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AIRPORT GOMMISSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Airport Cm~ission oonducted an informational meeting on Wednesday, May 29, <br />1985 at the P4~msey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, <br /> <br />~m~ers Preeent ~ <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Members AbSent: <br /> <br />Mr. Jack Ippel, Chairman <br />Mr. Don Stauffer <br />Mr. Steve Larsen <br />Mr. Dick Sieber <br />Mr. John Siebert <br />Mr. Ron Erickson <br />Mr. Don Greenberg <br /> <br />Mr. Merland Otto of Hakanson/Anderson <br /> <br />Mr. Chuck Soderholm <br />Mr. Dennis Donovan <br /> <br />Chairman Ippe1 called the informational meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. <br /> <br />Chairman I~pel stated that the purpose of the Airport Master Plan is to study <br />the feasib~lft]{ of privately owned Gateway North Industrial Airport becoming a <br />municiPal~a~flity. It has been determined that it is technically feasible to <br />put a ~faci~itY in at Gateway North that would qualify for Federal and State <br />funding a~ wfthin the next couple of months, a public hearing will be <br />conducte~ ke~arding the Airport Master Plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Merland Otto proceeded to review in brief what has been accomplished in the <br />Airport Master Plan thus far. <br /> <br />Airport Maste~ Plan Process - In all, there are about 73 steps that a <br />co~uni~ '~S through in order to even begin on facility construction; Ramsey <br />has begun Ko address three of those steps. <br /> <br />Gatewav ~Ro~e iIn Metro Area- Mr. Otto presented an overview depicting the 7 <br />county-M~o ~£ea system plan for which the Metropolitan Airport Commission is <br />the operatl~ng_ ~agency. Gateway North, Forest Lake, Benson a.n.d Northport are the <br />only priva.te~y owned, publicly used facilities in the region, Benson cannot <br />meet Sta~ei~c~iteria and is expected to drop out of the system; Gateway, Forest <br />Lake and NOrt~port are minor airports. <br /> <br />Forecast Data ~- After improvements, it is anticipated that Gateway will <br /> ~ May ~, 1985 <br /> <br /> Page 1 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />