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any type of aircraft including gliders, balloon it_= 4 <br /> helicopters, fixed winged aircraft, except <br /> emergency aircraft, without the expressed consent <br /> of the City Council or its dsaign.e. The <br /> Ordinance also includes an emergency clause in <br /> order that the potential exposure to danger can be <br /> minimised. <br /> mayor lauson stated that although this is not a <br /> public hearing, Mr. Jon Sawyer asked to speak to <br /> this issue and the Mayor will grant him the <br /> opportunity to speak to Council. <br /> Mt. Sawyer, gt Bliot Lane, Golden CO, stated that . . <br /> be is the pilot in qmestioe. mr. ,�;. <br /> . S�asr stated_ <br /> he,fees .this as isms betwesi be. and.M0+v: <br /> �ari Abu*.g hot s4. f t bi►-"*fiat 000ssitalial UAW". <br /> aircraft within the.icuisvilla City boundaries. . `r <br /> Nr. sawyer stated that be has proposed to land f1L• • <br /> aircraft oa private land which is actually a farm. <br /> Crop dusters are also using this land and it is <br /> Mr. Sawyer's opinion that this Ordinance would <br /> preclude these crop dusters from using this land. <br /> Also, Mr. Sawyer stated that there is a provision <br /> within the proposed Ordinance that speaks to <br /> taxiing and be feels it is unreasonable. <br /> Mr. Sawyer stated that Broomfield had a similar <br /> ordinance that they repealed because they found <br /> that they were violating the FCC Autbori .y within <br /> the air, and Mr. Sawyer feels that Louis•'ille will <br /> run into a similar problem. <br /> Mr. Sawyer stated, "I see nothing wrong with the <br /> fact that in the course of my business at the <br /> Colorado Tech Center that I occasionally, I'm <br /> talking about three times in a four month period, <br /> land my plane in a farmer's field whose permission <br /> he has received. It is very convenient for xis. <br /> it enhances my ability to do business at <br /> Television Technology and it poses no danger to <br /> anybody. Considering the activities there that <br /> are already present in that field with the crop <br /> dusters and the RC controlled airplanes, it <br /> doesn't represent anything sore risky than whets <br /> already occurring. Both the FAA and the courts <br /> have basically agreed with me that this activity <br /> isn't particularly dangerous. I as insured at <br /> about one million dollars. I want to sake an <br /> offer to the City to work out some arrangement to <br /> indemnify the City in the potential case of <br /> lawsuit. fey insurance carrier is more than <br /> willing to work on this case.• <br /> 4 <br />