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ARC 06-10-2015CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES June 10, 2015 The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at Mendota Heights City Hall. The following commissioners were present: David Sloan, Gina Norling, Sally Lorberbaum, Kevin Byrnes, Jim Neuharth, and Arvind Sharma Absent: William Dunn (excused) Also present: Public Works Director/City Engineer John R. Mazzitello, and City Administrator Mark McNeill Chair Sloan called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. Approval of Minutes Neuharth moved, and Norling seconded that the minutes of the March 11, 2015 Airport Relations Commission meeting be approved. All voted in favor. Norling moved, and Lorberbaum seconded that the minutes of the May 12, 2015 Airport Relations Commission meeting with the City of Eagan be approved. All voted in favor. Sharma asked if a copy of the presentation from the May 12, 2015 meeting with Eagan be made available to the Commissioners. Administrator McNeill stated he would try to get a copy forwarded to the Commissioners. Unfinished and New Business McNeill presented information about an upcoming Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) noise survey. The survey will be conducted at 20 airports via mail and phone and will not be announced in advance. If area residents start getting phone calls over the course of the next year, we will know MSP was a selected airport for the survey. Data collection will be complete in 2016 McNeill presented an update on the Phoenix RNAV/Next Gen process. Lorberbaum complimented Byrnes on his diligence in collecting articles on this and other topics and suggested the City look at re- subscribing to the Airport Noise Report. A subscription is $850/year. Lorberbaum suggested sharing a subscription with Eagan. McNeill states he could look into that possibility. Norling addressed a recent trend in early morning departures over Mendota Heights. The departures begin at 5:08am and have remained consistent through May and June. Sloan asked if the on-line flight tracker has verified these departures. Norling asked if we could have someone from MAC at an upcoming meeting (August?) to address early morning departures as part of their presentation; possibly Dana Nelson. McNeill proposed scheduling an airport tour as the July meeting and proposed July 8th or July 22nd for a potential tour. 2 McNeill asked about a date to present the Commission Annual Work Plan to the City Council. Sloan agreed to look at potential Council dates in July or August. Second meeting of the month is preferred due to typically lighter agendas. Reports on Areas of Focus Neuharth presented operations statistics noting April total departures on 12L exceeded the Upper Control Limit (UCL) established by the Commission. If total departures do not drop back below the UCL, the City should seek an explanation from MAC. Norling reviewed the noise sensor monitoring data and reported no anomalies in the data. 2005 data collected to compare total number of decibel exceedances showed over twice as many exceedances in 2005 as compared to today. Sloan suggested comparing the numbers as a function of total operations over Mendota Heights. Byrnes asked of RNAV was still a top issue at MSP. Sharma said he would continue to attend the monthly MAC meetings, but thought we might be able to attend quarterly and watch on-line for the other months. Topics covered included a resident complaint about the $6 million concourse renovation, the next crash exercise is scheduled for 2018, and the continuing trend of passengers increasing while flights are decreasing. Also discussed were the noise impacts of the reduction in commuter planes. Sharma also stated there was a discussion about the minimum wage protests at the May meeting and that MSP has won awards for food & beverage concessions, as well as for cost/flight. Commissioner Comments None. Adjourn Lorberbaum made a motion to adjourn and Norling seconded at 7:59. All voted in favor.