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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES July 12, 2006 The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at 7:00 p.m., in the Large Conference Room at City Hall,
1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
The following Commissioners were present: Bill Dunn, Vern Edstrom, Robin Ehrlich,
Brian Linnihan, Liz Petschel, Dave Sloan and Ellsworth Stein. Jim Danielson, City Administrator and Bonita Sullivan, Recorder. Ms. Sullivan took the minutes. Not Present: Commissioners: Approval of Minutes A. Acknowledge Eagan Notes from May 9, 2006, Joint Meeting of Eagan/Mendota
Heights Airport Relations Commission.
Public Comments
NONE Unfinished/New Business A. Review of Updated ARC Brochure
Chair Petschel asked City Administrator Danielson to verify Commissioner Sloan’s
telephone number. She noted that Council Member Duggan should also be included as
the NOC Representative for Mendota Heights.
Chair Petschel referenced Priority #2 stating that this is no longer in play and suggested removing it and adding the statement ‘for continued support of the full sound insulation package to homes in the 60 to 64 DNL contour’ and include the statement ‘to analyze the equity of the runway usage including Runway 17-35.’ Commissioner Dunn suggested including a note regarding the availability of the airport
video for public viewing.
Chair Petschel referenced Item 5 and clarified that it should state ‘manufactured stage 3
and 4’ and remove the term ‘hushkit’. Chair Petschel stated that the final draft would be reviewed at the next ARC meeting. Commission Meeting July 12, 2006 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission B. Discuss Joint Meeting with Eagan ARC, May 9, 2006
Commissioner Ehrlich stated that the City of Eagan appears to be playing a very proactive
roll adding that it would be a good idea for the ARC to work with them in the future on
airport issues. Chair Petschel agreed noting that their City Council is also very proactive.
Commissioner Ehrlich suggested working closer with the City of Eagan and suggested that the ARC also open discussions with the Burnsville Airport Relations Commission in addition to other areas. He stated that it would be very beneficial to come as a united front. Chair Petschel agreed stating that they could discuss this with the City of Eagan to
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determine their interest. She suggested meeting once a year with Legislature members. Council Member/NOC Representative Duggan suggested that the ARC continue their meetings with the Eagan ARC on an annual basis noting that this would effectively increase the communication between the two Cities and it would also encourage them to
work together on the common concerns. He stated that the more the two Cities work
together the better things will move along.
Chair Petschel stated that Diane Miller, Assistant City Administrator for the City of Eagan had discussed bringing the issue of MAC representation to the City NOC meeting, which would be in August. She stated that the ARC Commissioners should work on this through the NOC and the Legislators. She suggested having the City Council also draft a statement of support. Commissioner Ehrlich suggested discussing this with the City of Eagan first before
moving forward with anything else. He stated that it is his belief that it would be a better
outcome if we coordinate with the City of Eagan.
Chair Petschel agreed that the City of Eagan has the same concerns regarding use of the corridor and nighttime operations. She stated that it was very validating to find out that Mendota Heights is not operating alone on these concerns. She stated that she likes the idea of an annual meeting and agreed that this would be a good thing for the ARC to continue. She asked City Administrator Danielson to forward a thank you note to the Eagan ARC Commission for hosting the joint meeting.
Commissioner Stein suggested that going forward the ARC should plan on meeting with
the Cities of Bloomington and Richfield along with other Cities impacted by airport
noise.
Chair Petschel agreed noting that the Cities of Bloomington, Richfield, Eagan and Mendota Heights are the only cities left in the 65DNL without an appointed representative to the MAC. Commission Meeting July 12, 2006 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission C. NOC Update – Councilmember Duggan
Council Member/NOC Representative Duggan provided the Commission with the
following NOC update:
• The 190-degree heading after take offs from Runway 17 is becoming quite a problem for the City of Burnsville and Eagan. The NOC unanimously agreed that this should be explored further by the FAA. • June 21 he and Chair Petschel attended the City subcommittee meeting. Chair Petschel noted that it takes up to three days to obtain current flight data off the website and that it was noted that there are websites where immediate and real-time
flight data is available. She stated that they are not sure why it takes so long to get the
information from the MAC but it is their plan to investigate.
• Will do a follow-up with NOC with regards to the night time flights.
Chair Petschel noted that the current nighttime hours are considered to be from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., whereas the MAC uses it from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., which skews the actual numbers. She stated that Chad Leqve is going to review and provide an update. Chair Petschel noted that the City of Bloomington is presenting a meeting called Airport 101 that is scheduled for July 12, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. She stated that the meeting is an
introduction to the airport and would be presented by Merland Otto. She stated that the
meeting would be video and asked City Administrator Danielson to get a copy of the tape
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for their review. She stated that the content of the meeting would include a complete history of the MSP Airport, Noise Mitigation, a History of the MAC, airport and noise terms, a review of flight operations, flight tracks, nighttime operations, noise abatement programs, the Part 150 program, noise maps and litigation issues. She stated that Mr. Otto noted that the City of Minneapolis is doing a day and nighttime operations analysis
and that Eagan Study of Runway 17/35 would be available for review at the end of July.
D. Tower Tour Discussion
The Commission briefly discussed their impressions of the Airport Tower tour. Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence: The Commission briefly reviewed the following documents:
Chair Petschel referenced page 4 of the Technical Advisor Report noting that the City of
Mendota Heights had 27.1-percent of the May departures last year and 15.1-percent this
year. She stated that the City is finally getting some relief from the new runway and
reviewed. She referenced page 7 noting that the City of Mendota Heights had 581 nighttime departures during May 2005 and 800 during May 2006, which clearly indicates an increase in nighttime departures. She noted that when she raised this concern at the Commission Meeting July 12, 2006 Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission City meeting it was decided to try to determine who is causing the increase for nighttime departures.
Commissioner Stein stated that he took the number of flights and divided by 30 to
determine the average noting Northwest Airlines has had 126 of the flights coming in
after 10:30 p.m., which is a rather high number of flights.
a. Technical Advisor’s Report – May 2006. b. Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis – May 2006. c. Airport Noise Report, June 28, 2006. OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
Commissioner Stein stated that the Airline Pilots Association has filed a lawsuit against
the FAA for the violation of how the airport uses Runway 17-35. He provided the
Commission with an overview of their concerns.
Chair Petschel stated that it was her understanding that the pilots had backed away from this issue. She stated that she would follow-up and ask this question at next meeting. Chair Petschel stated that Tom Hanson, Assistant City Administrator for the City of Burnsville had a briefing by the MAC on Runway 17-35 that was based on the environmental impact statement. She indicated that the City of Mendota Heights should
begin to see a 37-percent decrease noting that it is possible, due to a potential increase in
use, that this would not be an accurate number.
August agenda: • Identify the topics of discussion for the Legislature’s visit in September or October. The Commission agreed, by consensus, to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Bonita Sullivan
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