2012-04-11 Airport Relations Commission Minutes2012-04-11 Airport Relations Commission Minutes.txt[1/25/2018 4:14:45 PM]
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES April 11, 2012 The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN.
The following commissioners were present: David Sloan, William Dunn, Sally Lorberbaum, Kevin
Byrnes, Paul Portz, Jim Neuharth, Gina Norling and Gretchen Keenan Absent: None Also present: City
Administrator Justin Miller, Metropolitan Airports Commission Executive Director Jeff Hamiel The agenda was amended to allow MAC Executive Director Jeff Hamiel to make his presentation before the rest of the commission business was addressed. Guest Speaker – MAC Executive Director Jeff Hamiel
Hamiel discussed his background in the airport industry and then provided a brief history of how the
MAC came into existence, the impacts of deregulation and other factors on the aviation industry, and
then an explanation of the MAC’s operations. He also provided his thoughts on the future of the industry
and an update on the long term capital plan for airport improvements. He stated that there are not currently plans for an additional runway at the airport. The commission asked several questions throughout the presentation and then thanked Hamiel for taking time out of his schedule to meet. He stated that the City of Mendota Heights and the ARC has a great reputation at the airport and they are happy to work with the city anytime there are concerns. Approval of Minutes
Lorberbaum asked that in the future amendments to minutes be reflected with the actual text rather than
just a note saying that they had been amended. She also recommended that the minutes relating to the
redistricting impacts discussion be changed to state “These districts, if the current officials are re-elected, would be represented by Rick Hansen and Joe Atkins.” Lorberbaum made a motion, seconded by Portz to approve the March 14, 2012 minutes as amended by Commissioner Lorberbaum (unanimously approved). Joint ARC Meeting with Eagan and Inver Grove Heights Update Sloan indicated that agenda topics were included in the staff report and Miller stated that each city had similar thoughts regarding agenda topics. Sloan stated that he would provide an updated version of the presentation he gave to the city council in December. There was a question about carpooling to the
meeting from Mendota Heights, and Miller indicated that he would send out an email before the meeting
to find out who would like to ride together.
Departures North of Highway 110 Update Sloan stated that he had received a higher than normal number of complaints regarding flights departing north of the corridor. He, along with Councilmember Petschel, brought this to the attention of FAA staff 2 at the last NOC meeting and they agreed that an incorrect heading was being used. Miller also shared this information with MAC staff and they stated that they would investigate what was happening.
Commission Items of Interest
Sloan stated that at the March NOC meeting they agreed to evaluate nighttime operations off of Runway
12L. He also spoke about the MAC meeting held in south Minneapolis and informed the commission about
the next public input meeting to be held on April 24th at 7:00 pm. Neuharth explained some changes that he has discussed with staff about the format of the charts that the commission reviews. These changes will be incorporated into the next reports. Norling reviewed the noise reports at Sensor 23 and noted that number of noise events over 90 dB has doubled since the same period last year. In comparison to Sensor 4 in Minneapolis, the Mendota Heights sensor has fewer high-noise events, but the total time associated with those events is higher in our city.
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She suggested staff contact MAC to see what can be done about this. Portz indicated that he is interested in attending the airport’s crash exercise as a volunteer. Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence
The monthly reports for February 2012 were acknowledged.
Adjourn Dunn made a motion, seconded by Neuharth, that the meeting be adjourned. All voted in favor. Meeting adjourned at 8:55 pm.