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CITY OF ST. PAUL H�UNCIL NO.
� OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
�E9 CIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED RY January 22, 1971
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RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul recommends that the Metropolitan
Airports Commission, the State Department of Aeronautics, and the
Federal Aviation Administration take the necessary joint action immediately
to reinstate the longest possible runway (approximately 7000 feet) in the
M.A.C.'s Master P1an for Saint Paul Downtown Airport (Holman Field).
FURTHER RESOLVED, that these same agencies implement the construction of
this longer runway immediately and further develop Saint Paul Downtown
Airport (Holman Fie1d) into its originally conceived role as the dominant
business aircraft airport for the Twin Cities airport system.
FURTHER RESOLVED� that the City of Saint Paul take immediate steps to
protect the airspace required for this runway.
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COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Counci� 19—
Yeas xaya J A N 2 2 19�1
Butler
Carlson Ap 19—
Levine �n Favor
Meredith �
Sprafka
Tedesco A8ainat
Mr. President, McCarty �AN 3 p tg7�
PUBLISHED —
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STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF NEW RUNWAY � % �1�f
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AT SAINT PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT
The Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce has long recognized the value of the Saint
Paul Downtown Airport to our City, and has had a continuing interest in its prosperity.
What we are asking today is that the City Councfl support our efforts to improve
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the facility by means of a longer runway so that the airport can again become "the
domfnant airport to serve the business flying needs in the Twin Cities."
As a result of the Leigh Fisher Report of 1956, the requested runway was included
fn plans for the Downtown Airport, After the 1965 flood, however, a choiee had to be
made as to whether Federal assistance would be asked for the co�struction of a new run-
way, or the rehabilitation of existing runways, Since it was imperat�ve that the airport
become fully operational as soon as possible, the choice was made in that direction. We
emphasize, however, that the new runway, which had been approved by both M�A.C� and the
State Department of Aeronautics, remained in the plan,
The new runway is required to accommodate the larger business aircraft now being
used; more and more they are forced to Twin Cities International Airport which adds to
the traffic problem: there, and deprives Saint Paul of this business.
This can be accomplished at no d�trect cost to the taxpayers of Saint Paul, since
3/6 of the funding will be from the Federal Aviation Authority, 2/6 from the State of
Minnesota, and 1/6 from the M.A,C, Development of this facility would preserve it
as one of the finest downtown airports in the country.
We solicit your approval of the resolution.
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• CITY OF ST. PAUL �Np� NO
' OFHCE OF THE CITY CLERK
COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
C�.OMM�I�IpN� DA� Jffi,�► za, i9�i
RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul reco�nenda that the l�letropolitan
Airpo:+ta Con�is:ion, the State Department of Aercraautica, aad the
Fed�ral Aviatian Administ�atioa take the necassa�ry joint actioa im��diately
to reinstate the langast possible r�mxay (approximately 7000 f�et) in the
M.A.C.'s Master Plaon for Saint Paul Darntown Airpart (Hole� Field).
FtJRTf�R RESOLVED, that tt�se same agencies i�plema�nt the cauatructioai of
this laiger runway inneediatelq and further davelop Saint Paul Damtarn
Airpart (Holman Field) iato ita originally ccaa�3wd rola as the dc�ninant
buataess aireraft airport far the nrin Citiea airport system.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul taka iannediate stepe to
prot�t the airspac�� required for thia runway.
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COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Coun� 19._
Yesa Naya
Butler . JA N Z 2 ��
Carlson Appro� 19—
r �°� Favor
Meredith
Sprafka � �'
roos�711At,
Tedesco
Mr. President, McCarty
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