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Mounds View Planning Commission May 19, 1999 • Regular Meeting Page 11 Kaden stated that they had not sent a representative to the meeting, but he believed that the Blaine City Council was in favor of expansion. Chair Peterson stated that residents north of the golf course would suffer a negative impact from expansion of the airport, and suggested that they may wish to become more vocal in regard to the issue. He stated that there were prior considerations for looking at the North Metro area for airport expansion since the Crystal airport was landlocked which prohibited expansion, and the St. Paul airport was subject to flooding problems. He stated that he could understand the viewpoint of expanding a cargo type airport in the northern suburbs because there was nothing else available. Kaden stated that a requirement for larger aircraft is 5000 feet of runway. He stated that once the runway is 5000 feet, planes of the next larger class could not be excluded. Commissioner Hegland expressed concern that the airport may turn into a UPS airport. He asked if there were any strategies in place to unite the surrounding cities in opposing the expansion. Jopke stated that City Administrator Whiting and City Attorney Long had been meeting with other City Administrators to discuss the issue, and that efforts were being made. • Chair Peterson stated that several years ago, a representative of the Metropolitan Council had attended a Council meeting and gave an overview of their role in these types of issues. He stated that it would be a good idea to invite a representative of the Metropolitan Council to participate in the discussion. Hegland asked what the official stance of the other cities was. Jopke stated that Circle Pines attended the meeting in support of expansion but the other cities had no official stand at this point. Chair Peterson suggested that Duane McCarty may be interested in participating in the discussion, but had a limited role at this point. He stated that Mayor Coughlin had taken a leadership role and it was suggested that the community of Mounds View may be interested in organizing a committee to address the issue. He invited members of the community to come forward. Kaden stated that it appeared the City of Mounds View had taken a leadership role regarding the airport expansion. He stated that he would be pleased to participate in the committee. He added that five representatives of the Metropolitan Airport Commission were being considered for re- appointment, and that may be beneficial. Hegland requested an update on the planned construction of a warehouse project on the Onan property. He asked if the adjacent Mounds View residents had been properly notified. 4110