HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 4878 2001-02-26
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RESOLUTION NUMBER/fI11I3
A RESOLUTiON Of' THE CITY COUNCIL Of' THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH CALLING FOR A REGIONAL AJJll'ORT PLAN FOR
SOUTHI~llN CALIFORNIA
WI-lEllEAS,
The Los Allgeles Department of Airpllrts has initialed II reVISIOII of Ihe l'vlllsler
['hill lill Los Allgeles Intelllatiolllll Airport (LAX) which IInticipatt,s expa,mling ils
passellgel aClivity from a <:lIrrent 60 lIIillion pasfoengers per yeat to IIn expected 92
millioll PIIS~~I~~IS per yellr and its cargo IIclivity 110111 ils Clllrellt 1.8 lIIi1lion lOllS
pel yelll ,10 .lIn~expecled '1.2 lIlillion Ions per year; IInd
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explllII~hgL;\:X,is passenger alld ClUgO activily liS plUposcd will gleatly im:rease
th~ IIlnllb,e<or nights alld neady double glUum\ trnllic: goillg 10 and li'onl LAX;
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WI-lEJ.U~I\S,
WI-mlillJ\S, COllllllllllltles ill the vidnity of LA.,\: which already expeaiellce ellOJmous adverse
envilOlllllelltal impacts li'om the operaliolls Ill' Ihe airport Call expect glt"atly
illl:ll:ased hoisc and air pollutioll from uvelhelld ailCrall 1111.1 grea,!y illclensed.
wllgexlioll lillll air pullulion lillm ground tJ:lllic, espedally liOlIl 11J:1I11111i<:
illcreases jn Ihe activity of dieselllllcks nround the llil por.t, 1111I1
WHEllEA';, ail(JOlt Illlicials eSlimal" Ihe LAX impruvelllellts will ClISt as IlIIlCh liS $12 lJillioll,
nul illdllding the costs of trllllspOllllliun implOvelllellts rell"il ed tu l.c,litate
access lu LAX which will be paid fOI by regiollaltaxl'ayels, alld
WI-lI3IU~/\:;, there ate IImllY other conullercial airports ill Southelll Calilillllill, :IUIIIC wilh
sigllilicallt hisluries as conllllelcial airporls ami SOllie lecelllly cllllverled to
comlllel cial or juintlllilillllY alld cUlIlmcl'cialairpllrts, IIml
WI-mREAS, sevel al uf Ihese ail ports are located ill III eas of SOllthern Califrllllia expected III
expeJiellce Ihe grellte.t growth ill populatioll 1I11c1 .employmellt over the m'.xl
lwellly years .while LAX is nearest tu conullllllilies eXIJcClecl tu expeliellce lhe
leasl gruwth ill the same peJiod; 1I11c1
WI'IREAS, developillg airport capacity Ileal' high glowth COlIJlIJlIIlIlles rulher IJIUII
concellll1lliulI lIirporl developmeut at LX may lie all ImvilOlIIllcntally supel iOl,
lower-cosl aud 11101 e clluitable slrtllegy tur selvillg future growlh ill ail conllllerce
ill SOllthern California, nud
WI-IEKEAS, the dcvdoplluml of tl;ese regioual airport lesources will help splead jnlJs alld
"COIIOlllic developmelll opportullities more el)lIitalJly 1111 ougholll the I egioll, allll
I edoce the I'"hlic heallh and envirnnnlenlal burdens on CIIIIIIIlllIJitil"S neal' LA.\':
NOW, TI-IEREFORE, BE IT IlESOLVED thllt the Cily Council oflhe City of Seat O"lIcII calls
UPUII the Clllll111lUutics uf Suuthern Culifolnia, including the City ufLos Angeles, the cllllllties "I'
Lns Allgeles, Olllllg<:, SanlJenuudillo, Riverside and Ventura; the Slllle ofCalililllua, 1II1t111ur
COllgl "ssionnl rel'l eselltlltives In join together ill developing a Regional Ai, porll'hllllol SOlllhel II
Calilllrllill 111111 cOlIslraillS f,.AX tu operate withillthe capacily of its exisling lilcilities IInd
develups Ihe (;lIpacily ofLhe IIIUIlY olhel cOIlIJllercialailjlOrls ill SOllthern Calilulllill tu serve the
e,xpllluhng air "Ullllllercc lIJarkclplnce.
D ADOPTED by the City Coullcil of Ihe City uf SellllJellch Oil
, 20UI by thc liJllowillg vote:
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Coollcilmelllbers
Resolution Number #918
ST ATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
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Mayor
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I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, califom~'a, do h by certify that the
foregoing Resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number on file in the office of
the City Clerk, passed, appr~.-lnd adopte y. the City CouncIl 0 the City of Seal Beach at a
meetin thereof held on the ~ay of 00 I.
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