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Page 4 August 12, 1996 Mounds View City Council VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR. Mayor Linke explained that this portion of the meeting was designated for anyone who wished to speak to the Council on items that were not on the Agenda. Duane McCarty,' 8060 Long Lake Road, stated he had an opportunity to review a July meeting of the City Council wherein a discussion was held regarding a request he had made to the City Council at an earlier date in regard to the Anoka County Airport. He feels there is one issue that is being sidestepped. He - noted that in 1980 a State Iaw was passed (MN Statutes 473.641, Subd. 4) which states "Notwithstanding any other law, the Metropolitan Airports Commission shall not use revenue from any source (that described by Section 473.608) for construction of air facilities to expand or upgrade the use of an existing Metropolitan airport from minor use to intermediate use status as defined by the Metropolitan Development Guide, Aviation Chapter, adopted pursuant to Section 473.145. This states that the instrumentation at minor airports would be listed as non-precision. He stated the 19801aw which is still in effect today and was in effect at the time that the city and the Metropolitan Airports Commission negotiated a Decree, which incorporated an instrument landing system, and therefore violated state law. He wondered if the court was aware that this agreement violated State law. • Mayor Linke explained that a date was stipulated for the development guide in the agreement, and pursuant to that section, changes can be made to that development guide. Mr. McCarty stated he did not think that the law was meant to be flexible enough to encompass all future actions, when it specifically states "as defined by the Metropolitan Development Guide" (and there was only one development guide at that time}. The same development guide was in effect at the time of the 1980 law as was in effect at the time of the 1986 agreement. Mayor Linke stated at a Council work session, the City Attorney was instructed to review it and come back to the Council with their recommendations. At this time, he has not received that information from the attorneys. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Public Hearing Considering the 1997 Long Term Financial Plan. Mayor Linke opened the Public Hearing at 7:25 p.m. Mr. Bruce Kessel, Finance Director, presented information showing the 1996 budget for capital outlays as well as the preliminary 1997 budget and those projected through 2002. This information is based upon input from various departments who went through and prioritized items to determine what items will need to be completed next year and which can be put off until future years. With this information, the city will attempt to coordinate the long term capital plan with the operating budget to lessen the impact on property taxes and to make sure that there are funding sources for all of the identified city projects. It was noted that the figures presented were very preliminary and that there would be significant changes before it becomes fmal.