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Mr. Terry Hen~riksen referred to Mr. Jack Johnson's comments about Crystal <br />Airport a~d stated that the reason Crytal is closing down is because of the <br />proximity, iof!~he residential homes to the airpor.t; people don't like planes <br />flying in~o their hc~es; the reason it is happening in Crystal is because of <br />the 3300' {ruaway. Crystal has two runways of 3300', a crosswind runway, paved <br />taxiways, ~hun~reds of hangars and a flight tower; and with all this, Crystal <br />is still ~losing because of it's close proximity to the houses. Gateway is <br />being pr°P°~, sed to be constructed closer to homes than Crystal is. Mr. <br />Hendriksen stated that he would like to see an airport in Ramsey, but not at <br />the present location. <br /> <br />Mr. Ippel stated that the cause of accidents at Crystal in not frcm the 3300' <br />runway; the problem is the close proximity of the runway to the housing. A <br />study was x]one at Crystal regarding the number of accidents there; that study <br />showed that there was no co~on cause for the accidents occuring at Crystal. <br />What would exist at Gateway, that doesn't at Crystal, is clear zones. There <br />would be no high density housing backing up to the runway at Gateway; there is <br />no way in .the world Gateway and Crystal can be compared. The Crystal airport <br />was gran~at~ered in; Gateway would be a new facility with up-to-the-minute <br />rules and {regUlations. Most of the accidents at Crystal would have been on <br />airport ground had there been clear zones in existence. <br /> <br />Mr. Otto explained Clear Zones A and B again. <br /> <br />Mr. Hendriksen stated that he dislikes presentations with contradictions; Mr. <br />Otto stated that houses built prior to a certain date can remain; now Mr. Otto <br />says they will be removed. <br /> <br />Mr. Otto replied that everything in Zone A Clear Zone would be fee simple and <br />all structures ultimately would be removed. Nothing in Zone B would be <br />acquired. The uses in Zone B are non-conforming uses but a Zoning Act passed <br />in 1978 prov.~i~es that residential develounent in existence prior to 1978 cannot <br />be determined non-conforming. Zone B has certain land use and density <br />restrictio~s on it and the City would adopt an ordinance imposing land use <br />restricti?~s i~o conform with State statutes. Those home owners in Zone B would <br />not be able to subdivide their property and further develop. <br /> <br />Mr. Dennis Donvan stated that those homes prohibited from subdividing should <br />receive c~per~ation. <br /> <br />Mr. Otto stated that oompensation in Zone B would be up to the City; State and <br />Federal agencies would not likely participate in compensating those in Zone B. <br /> <br />Mr. Otto brought up the subject of financing the local share and stated that if <br />construationwere to begin, at the earliest, in 1989, the City should start <br />putting mo~ away for that purpose. Some type of bond issue may have to be <br />passed; General Obligation bonds are normally used for large expenditures like <br />this. The City could create a tax increment district to encompass part of the <br />industrial, pa~k and use the tax increment dollars from that district to offset <br />the City's~share of development costs. Another possibility would be joint <br />sponsorship with other communities. <br /> <br />Mr. Terry Hendriksen referred to the trees at the north end of the airport and <br /> May 15, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 8 of 11 <br /> <br /> <br />