Res 1991 - 26 Urging the Metropolitan Airports Commission in the Federal Aviation Administration to Immediately Implement the Blue Ribbon Corridor Task Force RecommendationCity of Mendota xeights
Dakota County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 91-26
RESdLUTI�N URGING THE METRflP4LITAN ATRPQRTS COMMISSION
IN THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY
IMPLEMENT THE BLUE RIBBON CORRIDQR TASK FORCE
RECOMMENDATTON
WHEREAS, in December 1990 the City of Mendota Heights
requested the Metropolitan Aircraft Saund Abatemen� Cauncil to
consider a revised corridor departure procedure £or aircraft
departing Runways 22L and 11R at Minneapalisjst. Paul International
Airport, and
WHEREAS, the City's request was directed �o a specially formed
Blue Ribbon Corridor Task Forae which deliberated on the corridor
reva.sian aiternatives until January 30, 1991, and
WHEREAS, a revised carridar u�e procedure was developed which
establi�hes a 100 degree bearing, measured from the Runway 29R
middie marker compass locator beacan as the narthern bounclary of
the Mendota Height�/Eagan Corridor, and
WHEREAS, the revised corridor use procedure� also establish
specific air traffic control procedures during bath simultaneous
anc2 non-simultaneaus departure conditzans which seek ta minimize
the air noise impaats on the City of Mendata Heights, and
WHEREAS, the final recommendation of the Blue Ribbon Task
Force was unanimously approved by all �Gask force participants
including the cities of Mendota Heights and Eagan, the Metropalitan
Airports Commission, the Metropolitan Council, and the Federal
Aviatit�n Administration, and .
�iiiEREAS, the task force participants were lead to beliave that
the implementation of the revised corridor use pracedure would
occur in the Spring of 1991, and
WHEREAS, as af May 21, 1991 no definite ward from the
Metropalitan Airports Cammission or the Federal Aviatian
Administration regarding the implementatian of the revised corridor
use procedure has been received.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Cauncil of the
City o�' Mendota Heights requests tha�G the Metrapolitan Airports
Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration use all ef�orts
pos�ible to insure the immediate implementatian of the Blue Ribbon
Task Force final recommendation as adopted on January 30, 1991, and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be immediately
• transmitted to Mr. Jeffrey Hamiel, MAC and Mr. Jeffrey Griffith,
FAA with the request that a response be returned to the City of
Mendota Heights as soon as possible.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this
21st day of May, 1991.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By �� � �
Charles E. Mertensotto, Mayor
ATTEST:
a�,l« / .t�✓ .r.
athleen M. Swanson, City Clerk