2011-07-13 Airport Relations Commission Minutes2011-07-13 Airport Relations Commission Minutes.txt[1/25/2018 4:11:31 PM]
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES July 13, 2011
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota
Heights, Minnesota.
The following commissioners were present: David Sloan, Robin Ehrlich, Sally Lorberbaum, Gina Norling, Jim Neuharth and Kevin Byrnes Absent: Bill Dunn and Gretchen Keenan Also present: Liz Petschel and David McKnight
Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Commissioner Lorberbaum, seconded by Commissioner Neuharth
to approve the minutes of the May 11, 2011 ARC meeting. Motion passed unanimously. NOC Meeting Update Councilmember Liz Petschel provided an update of the last NOC meeting and previewed the July meeting that will be held in the next week. The long term comprehensive plan issue and some upcoming open houses on this topic were discussed.
The SMAAC group has requested time on the July NOC meeting agenda to present some
of their concerns. This group has sent letters recently to MAC officials and made
unprofessional comments in regards to MAC staff. Jon Bergman who is the rotating cities representative to the NOC is interested in continuing to serve in this capacity. There may be another individual who has an interest in this seat. The new chairs of the NOC will be elected at the July meeting.
2011/2012 Work Plan
Chair Sloan recommended that this item be brought back to the August ARC meeting so there could be more time for discussion. Discussion occurred among members about the format of the plan, action steps, work assignments and other issues. These will all be discussed in the next few months as the plan is updated. ARC Staffing 2
City Administrator David McKnight shared that with his departure as city administrator
in August; an interim administrator will be named. Mr. McKnight stated that he will
bring the interim administrator to the August meeting so he/she could start to build a
working relationship with this person. Items of Interest Commissioner Lorberbaum reviewed charts she had created on the number of complaints received by city versus the number of departures. Discussion occurred on how best to tweak this information to make it more Mendota Heights specific.
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Commissioner Ehrlich reviewed the May MAC meeting discussion about airport revenues and Delta’s plans for concourse G. Commissioner Neuharth reviewed the SPC charts he created reviewing runway 12L and nighttime operations. The purpose of the charts was to show at what level we should be
concerned about increases on specific runways each month. Commissioners liked the
data that was presented.
Commissioner Norling reviewed charts she created tracking specific noise events. Additional information from MAC will be requested to clarify some of the current information that is shared each month. Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence a. Monthly Statistical Review
b. May 2011 NOC Technical Advisors Report
c. May 2011 Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis
d. May 2011 Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report
e. May 2011 Crossing in the Corridor Analysis Reports acknowledged. Upcoming Meetings • MAC Meeting 7-18-2011 1:00 p.m.
• City Council Meeting 7-19-2011 7:00 p.m.
• NOC Meeting 7-20-2011 1:30 p.m.
Public Comments None. Adjourn 3
Motion by Commissioner Lorberbaum and seconded by Commissioner Norling to
adjourn the meeting at 8:47 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.