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A CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: APRIL 2, 1991
AGENDA. ITEM: AIRPORT SEARCH AREA
AGENDA SECTION:
OLD BUSINESS
PREPARED BY: STEPHAN J'ILK, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
AGENDA IVI
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ATTACHMENTS: RESOLUTION FROM THE CITIES OF:APP
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LAKEVILLE, ROSEMOUNT, and FARMINGTON
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I have had discussion with representatives from the cities o/Farmington,
Lakeville, and Vermillion concerning the Airport Search Process. I have
attached several resolutions passes regarding this.
The purpose of this agenda item is to inform you that on April 3, 1991
there will be a meeting at the Vermillion City Hall to discuss a potential
effort by all the townships and the above cities to lobby the legislature
to stop the process of search are designation until a feasibility study is
completed on the relocation of the airport. (Basically what our resolution
calls for.)
It is important to give direction to support this effort if that is your
position.
RECOMMENDED ACTION.
Motion to support the coalition to lobby the Minnesota State Legislature
to stop the Airport Search Process until,a feasibility study is
completed on the moving of the MPLS/ST.Paul Airport,
COUNCIL ACTION:
March 19, 1991 r. Ct � Y I
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MAR 2 ' 1991
CLERK'S OFFICE;
CITY n,-ROSEMOUNT
Dear Mr. Jilk:
The Lakeville City Council passed a resolution at its March
18 Council meeting opposing the Dakota and Dakota/Scott
candidate airport sites and supporting the improvement and
expansiion of Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport.
A copy of our resolution is enclosed. I hope it will be of
some use to youas you develop your response to the airport site
study.
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Ma or Duane un
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City of Lakeville
20195 Holyoke Avenue West • P.O. Box 957 Lakeville, MN 55044 • (612) 469-4431 • FAX 469-3815
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION
Date March 18, I991 Resolution No. 91-32
Motion by Harvev Seconded by "Mulvihill
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has mandated a
dual -track strategy to preserve the region's options for meeting
future airport capacity needs,,with one track focusing on a new
airport option and charging the Metropolitan Council with the
selection of candidate search areas for a possible new-
replacement airport, and the second track focusing on possible
ways to improve the capacity of the current airport and charging
the Metropolitan Airports Commission with studying ways to
improve the capacity _of the Minneapolis -St. Paul.International
Airport site to meet the needs of air traffic to the year 2020;,
and
WHEREAS, this dual -track strategy is a well -conceived
effort designed to preserve the region's airport options for the
future; and
WHEREAS, this strategy allows an open, public process for
making decisions, including public informational meetings and
solicitation of opinions from county, municipal and township
governing bodies and the general public; and
WHEREAS, the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport is
a major employer for Lakeville and the 'surrounding area, so any
change in airport location would affect the economic health
of the region and cause major disruption for existing
businesses, highways and utilities; and
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WHEREAS, replacing the existing Minneapolis -St. Paul
International Airport with a new airport at another site would
severely impact comprehensive Sand use plans, both at the
present airport site and at any of the candidate search area
sites; and
WHEREAS, costs for developing alternate uses for the
current airport site if it is abandoned as a major airport must
be considered; and
WHEREAS, selecting either the Dakota -Scott new airport
search site south of Lakeville in Eureka, Castle Rock,
Greenvale, Sciota and Waterford Townships, or the Dakota County
new airport search site in the City of Rosemount and Empire,
Vermillion and Marshan,Townships as the candidate site for a new
airport would place all land use planning in the selected area
in limbo for up to five years; and
WHEREAS, selecting either the Dakota -Scott site or the
Dakota County site as the definite location for a replacement
airport would 'lower the area's quality of life by adversely
impacting natural areas and critical wetlands, eliminating
hundreds of acres of productive farmland and the tradition and
heritage of the family ;farm, and increasing the sprawl of urban
land uses,; and
WHEREAS, a recently --completed survey by Decision Resources,
Ltd., indicated that the citizens of Lakeville, by a 77 percent
to 16 percent margin, support maintaining and expanding the
airport at its present site over building anew one; and
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Lakeville urges the Metropolitan Council, the
Metropolitan Airports Commission and the Minnesota Legislature
to avoid the negative economic and environmental impacts that
would affect the entire region if the regional airport were
moved to a new replacement site, and focus instead on retaining
the region's present Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport,
mitigating existing problems and improving and expanding the
present site in order to meet anticipated needs in the 21st
Century.
ADOPTED this 18th day of March, 1991.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
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BY:
Duane Zaun,Zvor
ATTESTED;
Charlene Friedges, h4ty Clerk
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Lakeville urges the Metropolitan Council, the
Metropolitan Airports Commission and the Minnesota Legislature
to avoid the negative economic and environmental impacts that
would affect the entire region if the regional airport were
moved to a new replacement site, and focus instead on retaining
the region's present Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport,
mitigating existing problems and improving and expanding the
present site in order to meet anticipated needs in the 21st
Century.
