2013-02-13 ARC minutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MINUTES
February 13, 2013
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, February
13, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN.
The following commissioners were present: David Sloan, Kevin Byrnes, Jim Neuharth, Sally Lorberbaum, Gina
Norling, William Dunn, Paul Portz, and Gretchen Keenan
Absent: None
Also present: City Councilmember Liz Petschel and City Administrator Justin Miller
Approval of Minutes
Lorberbaum noted that under “Approval of Minutes” the second “approved” should be changed to “submitted”.
Portz noted that under “Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports” the word “in” should be changes to “an”.
Lorberbaum made a motion, seconded by Portz, to approve the January 9th minutes as amended - all voted in
favor.
Election of Commission Chair and Vice-Chair
Lorberbaum made a motion, seconded by Dunn, to appoint David Sloan as chair for 2013. All voted in favor.
Sloan made a motion, seconded by Portz, to appoint Sally Lorberbaum as vice-chair for 2013. All voted in
favor.
Legislative Letters/NOC Update
Councilmember Petschel attended the meeting and updated the commission on several areas of importance,
including implementation details relating to RNAV, the FAA’s proposed changes to their soundproofing
thresholds, recent MAC meetings, proposed legislation relating to the Noise Oversight Committee, Edina’s
inclusion as an at-large member of the NOC, and a report on Delta’s hub operations at MSP. The commission
and Petschel discussed these issues and the commission thanked Petschel for the update.
2013 Commission Work Plan
The commission reviewed the draft 2013 work plan as was edited at the February meeting. Final edits made at
this meeting included:
• Changing the heading on Issue #3, as well as better defining who will attend NOC meetings
• Clarifying abbreviations and where they are used
• Eliminating Issue #11 and adding it as a bullet under Issue #10
A motion to approve the work plan and present it to the city council for their approval was made by
Lorberbaum and seconded by Dunn. All voted in favor.
Acknowledge Receipt of Various Reports/Correspondence
The monthly reports for December 2012 were acknowledged and commissioners updated their respective areas
of focus. Neuharth distributed literature about statistical analysis methods and asked the commission to review
it prior to the next meeting.
Adjourn
Lorberbaum made a motion, seconded by Neuharth, that the meeting be adjourned. All voted in favor. Meeting
adjourned at 8:35 pm.