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City Council Meeting 3-22-94 Santa Monica, California
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and city Council
FROM: City Attorney
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A CONTINUING LOCAL
EMERGENCY
The accompanying resolution continues the declaration of
the existence of a local emergency. This will continue the
previously adopted resolution.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying
resolution be adopted.
PREPARED BY: Marsha Jones Moutrie, city Attorney
Joseph Lawrence, Assistant City Attorney
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City Council Meeting 3-22-94 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION HUMBER 8737(CCS)
CITY COUNCIL SERIES
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA HONleA OECLARIBG
THB EXISTENCE OP A CONTINUING LOCAL EKERGENCY
WHEREAS, on January 17, 1994, an earthquake struck
Southern California causing severe damage within the city of Santa
Monica;
WHEREAS, on January 17, 1994, as a result of the
earthquake the City'S Director of Emergency Services issued a
declaration of local emergency;
WHEREAS, on January 17, 1994, as a result of the
earthquake a state of emergency was declared in the County of Los
Angeles by the federal, state and county governments;
WHEREAS, as a result of the earthquake a state of local
emergency continues to exist within the City of Santa Monica.
NOW, THEREFORE, the city Council of the City of Santa
Monica does resolve and proclaim as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council declares that a state of
local emergency continues to exist within the City of Santa Monica.
SECTION 2. The City Council directs the Director of
Emergency Services or his or her designee to take such actions as
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are appropriate to the fullest extent provided by federal, state
and local law, to protect the public health, welfare, safety and
property of the residents of the City of Santa Monica.
SECTION 3. The city council further authorizes the
Director of Emergency Services or his or her designee to negotiate
or execute such contracts, agreements, applications or other
documents with such other federal, state or local agencies or other
groups and organizations as are necessary to provide or to obtain
emergency aid, assistance or services to the city of Santa Monica
and to contract for the immediate expenditure of public funds to
safeguard life, health or property, including when necessary to
protect public health and safety to expedite, including, but not
limited to shortening all required notice periods, or waive
competitive bidding procedures for pUblic works and other City
projects.
SECTION 4. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded
to the State Director of the Office of Emergency services with a
request that he or she find it acceptable.
SECTION 5. 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:
City
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Adopted and approved this 22nd day of March, 1994.
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V~ayor
I hereby certIfy that the foregomg ResolutIon No 8737 (CCS) was dilly adopted at a
meetmg of the CIty Councll held on the 22nd day of March. 1994 by the followmg vote:
Ayes CouncIlmembers Abdo, Genser, Greenberg, Olsen, Rosenstem, Vazquez
Noes CouncIlmembers
Abstam CouncIlmembers:
Absent. CouncIlmembers Holbrook
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emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property
on the surface. This regulation leaves the minimum altitude
required entirely at the discretion of the pilot. Most
helicopter pilots operate their aircraft well above 500 feet
above ground level (AGL) but some disregard the community
below and operate at very low altitudes The change proposed
by staff would provide a minimum altitude of 500 feet AGL for
helicopters operating over populated areas.
A definite altitude would mitigate noise for persons on the
ground, improve the safety for the helicopter pilot and
provide the FAA with greater enforcement capability for those
operators below the 500 foot minimum. The proposed language
for FAR Part 91.119 Minimum Safe Altitudes for helicopters is
as follows:
Part 91.119 Minimum Safe Altitudes - General
Except when necessary for takeoff or landing no person may
operate a helicopter below the following altitudes:
a) Anywhere. An altitude allowing, if a power
unit fails, an emergency landing without
undue hazard to persons or property on the
surface.
b) Over Congested Areas. Over any congested
area of a city, town, or settlement, or over
any open air assembly of persons, an altitude
of 500 feet above the highest obstacle within
a ~orizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the
aircraft.
c) Over other than congested areas. An altitude
of 500 feet above the surface, except over
open water or sparsely populated areas. In
those cases, the aircraft may not be operated
closer than 500 feet to any person, vessel,
vehicle, or structure.
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Budaetarv/Financial Imoact.
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There is no budgetary/fiscal impact from this action.
RecommendA.tion
Staff recommends that the City Council:
(1) Authorize the City Manager to file a petition
for a NPRM to provide a minimum altitude of
500 feet above ground level for helicopters
operating over populated areas.
(2 ) Direct staff to advocate the rule change and
further to solicit other local governments and
the California League of Cities to write
letters supporting the City's NPRM to
minimize the noise 1mpact of helicopters on
the community
Prepared: Timothy A Walsh, Airport Manager
Jeffrey P Math:..eu, Director Resource Management
staff report/nprm
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