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	Metropolitan Airports Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) is the owner and operator of Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota as well as six other reliever airports in the Twin Cities region, which primarily provide service to private individuals and businesses, but also have regional transportation service.
		The MAC is a governmental agency of the State of Minnesota.
		Four of the commissioners must be residents of Greater Minnesota, or outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metropolitan_Airports_Commission (147 words)

	Metropolitan Planning Act
		(a) The chair of the metropolitan council shall be appointed by the governor as the 17th voting member thereof by and with the advice and consent of the senate to serve at the pleasure of the governor to represent the metropolitan area at large.
		The metropolitan council shall have and exercise all powers which may be necessary or convenient to enable it to perform and carry out the duties and responsibilities now existing or which may hereafter be imposed upon it by law.
		Those employed by a predecessor of the metropolitan council and transferred to it may at their option become members of the Minnesota state retirement system or may continue as members of the public retirement association to which they belonged as employees of the predecessor of the metropolitan council.
	www.lpa.state.mn.us /laws/metro473.html (7562 words)

	Metropolitan Airports Commission-Text-Only
		MAC has shown more fiscal restraint than most airports in recent years, but the 12 percent increase proposed by MAC staff for 2003 was insensitive to the airline industry's financial distress and not adequately justified in presentations to the commission.
		MAC did not revise its noise projections in the mid-1990s because the Legislature was in the midst of determining the airport's future.
		Metropolitan Council, the commissioner of the Department of Transportation, and the executive director of MAC—awarded the contract to the low bidder and increased the maximum MAC contribution from $70 million to $87 million.
	www.auditor.leg.state.mn.us /Ped/access/0304all.htm (18858 words)

	Preserve Camp Coldwater Coalition Comments on the Proposed Memorandum of Agreement for the proposed conveyance of the ...
		WHEREAS, the Minnesota Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) acknowledges that, for purposes of the provisions of SF 2049 and this MOA, it is "the state," a "unit of metropolitan government," or "a political subdivision of the state".
		MAC shall monitor the flow and water quality of the Spring and Reservoir for all projects it undertakes on the TCRC Main Campus as well as those projects it undertakes outside of the TCRC Main Campus that could potentially affect the flow of water and water quality of the Spring and Reservoir.
		MAC and the NPS shall ensure that all historic preservation work conducted pursuant to this MOA shall be carried out by or under the direct supervision of a qualified individual who meets, at minimum, the "Professional Qualifications Standards" in the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards (48 FR 44738-9).
	www.preservecampcoldwater.org /moa9-13.htm (3745 words)

	Establish a Policy Regarding Anoka County-Blaine Airport
		It is recommended that the Metropolitan Airports Commission pursue improvements to communication with residents of the surrounding community relative to noise and other issues.
		The Commission is encouraged to work with the City where possible to consider use of those properties, while recognizing that open space around the airport provides both increased safety and valuable passive property.
		The Metropolitan Airports Commission is encouraged to carefully balance the uses of the airport to preserve our natural, including environmental features such as plant and wildlife while overseeing airport functions.
	www.ci.blaine.mn.us /_InsideCityHall/_CityCouncil/_EstablishPolicyRegarding/EstablishPolicyRegarding_Home.htm (618 words)

	USATODAY.com - Northwest sues airports commission to rid itself of debt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Commission spokesman Pat Hogan said Monday that it would argue on behalf of bondholders that the financing is a lease.
		The lawsuit said the agreement dates to 1999, when Northwest and the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which owns and operates the airport, entered into an operating agreement and terminal-building lease.
		The commission issued bonds in 2001 and the proceeds from the bonds, which mature in 2025, were used for new gates, expansion of luggage systems, construction of new passenger facilities, and other projects.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/flights/2006-03-28-northwest-lawsuit_x.htm (368 words)

	Statement
		The airport is like an artery through which people and things pass into the heart of the country.
		Typically, airport fire and police personnel are the first to respond to health emergencies at the airport.
		Internally, the threat of SARS has served as a reminder for airport police and firefighters to be prepared and to follow the protocol: have gloves, masks and goggles on hand at all times both for emergency workers themselves and for their patients.
	www.senate.gov /~govt-aff/052103grunseth.htm (1683 words)

	House Research Bill Summary
		This bill would add the metropolitan airports commission (MAC) to the purview of the legislative commission on metropolitan government.
		The bill would also remove the appointees of the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul from MAC, and would clarify that all remaining MAC members serve at the pleasure of the governor and that their terms coincide with that of the governor.
		Finally, the bill provides that the terms of metropolitan area MAC members end with metropolitan council redistricting and new members must be appointed at that time.
	www.house.leg.state.mn.us /hrd/bs/83/HF0883.html (312 words)

