2021-2022 ARC Strategic Priorities 7.27.212021-2022 Airport Relations Commission Strategic Priorities
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Vision
Mendota Heights will be recognized as a high quality, family oriented residential community, with a spacious, natural feel and the amenities of a city.
Mission
To preserve and enhance the quality of life in Mendota Heights by providing quality public safety, infrastructure, and planning for orderly and sustainable growth.
Powers & Duties
Advise city council on matters pertaining to airport noise and operations. Make recommendations regarding strategies to mitigate city’s air noise exposure.
Priority: Enhance City Governance and Services
Strategy Action Item (Examples) Action Timing Action
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Inform and engage Mendota Heights’
residents regarding airport related
issues
• Create and implement an ARC Education Program
including military appreciation, history of Mendota
Heights airport noise; and provide engagement
opportunities such as, informational stand at Parks
celebration event, summer concert series, etc
X
Dave Sloan
Bill Dunn
Booth/Table at Park Celebration (August 2021)
Booth/Table at Fire Station Open House (October 2021; TBD 9/21))
• Develop an ARC communications plan, using existing city
channels (eg, Create a periodic Friday news ARC update)
to provide ongoing information to residents about
airport related information., COVID-19 and the city’s
response to the “new normal” post pandemic
X September 2021 ARC meeting invite city staff communication coordinator
specialist to help inform and create comm plan.
• Create a City Voice of Neighborhoods to engage residents
of close-in neighborhoods X Neighborhood Post (like FB, Polco)
• Identify contact points and messaging to help inform
residents of noise mitigation options/best-practices when
making home improvements or remodeling.
X Kevin Byurnes
• Consider volunteer program to follow-up on
residents’noise complaints in partnership with MAC
community engagement best practices
X
MAC’s responsibility to address noise problem and engage with residents.
ARC wants to be informed when calls to city are received
Enhance partnerships with the
Metropolitan Airports Commission
(MAC), the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), legislative
leaders and other
government bodies regarding airport
issues
• Post COVID-19 “new normal” MSP operations: COVID-19
changed MSP operations, learn of disaster operation
procedures so in future, Mendota Heights only receives
fair share of noise
X
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July 2021 Joint Eagan Meeting at Eagan City Hall
Future 2022 Joint Eagan Meeting • Work collaboratively with other communities on mutual
concerns regarding airport development and operations
X X Continue monitoring for such things as turbo props ; continue to look at
relevant charts.
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Monitor airport operations, trends and
advocate for the Mendota Heights
community
• Research and surveillance of MAC provided data to
confirm or request additional data needed
• Determine custom-made for Mendota Heights metrics to
continue to monitor
Re-evaluate metrics
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Priority: Create a Vision for City Development and Redevelopment Areas
Strategy Action Item (Examples) Action Priority Action
Status Assigned To Est. Budget/
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Bourne Lane property (and any other
properties designated for
redevelopment)
• Advise City Council of 65DNL location X Approximate 13 acres of redevelopment within the 65DNL
Implement airport related items from
the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan
• Partner with other Mendota Heights advisory boards for
awareness of focused airport information and
considerations
X X
X X
• Review MAC 2030 Long Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP)
Priority: Conserve, Protect and Enhance Natural Resources
Strategy Action Item (Examples) Action Priority Action
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Mitigate the city’s air noise exposure
• Revisit 12L Modification Request with MAC and FAA. Did
updated training procedures increase usage of cross-in-
the-corridor operations?
X
Gina Norling
Will follow-up with Dana and Brad this fall.
Research MAC EPA studies • Review latest MAC EPA studies to determine if PM2.5
particles were identified in community X Gina Norling Future research
Priority: Maintain and Improve City Infrastructure and Assets
Strategy Action Item (Examples) Action Priority Action
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Revisit ARC Operations
• In conjunction with ARC Education Program, refresh ARC
website with additional information and resources
X
Plan to address this in September 2021 meeting where city staff
communication specialist is invited to help inform and create comm plan
Plan to address in November 2021 meeting. • Update ARC Rules of Order X
Determine future traffic congestion
based on MAC 20430 Long Term
Comprehensive Plan (LTCP)
• Review MAC 2030 Long Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP)
to provide City awareness of airport passenger and
operations forecast
X
X
Engage MNDOT study for projects
• Establish a working group focused on Mendota Heights
future traffic that monitors growth trends and demand on
the only high volume routes that provide service to
eastern metro and Wisconsin
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Priority: Encourage & Support Park Opportunities and Improvements
Strategy Action Item (Examples) Action Priority Action
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Not Applicable • None
2021-2022 Acronym Key
CD Director = Community Development Director
PW Director = Public Works Director
SPF = Special Parks Fund