SR 07-26-2016 13B 13.B
July 26, 2016
Council Meeting: July 26, 2016 Santa Monica, California
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CITY CLERK’S OFFICE - MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson -Warren, City Clerk , Records & Elections Services
Department
Date : July 26, 2016
13.B Request of Mayor Tony Vazquez and Mayor Pro Tem Ted Winterer, that the
City Counc il place an item on the August 23, 2016, City Council agenda,
regarding consideration of a resolution (1) expressing the City Council’s
intention to close the Santa Monica Airport to aviation use, as soon as that
is legally permitted with a goal of June 30 , 2018 and earlier if possible, and,
upon compliance with applicable legal processes, to transition the land
currently occupied by the Airport to uses consistent with Measure LC
(Local Control), and (2) authorizing the City Manager to initiate all
administ rative measures necessary to implement the resolution, including
commencement of planning and environmental review processes required
by the California Environmental Quality Act and the State Planning Act.
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From:John Penney <jbpenney@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:25 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
—John Penney 1327 Pacific St
JBPenney | -8 UTC Los Angeles | JBPenney@gmail.com
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From:richard wise <randswise@verizon.net>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:25 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B-Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel a nd evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Richard C Wise
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From:Ross Pollack <rpollack@lionsgate.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:31 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
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Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended
and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request t hat you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base
Operators, including Atlantic Avia tion and American Flyers. They
service jets and planes that sp read toxic ultra fines, lead and
noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel
will produce lawsuits and FAA ac tion, but failing to do so will
endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into
office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold
damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your res ponsibility by taking the above two
actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Ross A. Pollack
1741 Pier Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From:Kay Foster <kayfoster0@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:32 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Airport Item B
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Kay Foster
2021 ASHLAND AVE
SANTA MONICA, CA 90405
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From:Tom Knechtel <ninoknechtel@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:33 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Santa Monica Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
We urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Ai rport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We urgently request that you fulfill your re sponsibility by taking the above two actions on
Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Tom Knechtel and Robert Baruch
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From:MICHAEL OSMENT <michaelosment@mac.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:33 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:PLEASE CLOSE SANTA MONICA AIRPORT ASAP
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As a citizen and family of four living near Santa Moni ca airport we ask you to plea se close the airport, The
amount of pollution pouring into our yard and house has gotten out of contro l. The Jets are louder and more
often than ever before.
My family and I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel a nd evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
We need you to show leadership and to represent your cons tituents We know there ar e fears that getting rid of
the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA acti on, but failing to do so will endanger the health and
lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold
damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely, Michael, Lara, Ava and Flynn Osment
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From:Joanne Curtis <moonballoon@roadrunner.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:36 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport.
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers . They service jets and planes that
spread toxic ultra fines, lead an d noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA
action, but failing to do so will continue to endanger the health and lives of the people who voted
you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict documented health damage
on us all, including children, for years to come.
I ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taki ng the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Joanne Curtis
Santa Monica Resident
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From:roger mah <rmahmd@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:37 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:item 13B
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fix ed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers.
They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so
will en danger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and
inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tu esday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
roger mah
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From:Deborah Rothman <drthmedarb@aol.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:37 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know, jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family, my neighbors and I urgently r equest that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fumes, lead and no ise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for doing the right thing for your constituents.
Sincerely,
Deborah Rothman, Esq.
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From:martavago@aol.com
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:41 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members:
As you know jet flights are up and continuing to rise since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My husband and I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel an d evict the Fixed Base Operators, includi ng Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so
will continue to endanger the health and destroy the quality of lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as
others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tues day without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Marta Vago, Ph.D.
Advisor, coach and consultant to entrepreneurs, executives, creative professionals, and families in business.
"Minding your business."
2929 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310)396-5034
e-mail: martavago@aol.com
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From:Stephan Hewitt <stephanhewitt@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:47 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict th e Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic
Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead
and noise over our homes and schools.
I wish I could show you the black soot that covers my window sills EVERY WEEK, si nce my house is directly
under the departure path of the airport, and the jets are the ones th at are spreading this t oxic dust that also ends
up in our lungs!
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your moral and ethical responsibil ity by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without
further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Stephan D. Hewitt
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From:Judith Diana Winston <judithdianawinston@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:50 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport.
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers . They service jets and planes that
spread toxic ultra fines, lead an d noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits
and FAA action, but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people
who voted you into office, as well as other s who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold
damage on us all, including ch ildren, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday
without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Judith Diana Winston
2016 Euclid St. #5
Santa Monica, 90405
Judith Diana Winston
www.TheKeeperOfTheDiaryBook.com
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From:Andrea Lieberman <an lieberman@verizon.net>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:53 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B-Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We live in Mar Vista. We pur chased in 2008 right before the recession and jet traffic was down
during that time, perhaps because of the recession. We can regular ly and heavily smell the diesel
fuel, particularly around 5 to 7 p.m. when we are walking in our walking neighborhood, when
apparently jets are taxiing or refueling or something. One of us has gotten lung cancer and was not a
smoker. While we know these things take a long time to develop, we know the fine particulates
produced by this fuel is not good for anyone.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Andrea Lieberman
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From:emily van horn <emyvee@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:52 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead a nd seriously distressing noise o ver our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Emily Van Horn
www.EmilyVanHorn.com
www.SomaticTraumaSolution.com
www.FaceBook.com/EmilyVanHornArt
https://www.facebook.com/SomaticTraumaResolutionTherapy
310/904.3698
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From:William Fordes <waveskiboy@me.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 2:59 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B
Dear City Council Members:
This serves as a request, demand, suggestion, wish, hope and fervent desire that you vote to close the airport.
