HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 068-10 - - 068-/D
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Adopting the Rochester International Airport Master Plan Update, dated November 2009, and
the Rochester International Airport Layout Plan, dated July, 2009
WHEREAS, any airport receiving financial assistance under the terms of the federal
Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (AIP), as amended, and by adoption of specific
passenger facility charge actions, is required to have an approved ALP with its supporting
MPU documentation; and,
WHEREAS, conformity to the ALP and the maintenance thereof, are grant assurance
requirements at the Rochester International Airport since Federal funds have been expended
under the AIP and previous airport development programs, including ,the 1970 Airport
Development Aid Program (ADAP) and Federal Aid Airports Program (FAAP) of 1946, as
amended; and,
WHEREAS, the Airport Master Plan Update, dated November, 2009, and the Airport
Layout Plan, dated July, 2009, replace and supersede the documents of the same name dated
December, 1997; and,
WHEREAS, the Rochester International Airport Master Plan Update (MPU) and the
Airport Layout Plan (ALP) drawing set establish the framework needed to guide future airport
• development that will cost-effectively satisfy aviation demand while considering the potential
environmental, social, and economical impacts to the community and the region;-and,
WHEREAS, the Airport Layout Plan drawing set and the Master Plan Update document
serve as a public document that is a record of aeronautical requirements, both present and
future, and provides a reference for community deliberations on land use proposals and
budget resource planning; and,
WHEREAS, the Airport Layout Plan drawing set and the Master Plan Update document
provide the guidelines to assure that any development on, at, or around the airport maintains
airport design standards and safety requirements, and is consistent with airport and community
land use plans; and,
WHEREAS, the ALP is a direct result of the master planning process required by the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and described in their Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5070-
613, "Airport Master Plans", dated July 29, 2005; and,
WHEREAS, the master planning process included a Public Involvement Program with
public meetings, a public advisory committee, a technical advisory committee, dissemination of
draft and final publications on the Rochester International Airport web site, presentation of
findings to the Rochester City Council and a public comment period that extended from July 29
through September 2, 2009; and,
• WHEREAS, the Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a hearing,
received testimony, and recommended adoption of the Rochester International Airport Master
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Plan Update, dated November, 2009, and the Rochester International Airport Layout Plan,
dated July, 2009 as elements of the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Rochester, Minnesota.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester that the City does hereby adopt the Rochester International Airport Master Plan
Update, dated November 2009, and the Rochester International Airport Layout Plan, dated
July, 2009, as elements of the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Rochester, Minnesota.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute
the Airport Master Plan and the Airport Layout Plan on behalf of the City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS /7 .—_DAY OF , 2010.
'PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
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'CITY CLERK
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APPROVED THIS ISt4 DAY OF 2010.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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