2016.09.08 Work Session Packet
Posted: Sept. 2, 2016
City Council
Work Session Agenda
Sept. 8, 2016
6:30 p.m.
Conference Room A
Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the City
Charter, the work session of the Crystal City Council was held at ______ p.m. on
Sept. 8, 2016 in Conference Room A at City Hall, 4141 Douglas Dr. N., Crystal, Minnesota.
I. Attendance
Council members Staff
____ Dahl ____ Norris
____ Deshler ____ Therres
____ Kolb ____ Elholm
____ Libby ____ Hansen
____ Parsons ____ Ray
____ Peak ____ Revering
____ Adams ____ Sutter
II. Agenda
The purpose of the work session is to discuss the following agenda items:
1. MAC presentation on a Long Term Comprehensive Plan Update for the Crystal
Airport
2. Review 2017 fee schedule
3. Review 2017 Debt Service Funds
4. 2017 Budget recap – discuss preliminary levy
III. Adjournment
The work session adjourned at ______ p.m.
Auxiliary aids are available upon request to individuals with disabilities by calling the City Clerk at (763) 531-
1145 at least 96 hours in advance. TTY users may call Minnesota Relay at 711 or 1-800-627-3529.
4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov
4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov
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FROM: Dan Olson, City Planner
DATE: September 1, 2016
TO: Anne Norris, City Manager (for September 8 Work Session)
SUBJECT: MAC Presentation on a Long Term Comprehensive Plan Update for
the Crystal Airport
A. BACKGROUND
Neil Ralston of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) will be present at the
September 8, 2016 City Council Work Session to provide information on the Long Term
Comprehensive Plan Update for the Crystal Airport. Attached is background material
on the Plan provided by Mr. Ralston. Similar information will be presented by MAC at a
community meeting on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 5:00 PM at the Crystal
Community Center.
B. REQUESTED ACTION
No action is requested at this time. This agenda item is being presented so the Council
may ask questions of MAC staff relating to the Long Term Comprehe nsive Plan update
for the Crystal Airport.
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MAC Presentation on
Comprehensive Plan Update
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Crystal Airport – Draft 2035 Long‐Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP)
Public Information Meeting Handout – Preliminary Draft [not final version]
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for attending the Crystal Airport 2035 Long Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP) public information
meeting. We appreciate you taking the time to attend and learn more about the draft LTCP. This handout
provides information about Crystal Airport and a summary of the planning process and the resulting
recommendations.
ABOUT CRYSTAL AIRPORT
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) owns and operates Crystal Airport. It is one of six general aviation
airports within the MAC’s system of airports. The Airport plays an important role in this system by attracting
general aviation aircraft away from Minneapolis‐St. Paul International Airport (MSP) thereby relieving
congestion at MSP. Crystal is the closest MAC airport to downtown Minneapolis.
Crystal Airport has operated continuously since it opened in September 1950. In 2015, Crystal Airport was home
to 185 aircraft and accommodated approximately 40,000 landings and takeoffs – an average of 110 aircraft
operations per day. The airport sits on 436 acres of land and has four runways – three paved and one turf. The
primary runways, 14L‐32R and 14R‐32L, are 3,267 feet and 3,266 feet long, respectively, and are 75 feet wide.
The paved crosswind runway, 06L‐24R, is 2,499 feet long and 75 feet wide. The grass runway, 06R‐24L, is 2,123
feet long and 137 feet wide.
Crystal Airport serves personal, recreational, and some business aviation users in the northwest metropolitan
area, including the cities of Crystal, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, and Minneapolis. Examples of business
services provided at the Airport include flight training, aircraft rentals, charter flights, aircraft and propeller
maintenance, sale of aircraft avionics and parts, and medical flight transportation.
ABOUT THE DRAFT 2035 LTCP
An LTCP is a tool used by airport planners to predict an airport’s infrastructure needs into the future. This
update to Crystal Airport’s LTCP explores the facility’s needs out to the year 2035 and includes recommendations
for its development over the next 5‐10 years. It does not, however, authorize actual construction.
For this LTCP, the overarching objective is to “right‐size” the airport to match how it is used today and how it is
expected to be used in the future, as well as to improve safety and operational parameters. The role of the
Airport is expected to stay the same through 2035. The aircraft anticipated to use the airport – and that which
it is designed for ‐ will continue to be a family of small, propeller‐driven airplanes with fewer than 10 passenger
seats. Examples of typical aircraft types operating at Crystal Airport are pictured below.
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The 2035 LTCP is an update to the 2025 LTCP, which was published in 2008. Most of the proposed improvements
in the 2025 plan are also part of the 2035 draft document.
The 2025 LTCP recommended the airfield be right sized to better align with the infrastructure needs of aircraft
operators today and into the future. To do this, the preferred alternative was to close both the turf runway
(06R‐24L) and the south parallel runway (14R‐32L), leaving a two‐runway airfield in place. This plan not only
simplifies the airfield, but may also provide additional on‐airport property for aeronautical and non‐aeronautical
development.
