10-08-2025 Meeting Minutes
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES
October 8, 2025
The special meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 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, Bobbitt, Sloan, Dunn, Neuharth, Hamiel
Staff present: City Administrator Jacobson and Administrative Coordinator Desmond
Public present: Rose Agnew
2. BUSINESS
a. ARC Update to the City Council
Chair Norling noted that Commissioner Hamiel prepared two written summaries outlining the
history of the airport and the Mendota Heights Airport Commission. Commissioner Hamiel
provided an overview of the material.
Commissioner Bobbitt asked how much time would be allotted for the Commission’s
presentation to the City Council. City Administrator Jacobson stated that a total of 15 minutes
would be provided—10 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for Council questions.
Commissioner Hamiel provided additional background on the history of the airport and asked
whether Mendota Heights currently has representation on the Noise Oversight Committee
(NOC). City Administrator Jacobson confirmed that she serves as the City’s representative and
is the NOC co-chair.
Chair Norling asked about past discussions between the NOC and the Mendota Heights
Airport Commission and whether Commissioner Hamiel had additional information.
Commissioner Hamiel stated that he could research and provide more details if available.
Chair Norling also asked about previous efforts by cities to collaborate in order to have a
stronger collective voice with the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC). Commissioner
Hamiel stated that he did not have additional information beyond what was included in his
write-up.
Chair Norling discussed the overall flow of the presentation and asked Commissioner Hamiel
to elaborate on a bullet point, noting reduced representation related to noise issues.
Commissioner Hamiel explained that in the 1980s and 1990s many cities maintained airport
or noise commissions, whereas today fewer cities do so, with most participation now
occurring through the NOC. Chair Norling noted this would be a valuable point to include in
the presentation.
Chair Norling asked whether the Commission should go into greater depth on the charts and
whether they had been presented previously. Commissioners Sloan and Neuharth confirmed
that similar charts had been presented in the past. Commissioner Sloan suggested
highlighting selected individual charts and explaining their significance.
Chair Norling discussed emphasizing three key historical points during the presentation and
reviewed potential slide content and additional topics. Commissioner Neuharth
recommended showing only two charts rather than all of them and offered to present those
charts.
Commissioner Sloan noted that RNAV implementation is forthcoming and should be
addressed. Chair Norling suggested beginning with the historical overview and transitioning to
RNAV as a future-focused topic. Commissioner Neuharth also recommended including the
noise corridor footprint chart.
Chair Norling stated that the Commission is currently scheduled to present at the October 21
City Council meeting. City Administrator Jacobson noted that the presentation could be
moved to a different meeting if necessary. Commissioners discussed possible dates.
Commissioner Dunn suggested that City Administrator Jacobson and Chair Norling determine
the final presentation date. Chair Norling stated that they would discuss it further and that the
presentation would most likely be moved to November 5.
3. ADJOURN
Motion by Neuharth and second by Bobbitt to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried 7-0.
Chair Norling adjourned the meeting at 7:05pm.