04-15-1986 Specialf.
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 15, 1986
MEMBERS PRESENT: John Hamilton, Mayor; Ivan Ludeman;
Edwina Garcia; Martin Sandahl; and
Martin Kirsch.
STAFF PRESENT: Steven Devich, Acting City Manager/
City Clerk; Dennis Kraft,
Community Development Director.
MAC STAFF PRESENT: Ray Glumack, Chairman; Dave Dombrowski,
_ Nigel Finney; Tom Anderson; Lynn
Tischler; and Tim Anderson.
OTHERS PRESENT: Don Priebe, City of Richfield MASAC
Representative; Gertrude Ulrich,
Metropolitan Council; Mark Johnson,.
Richfield Sun; and Darrel Weslander,
MASAC staff.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 a.m.
This was a special city council meeting that was continued from
Monday, April 14, 1986. It was reconvened at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday,
April 15, 1986 at the Metropolitan Airports office, Room 301.
Chairman Glumack presented a brief history of the Metropolitan
Airports Commission and the airport system. He compared the
relative ranking of the Twin Cities .Airport system with other
airports in the world, .indicating that the Twin Cities airports
are among the world's busiest.
In an effort to alleviate noise from the airport to neighboring
communities, Mr. Glumack referenced three changes which are being
proposed for the airport.
One change involves the corporate bets headquarters and aircraft,
which are located at the Twin City Wold Chamberlain Airport.
These small aircraft would be encouraged to relocate to Holman
Field in St. Paul. Significant improvements are planned for
Holman Field to accommodate such corporate aircraft.
Secondly, the proposed merger of Republic and Northwest Airlines
would also alleviate the air traffic at the airport because
several of the duplicate routes would be consolidated.
And finally, Mr. Glumack indicated that a significant improvement
which would be needed at the airport would be the., extension and
upgrade of Runway 4-22. He stated that an upgraded 4-22 would
provide a third runway to accommodate long range commercial air
carries and ensure the continuation of the preferential landing
and takeoff system. Mr. Glumack indicated that he would be
pursuing the Runway 4-22 improvement in the near future and
wished to make the Richfield City Council aware that improvement
of the 4-22 Runway would be a high priority issue for the
Metropolitan Airports systems during ,the nea~,,future.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:12
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