	Airport Runway Information -- Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Runway 4/22, the airport's longest runway, runs northeast and southwest and is used for heavy aircraft such as long-distance flights to Europe and Asia.
		In anticipation of the runway's opening, MAC has worked closely with cities and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to determine the most effective means of minimizing noise impacts.
		MAC and its consultant, Center for Energy and Environment, is contacting eligible homeowners for sound insulation under the MAC Part 150 Residential Sound Insulation Program.
	www.ci.bloomington.mn.us /cityhall/dept/commdev/topics/airport/airport.htm (752 words)

	Boeing Company
		Airport operators were to specify to air carriers serving their facility, which departure profile should be flown off each end of the airport, a function of the noise sensitivities off each departure end.
		MAC is dedicated to an effective air-operations management program to meet the future challenges of minimizing airport noise and environmental impacts while ensuring safe, convenient, and expedient air-travel for the Twin Cities and much of the upper Midwest.
		The MAC was also one of the first airports in the nation to implement a sound insulation program to reduce the interior noise levels in homes surrounding the airport.
	www.boeing.com /commercial/noise/minneapolis.html (9050 words)

	Pressrelease - Minnesota House of Representatives
		The MAC consists of 15 members: the mayors of St. Paul and Minneapolis, eight commissioners aligned two to one with the 16 Met Council districts, four members outside of the metro area which are appointed by the governor, and one chairman appointed by the governor.
		The bill would remove the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul as automatic members of the commission and makes the MAC subject to review by the Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Governance, which is the same body that currently reviews the Met Council.
		"Because the MAC is larger than most airport commissions and because budgetary constraints are forcing us to inspect every operation of government, I think now is the right time to look critically at the commission and its structure," Wilkin said.
	ww3.house.leg.state.mn.us /members/pressrelease.asp?district=38A&pressid=865&party=2 (332 words)

	Aviation: Minnesota Department of Transportation
		Minneapolis-St. Paul International is one of the busiest airports in the world, with more than a half million takeoffs and landings each year.
		The airport is in the midst of a $3 billion expansion program aimed at making your trip safe, efficient and enjoyable.
		Each airport is served by at least one full-service operator that provides aircraft maintenance, fueling, line service and aircraft storage.
	www.dot.state.mn.us /aero/avoffice/commaviation.html (241 words)

	Airport - City Of Eden Prairie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Flying Cloud is classified as a “Minor” airport by the Met Council and is one of six reliever airports in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
		MAC is in the final stages of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed expansion to Flying Cloud Airport.
		In 2002 the City of Eden Prairie and MAC reached an agreement whereby the City dropped its opposition to the expansion of the airport.
	www.edenprairie.org /vCurrent/live/article.asp?r=1406 (151 words)

	Airports Commission, Metropolitan
		The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) owns and operates Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and six reliever airports throughout the Twin Cities area.
		The MAC's mission is to serve the community by ensuring the safety of airport users and to provide efficient services and facilities for air travelers.
		On the Wednesday following the first Monday of each month, the MAC Planning and Environment Committee meets at 9 a.m., the Finance Committee meets at 11 a.m., and the Management and Operations Committee meets at 2 p.m.
	www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us /boards-and-commissions/Airport-Comsn-Metro.asp (158 words)

	Mechanics Sue Metropolitan Airports Commission For Denying Constitutional Right To Picket @ Airport News ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A MAC ordinance requires the MAC to grant permits for constitutionally protected expression at the Airport.
		MAC takes the position that it will neither grant a permit nor provide a hearing on the Northwest Drive picketing request, however.
		The union's lawsuit asks the Court to order the MAC to issue the requested permit for the union to exercise its constitutional rights of free speech and assembly.
	www.airportbusiness.com /article/article.jsp?id=4350&siteSection=4 (315 words)

	MPR: A noisy debate over airport noise
		But the MAC is considering a much less generous deal for homeowners who are subject to slightly lower decibels.
		The Metropolitan Airports Commission moved that proposal forward at its meeting on Monday, despite accusations of betrayal from around 200 residents and politicians who crowded their chamber.
		As the airport reaches new limits on growth -- and looks to expand service in smaller, reliever airports -- Rybak says the MAC could suffer a credibility problem in other neighborhoods and cities.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2004/07/20_horwichj_noise (873 words)

	Resources on Minnesota issues: dual-track airport planning process
		This act required the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and the Metropolitan Council to consider simultaneously two options for airport development in the Twin Cities area: expansion of the existing airport and construction of a new airport in or around the seven county metropolitan area.
		It recommended that Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP) be expanded and that a new airport not be built in Dakota County.
		Is the Airport Adequate?: A report of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport Adequacy Study Advisory Task Force to the Metropolitan Council.
	www.leg.state.mn.us /lrl/issues/dual.asp (859 words)

