R-9697City Council Meeting September 11, 2001 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9697(CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RE50LUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE STAGE IV
AIRCRAFT NOISE STANDARDS
WHEREAS, aircraft noise has and continues to impact communities near airports
generally throughout the United States including Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, increased noise reduction standards have effectuated a significant
reduction of aircraft noise and its impacts, and further reductions continue to be
essential and urgent to the well-being of communities in the vicinity of airports; and
WHEREAS, the International Ci~il A~iation Organization (ICAO), of which the
Federal Aviation Administration is a member, is considering options for a new
international aviation noise certification standard, known as "Stage IV;" and
WHEREAS, if adopted, Stave IV will result in a phase-out of the current Stage III
aircraft noise certification standard, including a phase-out of originally certified Stage II
aircraft that have been retrofitted and re-certified to meet Stage III standard; and
WHEREAS, the standards adopted by ICAO are part of an international treaty
and are therefore generally adopted by the United States as the national standard; and
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WHEREAS, the standards that will be established by the Stage IV requirements
are extremely important as they will .likely be in effect for the next 9 5 to 20 years,
defining the level of effort and commitment to improving the noise environment of our
communities; and
WHEREAS, the Airport Council International-North America (ACI-NA),
representing airports throughout the United States and Canada, has established that
the currently proposed standard of a 10 dB reduction below current Stage III
requirements is already essentially met by nearly all currently manufactured aircraft over
75,000 pounds and therefore tantamount to an effectively "no change" approach and
therefore inadequate; and
WHEREAS, ACI-NA has further determined that a greater than 14 dB reduction
is feasible because a number of aircraft could already meet such a standard and others
could meet it through reasonable effort; and
WHEREAS, ACI-NA has determined that as much as 60% of the noise (though
only 25% of the operations) generated by aircraft using airports is from marginal Stage
III aircraft (within -5 dB of Stage III standard), many of which are re-certified or modified
Stage II aircraft; and
WHEREAS, ACI-NA has determined that the most immediate and significant
general improvement to aircraft noise on airports and surrounding communities would
be the phasing out of marginal Stage III aircraft (aircraft that cannot be certified to be
quieter than -5 dB of Stage III standards); and
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WHEREAS, smaller airports, such as Santa Monica Airport, have operational
weight limits of 75,000 pounds that preclude them from receiving the full benefit of
Stage III standards and requirements because aircraft under 75,000 pounds were
exempted by ICAO and the subsequent United States requirements, even though those
aircraft include a wide variety of business jets and turboprops; and
WHEREAS, the use of the airport by business jets and turboprops causes the
most significant aircraft noise impact upon the community; and
WHEREAS, communities operating smaller municipal airports, such as Santa
Monica, ha~e the same types of concerns, impacts, and needs regarding aircraft that
use their facilities as larger communities and should not be denied the same protection
and rights regarding national standards for aircraft design and operation simply because
their airports are smaller,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council supports the efforts of the Federal Aviation
Administration and the International Civil Aviation Organization to establish a new Stage
IV aircraft noise certification standard.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds it essential to the well-being of communities
adjacent and near to municipal airports, which are being increasingly affected by
business jets, that Stage IV requirements be applied to all aircraft, including those under
75,000 pounds.
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SECTION 3. The City Council strongly supports the Airport Council International
- North America's recommendation that the Stage IV standard require a noise reduction
of at least 14 dB for all airports in order to significantly reduce noise.
SECTION 4. The City Council further strongly supports the phase-out of all
aircraft that cannot be certified as being below 5 dB below the Stage III standard,
including aircraft under 75,000 pounds.
SECTION 5. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to members of the
California Congressional delegation, the Federal Aviation Administration, ACI-NA and
other California regional and local airports .
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MAf~SHA JONE~S MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT 2
Decibel Scale
Noise Reduction Perception
Decibei Scale
Definition:
The Decibel (dB) is a unit of ineasure of sound proportional to
the logarithm of the measured sound pressure.
Noise Reduction Perception:
Level perception
Reduction
1-2 dB Perceived
difference
2-3 dB Conspicuously
quieter
5 dB Substantially
quieter
10 dB Half as loud
20 dB One fourth as
loud
Source: Airports Council International-North America
Adopted and approved this 11th of. September, 2001. /~^
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Michael Feinstein, Mayor
I, Maria M. Stewact, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 9697 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 11th of September 2001,
by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: O'Connor, McKeown, Genser, Katr, Mayor
Pro Tem Bloom, Mayor Feinstein
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: Holbrook
ATTEST:
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Maria Stewart, City lerk