2011-04-29 Friday News
April 29, 2011
April 29, 2011
Nighttime Aircraft Operations
Reach an Eight Year Low in 2010
Nighttime operations at MSP International
Airport are an expressed concern for residents
around the airport. The annual nighttime
operations assessment for 2009-2010 details
the scheduled and actual nighttime operations
between 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. In 2010,
the average daily number of nighttime
operations shrunk by 21% from the previous
year. Furthermore, there were fewer than 400
nighttime operations in 2010 that were
conducted in non-manufactured stage three
aircraft, which are generally older and louder
aircraft compared to approximately 1,500 such
operations in 2009. This is a positive trend in
reducing nighttime airport noise and
contributes to the reduction in actual nose
levels around MSP. The Noise Oversight
Committee will continue to analyze the
number of nighttime operations.
Public Works
With National Public Works Week a few weeks
away and the snow season finally behind us,
we would like to take a moment to say thank
you to all of our Public Works staff for the work
they did in clearing the roads this past winter.
With all of the snow that fell and its inevitable
timing of falling on weekends and holidays, we
commend you all for the excellent work you all
did this past season. Your willingness to give
up your evenings, early mornings and
weekends to get the streets cleared is
appreciated and it did not go unnoticed. While
we sometimes get caught up in the mailbox
that gets knocked down or sod that needs to be
repaired, the work of clearing the roads and
making our commutes a little less stressful is
very much appreciated.
City Recruitment Continues
While we continue to recruit for the position of
facilities manager, the second step in the fire
marshal recruitment process got underway.
The city is looking to replace two long time
employees in these positions so there are big
shoes to fill. In addition, the city council
agenda for next week includes the request for
authorization to fill the vacant human
resources position. Feel free to share these
openings with any qualified applicants that you
might know. Information on all of these
positions is available by contacting the city at
651-452-1850. We will update you on the
results of these recruitments as they occur.
Friday News
Mendota Heights Weekly Report on City Activities
Mendota Heights City Hall
1101 Victoria Curve
www.mendota-heights.com
(651) 452-1850
April 29, 2011
Attachments
The Pipeline, Just the Facts
April 29, 2011
Dates to Remember
May 3, 2011 7:00 p.m.
City Council Meeting
May 7, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Spring Clean Up (Mendakota Park)
May 10, 2011 6:30 p.m.
Parks and Recreation Commission
Meeting
May 11, 2011 7:00 p.m.
Airport Relations Commission
Meeting
May 17, 2011 5:00 p.m.
City Council Work Session and
Meeting
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Upcoming Events
Now that spring is here there are a number
of Mendota Heights events that we want to
remind you about. The annual Clean Up
Day will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2011
at Mendakota Park from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. In addition the annual 5K Run/Walk
will take place on Saturday, June 4, 2011
starting at 9:00 a.m. at The Village. Later
that same day the annual Celebrate
Mendota Heights Park Day will take place
at Mendakota Park from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. Please take advantage of these great
events that occur in our community. If you
have any questions regarding these events
please feel free to contact city staff. We
look forward to seeing you around town
and thank all of those individuals who
volunteer to help with these events.
League of Cities Training
A number of city staff members attended
training this week sponsored by the League
of Minnesota Cities. The training included
different tracks focusing on administration,
public works and police issues in the
morning and small cities, agents and
parks/recreation in the afternoon. The
League of Minnesota Cities puts on this
training throughout the year to help prevent
missteps in cities. The training hopefully
helps avoid costly claims and minimize
expenses if a loss should occur. By
preventing just one claim, a city can recoup
the cost of the training many times over.
While learning about sign retroreflectivity,
variance issues and accident investigation
might not be the most exciting topics, our
city and staff are better off because they
attended the training.