2001-08-15 Airport Relations Commission MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES
AUGUST 15, 2001
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on
Wednesday, August 15, 2001, in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 1101 Victoria
Curve. The meeting was called to order at 700 p.m.
The following Commissioners were present: Acting Chair Joe Leuman and
Commissioners Liz Petschel, Ellsworth Stein, and Vern Edstrom. Chair Scott Beaty and
Commissioners John Roszak and Gregg Fitzer were excused from the meeting. Staff
present was City Administrator Cari Lindberg and Administrative Assistant Patrick C.
Hollister. Mr. Hollister took the minutes.
MINUTES
Commissioner Stein moved to approve the July 18, 2001 minutes.
Commissioner Petschel seconded the motion.
AYES: 4
NAYS: 0
AIR NOISE ISSUES VIDEO
Mr. Hollister reminded the Commission that at their July 18, 2001 meeting, Mr. Dennis
Raftery and Mr. Mark Oftedahl of NDCTV discussed with the Commission the logistics
of filming the video script. Mr. Hollister recalled that Mr. Raftery had told the
Commission that he thought that the script as currently written would yield a 15-minute
video, but that the video could be longer depending on the film footage, computer
graphics or other effects that the Commission inserted into the video. Mr. Hollister said
that the Commission had asked Mr. Raftery and Mr. Hollister to meet with Chad Lecive
of the MAC at his office to determine what resources the MAC would have to help the
Commission make this video.
Mr. Hollister said that he and Mr. Raftery had visited Mr. Lecive at his office on the
afternoon of July 26. Mr. Hollister said that Mr. Let:lye had expressed his willingness to
help with the video and said that the MAC had a lot of information and film footage, but
that he would need a list of the specific items the Commission sought in order to assist
the Commission. Mr. Hollister said that he and Mr. Raftery agreed to provide Mr. Lecive
with this list as soon as possible. Mr. Hollister then distributed Mr. Raftery's preliminary
cost estimate for filming the video.
Mr. Hollister noted that Mr. Raftery had estimated that the total cost of video production
would be $7,451.50. Mr. Hollister added that NDCTV had committed to contributing
$1,118.00 to this cost, which would leave the City to pay $6,333.50. Mr. Hollister noted
that Mr. Raftery had said that this was a preliminary estimate and that he would be
providing the final estimate later. Mr. Hollister said that nevertheless, it was evident that
the video as currently envisioned would cost more than the $5,000 the Council had
already allocated for it last year. Mr. Hollister said that the Commission would have to
approach the Council for the additional funds before commencing work on the video with
NDCTV.
Ms. Lindberg said that she had received a request from a Council member for an update
from the Commission on airport noise issues, and that she had asked Chair Beaty to make
a presentation to the Council at their first meeting in September. Ms. Lindberg said that
Mr. Beaty's presentation would be an appropriate time to report to the Council on the
progress made thus far on the video and to ask the Council for the additional funds
necessary to film the video. Ms. Lindberg suggested that a subcommittee of the
Commission meet for lunch on a weekday to plan the presentation to the Council.
The Commission asked Ms. Lindberg to call them individually to arrange this meeting.
ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF VARIOUS REPORTS /CORRESPONDENCE
The Commission briefly reviewed the following documents:
a. Letter from Michael A. Kosel, Rogers Lake East Airport Noise Reduction
Committee to Roy Fuhrmann, Metropolitan Airports Commission, dated
July 19, 2001
b. Letter from Roy Fuhrmann, Metropolitan Airports Commission, to
Michael A. Kosel, Rogers Lake East Airport Noise Reduction Committee,
dated August 1, 2001
c. Handout from the July 25, 2001 Part 150 Public Information Meeting at
the Thunderbird Hotel: Summary of Insulation Package Options
d. Agenda for Mac Planning and Environment Committee Meeting
e. Notice of August 16, 2001 Aviation Police Plan Task Force Meeting
f. "Noise 101 ": A Primer for the First Time Conference Attendee
g. N.O.I.S.E. 2001 Legislative Priorities
h. Remarks by Dennis McGrann, Executive Director, N.O.I.S.E.: "Aviation
Gridlock Series Part II: Capacity /Infrastructure" hosted by the National
Academy of Sciences, Wednesday, April 11, 2001.
Testimony of Dennis McGrann, Executive Director, N.O.I.S.E.: House of
Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation May 23, 2001.
j. O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission: Communications Plan Strategic
Outline.
k. Chicago Department of Aviation: Community Outreach Vehicle
1. O'Hare Monitor, Second Quarter 2001
m. Flight International, July 17-23, 2001: Noises Off
n. Airport Noise Reports
OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
Commissioner Petschel asked Mr. Hollister to bring back the issue of the third parallel
runway contract to the September meeting.
ADJOURN
Motion made to adjourn by Leuman and seconded by Petschel.
AYES: 4
NAYS: 0
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.