It is dirty, it is unhealthy, it is dangerous, it is loud and it is not wanted by an OVERWHELMING majority of your
constituents, as evidenced by th e OVERWHELMING victory of LC over D in the past voting cycle.
I also ask that you immediately halt the sale of aviation fuel, and evince all Fixed Base Operators — including Atlantic
Aviation and American Flyers — whose servicing of jets helps spread the toxic, foul fine leads and particle s that coat our
home and the lungs of our children.
Very truly yours,
Bill Fordes
Sunset Park, SM, CA
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From:Stephen Manes <smanes1@aol.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:02 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Santa Monica Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC. In fact
as I write this, I hear the const ant noise of planes taking off, which is constant and more and
more annoying! The noise frequently drowns out conversation and phone calls become more
and more difficult.
My wife and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers . They service jets and planes that
spread toxic ultra fines, lead an d noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA
action, but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into
office, as well as others who live in Los Angele s, and inflict untold damage on us all, including
children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without
further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Stephen Manes
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From:Brian Kelly <bnkelly@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:03 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know, jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict th e Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic
Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead
and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Brian Kelly
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From:Laura Gideon <bamboobalance@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:04 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of Measure LC. While we are
not Santa Monica Residents, we are MarVista residents and our home resides about 3 blocks south of SMO
and are DIRECTLY impacted by the ai rports activity. Our home was purchased in 1998 when Jet activity was
NOWHERE at the level it is today. However, we have suffered exponentially over the last 18 years as the air
and noise pollution at SMO has increased in addition to the threat of a plane failing and landing on our hom e.
We were VERY pro ‐active on the LC campaign trail even though we were unable to vote in the election and we
have been patiently waiting for positive action to occur (as in CLOSING SMO down). You not only have the
health of residents of Santa Monica which shoul d be a primary concern, BUT residents of Marvista, Venice,
Westdale and the other additional surrounding Los Angeles Neighborhoods that are directly impacted by
SMO’s toxicity.
On behalf of my husband and I and our neighborhood WE urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic
Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fine lead
filled particulate, and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others
who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including chi ldren, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Laura Gideon & Dennis Jimenez
13234 Lake Street
MarVista
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From:Cameron Butler <venicesugar90291@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:04 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:SM Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Cameron Butler
Venice
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From:gymsbydesign@gmail.com
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:06 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Paul Butler
Gyms By Design Inc.
Phone (310)-902-7196 Fax: (310)-399-0988
www.gymsbydesign.com
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From:Cameron Butler <gbdbutler@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:07 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Airport closer
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Sheli Butler
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From:David Reilly <stringandstrobe@me.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:14 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fix ed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers.
They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so
will en danger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and
inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tu esday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
David Reilly
713 Ozone St
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From:Jennifer Mccaffrey <mccaffreyjennifer@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:23 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport.
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel a nd evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Jennifer McCaffrey
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From:Susan Bresnan <susanbresnan@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:28 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Seriously, NO JETS!
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Susan Bresnan
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From:LSAPC@aol.com
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:33 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Cc:lsapc@aol.com; nomorejets@gmail.com
Subject:Item 13B -- Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Ai rport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so
will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and
inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tues day without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Louis Ssutu
Resident of Sunset Park
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From:Kailas <kailas@iamkailas.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:41 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B
City Council:
I oppose any expansion of the Santa Monica Airport. While I recognize the airport serves an important need, the fact is
that jets constantly taking off from the airport – even as late as 11pm sometimes – disturb the peace.
That’s a fact.
Because there are so many children exposed to toxi c fumes, as well as our plant life, as well as us adults who have to put
up with the noise and knowledge that the airport impacts our environment and health – it’s very important that the City
Council vote against any expansion of the physical airport facility or the extens ion of the number of takeoffs/landings,
and the hours of operation.
The persons and organizations who seek to support and expand this facility are not acting in the public interest, and are
motivated by money. That’s it. So I oppose greed ‐driven plans to extend the airport and I urg e you all to vote against any
and all such expansion.
Be Well,
Kailas
(818) 564 ‐1200
www.ayurvedabykailas.com
www.regenerate ‐now.com
‐Ayurveda Faculty, Loyola Marymount University
‐Continuing Education Approved Provider (#1001), National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
‐Continuing Education PACE Provider, National Ayurvedic Medical Association
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From:Pat Lau <patwlau@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:43 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:item 13B- Airport
I have been a consistent supporter of efforts to close the Santa Monica Airport. I fully support all efforts to close the
airport by July 2018.
The airport serves a small population whereas converting the land for a park open to ALL citizens makes better economic
sense and would be a health be nefit to all. Currently the pollution from the Santa Monica Airport is harmful to the
environment and all citizens who live nearby.
