 j. MAC Notice of Planning and Environment Committee Meeting dated February 13, 2001 k. Eagan Airport Relations Commission Agenda for February 13, 2001 1. Articles Submitted by Commissioner Stein m. Airport Noise Reports ADJOURN Motion made to adjourn by Petschel and seconded by Leuman. AYES: 4 NAYS: 0 The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.