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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES September 14, 2011 The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights,
Minnesota.
The following commissioners were present: David Sloan, Sally Lorberbaum, Gina Norling, Jim
Neuharth, and Bill Dunn Absent: Kevin Byrnes Also present: John Mazzitello and Gretchen Keenan Approval of Minutes
A motion by Commissioner Norling, seconded by Commissioner Dunn to approve the minutes of
the August 10, 2011 ARC meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
Election of New Commission Co-Chair Commissioner Dunn nominated Commissioner Lorberbaum to be the new Commission Co-Chair. The nomination was seconded by Commissioner Norling. Commissioner Lorberbaum was elected unanimously. NOC Meeting Update
Commissioner Sloan stated that he would be attending the upcoming NOC Meeting on
September 21st. Mr. Mazzitello stated that the published agenda and draft July NOC meeting
minutes were included in the Commission agenda packets as an information item. 2011/2012 Work Plan Commissioners reviewed the action items for each Priority Issue in the 2009 Airport Noise Plan of Action and proposed updates for the 2012 plan. City staff will make the Commission’s corrections and bring the document back to the Commission at the October meeting as a Draft
Final document. Once the plan is complete, it will be presented to the city council.
Items of Interest
Commissioner Dunn presented a table he created from noise sensor data that compares the Mendota Heights sensors to the South Minneapolis and Richfield sensors. Commissioners 2 discussed how the data could be used. Commissioner Dunn said he would work on data presentation and bring the information back to the Commission. Commissioner Norling reviewed charts tracking specific noise events and the high number
associated with runway 12L in June. Charts were specific to noise sensor 23. The commission
will continue to track this item to see if it is a trend or not.
Commissioner Lorberbaum reviewed charts showing of complainants by city and the trends that are evident. The charts were revised form the August version taking off the Minneapolis and Richfield complaints so Mendota Heights and Eagan would be more visible. Commissioner Lorberbaum also presented a chart showing % of total operations by runway Commissioner Neuharth presented a new chart of runway 12L nighttime operations. The new chart shows the mean percent usage as well as the upper control limit for the data. The chart was
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presented in two different formats, and the Commission decided they liked them both. Commissioner Neuharth will continue to work with City staff on refining the charts for runway 12L and for flights leaving north of the established corridor. Articles provided by Commissioner Byrnes were distributed by Mr. Mazzitello.
Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence
a. Monthly Statistical Review b. July 2011 NOC Technical Advisors Report c. July2011 Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis d. July 2011 Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report e. July 2011 Crossing in the Corridor Analysis Reports acknowledged.
Upcoming Meetings
• City Council Meeting 9-20-2011 7:00 p.m. • NOC Meeting 9-21-2011 1:30 p.m. • Planning Commission 9-27-2011 7:00 p.m. • Next ARC Meeting 10-19-2011 7:00 p.m. Public Comments
None.
Adjourn
Motion by Commissioner Dunn and seconded by Commissioner Lorberbaum to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.