	Northwest Sues Airports Commission - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		MAC spokesman Pat Hogan said Monday the MAC would argue on behalf of bondholders that the financing is a lease.
		On Tuesday, Northwest issued a statement saying that the airports commission has not guaranteed the payments and would not be responsible if Northwest doesn't repay the debt.
		The MAC issued bonds in 2001 and the proceeds from the bonds, which mature in 2025, were used for new gates, expansion of luggage systems, construction of new passenger facilities, and other projects.
	www.forbes.com /feeds/ap/2006/03/28/ap2628173.html (562 words)

	Metropolitan Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In order to coordinate the activities of the seven-county metropolitan area, the Metropolitan Council was created by the legislature in 1967.
		The Council is authorized to plan for airports, parks, highways and transit systems, sewers, air and water quality, solid waste, land use, aging, arts, health, and housing.
		The Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission plays a role in the development of the regional park system, while the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission operates the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
	www.minneapolischamber.org /la_center/Met_council.htm (235 words)

	Planning Commission Meeting Synopsis June 7, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Blanchett argued the City is involving themselves with Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) business and the City is looking for a way to insulate themselves from potential problems with the acquisition.
		Probst stated MAC is moving forward with the runway and they have no issues with the date of termination for the permit.
		He explained that the Hearing Examiner has referred this item to the Planning Commission because of a letter of opposition that was received from an adjoining property owner.
	www.ci.bloomington.mn.us /meetings/pc/synopsis/2001/060701pcs.htm (2614 words)

	Environmental Tectonics Corporation Announces the Acceptance and Commissioning By the Metropolitan Airports Commission ...
		Located in the Airside Operations Training Facility at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), the Drivers Training Simulator includes a high-fidelity virtual database of the entire MSP complex, with a level of detail that is unparalleled -- down to exact replications of every runway light, sign, and marking, all in the correct size and location.
		The MAC will use their Drivers Training Simulator to provide airport personnel with training in runway incursion avoidance, airport fire and emergency response, airport orientation and familiarization, Airside Operations Area (AOA) driving procedures, aircraft servicing, and snow removal procedures.
		With the MAC simulator now in operation, the Driving Simulator at Chicago O'Hare nearing completion, and the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Driving Simulator scheduled for completion in January 2005, ETC is solidifying its place as the leading supplier of Airport Driving Simulators.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-09-2004/0002227509&EDATE= (946 words)

	Flying Cloud Airport Advisory Commission - City Of Eden Prairie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Flying Cloud Airport Advisory Commission will advise the City Council and the Metropolitan Airports Commission on matters affecting the operation of Flying Cloud Airport.
		The Commission will monitor the implementation of the Final Agreement between the City of Eden Prairie and the Metropolitan Airports Commission as well as noise abatement methods to reduce aircraft noise in the community.
		The commission will also work cooperatively with MAC staff in reviewing the use and control of Flying Cloud Airport.
	www.ci.eden-prairie.mn.us /vCurrent/live/article.asp?r=2915 (116 words)

	Metropolitan Airports Commission
		This report evaluates the finances, governance structure, and noise mitigation program of the commission that operates Minneapolis-St. Paul airport and six smaller airports.
		The report summary is available here in PDF or text as noted below.
		The evaluators for this report: Joel Alter, Project Manager, Phone (651) 296-8313, John Yunker, and Todd Wilkinson
	www.auditor.leg.state.mn.us /ped/2003/pe0304.htm (95 words)

	Metropolitan Airports Commission opposes big airline mergers - Memphis Business Journal: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		How confident are you that airport security is keeping terrorists off planes?
		The Metropolitan Airports Commission has voted to oppose airline mergers such as the potential deal involving Northwest Airlines and American Airlines and is urging lawmakers to lobby against them on Capital Hill.
		Although it has no true authority over the airline industry, the commission wanted to officially go one record as opposing the merger mania that has seen the rumored Northwest merger and the already announced merger between United Airlines and U.S. Airways.
	www.bizjournals.com /memphis/stories/2000/07/17/daily10.html?t=printable (110 words)

	Sports Facilities Commission, Metropolitan
		The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission oversees the maintenance, leasing and other aspects of the operations of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome facility.
		City Council appoints six members using the City's open appointment process
		A per diem of $50 per day when attending official meetings or doing other Commission business.
	www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us /boards-and-commissions/Sports-Fac-Comsn-Metro.asp (81 words)

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