In the meantime I urgently support the effort to disallow all jets from using the SM airport. Jets serve very few and
provides little benefit to the overall pop ulation of the city. Furthermore the pollution and potential danger should an
accident occur are good arguments to stop all jets usage of the airport.
Thank You for your ongoing support of the effort to close the airport and provide a healthly and beneficial Part which
would serve the greater population.
Pat Lau
1608 Hill St reet.
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From:info@tinaogata <info@tinaogata.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:42 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and ev ict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American
Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, l ead and noise over our homes and schools.
3. Let’s make a beautiful park / activity space that ALL of us can enjoy!
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Darryl, Tina, Noah (16) & Sarah (14) ( Ogata
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From:David Borden <dg.bo rden@verizon.net>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:45 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Re: Item 13B - Santa Monica Airport
7 ‐22 ‐16
Re: Item 13B ‐ Airport .
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
My wife and I live in Venice Beach, right near Lincoln and Rose, so I’m sure you realize Venetians
receive a vast majority of Jet noise and a good deal of the air pollution due to the Santa Monica
airport. Jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC .
I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic
Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines,
lead and noise over our homes and schools.
I realize there are concerns that getting rid of the Jet tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and
FAA action. But failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you
into office. As well, it affects others who live in Los Angeles, and inflicts untold da mage on us
all, including children, for years to come.
My wife and I ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday
without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
David Borden and Gina Maslow
234 Bernard Ave
Venice, CA 90291
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From:Darcy Lubbers <darcylubbers@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:45 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know the amount of jet flights is up since the 1984 agreement ended and the
passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base Operators,
including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and
planes that spread toxic ultra fine s, lead and noise over our homes and
schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will
produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so will endanger the
health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others
who live in Los Angeles, and inflict damage to all of us in the community, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on
Tuesday.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Darcy
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From:Anne Arikian <aarikian@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:48 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B- Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
When we moved to Mar Vista in 2002, just a few blocks east of the airport, we had our soil tested
ahead of planting a vegetable garden and found elevated l ead levels, most likely a result of spewing
jet craft. Frequently we smell jet fuel as we try to play soccer on our front lawn, and the kids want to
come inside to get away from the smell. As for the noise, it is wo rst at the top of the hill where our
neighbors live, but definitely impacts us here even at the bottom of the hill. And it seems the wealthy
jet owners don't mind taking a chance on getting a sma ll fine, and will take off or land whenenver it
suits them. We've been around long enough to see seve ral downed planes in our neighborhood over
the years, including the recent Harrison Ford debac le. We've seen the plans for the new park space
and feel it would be so much better than the airport, which serves just a handful of rich individuals at
the expense of a densel y populated neighborhood.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
--
Anne M. Arikian, M.D.
Personal Email: aarikian@gmail.com
Work Email: aarikian@mednet.ucla.edu
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From:Erika K. Soja <erikasoja@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 3:58 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport.
Please close the airport now.
Thank you,
Erika Soja
Sent from my iPhone
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From:Ammar Lugod <ammarlughod@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 4:19 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B-airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fix ed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers.
They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so
will en danger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and
inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tu esday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Ammar Lughod
1769 bryn mawr ave.,
Santa Monica, Ca 90405
Sent from my iPhone
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From:layth lughod <laythlughod@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 4:24 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B- Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fix ed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers.
They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so
will en danger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and
inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tu esday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Layth Lughod
1769 Bryn mawr Ave.,
Santa Monica ca 90405
Sincerely, from my iPhone
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From:Traci Wallace <traciwallace@earthlink.net>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 4:24 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B-Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC. As Santa Monica
residents, my family and I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel a nd evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Traci Wallace
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From:Karen Jones <khjones1949@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 5:18 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:JTEM 13B - AIRPORT
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members:
I am writing to urge you to vote to close the Santa Monica Airport on Tuesday, July 26. I am a twenty-two year resident of
Venice, and while I'm not your constituent I am a stakeholder in what happens at the airport. Since the planes that take
off from the airport are routed over Venice and Mar Vista rather than over Santa Monica, we bear the brunt of the noise
and the fumes. It's not fair, but neither is the horrific sound the jets make when I take my dog to Cloverfield Park in the
evenings. How the people in Sunset Park deal with it I don't know. It's doubly annoying because the airport catered to
flying schools, and has become a convenience for wealthy celebrities and/or people who fly on charter planes. It's a
playground for the 1%-ers and a nightmare for the 99%-ers.
A step toward closing the airport would be to stop selling t he toxic fuel the planes need and to evict the Fixed Base
Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers, which service t he aircraft. Santa Moni ca reaps the rewards
from their rental money, while Venice gets the ultra-fine particles and lead in the air, not to mention the noise.
Finally, I am very excited by the prospe ct of turning the airport into a multi-use arena for Santa Monica the surrounding
areas. You've already done a tremendous job with the dog parks at the east end of the airport, which I pay a fee to use. I
look forward to seeing the rest of the airport developed for The People.
Please VOTE TO CLOSE THE AIRPORT on July 26. Thank you.
Karen Jones
Venice
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From:Jean Abarbanel <abarjean@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 5:25 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:We must close Santa Monica Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fix ed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers.
They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
Although we live east of the airport our home is on the flight path to the Santa Monica Airport. Every day and ni ght I can
look up at the sky through a large skylight in my bathroom at 6:30 am in the morning and even at 1:30 am when I am
getting ready for bed. I hear the planes on a path to land at the Santa Monica Airport. Through the ye ars I have
suffered from respiratory problems which I believe is partially due to the poor quality of the air caused by the particulate
fallout that these large commercial jet planes flying overhead spew into the environment.
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers.
They service je ts and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so
will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and
inflict un told damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Jean Ab arbanel
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From:Cliffton Tsai <cliffton.tsai@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 5:46 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13-B Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
We live in Cheviot Hills since 1977 and have been always bothered by the noise of the jets flying in at
all hours. They are supposed to follow Pico but never do.
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actionson Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Cliffton and Margaret Tsai
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From:katherine Newmark <katherinenewmark@me.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 5:53 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13 B-Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel a nd evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as
others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold dama ge on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking th e above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Katherine Newmark, 2201 Navy St. Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From:Natalie Pittman <nataliemtv@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 6:17 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come. The pollution, the danger, and the noise are ruining the peace and paradise that once was our
neighborhood.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Natalie and Kevin Pittman
--
natalie pittman | c. 214.549.0381 | e. nataliemtv@gmail.com
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From:Maitra-Konell Family <vivadna4@verizon.net>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 6:28 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:SMO - the bad neighbor
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Maitra-Konell Family
vivadna4@verizon.net
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From:Joan Wilder <joan@someonewilder.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 7:08 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport.
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evic t the Fixed Base Op erators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. T hey service j ets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and no ise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that gettin g rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failin g to do so will endan g er the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including chil dren, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your respon sibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Joan Wilder
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From:Karen Croner <kcroner@me.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 7:14 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B Airport
Dear Council Members,
I know you are mired in legalities about the future of the airport.
But certainly in the meantime we could eliminate the jets that pollute the air the most.
And certainly we could have the other planes switch to unleaded to protect the health of our children. As I watch
childre n playing in cloverfield and see plans for a new park, I am very concerned about what cancer clusters and illnesses
we will begin to see after a generation of kids have grown up breathing in these particles. I know none of us want to
sacrifice their health for the conve nience of jet owners.
Thank you.
Karen croner
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From:Zoia Krioukova <zoechka7@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 7:28 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Santa Monica airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fix ed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers.
They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so
will en danger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and
inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tu esday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Zoia Krioukova
Sent from my iPad
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From:Dennis Wilder <dennis@someonewilder.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 7:31 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
My son lives in a house just about u nder the runway at SM Airport and wh enever we talk to him on the phone,
every few minutes we have to stop talk ing waiting for the roar of a jet to dissipate. This is a ridicuous and
intolerable situation which needs to be remedie d. Small planes are one th ing, jets are another.
Please vote to ban jets and their supplie rs and service companies, and either cl ose the airport, or at least ban the
jets. The airport was never meant for these aircraft.
Thank you,
Dennis Wilder, Ph.D.
SM business owner for 40 years.
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From:Rob Nokes <robnokes@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 7:33 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear City Council,
Please help us residents by permanen tly closing the airport. The noise from the low altitude piston planes
continues to be very obnoxious, espe cially on weekends when we are su pposed to be resting. How Santa
Monica has allowed the torture of its residents to go on for so long is befuddling, especially the people impacted
by jets.
As a sound professional with 26 years in film and television, K-SMO frequently and randomly attacks
residents' nervous systems with blasts of loud doppler noise (attacking, coming at you).
In warfare, noise is used as a form of torture, please read the article attached.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/torture-methods-sound-how-pure-noise-can-be-used-b reak-you-psychologically-
318638
Kind regards,
Rob Nokes
2428 3rd St.
Santa Monica CA 90405
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From:J Brown <jgbgrow@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 8:02 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Janet Brown
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From:Marion Klein <marionhk@icloud.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 8:41 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
As a homeowner and retired person subject to jet noise and leaded fuel pollution on a daily basis, I urgently
request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Ai rport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling leaded fuel and evict the Fixed Base Operators,
including Atlantic Aviation and American Fl yers. They service jets and planes that
spread toxic ultra fines, lead an d noise over our homes and schools.
3. If you choose to continue to sell jet fuel at this time at Santa Monica Airport, I am
strongly pleading with you to find a contractor that sells unleaded fuel only as they
do at Torrance Airport. This is a compro mise I can live with for the time being.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing
to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in
Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage and illness on adults and especially children for years to come.
I ask you to fulfill your responsibility, and the mandate given to you by the passage of LC, by taking the above
actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Marion Klein
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Anne Samartha
From:David Battin <dfbattin@msn.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 8:50 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Santa Monica airport
To Whom It May Concern: My name is David Battin. I have lived at 3200 Rosewood Ave for the last 38 years. My family
and I have tolerated jets from Santa Monica airport long enough. The noise, and the pollution have gotten to the point
of absurd. We have a white pi cket fence in our front yard that is covered with black residue of jet fuel. Also plant life
suffers the same. I respectfully request that you vote to protect the lives of residence who have the tolerate this
nuisance of the very few privileged.
