ARC Packet 11-15-2023Posted 11/9/2023
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION
November 15, 2023 6:00 p.m.
City Hall 1101 Victoria Curve
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approve Minutes from the September 20, 2023 Meeting
b. Acknowledge Airport Operational Statistics Reports
1. Complaint Information
2. Runway Use Information
3. Noise Monitor Information
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
4. BUSINESS
a. Update on MSP VOR-MON and Procedure Development
b. Review of Commissioner Terms
c. 2024 Meeting Dates
5. INFORMATION AND CORRESPONDENCE
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
7. ADJOURN
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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION
September 20, 2023 6:00 p.m.
City Hall 1101 Victoria Curve
A regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday,
September 20, 2023 at Mendota Heights City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve.
1. Call to Order
Chair Norling called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. Commissioners present: Norling, Sharma,
Sloan, Dunn, Neuharth, and Bobbitt. Commissioner absent: Hamiel. Staff present: City
Administrator Jacobson and Office Support Assistant Robertson.
2. Approval of Agenda
Chair Norling explained and proposed the idea of using a consent agenda at future meetings to
expedite the process for approving minutes and acknowledging reports.
3. Approval of Minutes
a. July 11, 2023 Regular Meeting
b. July 19, 2023 Joint Meeting with Eagan ARC
Motion by Bobbitt and second by Sloan to approve the agenda and two sets of minutes.
Motion carried 6-0.
4. Public Comments
Rose Agnew, of 671 Woodridge Dr, was present. She noted she attends the meetings
occasionally to check progress and stay plugged in.
5. Unfinished and New Business
a. Update on MSP VOR-MON and Procedure Development
City Administrator Jacobson updated the commission on the Noise Oversight Committee’s
(NOC) establishment of a subcommittee to review RNAV procedural changes. The Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) has predesigns completed and the NOC subcommittee will
meet with the FAA to continue work on the proposed procedures and designs, as many
have been waivered and are out of date. They plan to hold a closed meeting in October.
Commissioner Bobbitt asked if the FAA has documentation of when the procedures
became waivered. Administrator Jacobson stated that the FAA had not provided any
details on the out of date procedures.
Chair Norling noted that the presentation to the Minneapolis Airports Commission (MAC)
will be held on October 12.
City Administrator Jacobson added that public engagement workshops are projected for
2024.
Chair Norling commented that they might also look at the south flow noise abatement
procedures. She proposed to the commission that they meet in October after City
Administrator Jacobson receives more information from the subcommittee.
City Administrator Jacobson will follow up with the Commission at that time.
b. Noise Oversight Committee Proposed 2024 Work Plan
Chair Norling asked City Administrator Jacobson how to share any procedural ideas with
the MAC.
City Administrator Jacobson confirmed that the commission should flow information to the
MAC through her and she’ll report it onto their staff.
Chair Norling expressed that the work plan was very thorough and a lot to work through,
even though some of the items were standing from year to year.
The commission as a whole had nothing to share or add.
6. Acknowledge Receipt of Reports and Correspondence
a. Review of Airport Operational Statistics
1. Complaint Information
City Administrator Jacobson shared charts and data.
Commissioner Neuharth noted there were a few missing text items from the graphs that
would help clarify the data.
City Administrator Jacobson shared additional charts presented by MAC staff to help
clarify data points.
2. Runway Use Information
Operation charts were reviewed.
3. Noise Monitor Information
Commissioner Dunn noted some stark noise differences between the data of Mendota
Heights and Minneapolis.
Chair Norling noted the proposed change in adding charts to the consent agenda from
here on out, and reminded commissioners to read and review the operational statistics
ahead of time.
7. Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Sharma is interested in the NOC’s subcommittee work coming up.
Chair Norling thanked City Administrator Jacobson for her work on that subcommittee.
Commissioner Bobbitt thanked City Administrator Jacobson and Chair Norling for a well-
organized meeting.
City Administrator Jacobson asked the commission if they’d be interested in hosting a MAC
listening session, coordinating with other local communities such as Sunfish Lake. The
commission provided a general consensus to host an upcoming listening session.
8. Adjourn Meeting
Motion by Neuharth and second by Dunn to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried 6-0.
Chair Norling adjourned the meeting at 6:50pm.
Complaints by Location—By Month
(2022, 2023)
Location = Complainants
2022 Mpls Eagan Edina MH Blmgtn
January 39 33 6 2 2
February 39 29 7 2 3
March 68 45 21 5 3
April 54 37 6 6 3
May 92 55 10 10 6
June 132 63 8 12 8
July 109 67 14 10 11
August 123 83 19 16 16
September 114 41 13 9 9
October 74 45 12 10 6
November 56 34 9 7 7
December 32 23 7 4 2
2023 Mpls Eagan Edina MH Blmgtn
January 31 26 3 2 3
February 39 25 8 4 10
March 51 26 9 4 4
April 74 31 12 4 10
May 85 51 5 14 9
June 105 80 11 16 7
July 154 67 16 8 14
August 142 71 20 13 12
September 125 64 15 11 10
October 100 43 14 6 7
November
December
Percent of All Departures by Location
(2022, 2023)
2022
Mpls/
Richfield
30R
Eagan
12R
Edina
30L
MH
12L
Blmgtn
17
January 23% 8% 28% 12% 29%
February 29% 6% 36% 8% 21%
March 27% 7% 39% 9% 19%
April 12% 14% 19% 18% 37%
May 18% 11% 22% 15% 33%
June 22% 9% 25% 12% 31%
July 20% 9% 22% 15% 33%
August 19% 7% 21% 16% 38%
September 18% 28% 24% 22% 7%
October 24% 15% 31% 14% 15%
November 21% 8% 28% 12% 30%
December 17% 12% 28% 15% 28%
2023
Mpls/
Richfield
30R
Eagan
12R
Edina
30L
MH
12L
Blmgtn
17
January 22% 7% 31% 10% 29%
February 19% 6% 25% 12% 36%
March 19% 10% 25% 13% 32%
April 21% 10% 26% 12% 30%
May 10% 10% 11% 21% 48%
June 11% 14% 13% 23% 27%
July 27% 4% 28% 10% 31%
August 19% 9% 23% 15% 33%
September 12% 9% 12% 19% 47%
October 24% 9% 30% 12% 26%
November
December
114
41
13 9 9
125
64
15 11 10
18%
28%
24%22%
7%
12%9%
12%
19%
47%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Mpls Eagan Edina MH Blmgtn
September Complaints by Location and Departures by Location
Complaints 2022 Complaints 2023 %Departures 2022 %Departures 2023
September Complaints September Night Departures
2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2023
Minneapolis (30R) 1,445 1,519 3,031 60 67 56
Eagan (12R) 1,686 1,352 4,259 52 148 214
Edina (30L) 100 339 189 64 76 82
Mendota Heights (12L) 177 869 428 43 72 123
Bloomington (17) 86 438 172 4 3 35
Total 3,494 4,517 8,079 223 366 510
74
45
12 10 6
100
43
14
6 7
24%
15%
31%
14%15%
9%
30%
12%
26%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Mpls Eagan Edina MH Blmgtn
October Complaints by Location and Departures by Location
Complaints 2022 Complaints 2023 %Departures 2022 %Departures 2023
October Complaints October Night Departures
2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2023
Minneapolis (30R) 2,761 1,068 2,513 102 74 100
Eagan (12R) 2,338 1,789 1,922 123 114 116
Edina (30L) 182 616 351 82 128 199
Mendota Heights (12L) 1,026 293 144 116 53 115
Bloomington (17) 67 272 63 3 16 12
Total 6,374 4,038 4,993 426 385 542
Data used for UCL calculation
January 2009 through December 2013
Mean: 12.4 2020 Covid Pandemic Flight Reductions-Consolidation on 12L & 12R.
St Dev: 3.06
UCL: 18.4
11.9%
14.0%
18.40%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%Percent OperationsMonth
12L Total Operations
Operations Mean UCL
Mean: Rolling 24/mo
Data used for UCL calculation
January 2009 through December 2013
Mean: 19.5
St Dev: 7
UCL: 33.5
16.1%
13.7%
Mean: Rolling 24/mo
21.2%
16.4%
33.50%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%Percentage OperationsMonth
12L Night Operations
Operations Mean UCL
Data used for UCL calculation
January 2009 through December 2013
Mean: 7.7 2020 Covid Pandemic Flight Reductions-Consolidation on 12L & 12R.
St Dev: 2.96
UCL: 13.4
8.5%
9.8%
13.40%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%Percent OperationsMonth
12R Total Operations
Operations Mean UCL
Mean: Rolling 24/mo
Data used for UCL calculation
January 2009 through December 2013
Mean: 28.9
St Dev: 8.82
UCL: 46.5
21.4%
27.6%
46.50%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%Percent OperationsMonth
12R Night Operations
Operations Mean UCL
Mean: Rolling 24/mo
Data used for UCL calculation
January 2009 through December 2013
Mean: 2.2
St Dev: 0.98
UCL: 4.2
0.6%
1.3%
4.20%
0%
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
3%
4%
4%
5%Percent OperationsMonth
Departures North of Corridor
Operations Mean UCL
Mean: Rolling 24/mo
_____________________________________________ Airport Relations Commission
DATE: November 15, 2023
TO: Airport Relations Commission
FROM: Cheryl Jacobson, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Commissioner Term Assignments
BACKGROUND
The City Council has implemented term limits for the Airport Relations Commission.
The term limits were incorporated into the bylaws under Article 2., Section 2 and are as
follows:
Terms of members shall commence on February 1 and shall terminate on January 31 of each
term year. Members shall serve terms of four (4) years. The terms shall be staggered so that
terms of at least two members shall expire each year. No member shall be appointed to more
than three (3) consecutive full terms.
The city administrator will present proposed terms for commissioners at the November
meeting.
ACTION REQUIRED
The Commission is asked to discuss and accept the Commissioner term assignments
effective beginning February 1, 2024.
_____________________________________________ Airport Relations Commission
DATE: November 15, 2023
TO: Airport Relations Commission
FROM: Cheryl Jacobson, City Administrator
SUBJECT: 2024 Commission Meeting Dates
BACKGROUND
The Airport Relations Commission is scheduled to meet the third Wednesday of odd
number months. Following this schedule, the 2024 meeting dates would be as follows:
January 17
March 20
May 15
July 17
September 18
November 20
Should the Commission need to meet more often, a special meeting may be called.
ACTION REQUIRED
The Commission should confirm the 2024 schedule of Airport Commission meeting
dates.