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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECIITIVE SUb�IARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MAY 3, 1994
AGENDA ITEM: SCOPING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENDA SECTION:
WORKSHEET AND DRAFT SCOPING DECISION DOCUMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THE NEW AIRPORT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
PREP�RED BY: RICHARD PEARSON, AGENDA ���� � ��
ASSIST.ANT PLANNER
ATTACI�IENTS: MEETING NOTICE FROM NIGEL D. APPROVED BY:
FINNEY
The Dual Track Airport Planning Process is entering a new phase with the
initiation of a Comprehensive Plan for a new regional airport located
southwest of the City of Hastings. An EAW has been prepared for this stage
of the process. At the same time, planning activities are underway that
explore the other option of expanding the existing airport.
Copies of the EAW (Environmental Assessment Worksheet) are on file in the
Administration and Planning Departments which you may check out for review.
RECOi+�IENDED ACTION: No action is requested.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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TO: Interested Persons and Agencies
FROM: Nigel D. Finney, Deputy Executive Director - Planning and Environment
DATE: April 22, 1994
RE: Alternative Environmental Document (AED) Scoping
New Airport Comprehensive Plan
Dual Track Airport Planning Process
The MAC is initiating work on a Comprehensive Plan for a possible new replacement airport
in Dakota County. The new airport would be located within Site 3, southwest of Hastings,
which was selected by the Commission in January, 1994. An Alternative Environmental
Docusnent (AED) for the comprehensive plan alternatives will be prepared.
The New Airport Comprehensive Plan is one element of the Dual Track Airport Planning
Process mandated by the Minnesota Legislature, and is being conducted under the Alternative
Environmental Review Process approved by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board in
March, 1992, and in general conformance with Federal Aviation Administration requirements.
The initial step in development of the AED is scoping. The scoping process is intended to
determine the alternatives, issues and impacts that must be evaluated in the AED and the extent
to which they must be evaluated. The Scoping Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAV�
and Draft Scoping Decision Document are designed to begin this discussion.
A public scoping meeting will be held on Thursday, May 12, 1994, at 7:00 pm at the Hastings
Middle School, 9th Street and Vermillion Street (Highway 61), Hastings, Minnesota. A brief
overview of the AED Scoping will be presented and public comments on the scoping process will
be received.
All comments on the enclosed Scoping Environmental Assessment Worksheet(EAW) and Draft
Scoping Decision Document must be received by May 25, 1994. Please direct all comments and
inquiries to Ms. Jenn Unruh, Metropolitan Airports Commission, 6040 28th Avenue South,
Minneapolis, MN 55450; (612) 726-8189.
The vletropolitan ilirports Commission is an affirmative action employec
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