Sent from my iPad
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From:Colin Maduzia <colinmaduzia@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 9:19 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Councillors:
As many of you know, I am a Santa Monica homeowner for over 20 years and have
raised my family in Sunset Park.
I strongly support item 13-B on Tuesday’s Council agenda . It confirms to
residents that they did the right thing by voting for Measure LC and that Council
supports the effort to close the Airport. It also is the right decision for the health of your
constituents, especially children, who live or play around the airport. The current levels
of j et traffic are near record le vels and it doesn’t have to be that way. Finally, closin g the
airport demonstrates our commitment to a Green Santa Monica. This public health
hazard on the south side is a glaring blemish on that title.
Additionally, I strongly urge you to evict Atlant ic Aviation and end the tenancies
of all other FBOs , and end the tenancies of Fixe Ba se Operators (FBOs). Here is why:
FBO leases are expired and the leaseholde rs have no rights of first refusal.
The Atlantic lease expired over a year ago.
The FAA ruled in 2000 that no aviation tenants are required after July 1, 2015.
o This decision was upheld in 2003.
o All of the City’s federal agreem ents have expired by their own terms.
You, the City Council, passed a leasing policy that eliminates aviation uses from
the airport.
The lease rate is at below-market rent, t hus costing your cons tituents millions of
dollars in lost revenue each year.
The fear of FAA injunctions/actions against the airport have no grounds in reality.
o To get an injunction, the FAA needs documentation stating “City agreed
to do (or not to do) x”. Th e FAA does not have that.
For the 2008 injunction, the FAA had two effective agreements:
the 1948 Agreement; and the 1994 Grant Agreement.
The 1948 Agreement was ineffective.
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The 1994 Grant Agreement sa id “City cannot discrimin ate against a class of
aircraft”. City specifically discriminated against Class C & D airc raft at that time.
The FAA presented the 1994 Grant Agreement to court
which provided an injunction.
o In 2016, the FAA a g reements expired. There is overwhelmin g evidence of
expiration of all agreements . In order to provide otherwise, the FAA has to
prove:
The agreements are not expired.
t was the intent of the parties that the “City agreed to do x,” but the
FAA has already ruled “City does not have to do x” after July 1, 2015
and affirmed that ruling.
o No agreement says City must have aviation tenants, sell fuel, or operate
an airport after July 1, 2015.
The FAA ruled “The [1984] Agreement makes clear the City is
obligated to operate Airport only for duration of the Agreement
through July 1, 2015. - FAA Nov 22, 2000, Affirmed Feb 4, 2003.
Finally, I strongly urge you to implement TSA level security at the airport to
ensure the safety of the community and to limit our potential legal liabilities.
--
Colin Maduzia
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Anne Samartha
From:Betsy <betsyjkatz@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 9:21 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B-Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel a nd evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as
others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold dama ge on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking th e above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Betsy Katz
P.s. I'm completely perplexed as to the new avia tion tenant called Wheels Up! What's going on? Where
did they come from? The jets were screaming overh ead all day as I was trying to have a gathering of
friends on my deck today.
betsyjkatz@gmail.com
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Anne Samartha
From:Cary Jones <cjonesrun@verizon.net>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 9:22 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Santa Monica Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of t he people who voted you into office, as well as others
who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Cary Jones
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Anne Samartha
From:C D <prairie66@hotmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 9:33 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing
to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in
Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
The impact of the Santa Monica Airport is wide. The noise a nd pollution affect wide swaths of Venice, Mar Vista and
West LA where there are many schools. As the involvement of Senator Ted Lieu shows, your choices go far beyond Santa
Monica and involve many constituents, not only from Santa Monica but from the greater Los Angeles area.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Sikes
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Anne Samartha
From:Mindi <mindishank@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 9:53 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel a nd evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Mindi Shank
Sunset Park resident
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Anne Samartha
From:Ben <bcwang@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 9:57 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Cc:Rick Cole; Nelson Hernandez; Sue Himmelrich; Tony Vazquez; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Ted
Winterer; Pam OConnor; Terry O’Day; Council Mailbox; Joseph Schmitz
Subject:Item 13B - Airport - July 26 City Council Meeting
Attachments:FAA Data Related to GA at SMO v8.pdf
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members,
The purpose of this email is to:
1. Support Mayor Tony Vazquez and Mayor Pro Tem Ted Winterer's request below to place
items on the August 23, 2016 City Council Agenda.
"Request of Mayor Tony Vazquez and Mayor Pro Tem Ted Winterer, t hat the City Council
place an item on the August 23, 2016, City C ouncil agenda, regarding consideration of a
resolution (1) expressing the City Council’s intent ion to close the Santa Monica Airport to
aviation use, as soon as that is legally pe rmitted with a goal of June 30, 2018 and earlier if
possible, and, upon compliance with applicable legal pr ocesses, to transition the land currently
occupied by the Airport to uses consist ent with Measure LC (Local Control), and (2)
authorizing the City Manager to initiate all admini strative measures necessary to implement the
resolution, including commencement of planning and environmental review processes required
by the California Environmental Qua lity Act and the State Planning Act."
2. Request that the aforementioned "goal of June 30, 2018 and ea rlier if poss ible . . ." be
restated as "goal of December 31, 2016, but not until compliance with applicable legal
processes..."
