ARC 06-20-2018 MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES
June 20, 2018
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on
Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Mendota Heights City Hall.
1. Call to Order
Chair Sloan called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
2. Roll Call
The following commissioners were present: David Sloan, Arvind Sharma, Jim Neuharth, Sally
Lorberbaum, Kevin Byrnes, and Gina Norling. Absent: William Dunn.
Also present: Assistant City Administrator Cheryl Jacobson, Dana Nelson, Manager of Noise,
Environment and Planning with MAC; Kurt Mara, Traffic Management Officer, FAA; Michele
Sand, FAA.
3. Approval of Minutes
a. Approval of Minutes from the April 18, 2018 Meeting
Motion by Neuharth/Second by Sharma to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2018 ARC
meeting, with a noted addition of “mean value” to the discussion of turboprop data
charting. Motion carried 4-0; Norling and Lorberbaum abstained.
b. Approval of Minutes from the May 22, 2018 Meeting
Motion by Neuharth/Second by Norling to approve the minutes of the May 22, 2018
meeting. Motion carried 6-0.
4. Unfinished and New Business
a. Follow-up Discussion on 12L Departure proposal
Commissioner Norling summarized the NOC meeting presentation regarding the 12L
Departure proposal, the meeting outcome and a follow-up technical meeting and
tower tour with FAA staff. Dana Nelson of MAC provided background on the NOC
consideration of the proposal and noted that the FAA was provided and reviewed
the ARC’s proposal presentation.
Kurt Mara and Michelle Sand of the FAA noted that the arrival and departure
patterns at MSP are distinct and that controllers must ensure that there is some
form of separation between aircraft. FAA staff noted that a solution to address the
12L request is to increase, as much as practical, the use of crossing in the corridor
procedures.
Michele Sand stated that the FAA had already re-briefed Controllers and reminded
them about the crossing procedures. Sand also noted that the FAA is encouraging
Controllers to find time throughout the day when following the Crossing-in-the
Corridor procedures is better. But further noted, that use is up to the Controller.
Discussion regarding rethinking the Mendota Heights proposal was had. Suggestions
included modification of operating procedures; increasing use of desired tracks
during low to mid demand periods; addressing increased use of tracks during high
demand periods; and a trial period during non-high demand times. The group
noted that the greatest gains is by using crossing in the corridor procedures.
Other items noted by MAC staff included the launch of a new flight tracker which
will be mobile friendly. Staff also noted upcoming listening sessions to be held on
July 17 and August 27. Nelson stated that the September 19 NOC meeting will
include a State of the Airport presentation by Brian Rykes.
b. Review of Airport Operational Statistics
i. Complaint Information. Complaint charts were reviewed. There were no
notable changes.
ii. Runway Use. Runway use charts were reviewed. There were no notable
changes.
iii. Noise Monitoring. Noise monitoring charts were not available for review.
iv. Turboprop. Data was received from Brad Juffer of MAC. Data will be
provided by Neuharth to Byrnes. Byrnes will create charts.
5. Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence
Monthly news articles were reviewed.
6. Upcoming Meetings
7. Public Comments
No public comments were received.
8. Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Byrnes asked about disclosures for homes that have been received noise
mitigation and whether or not disclosure was required. The group noted that such
disclosure would be city code related.
A suggestion was made to monitor the number of flights in the 120 heading each month for
review of the crossing in the corridor procedures.
9. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 8:38 PM
Minutes Taken By:
Cheryl Jacobson
Assistant City Administrator