Agenda - Council - 10/08/1985 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I Chairman Ippe] stated t3mt FM108 has fi]ed a request with FAA for a 522' increase to to, er height at it's ~e~ent location. C~airman Ippel read Mayor HetU~an's ~:esl=orme to that r~quest which states Ramsey's opposition to the I request b~sed on the fact that there ts an existing airport in the area and Ramsey does have an airport master ~an in the makings. I ! I O~m~issioner Seibert stated that the regnested tc~er height would also ~xesent potential [xohl~$ to Crystal Airport. C0~MISSIC~ BUSINESS ~-view ~%dditional C~ments ~%eceived _Regarding_ A/r_port Master ~he Ck~mission Ixooeeded to review additional cc~ments received sinoe the August 21, 1985 public hearing. Ck~missioner Sieber stated that he has been o~ntacted by 15 persons; 14 against the airport and 1 non-committal. Chairman Ippel noted received letters frc~ $oderholm and Associations (see Attachment I) and Waltek, Inc. (see Attac~t II). The Om~si~ reoessed at 8:00 p.m. C~airman Ippel aalled the meeting back to order at 8:15 p.m. I I I I I C~airman Ippel noted receiving a letter dated August 26, 1985 frc~ the Metro Oomcil regarding their review of Ramsey's draft Airport Master Plan (see Attac~t III). (k~missioner Stauffer stated that Metro ODuncil's ooncerns ~ to be envirom~ental and forecast useage. Ck~missior~r Stauffer stated that Mr. Otto adequately explained his r~ons for utilizing a different formula in estimating forecast useage. Mr. Otto's forecast figures give the citizens an honest opinion of what the ultimate useage could be; on the other hand, Mr. Otto used conservative figures in forecasting eoonomic berm. fits; these ~wo forecasts offset each other in terms of informing the citizens as to eco~ic berm. fits and useage. With respect to en~iro~m~.ntal conoerns, namely noise, the Metro Oo~cil suggests including doc~ntation supporting the Plan's finding that noise levels will b~ within State and Federal guidelines; will the envirom~ental impact statement include such doc~tion? I Mr. Otto stated that technically the envirorm~.ntal impact stat~m~ent does not include r~ise level studies; such a study is expensive and it ~ould be difficult to obtain any agency to participate in the f~ding of a ~Dise study i because it is not expected that an airport of t~Lis size will p~oduoe ~oise levels outside the guidelines. I I Ck~missioner Stauffer referred to Metro O~uncil's conoern regardin9 Gateway's expa~_ bility and inquired if anybody really would want an airport that had the Sept~bar 3, 1985 ~ge 3 of 7