The Draft 2035 LTCP proposes to carry the recommendations from the 2025 plan forward, along with a few
refinements. Refinements to the 2025 plan included in this draft update are:
Re‐designating the two remaining runways as “Utility” to better reflect today’s and the airport’s
expected future aircraft activity levels, as well as to permit the use of smaller Runway Protection Zones
(RPZs) beyond the runway ends.
Converting the existing Runway 14L‐32R overrun pavement on both ends of the runway into stopways
to improve safety and offer some operational improvements for aircraft already operating at the airport.
Pilots use the extended pavement stopways offer to decelerate and stop an aircraft during an aborted
takeoff.
Modifying the taxiway layouts to reduce opportunities for unintended runway crossings.
The draft LTCP report is available for public review and comment on the MAC website at
https://metroairports.org/General‐Aviation/Airports/Crystal.aspx
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The MAC is accepting written comments about the plan through October 26, 2016. To provide comments, you
can fill out a comment form tonight, mail your form at a later date, or submit your comments via email to Crystal‐
Airport‐ltcp‐comments@mspmac.org. All comments submitted will be included in the project record and
published in the final report.
WHAT AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROPOSED IN THE PLAN?
The following improvements are recommended and are shown on the map.
A. Close existing Runways 14R‐32L and 06R‐24L (turf)
B. Convert existing Runway 14L‐32R into a full‐length parallel taxiway and add taxiway lights
C. Change the runway designation to Utility and use small aircraft design standards to reduce Runway
Protection Zone (RPZ) dimensions
D. Convert existing paved overruns on Runway 14L‐32R to stopways. Includes adding edge lighting and
additional Runway Safety Area (RSA) grading
E. Expand the FBO apron
F. Taxiway configuration changes to reduce airfield, and thus operational, complexity
G. Pursue the establishment of a new non‐precision instrument approach to the Runway 32 end, if feasible (not
shown)
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CRYSTAL AIRPORT 2035 LTCP PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
WHAT’S NEXT?
The 2035 LTCP is in draft form. Following the public comment period, the plan will be completed and presented
to the MAC board for its final adoption. It will also be presented to the Metropolitan Council for review and
approval.
Adoption of a LTCP is the first step toward project implementation. As shown in the timeline on the next page,
before construction begins, the project(s) will undergo environmental review through both the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) and the State of Minnesota. Once these are completed, the project(s) will compete with
other airports for funding from the FAA and/or the State grant program. Once funding is in place, engineering
and design work will take place. This typically takes one year to complete. Based on this timeline, construction
could possibly begin in 2018.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS TIMELINE
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BENEFITS OF THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT
General aviation airports, like Crystal, contribute to the local economy in a number of ways. They provide:
Employment for airport workers;
Facilities for personal and business aircraft;
Charter transportation services for local businesses; and
Space for general aviation service companies to do business.
As a result, businesses and workers are able to purchase goods and services from other companies in the
community, helping to ensure a thriving local economy.
Specific benefits of the Crystal Airport include:
Direct employment created by the airport’s businesses, which include Thunderbird Aviation, North of
Sixty Aviation, Maxwell Aircraft Services, and Wentworth Aircraft. Additional employers include the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the MAC. Altogether, these entities provide about 60 full‐
time and 20 part‐time jobs at Crystal Airport.
MAC operates, maintains, and improves the airport at no cost to local taxpayers. Development at Crystal
Airport will continue to be funded by users of the aviation system via FAA and/or MnDOT grant
programs, and MAC funds. No local sales or property taxes will be used to fund improvements.
Airport tenants contribute to the local tax base by paying personal property taxes on hangar facilities
and making purchases at local establishments.
Crystal Airport is home to several tenant groups who emphasize aviation education and awareness,
including the North Hennepin Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.
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Fully funded staffing levels for all 2017 as they are today.
$100,000
Includes wage adjustment allowance for all employees.
$448,000
On-going professional services: council goal -setting, city manager evaluation
$15,650
coordination, etc.
Increasing cost of technology: software licenses, increasing costs of applications
$58,900
Continuing legal support for City Code Review Task Force. i i
$20,000
Implementation of body cameras in the PD — no operating funds, assumes
existing staff — capital costs only in 2017 budget
Increasing costs of property and liability insurance.
$33,970
One-time accounting changes for landscaping and facility maintenance costs
$291500
from capital to operating budgets.
Frolics Committee continues to reimburse city for $10,000 towards staff costs
associated with Frolics
One-time space needs study to plan for future facility needs: police and
$10,000
administration side of City Hall).
CITY
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2017 Operating Budget:
Where the increases are
Administration
- Additional professional services - City Council goals, city
manager evaluation coordination, etc.
