HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2004-151 - Met Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan & Flying Cloud Airport - 10/19/2004 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-151
A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE METOPOLITAN COUNCIL'S 2030
TRANSPORTATION POLICY PLAN AND FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT
WHEREAS,the Metropolitan Council has prepared its 2030 Transportation Policy Plan as
required by Minnesota Statutes, section 473.146; and
WHEREAS,the 2030 Transportation Policy Plan incorporates the transportation policies and
plans that support the Metropolitan Council's Regional Development Framework and describes
the Council's approach to investments between now and 2030; and
WHEREAS,the 2030 Transportation Policy Plan now includes the aviation system plan by
reference to the 1996 Aviation Policy Plan; and
WHEREAS, the 1996 Aviation Policy Plan contains policies and a system plan to guide the
development of the Twin Cities area's airports, as well as procedures to guide the Metropolitan
Airports Commission(MAC) and local governments as plans are made for improvements at the
airports, and for land uses adjacent to these facilities; and
WHEREAS,the Minnesota State Legislature passed a law stating that the Metropolitan Airports
Commission shall not use any revenue to construct or expand the use of an existing metropolitan
airport from minor use to intermediate use status without approval by law. The law defines
minor use airports with a runway or runways no longer than 5,000 feet; and
WHEREAS,the 1996 Aviation Policy Plan identifies the approval by the Metropolitan Council
of MAC's Long Term Comprehensive Plan for the expansion of the primary runway to 5,000
feet at the Flying Cloud Airport; and
WHEREAS,Flying Cloud Airport is a minor use airport located in Eden Prairie, owned and
operated by MAC and subject to State and Metropolitan Council oversight; and
WHEREAS,the City of Eden Prairie and MAC entered into a Final Agreement concerning
Flying Cloud Airport regarding, among other things, the expansion of the airport and
maintaining a maximum runway length of 5,000 feet; and
WHEREAS, the MAC is finalizing an Environmental Impact Statement for the expansion of the
primary runway to 5,000 feet at the Flying Cloud Airport; and
WHEREAS, as the host community to the Flying Cloud Airport and by virtue of the agreements
set forth in the Final Agreement with MAC,the City of Eden Prairie has made a significant
contribution in providing for the long-term needs of the Twin Cities area's airport system and
operational demands for the future.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Eden Prairie that this
City Council recommends that the Metropolitan Council recognize in the 2030 Transportation
Policy Plan that: (i) the Flying Cloud Airport as expanded with a 5,000 foot runway and with
continued minor use designation achieves its role in the metropolitan system of airports and
makes a significant contribution to the long-term needs and operational demands of the system,
and(ii) adopt as part of the 2030 Transportation Policy Plan a commitment that Flying Cloud
Airport will not be subject to further expansion or change in its minor use designation.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie on this 19th day of October, 2004.
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Kath en Porta, City Clerk