3. Request that either a specifi c mention in the resolution (or a completely separate
resolution) be crafted that author izes the City Manager to provide eviction notices
immediately to holdover FBO tena nts with expired leases.
4. Provide you with the attached information from a detailed review of the past 25 years of
pubic data related to SMO from the FAA, GAMA, and the City of Santa Monica. It gives
good context and a factual backdrop for why the above requests and associated policy
decisions to close SMO are well supported by in formation collected by government, municipal,
and industry organizations.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Ben Wang
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Ben Wang
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Mobile: 310-663-9264
E-mail: bcwang@yahoo.com
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From:Julia Liebeskind <jpliebeskind@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:06 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13 B
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members:
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation
and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise
over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, an d inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Julia Porter Liebeskind, Ph.D.
1741 Maple St
Santa Monica 90405
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Anne Samartha
From:David Gyepes <dgyepes@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:12 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Closing Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel a nd evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
David Gyepes, J.D., Ph.D.
Sunset Park Resident
Sent from my iPhone
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4
Anne Samartha
From:Linda Wilson <lawilson9@live.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:16 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
A s you know, jet flights are up since both the 1984 agreement ended and the more recent passage of
LC. I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Ai rport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fine particulates, lead, and noise over our homes and schools.
I understand you fear that getting ri d of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action;
however, you should more greatly f ear that not doing so will endanger the health, the safety, and the
quality of life of the people who voted you into offi ce, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and
inflict untold damage on us all, includi ng children, for years to come.
Please fulfill your responsibility and do what's right by taking the above two actions on Tuesday.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Linda Wilson
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Anne Samartha
From:Will Guston <willguston@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:16 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B- Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel a nd evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Will Guston and Melanie Merians
Sent from my iPhone
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6
Anne Samartha
From:Hardin <joehardin@earthlink.net>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:19 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Please Close SMO...Agenda Item...
To the Honorable Tony Vasquez & City Council Members,
I request that the City Council plac e an item on the August 23, 2016, City Council agenda, regarding consideration of a resolut ion (1)
expressing the City Council’s intention to close the Santa Monica Airport to aviation use, as soon as that is legally permitted , upon
compliance with applicable legal processes, to transition the land currently occupied by the Airport to uses consistent with Me asure LC
(Local Control), and (2) authorizing the City Manager to initiate all administrative measures neces sary to implement the resolu tion,
including commencement of planning and environmental review proc esses required by the California Environmental Quality Act and the
State Planning Act...
Thank you,
Joseph Hardin
2349 Pier Ave
Santa Monica , Ca 90405 310-428-5031
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7
Anne Samartha
From:Shirley Gyepes <sgyepes@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:19 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Ai rport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Op erators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers . They service jets and planes that
spread toxic ultra fines, lead an d noise over our homes and schools.
Sincerely
Shirley Gyepes
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1
Anne Samartha
From:Christine Hardin <chardin2349@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:26 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ende d and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and ev ict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American
Flyers.
They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultr a fines, lead and noise ove r our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Christine Hardin
2349 Pier Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From:Hardin <joehardin@earthlink.net>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:30 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 19 84 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My wife and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Air port as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra fines, lead and noi se over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so wil l endanger
the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold dam age on us
all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Joseph Hardin
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From:Deirdre Ryan <deirdre.r2012@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:39 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:13 B Airport
Attachments:13 B Airport.pdf
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra-fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce la wsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
__________________________________________________7/24/16
Deirdre Ryan
Sunset Park, Santa Monica
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From:Niall Prendergast <niallp@yahoo.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:42 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:13 B Airport
Attachments:Niall Prendergast 13 B Airport.pdf
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Ai rport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra-fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce la wsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
__________________________________________________7/24/16
Niall Prendergast
Sunset Park, Santa Monica
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From:Deirdre Ryan <deirdre.r2012@gmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:50 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:13 B AIRPORT
Attachments:Riain Prendergast 13 B Airport.pdf
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evi ct the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread
toxic ultra-fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
__________________________________________________7/24/16
Riain Prendergast
Sunset Park, Santa Monica
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From:Jessica Tracy <jessicajtracy@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:13 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members, As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the
passage of LC.
I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport ASAP!
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and Am erican Flyers.
They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so
will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and
inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you fo r your support.
Sincerely, Jessica Tracy
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From:Jamie Lloyd-Smith <jlloydsmith@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:13 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
Dear Council Members,
I am writing as a resident of Santa Moni ca (Oak St near 17th) to urge you to take all nece ssary actions to curtail
air traffic, especially jets, and take further steps to close the airport and convert to low-impact public uses
consistent with Measure LC.
As a resident, the airport imposes serious detrimental imp acts in terms of pollution, noise and safety. I have one
young child and another on the way, and I am tired of wo rrying about particulate air pollution and lead fuel
emissions. The airport is an anachronism and a blemish on Santa Monica's push to be a healthy city for the 21st
century. Please respect the wishes of local residents and act to shut it down.
Thank you,
Jamie Lloyd-Smith
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From:joanne press <joannelpress@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:16 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:13B:Airport
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
Council:
I urge the shut down of the SM Airport. I am a 40 ‐ year resident of Sunset Park and the airport has
negatively changed our neighborhood. The noise, the air pollution , and the danger of the airport has
substantially
reduced the quality of our lives.
