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F,r. tlartley ~tated that Council has been reviewing the question of airport <br />zoning; there have been 3 public hearings en the topic. At one of the <br />previous council meetings, the question of whether or not to a~'~pt an <br />ordinance to establish airport safety zoning was considered. Council <br />desired information relating to an advisory election and asked staff to <br />prepare a schedule to indicate when an election could take place. In the <br />same meeting, Council asked that the Airport Commission review such a <br />proposal and respond with their-recommendations. Council has received <br />recommendations from the Airport' Commission and time tables provided by the <br />City Attorney and City Administrator. The recommendation of the Airport <br />Commission is that Council adopt the airport safety zoning ordinance; delay <br />the referendum until the environmental assessment report, relocation plan <br />and preliminary engineering report for prespplication of AlP funds are <br />available; and if in Council's estimation an advisory election ia required, <br />it should be held no earlier than the second quarter of 1988. <br /> <br />f~z. Hartley explained tlc. at the airport issue consists of two tei, ics: 1) <br />airport safety zoning; 2 whether the city should be involved in <br />acquisition and operation of a publicly owned airport. Council is <br />considering the adoption of an airport safety zoning ordinance and that <br />safety zoning would regulate the use of land and airspace in the vicinity <br />of the airport. <br /> <br />Barbara C~raen - 7321 150th Lane - Stated that she is opposed to the <br />expansion of Gate~'ay ]~orth Industrial Airport in Ramsey and the propose~ <br />zonin~ ordinance. Ms. Graen presented 165 signed statements from various <br />individuals also claiming opposition to airport expansion and the proposed <br />zoning ordinance. Ms. Graen noted that on August 25, she explained her <br />reasons of opposition to Council. She kne~'~ zoning is a separate issue <br />from municipal involvement in the airport Lut the proposed zoning, unless <br />the airport is expanded, is not necessary for the airport facility as it <br />exists. Ms. C-.raen noted that there is a pro airport question and answer <br />flyer being distributed, not by the city, for which she can provide exactly <br />the opposite answers using different facts. Ms. Graen stated that Council <br />should not ~,aste more money on studies; they should adopt the zoning <br />ordinance so that the citizens have something concrete to petition for a <br />referendum on and let the election show whether those opposed are the <br />minority or the majority. <br /> <br />Cynthia ~iata- 15330 Rhinestone - Stated she moved to Ramsey to get away <br />from the chaos and r~cise cf Mi.-.neape!is. Stated that air traffic increases <br />every year and she feels '-he safety cf her family is jeopardized. Stated <br />that Kamsey does not have [he emerfency services that wo~!d be necessary in <br />a high risk situation created by airport expansion. Stated that if Council <br />expands the airport, she ~'i!l move to a community ~-here people are more <br />important than industry. <br /> <br />the tree tops the o~her day; he called Gateway Airport and they said the>- <br />had no ~an~= ~- +~= ~ir Snared th~n airocrt improvement= ~-ill increase <br />Cit~,- Counci!/Oztober i3, 1987 <br /> <br />Page 3 cf i$ <br /> <br /> <br />