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their needs. Mr. Barnes stated that the City should adopt safety zoning to <br />protect the airport that has been their since 1973. <br /> <br />Gregory DuChene - 16571 Zirconium - Stated that he is a pilot and utilizies <br />Gateway. Stated that zoning should be adopted because everybody is <br />concerned for the safety of property around the aiport and the pilots. <br /> <br />Charles Soderholm - Stated he doesn't live in Ramsey but he owns a business <br />here and originally located here because his business does have an <br />airplane and Ramsey's calling card was the airport. An airport is a <br />benefit to a business. Noted that nobody knows the reasons for the <br />accidents at Crystal but only one of them would have been serious had there <br />been safety zoning in place such as Ramsey is proposing tonight. Fear of <br />airplanes falling on homes should come from inaction rather than action on <br />the proposed zoning ordinance. <br /> <br />Judy Brown - 16645 223rd Avenue - Big Lake - Stated she is a private pilot <br />considering continuing training (training that costs $5,000 per pilot) at <br />Gateway and in favor of airport zoning. She is also a member of the 99's <br />which is an international organization of women pilots that do lifesaving <br />flights and has pilots based at Gateway. Noted that she is also employed <br />at Gateway and feels it is important for the community to have airport <br />zoning. <br /> <br />Ken Patz - Stated he does not live in Ramsey but he is the Department of <br />Aviation Chairman at the AVTI which has had teaching facilities at Gateway <br />since 1976. He has a pilot's license and has been involved in aviation for <br />21 years during which time he has observed many meetings regarding airport <br />zoning ordinances in many communities. Adopting zoning is essential for <br />safety reasons and to show the seriousness of developing the airport if the <br />city is going to march forwad in developing. Airport improvements are <br />important to the community and it will create more jobs; airports do bring <br />business into an area. <br /> <br />Steve Kerr - Coon Rapids - Stated he is in favor of airport zoning and <br />believes there is the potential for it to prohibit expansion of the <br />sanitary landfill. Stated that there is also a search going on for <br />property on which to locate a second metro airport to accommodate most <br />freight flights coming in and out of Minneapolis International. One of the <br />sites being considered would make Gateway an approach pattern for that <br />facility; adoption of zoning would make that site a difficult choice <br />because of clear zones in the air. <br /> <br />Councilmember Cox noted that there is a recommendation from the Airport <br />Commission to adopt a policy stating that the City will pay 50% of the <br />assessments for sewer and water, if and when it comes to the area, for <br />those persons in Zone B that are prohibited from subdividing. <br /> <br />Councilmember DeLuca stated and Airport Commission Chairman Jack Ippel <br />confirmed that the proposed policy would only address those properties in <br />Zone B that cannot subdivide because of Airport Zoning; some properties in <br />City Council/October 13, 1987 <br /> <br />Page 7 of 18 <br /> <br /> <br />