Please consider an airport shut dow n.
Sincerely,
Joanne Press
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From:Granick, Laura <Laura.Granick@BryanCave.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:31 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC. My family and I
urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and ev ict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American
Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getti ng rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but
failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of th e people who voted you into office, as well as others who
live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the a bove two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Andrew Klungness
Santa Monica resident
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From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:33 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Santa Monica Airport
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
From: JORDAN ELLIS [mailto:jordanrellis@icloud.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:20 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Santa Monica Airport
We support agenda item 13-B and also urge the City Council to do the following:
Through negotiation or eviction, end the tenancies of the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic
Aviation, and then evaluate the options as to what to do with those properties.
Jordan Ellis
Santa Monica resident
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From:Jeff Treves <JeffT@gwfg.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:36 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:item 13B- AIRPORT (SANTA MONICA AIRPORT)
Attachments:sm.docx
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up si nce the 1984 agreement ended and the
passage of LC.
I understand that you are to vote on th is Tuesday, my fa mily and I urgently
request that you:
Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible. Also it would be great if
you could stop selling fuel and evict t he Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They service jets and planes which
make all the noise and pollute the air in our area .
I understand that there are fears about future lawsuits but that is no excuse
not to take action to protec t our the health and welfare.
Please fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday
without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Jeff Treves
Local Resident
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7/25/16
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet fl ights are up since the 1984 agreement
ended and the p assage of LC.
I understand that you are to vote on th is Tuesday, my
family and I urgen tly request that you do the following.
Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible. Also it
would be great if you cou ld stop selling fuel and
evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic
Aviation and Am erican Flyers. They service jets and
planes which make all the noise and pollute the air in our
area .
I understand that there are fears about future lawsuits
but that is no exc use not to take action to protect our
health and welfare.
Please fulfill you r responsibility by taking the above two
actions on Tuesday wit hout further delay.
Thank you for y our support.
Sincerely,
Jeff Treves
Local Resident
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From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:40 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Council agenda item 13b
From: Will Pastron [mailto:willpastron@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:39 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Council agenda item 13b
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26th session.
The request from Mayor Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore Winterer that Council discuss a re solution reaffirming the
Council's desire to close Santa Monica Airport is politically motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and several additional proceedings are before the FAA concerning
this matter. Until all these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is purely a publicity stunt. Any
reaffirmation of the Council's desire to i mmediately close the airport in violation of existing agreements will only serve
to provide further confirmation of the City's intent to break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
Will Pastron
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From:Andrew Powell <apowell28@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:46 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport.
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They
service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so wil l
endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict
untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Andrew Powell
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From:Katherine Reuter <kereuter@aol.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:49 PM
To:Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez; Glea m Davis; Sue Himmelrich; Pam OConnor;
Terry O’Day; Ted Winterer; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Clerk Mailbox
Subject:Council 7/26/16 item 13-B -- Santa Monica Airport
Dear City Council,
I am actually not in favor of totally closing the airport. I believe that in times of emergency, such as an
earthquake or terrorist attack at LAX, it would be a good insurance policy to have the airport available. However,
it is my understanding that the runways do not meet F AA safety standards for buffer zones for jet traffic. Why
can't we make the FAA enforce its own rules? Add on th e noise and air pollution, and the SM Airport is no place
for the amount and size of the jet traffic.
Please see what you can do about the jets.
Sincerely,
Katherine Reuter
1210 Grant Street
Santa Monica 90405
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:07 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Agenda Item 13b for July 26 Council session
From: tim@cashins.org [mailto:tim@cashins.org]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:05 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Agenda Item 13b for July 26 Council session
Dear Santa Moni ca City Council,
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26t h session. The request from Mayor
Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore Winter er that Council discuss a resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to
close Santa Monica Airport is politically motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and several additi onal proceedings are before the FAA
concerning this matter. Until all these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is purely a publicity
stunt and serves no value to city residents. Any reaffi rmation of the Council's desire to immediately close the
airport in violation of existing agreements will only serve to provide further confirmation of the City's intent to
break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
Tim Cashin
829 Hill St, Apt E.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Anne Samartha
From:matthew heller <helloheller@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:28 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
My family and I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel a nd evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and
American Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our
homes and schools.
Thank you for doing the responsible th ing in protecting our children!
Matthew Heller of 21st street
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Anne Samartha
From:Rosa Hogle <hoglerosa@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:22 PM
To:Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez; Glea m Davis; Sue Himmelrich; Pam OConnor;
Terry O’Day; Ted Winterer; Council Mailbox; CouncilMtgltems@smgov.net; Clerk
Mailbox
Subject:Fw: FOSP: Council 7/26/16 item 13-B -- Santa Monica Airport
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I am a 60+years resident of Santa Monica living at 1217 Pearl Street. My wife and I are members of FOSP& support
Council 7/26/16 item 13-B Santa Monica Airport.
