Res 1993 - 20 In Support of the Dual Track Airport Planning Process as Established by the Metropolitan Airport Planning Act of 1989i
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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 93 ; 20
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE DUAL TRACK
AIRPORT PLANNING PROCESS AS ESTABLISHED BY
THE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT PLANNING ACT OF 1989
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Airport Planning Act of 1989 established a
dual track planning process to evaluate the long range comprehensive plan for the
Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport and the selection of a site for a relocated airport; and
WHEREAS, the evaluation continues under the joint guidance of the
Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan Airports Commission; and
WHEREAS, the expansion of the present airport facility and the
construction of a new airport are future, not present day, expenditures; and
WHEREAS, it is a common concern that our region's airport be capable
of competing in a world economy; and
WHEREAS, the planning decisions made today will either be beneficial
or detrimental to future generations; and
WHEREAS, for lack of adquate knowledge, the City of Mendota Heights
has expressly avoided taking an official position on whether tb expand the existing
airport facility or to relocate; and
WHEREAS, the curtailment of the dual track process at the present time
would be a serious mistake given the importance of the airport facility to the economic
security of our region; and
WHEREAS, sound public policy mandates that a comprehensive and
objective analysis be made prior to any decision that clearly affects the health, safety,
and longterm economic well-being of our region.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Mendota Heights,
Dakota County, Minnesota, as follows:
1. The dual track process established by the Metropolitan Airport Planning
Act of 1989 should continue to run its course culminating in a report and
recommendation to the Legislature in 1996, and
2. The City of Mendota Heights specifically opposes the recently introduced
legislation which would curtail the dual track process, and
3. The Mendota Heights City Council directs that a copy of this resolution
be forwarded to Governor Carlson, Senator Roger Moe, Senator Betty
Adkins (Chair of Metropolitan and Local Government Committee),
Senator James Metzen, Senator Deanna Wiener, Representative Irv
Anderson (Chair of Metropolitan and Local Government Committee),
Representative Tim Commers, Representative Thomas Pugh,
Representative Bob Milbert, the Metropolitan Council, the Metropolitan
Airports Commission, Dakota County Commissioners, and the governing
councils of northern Dakota County cities and cities adjoining the
Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport facility.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 16th day of March,
1993.
ATTEST:
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K thleen M. Swanson, City Clerk
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CITY COUNCIL
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Charles E. Mertensotto, Mayor
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