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HENNEPIN COUNTY , MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 79-79
A RESOLUTION STATING POSITION ON THE PROPOSED RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT AT FLYING
CLOUD AIRPORT.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 78-36 the City of Eden Prairie did create the
Flying Cloud Airport Advisory Commission for the purpose of reviewing every pro-
posal affecting the use or operation of Flying Cloud Airport and its effects on
the community and making recommendations to the City Council and the Metropolitan
Airports Commission , and
WHEREAS, as a part of the proceedings in 1977-78 for Ordinance No . 51 pertaining
to the limitation of the operation of jet aircraft at Flying Cloud Airport the
City Council and the Metropolitan Airports Commission did appoint a 12 member
Ad Hoc Committee to review the proposed ordinance, and
WHEREAS, as a part of its recommendations regarding Ordinance No . 51 the Ad
Hoc Committee did recommend a feasibility study of the lengthening of the southern
east/west runway 9R-271_ for the purpose of noise abatement and safety, and
WHEREAS, the 1975 Master Plan for Flying Cloud Airport suggested the lengthening
of 9R-27L , and
WHEREAS, this improvement is consistent with the 1977 Metropolitan Council
Aviation Chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide designation of a minor
facility (General Utility) Airport , and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Airports Commission did engagethe services of Hoyle ,
Tanner and Associates , Inc . as Airport Engineering consultants , for the purpose
of completing an Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the Proposed
Extension to Runway 9R-27L Associated Taxiways and Lighting System, and
WHEREAS, members of tho Flying Olc:ud Advisory Commission did receive draft copies
of this E. I . A. R. for review and recommendation , and
WHEREAS, the Commission at its March 22 , 1979 meeting did recommend approval of
the E . I .A. R. and its recommendation for extension of run-way 9R-27L from 3215 '
to 3900' , and
WHEREAS , the City Council did receive this recommendation at their April 3, 1979
meeting and did subsequently meet with the Advisory Commission at a special
ineeting on April 17 , 1979.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Eden Prairie City Council , that it is the
City' s finding that based upon the information presented and the recommendation
that the lengthening of runway 9R-27L as set forth in the Draft E . I .A. R. dated
March , 1979 , is in the best interests of airport safety and the community and the
City Council supports that improvement.
Resolution 79-79 Page 2
Proposed Runway Improvement Fly. Cld, Airport
ADOPTED this 17th day of April , 1979.
Wq.I'-gan H . enzel , Mayor
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John f�:. Frane ..—I ty Clerk
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