Mayor & Council, Administration,
- Continued legal support for City Code Review Task Force
Human Resources, Assessing,
- Technology costs (software licenses and application costs)
Legal, Elections, Finance
- Wage adjustments
Public Safety
-Cost of city's share of lease for new aerial/tower for WMFRD
- Cost of implementing annual physicals for WMFRD
Police, Fire
- Wage adjustments and all staff at 100% for entire year
- Technology costs (using iphones for dictation)
Community
Development
- Wage Adjustments
Planning, Code Enforcement,
Building Inspections, Housing
Inspections, Environmental Health
Public Works
- Wage adjustments
-One-time change for landscaping and other facility
Engineering, Streets, Park
maintenance costs from PIR to operating budget
Maintenance, Forestry, City
Buildings
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Recreation
-Wage adjustments
- All staffing levels assumed for all year
Recreation, Community Center,
Waterslide/Pools
Levy Summaries
Fund
,,
2015
2016
2017
2017
Actual
Actual
Adopted
Updated to
maintain services
$8,757,014
%
9.25
Proposed to
increase services
$9,230,312
%
15.15
General Fund
$8,238,974
$8,262,652
$8,015,940
Pool Bonds
208,991
208,849
210,600
212,000
.66
212,000
.66
Debt Service
County Rd. 81
561,698
566,245
0
0
0
0
0
Debt Serv.
EDA
208,206
237,577
246,200
277,000
12.6
277,000
12.6
Capital Improve-
0
0
1,119,160
1,141,620
2
1,141,620
2
ment Funds
Total Tax Levy
$9,217,869
$9,275,323
$9,591,900
$10,387,634
8.3
$10,861,132
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Budget Timeline
Aug. 15
Work session to review of general fund, EDA budgets
and fee schedule.
Aug. 18
Work session to review capital budgets (PIR and PERF).
Aug. 31
Work session to review utilities, operating and capital
budgets.
Sept. 6
Adopt EDA 2017 budget and EDA/HRA levy.
Sept. 8
Work session to review fee schedule.
Sept.
20
Adopt preliminary 2017 operating budgets and
preliminary tax levy. Adopt 2017 fee schedule,
exclusive of utilities section.
Oct. 18
Opportunity for public input.
Dec. 6
Review and adopt final 2017 property tax levy
and budget.
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Questions?
Crystal Airport
2035 Long -Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP)
08 September 2016 — Crystal City Council Work Session
Draft LTCP Overview
• Airport Role & Context
• Aviation Activity Forecasts
• Development Concepts
• Stakeholder Engagement & Next Steps
Crystal Airport 2035 LTCP Purpose:
• Update view of future facility needs
• Serve as the "road map" to guide our development strategy for Crystal Airport
• Shape the 7 -Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
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• Primary Role of Crystal Airport
— Integral part of the regional Reliever Airport system
— Accommodates Personal, Recreational, and some Business
Aviation users
— Design Aircraft is and will continue to be small, propeller
driven aircraft with < 10 passenger seats
— Role not expected to change
• Crystal Airport Context
— Of Peer "Intermediate" Airports (83)
— 2nd busiest for aircraft operations
— 3rd highest number of based aircraft
— Of All Minnesota Airports (135)
— Top 10 busiest for aircraft operations & top 5 for based aircraft
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— 296 in 2000
— 185 in 2015
— 171 estimated in 2035
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— —177,000 in 2000
— —41,000 in 2015
— —40,000 estimated in 2035
Trend towards stabilizing
activity levels
Aircraft Fleet Mix
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Previous LTCP Alternatives Considered
Previous LTCP Preferred Alternative
Maintain One Primary and One Crosswind
Runway
• Previous LTCP adopted in December 2008
• Recommendation to "right size" the airfield to
better align infrastructure with demand
— Decommission turf (611-24L) and south parallel (14R -32L)
runways
— Leaves a two -runway system in place
— Opportunity to eliminate most or all airfield "Hot Spots"
— Open up Aeronautical & Non -Aeronautical development
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Maintain One Primary and One Crosswind
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• Recommendation to "right size" the airfield to
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— Decommission turf (611-24L) and south parallel (14R -32L)
runways
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— Opportunity to eliminate most or all airfield "Hot Spots"
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• Taxiway configuration changes
• Additional LNAV non -precision
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• Utility Runway designations
• Convert RWY 14-32 paved
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• Taxiway configuration changes
• Additional LNAV non -precision
instrument approach if feasible
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• Formal Public Review Period
— 45 -day review period (September 12 — October 26, 2016)
— Public notice in Sun Post
— Information posted on MAC website (Crystal Airport page)
https•//metroairports ore/General-Aviation/Airports/Crystal aspx
— Public Information Meetings
— Tuesday, September 27 @ Crystal Community Center (5-7pm)
— Thursday, September 29 @ Brooklyn Park City Hall (5-7pm)
— Postcard invitation to airport neighbors
— Opportunity to submit written comments
— At public information meetings, via email, or traditional mail
Crystal-Airport-LTCP-Comments@mspmac.org
• MAC Board Approval to Submit to Metropolitan Council
• Metropolitan Council Review
• Final MAC Board Adoption
• Environmental & Airport Layout Plan (ALP) +.•'`*f••''"'
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