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REGULAR CITY OF RAMSEY COUNCIL MEETING May 12, 1975 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Cox. Present were Mr. Gorham, Mr. Reimann, Mr. Mickelson and Mrs. Oliphant. Mr. Steffen and Attorney Goodrich were also present. The pledge of allegiance was given to the flag, which was a gift ~rom Mrs. Charles Perkins. Citizens Comments: Mr. Kempf read a letter from the Ramsey Lions Dl~b to the Counc{1. The Lions Club asked that the beer license be given to the airport. The Lions Club retracted their request for a beer license. They said if the air show just caused noi e, frightened livestock, caused traffic and policing problems and does nothing for the City of Ramsey, there is no point in having it in Ramsey. A copy of the letter was sent to Richard Johnson of the airport. There were no more citizens' comments. Agenda Approval: Mr. Reimann read the agenda. Mr. Gorham moved we accept the minutes of the April 28th meeting as mailed. Seconded by Mr. Gorham. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Goodrich stated he had received a letter from Richard Johnson of the airport. He feels that the airshow has acquired a vested property interest right to the beer license. He advised the Council that the motion on April 28, 1975 to rescind the beer license granted at the Mar. 10, 1975 meeting was not appropriate and he advised the Council not to abide by that motion. ~ev, Reed: He said he had discussed the matter of the church at 15218 Hematite St. N.W. with his attorney, Mr. Thurston and the Spring Co. He said the residents were concerned about privacy, exit traffic, day nursery and the right of the church to locate here. They were planning a day nursery but have aborted this idea due to finances at the present time. They bought the property from Mr. Bastin thru Lynn Clark of the Spring Co. They told the neighbors they would stay on their own .property. Rev. Reed said he is presi- dent of the Baptist Missions of Minn. They have ll families in this congregation now, about 75 to 100 people. They have l$,O00 square feet in the basement. They have a young couple coming in for the summer to live here. In the future they may use this house as a parsonage and they may build on other land in the central part of Ramsey. Their services will be Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30 and Sundays from 9:30 to ll:30. Rev. Reed wanted to make it clear that Mr. Thurston did not give him the right, that the court did that by state law. Mr. Reimann asked him about fire insurance. He said they had fire insurance. He said they might have 4-H meet- ings there and that they were puttirgin carpeting and a new ceiling in the basement. They had no intention of demanding a blacktop street. Mr. Cox asked Mr. Kempf about the preparation of the Lions Club Park at the school. The Council would like to see the backstop put in and asked if the playground work could be speeded up. If they will