2012-11-14 Airport Relations Commission MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES
November 14, 2012
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday,
November 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN.
The following commissioners were present: David Sloan, Kevin Byrnes, William Dunn, Paul Portz, Jim
Neuharth, Sally Lorberbaum, and Gina Norling
Absent: Gretchen Keenan (excused)
Also present: City Administrator Justin Miller
Approval of Minutes
Neuharth made a motion, seconded by Dunn, to approve the September 12th minutes as approved - all voted in
favor.
PBN/RNAV Discussion
Chair Sloan stated that since the last ARC meeting, three important events had occurred in relation to the
airport’s implementation of RNAV. First, there was a presentation by MAC and FAA staff to the city council
on October 30th. Second, two open houses were held for public input, one being held in Eagan. Finally, the
NOC approved a motion at their November 14th meeting that stated the FAA met the conditions asked of them
when proposing the RNAV program. Neuharth noted that he felt the commission should keep a close eye on
the complaint reports to see the impact on Mendota Heights residents. Norling suggested that the city may want
to approach the FAA and MAC about coming up with an alternative heading once the program is deployed and
we see how it is impacting the city.
2013 Commission Workplan
Chair Sloan suggested that the commission review the existing plan during the month of December and that the
first item of business at the January meeting be discussion of the 2013 workplan. The commission agreed to
review the plan on their own over the next two months.
Invitation to Eagan “State of the Airport” Address
The commission discussed the invitation sent by the City of Eagan for their May 8th State of the Airport
presentation by MAC Executive Director Jeff Hamiel. Lorberbaum made a motion, seconded by Portz, to
accept the invitation and to replace the May ARC meeting with this presentation. Lorberbaum also suggested
that Miller discuss with Eagan staff the possibility of having the presentation televised on their cable channel.
Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence
The monthly reports for September 2012 were acknowledged and commissioners updated their respective areas
of focus. Specifically Norling noted in increase in events over the 80dB threshold at monitoring site #23 and
asked staff to inquire with MAC about what appeared to be erroneous arrival events showing up as loud noise
events.
Adjourn
Dunn made a motion, seconded by Neuharth, that the meeting be adjourned. All voted in favor. Meeting
adjourned at 8:25 pm.