ARC 09-12-2018 MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES
September 12, 2018
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on
Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at Mendota Heights City Hall.
1. Call to Order
Chair Sloan called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm.
2. Roll Call
The following commissioners were present: David Sloan, Jim Neuharth, William Dunn, and
Kevin Byrnes. Absent: Arvind Sharma, Sally Lorberbaum, and Gina Norling
Also present: City Administrator Mark McNeill
3. Approval of Minutes
Motion by Neuharth/Second by Byrnes to approve the minutes of the June 20, 2018 ARC
meeting. Motion carried 4-0.
4. Unfinished and New Business
a. July 18 NOC Committee Meeting Review-- By Law Changes
Chair Sloan reported that the NOC had discussed options to make public input
easier, including moving public comments ahead on the agenda, reducing the need
for a “sponsor” to speak, and allowing a total of 20 minutes’ discussion (with a 3
minute individual limitation to speak.) The vote was to approve those by-law
revisions.
Chair Sloan also said that the NOC did evaluate the Mendota Heights crossing in the
Corridor proposal. The Co-Chair (Delta Pilot) thought that with RNAV, it might be
possible. Chair Sloan also reported that the FAA is doing a survey about how it
measures noise. However, they won’t say which airports are being measured.
b. Discussion of Data Collection—12L Departure Modification/Crossing in the Corridor
Procedures
As this topic was of special interest to Commissioner Norling, it was decided to table
discussion of this issue until she would be present at a future ARC meeting.
c. Review of Airport Operational Statistics
i. Complaint Information. Complaint charts were reviewed. There were no
comments.
ii. Runway Use. Runway use charts were reviewed.
iii. Turboprop Charts. Commissioner Neuharth said that most of the turboprop
operations going north of the corridor were from 12L. He noted that the
turboprop trend charts had not been updated since September, 2016.
Commissioner Neuharth said that he would contact Brad Juffers to see if
MAC could do the updates on a regular basis. Dunn asked if there were
complaints about turbo operations. The response was “no”, but
Commissioner Neuharth said that it was in Mendota Heights’ best interest to
monitor it. Chair Sloan asked if it was possible to meet with the air freight
companies that use turboprops? Commissioner Neuharth said that he
would check with Mr. Juffers.
iv. Noise Monitor Charts. Commissioner Norling’s notes indicated that the
Upper Control Limit had been exceeded in June for all three noise monitoring
locations. Commissioner Neuharth said that he would contact Dana Nelson
or Brad Juffers for an explanation.
5. Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence
Monthly news articles were reviewed. Commissioner Byrnes noted an article on noise
reporting key fobs
6. Upcoming Meetings
7. Public Comments
No public comments were received.
8. Commissioner Comments
9. Adjourn
Motion Neuharth/Second Dunn to adjourn at 7:42 PM
Minutes Taken By:
Mark McNeill
City Administrator