ADOPTED this 18th day of March, 1991.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY:
Duane Zaun yor
ATTESTED:
Charlene Friedges, ty Clerk
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
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A RESOLUTION OF POSITION REGARDING THE
AIRPORT PLANNING AND SEARCH AREA SELECTION PROCESS
WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Legislature has directed that the
Metropolitan Council conduct a two track approach to planning for
the future air transportation needs of the Metropolitan Region;
and
WHEREAS, this two track process includes the consideration for
planning and expansion of the existing airport and the search for
a site of a new airport if the decision is made to relocate the
existing airport; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council is in the process of selecting
a search area for the location of a new Minneapolis/St. Paul
Airport as part of this two track approach; and
WHEREAS, certain criteria have been developed by the Metropolitan
Council to determine the guidelines used in this search area
selection; and
WHEREAS, the final three areas now being considered by the
Metropolitan Council include two areas in Dakota County and one
in Chisago/Isanti Counties; and
WHEREAS, the two sites in Dakota County have direct effect on the
City of Rosemount as one search area actually includes a major
portion of the City of Rosemount and the other is near the city
limits of Rosemount; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemount, along with many other cities have
attempted to involve themselves in this Planning and Search Area
Selection Process over many months; and
WHEREAS, the relocation of the existing airport may have
tremendous negative effects on the cities surrounding the
existing airport and those near any new airport in terms of
economic, social and environmental causes; and
WHEREAS, the guidelines actually developed by the Metropolitan
Council set out requirements to meet prior to making any decision
on the relocation of the existing airport and a final design and
location of a new airport; and
WHEREAS, Rosemount and other communities have worked closely with
the Metropolitan Council to use all proven methods of planning
for the proper development of their communities which has allowed
these communities to actually become better sites for new
airports and could now suffer a loss to their quality of life
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they have worked to protect and whose citizens have indicated so
strongly they want to maintain; and
WHEREAS, the relocation of an airport to Rosemount and other
suburban cities could forever change this quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemount has serious concerns about the
following issues relating to this process:
1) The need to move the existing airport
2) The ability for cities near the existing airport to generate
input into the decision making process to expand the existing
airport or move it.
3) The determination of the feasibility of relocating the
existing airport.
4) The social, economic and environmental effects of moving the
airport to a new area both on the existing site communities
and those in a new site area.
5) The ability of cities in and around the final search areas to
have any realistic and authentic opportunity into the entire
decision making process of whether to move the existing
airport and the selection of any new site and that the final
selection has already been made.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Rosemount representing the Rosemount Community requests that the
Metropolitan Council do the following:
A. The selection of any site for the potential location of a new
airport be stopped immediately.
B. That the economic/financial feasibility study scheduled for
1992-1996 which is to be part of the analysis as to whether or
not to move the airport be completed before any further
consideration of new airport sites is given.
C. That the assessment of the impacts of moving the airport to a
new location in terms of social, economic, and environmental
issues be conducted now. This study would include the
consideration of such issues as transportation, development,
fiscal impacts, tax impacts, and job loss/creation, and use of
land now dedicated to agricultural use. The initial
determination of the three sites now selected would provide
enough data to make this study realistic, feasible and
credible.
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D. Provide a realistic and credible method for all cities to
provide input into this planning process and allow cities to
assist in any decisions made on this matter.
E. Develop a technical and administrative assistance program for
all cities, counties and townships which are effected by this
process to enable them to develop processes to deal with all
of these issues such that the cost will be born by the State
of Minnesota and not the local entities involved as this is a
State and Regional issue.
F. That only after it is concluded that a new location for the
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport is needed, the
economic feasibility of this move is proven, cities are
allowed to have a credible say in this process and
environmental, social and economic studies are completed on
the three final search areas to determine the most suitable
sites should a final search area be selected and a final site
be designated.
ADOPTED this 19th day of March, 1991.
Vernon J. Napper, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan M. Johnson, City Clerk
Motion by: Seconded by:
Voted in favor:
Voted against:
RESOLUTION NO. R13-91
CITY OF FARMINGTON POSITION ON REGIONAL AIRPORT SEARCH AREA
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Farmington, Minnesota, was held in the Civic Center of said City
on the 19th day of February, 1991 at 7:00 P.M.
The following members were present: Kuchera, Galler, Derington, Orr.
The following members were absent: Mayer.
Member Orr introduced and Member Derington seconded the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVER) BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FARMINGTON that the following
concerns be addressed by the Regional Airport Advisory Task Force:
1. The economic impact of a northern airport location upon existing investment
around the current location, including public infrastructure, private business
and housing.
2. The integrity and adequacy of the confusing "Alternate EIS" process regarding
the opportunity to provide responsible public input; the short timetable for
selection of the final search area and the incremental nature in which en-
vironmental assessment data is collected and reviewed.
3. Assurances that affected units of government be involved in the assessment
of environmental issues surrounding the detailed airport location and planning
process to guarantee that current environmental issues and nuisances at MSP
are not merely displaced to a new location.
4. The financial impacts and practical hardships resulting from the loss of
investment for agriculture, housing and other business due to the uncertainties
and extended timetable of the dual track process.
5. That the above referenced timetable be improved, -or at the very least, maintained.
This resolution adopted by recorded vote of the Farmington City Council in open
session on the 19th day of February, 1991.
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Attested to the�(� day of
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Mayor