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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.