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176 , Through a series of meetings with the Advisory Task Force, the conceptual 1 alternatives were refined Into three Intermediate and three Minor airport configurations. Each Advisory Task Force workshop was an informal working session and Included active participation by all members. Within the week following each workshop a summary memorandum to the MAC was prepared. This synthesized the discussion in the workshop and detailed the Task Force's position on the issues. This memo was also sent to the Task Force members and to public reserve files at the Anoka County Library branches at Blaine, Circle Pines, and Fridley. In early 1980 the Minnesota Legislature, in the Supplemental Appropria- tions Bills, approved a provision precluding the MAC from upgrading an existing Minor airport to Intermediate status. As a result of the 1980 legislation, the MAC took action at the June, 1980 Commission meeting "...to terminate the master plan for Anoka County -Blaine Airport as an Intermediate Airport...[and]... to complete a Master Plan as a Minor Airport...." Pursuant to the Commission action, the master plan study has been limited to an evaluation of alternative development concepts consistent with the airport's role as a Minor facility. In refining the Minor airport alternatives, the primary goals were (1) to improve the — compatibility of the airport with the surrounding communities to the greatest extent possible, and (2) to provide facilities that would maxi- mize the safety of aircraft operations at the airport. , Based on the two goals established for the airport, a series of alterna- tl Ves '::ere develerm ned for evaluation. Thua!terna Lives are described fo; lows : o Alternative A. Existing Runway 17-35 would have its southern threshold relocated 2,655 feet to the north, would be lengthened to the north for a total runway length of 3,200 feet, and would serve as a visual runway for flight training operations. A new 4,800-foot-long runway would be constructed 500 feet to the west. This parallel runway, designated Runway 17R-35L, would Include an Instrument Landing System (ILS) and would serve as the airport's primary runway. Existing crosswind Runway 8-26 would be lengthened 800 feet to the east for a total length of 4,000 feet.