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AIRPORT COMMISSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />A public meeting was held by the Ramsey Airport Commission on <br />Wednesday, August 22, 1984 at the Ramsey ~nicipal Center, <br />15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mr. Jack Ippel, Chairman <br />Mr. Dennis Donovan <br />Mr. Dick Sieber <br />Mr. Chuck Soderholm <br />Mr. John Siebert <br />Mr. Don Greenberg <br />Mr. Bill Morrow <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />Mr. Larry Koshak of Hakanson/Anderson Eng. <br />Mr. Merland Otto of Ralph Burke 'Associates <br /> <br />Mr. Ken Patz <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chairman: Ippel called the public meeting to order at 7;35 p.m~~ <br />PUBLIC MEETING <br /> <br />Chairman Ippel stated that this meeting is the second in a <br />series of three being held in conjunction with the development <br />of an Ai~pozt Master Plan and the State is funding 80% Of the <br />cost of ithe study. This Airport Commission was formed by Council <br />to look at what the possibilities would be as far as deVelopment <br />of an airport in the City of Ramsey on the site of the existing <br />facility. Gateway North is currently a public use/privately <br />owned f~ci%ity and this Commission is exploring the possibility <br />of making that facility a municipal airport with the'City acquiring <br />property and operation of it, The City has zetained engineering <br />and consulting fi~ms that are coordinating with agencies in State <br />and Fede~al government to determine minimum requirements necessary <br />to obtaih State and Fedezal funding. So far, this Commission has <br />identified ~those requi,rements an~ developed a preliminary Airport <br />Layout Plan based on State and Federal crlterza', Tonzght~ we <br />are simply ~nveiling that plan and soliciting public comments~ <br />we will ~then submit these plans and public comments to the <br />appropriiate agencies foz their input. Pre%iminazy cost estimates <br />and forecast of useage have been p~epared and now, the Cormnission <br />is going' to tzy and determine if there 'is a compatible situation <br />to obt~i~ funding and decide whether the economic return and <br />benefit to the City would be worth 'the cost eXpended, <br /> <br />Mr. Larr~ Koshak - Stated that the Airport 'Master ~lan is m <br />combinat%on' of data and plans that are compiled on this p~9.poa~d <br />airport site. The 'Airport Layout Plan is a sheet showing the <br />physical~ aspects of the airport facility~ <br /> <br /> AP/August 22, 1984 Public Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />