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The Commission has recognized the need to periodically review its leases, rates and chazges. An Ad-Hoc committee was established by the Commission to look at the rates and chazges for their existing airports, the reliever study recommends that such an assessment also be conducted to include a look at the implications of future reliever airport development recommendations. • Implementation Funding Study -The reliever study considered a number of contingency options that could potentially involve the addition of other public use and/or public owned airports into the system. Both the city of So, South St. Paul and the city of. Ramsey have requested that the regional airport operating authority (MAC) acquire their airports and/or otherwise assist the communities in the development ,operation and maintenance of the facilities. • The reliever study assumes that these two facilities will be functioning as part of the system through the year 2008; however, based upon recent information indicates that such an assumption may not be warranted because of funding and development pressures. Because of the system implications being considered in the reliever airports rates and chazges study it is important to determine the financial exposure to the Commission under various development scenarios. An assessment could be made of acquisition such as was done at the other commission airports, however, less-than-acquisition options that could involve such things as capital seed monies, operation and maintenance support, local matching funds for federal and/or state grants in aid, facility acquisition loan, etc; and an analysis of legal or administrative vehicles needed to accomplish such assistance measures should be considered. Airport Planning -Under airport planning it is important to have current comprehensive plans for each facility. Because of the lead times involved in the overall implementation process it is necessary to have plans available for certain critical airports. The Commission is in the process of updating the St. Paul Downtown Airport plan and the Flying Cloud airport plan. The implementation of plans for Anoka Co: Blaine airport is also recommended. A site feasibility study for a potential new general aviation airport in search area (A) should also occur once a search area for a potential new major airport is selected. Other airport plans should be assessed for their currency as suggested in the Aviation development guide. The environmental studies and implementation costs and feasibility should be ascertained prior to the major airport decision in 1996. • Navigational aids -this general title includes all of those equipment upgrades needed to enhance an airport's safety and general usability, especially to attract the itinerant and based aircraft users from MSP. It involves airfield lighting, signing, navigation aids, landing aids, improved air traffic control equipment and procedures, and protection of communications frequencies and airspace operating areas. An air traffic control tower and an II.S at Anoka Co: Blaine Airport, are the major system additions recommended. Although the aircraft activity does not qualify the Anoka Co.