88-7421R91
RESOLUTION N0. 7421
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE
TEST OF A NEM RUNMAY USE PLAN
WHEREAS, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport provides a
significant economic benefit to communities within the
Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and
WHEREAS, Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport is an integral part of
the economies of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that airport operations create
noise which is especially disruptive of residential areas
adjacent to the airport, and
WHEREAS, the residents of Richfield have experienced a
tremendous increase in airplane noise since airline deregulation
in 1978, and-
WHEREAS, the Operations Committee of the Metropolitan
Aircraft Sound Abatement Council (MASAC) has recommended a test
of a new runway use plan to determine how aircraft noise can be
more equitably distributed around the airport, and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Airports Commission, after hearing
public comments on the proposal and responding to the
Environmental Quality Board with an environmental evaluation in
support of the test, has endorsed the MASAC recommendation and
forwarded a request to the FAA for a test of the runway use plan,
and
WHEREAS, a lawsuit by a neighborhood group in St. Paul has
been filed, challenging the procedures followed by the MAC in
making its recommendation and the possibility does exist that
this legal action may delay or preclude MAC from requesting the
runway use test.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield as follows:
Section 1. That the City of Richfield request the Federal
Aviation Administration to test the runway use plan as proposed
by MASAC for a period of up to 12 months commencing as soon as
practical.
Section 2. The City of Richfield requests that MAC and the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency monitor runway utilization and
aircraft noise levels through the test period. The monitoring
program should be continuous and should include a period before
implementation of the test to establish baseline conditions.
Resolution No. 7421
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Section 3. The results:
reported monthly to the MAC,
MASAC, and adjacent communi',1
of the monitoring effort should be
Operations and Environment Committee,
:ies.
Section 4. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the FAA, and the Metropolit''an Airports Commission.
Passed by the City Council of the Cit f Richf' d t '
13th day of June, 1988.
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ven J. Q m Mayor
ATTEST:
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Thomas Ferber City Clerk