HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 3947 1990-06-11
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RESOLUTION NUMBER .3tj~1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
REQUESTING THAT THE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT LAND
USE COMMISSION ACT WITHOUT DELAY ON THE AIR
INSTALLATION COMPATIBLE USE ZONE (AICUZ) STUDY
FOR THE LOS ALAMITOS ARMED FORCES RESERVE
CENTER (AFRC)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH HEREBY RESOLVES:
WHEREAS, the Airport Land Use Commission is required by Public
Utilities Code Section 21670 et. sea. to adopt an Airport
Land Use Plan (ALUP) for property impacted by public
airports; and
WHEREAS, the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Los Alami tos is a public
airport within the meaning of Public Utilities code
Section 21675; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Defense pursuant to 32 CFR 256.1 et.
~. established the Air Installation Compatible Use Zone
("AICUZ") Study Process as the appropriate vehicle to
determine the impacts on land uses surrounding Department
of Defense facilities; and
WHEREAS, the AICUZ process identifies both "Clear Zones" where no
or extremely limited development should occur, and
"Accident Potential Zones" where limited development
should occur; and
WHEREAS, the criteria for developing the AICUZ study specifically
provides that considerations of actual runway use,
accident history, and wind conditions are to be included
in the determination of Clear Zones and Accident
Potential Zones, 32 CFR 256.3(c) (2) (iv); and
WHEREAS, the "Final Report, Air Installation compatible Use Zone
(AICUZ) Study, Armed Forces Reserve center, Los Alamitos
Army Airfield, Los Alamitos, orange county, california"
dated December 1989 and prepared for the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers by the Chambers Group, Inc. purports to set
forth new proposed Clear Zones and Accident Potential
Zones for AFRC, Los Alamitos; and
WHEREAS, safety for the citizens of Seal Beach is a major concern
and the safety of the operators and users of the AFRC is
also a major concern with the AICUZ study identifying the
"Accident Potential Zones;" and
WHEREAS, the AFRC has been a good neighbor these many years with
the surrounding cities and communities; and
WHEREAS, the AFRC is an important part of our national defence and
state defence in keeping our country strong and prepared;
and
WHEREAS, the AFRC is the designated Disaster support Area for the
Southern California region in the case of a major
earthquake or other large scale disaster; and
WHEREAS, the AFRC will be the staging area for medical doctors,
nurses, technicians and medical supplies flown in from
other parts of California in the event of a major
disaster as the designated site for emergency hospitals
to provide medical aid to victims of earthquakes and
other disasters; and
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WHEREAS, the AFRC will use its helicopters to pick up the injured
from allover Southern California and bring them to the
AFRC emergency hospitals for treatment and large military
transport planes will use the AFRC to evacuate casualties
and injured as far away as portland, Oregon and salt Lake
City, Utah; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city Council of the City
of Seal Beach hereby requests the Airport Land Use Commission to
expedite their deliberations as soon as feasible to ensure the
safety and welfare of the citizens of Seal Beach and the rest of
Southern California.
D, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE city Council
Beach, at a meeting thereof held on the
, 1990, by the followin vote:
Councilmembers
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I, Joanne, M. Yeo, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do hereby
certify that the g>~.Ming resolution is the original copy of
Resolut Number ~ on file in the office of the City Clerk,
passe, proved and adopted by the city Council of th;7~ty of
Seal Bea , at a regular meeting thereof held on the day
of , 1990.
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