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1. Capital Improvement projects-.'These are projects that have been reasonably defined for implementation in the upcoming calendar year. Adoption of the project category provides authority for staff to develop final plans and specifications, advertise for bids and bring each project to the Commission with recommendations for award. 2. Capital Improvement Program -These are projects that have been identified as a need or potential need, but require further study in order to properly determine the scope, feasibility, or costs of the project. Due to the complexity of a majority of these projects, coordination required with funding agencies, airport users/tenants, permitting agencies, ect., development of preliminary plans and specifications is necessary to adequately address the projects impacts. Adoption of the program category provides authority for. staff to conduct further studies as appropriate and develop preliminary plans and specifications utilizing consultant services, where necessary, to refine the projects for inclusion in the following year's project category. 3. Capital Improvement Plan -This encompasses the last five years of the total program and consists of projects the staff deems likely to be needed during the period. This portion of the program assists in financial planning and meets the requirements of the Metropolitan Council's Investment Framework. The projects listed in the first .year of the Plan aze preliminary projects that have been identified as a potential need and require preliminary/conceptual study to define the fundamental project scope, feasibility and costs. Adoption of the plan category provides staff authority to conduct studies as required, utilizing consultants as necessary. No further specific staff authority is provided by its adoption. The Commission prepares the CIP based not only on needs identified in various studies, but also on whether the project was wmpleted in the previous construction season; is part of a multi-year program; is funded through grants is aid, cash on hand, or construction fund; has the necessary environmental reviews/permits, is appropriately coordinated, has required governmental approval, and is consistent with the system plan. Metropolitan Council requirements The Council is resportsible for determining the regional aviation system needs and coordination of aviation planning, development and implementation activities within the system system and with other metropolitan systems; local comprehensive plans, and other public and private development. In establishing system priorities the Council must consider the policies, plan, criteria and guidelines contained in the Aviation chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide (MDG). Also, included is the Metropolitan Development and Investment Framework (MOTE), which is used to monitor all metropolitan systems financial status as part of a legislatively mandated oversight function. The MDIF provides one means of relating long term system planning priorities with the . MAC five yeaz CIP. The reliever study only involves the reliever airports and does not include any cost estimates concerning the major air carrier airport or any of the other system airports. The reliever study did. reflect the potential system effects of replacing the e~dsting