Thanks for following the citizens wishes and serving your constituents,
William Hogle
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To: kevin@mckeown.net, tony.vazquez @smgov.net, gleam.davis@smgov.net, sue.hi mmelrich@smgov.net,
pam.oconnor@smgov.net, terry.oday@smgov.net, ted.winterer@s mgov.net, Council@smgov.net,
CouncilMtgItems@smgov.net, Clerk@smgov.net Sent: 7/25/2016 11:25:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: FOSP: Council 7/26/16 item 13-B: Support, plus additional request
July 25, 2016
To: Mayor Vazquez and members of the City Council (cc: Rick Cole, Nelson Hernandez)
From: Board of Director s, Friends of Sunset Park
RE: 7/26/16 agenda item 13-B -- Request of Mayor Tony Vazquez and Mayor Pro Tem Ted
Winterer, that the City Council place an item on the August 23, 2016, City Council agenda, regarding
consideration of a resolution:
(1) expressing the City Council’s intent ion to close the Santa Monica Air port to aviation use, as soon as
that is legally permitted, with a goal of June 30, 2018 and ea rlier if possible, and, upon compliance
with applicable legal processes, to transition the land currently occupied by the Airport to uses
consistent with Measure LC (Local Control), and
(2) authorizing the City Manager to initiate all ad ministrative measures necessary to implement the
resolution, including commencement of planning and en vironmental review processes required by the
California Environmental Quality Act and the State Planning Act.
http://santamonicacityca.iqm2.com/Citi zens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=1068&MediaPosition=&ID
=2060&CssClass =
The FOSP Board thanks the City Council for movi ng these items forward and for continuing to
make progress, albeit more slowly than we would like.
We support agenda item 13-B and also urge the City Council to do the following:
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Through negotiation or eviction, end the tena ncies of the Fixed Base Operators, including
Atlantic Aviation, and then evaluate the option s as to what to do with those properties.
While we appreciate the city’s efforts to expand Ai rport Park, the tradeoff for allowing operations to
continue at SMO, especially jet operations, is the continuing threat of more crashes and the negative
health impacts of noi se and air pollution.
A year has passed since the 1984 Agreement with th e FAA expired, and the num ber of jet landings and
takeoffs, directly over homes, schools, presc hools, and parks, has not only continued, but increased.
From the July 25, 2016 Airport Commission agenda:
Total operations in June 2016: 6,339 landings and takeoffs (over hom es, schools, and preschools)
Total jet operations in June 2016: 1,393 landings and takeoffs (a 14% increase over June 2015, and a
32% increase over June 2012)
Daily jet landings and takeoffs: June 30th – 60 ; June 16 th – 65 ; June 2nd – 72
Arrivals between 11 PM and 7 PM (violating the voluntary curfew) in June 2016: 11
Arrivals between 11 PM and 7 PM (violating the voluntary curfew) in April 2016: 46
Noise violations in June 2016 : 17 (an increase of 113% compared to June 2015)
95 decibels: 9
96 decibels: 3
97 decibels: 2
98 decibels: 2
99 decibels: 1
Because of the logarithmic nature of the decibel scale, an increase of 10 dB represents a 10-fold
increase in sound intensity, an incr ease of 20 dB represen ts a 100-fold increase in intensity, a 30-dB
increase represents a 1,000-fold increase in intensity, and so on.
How many decibels can the human ear handle? Any sound above 85 dB can cause wear and tear on
your ears that reduces your hearing acuity over time.
What are the effects of noise on human health? Noise has direct physiological effects such as
hearing damage (including h earing loss and tinnitus, or ringing in th e ears), as well as cardiovascular
and hormonal disturbances. Indirect effects include sleep loss, interference with concentration and
learning, mood changes and aggr ession, and social isolation.
How does noise affect babies and children? Because the ear canal of a young child is smaller than an
adult's, sound pressure is up to 20 dB greater than that in an adult ear. In a ddition to the threat to a
child's hearing, noise causes physio logical and mental stress, and significantly impacts learning and
cognitive development.
Air pollution: The jet aircraft using SMO emit ultrafine part icles, and the prop planes still use leaded
Avgas. A synopsis of “Aircraft Emission Impacts in a Neighborhood Adjacent to a General Aviation
Airport in Southern Calif ornia” (SMO) states that, “A large impact area of elevated concentrations
of ultrafine particle concentration and other po llutants is observed downwind of the airport,
particularly associated with jet takeoffs.” http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es900975f
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Safety: Aircraft connected with SMO have crashed in to a home on 21st and Navy, a garage on Ashland
near 23rd, an apartment building on 4th and Bay, ont o Penmar Golf Course directly across from the
street homes on Dewey twice, into a front yard at Dewey near Walg rove. In addition, a jet aircraft
crashed into a hangar across the alle y from homes on Pier Avenue and th e subsequent fire engulfed the
building and killed all onboard the plane.
In Venice, two planes have crashed onto Rose Avenue.
In Mar Vista, planes have crashed into a home on Wade Street, a home on Mountain View, and a
residential garage on Warren Avenue.
In West LA, planes have crashed into 3 ho mes on Greenfield, a home on Sherbourne, a home on
Barrington near National, at the intersection of Glendon and Mississipp i, and onto the play field at
Webster Jr. High on Sawt elle near National.
In Los Angeles, one plane crashed into a house in a densely populated area, and another plane crashed
into a 3-story apartment building near Fairfax High, killing 5 people (including Holocaust survivor who
lived in the apartment building) and seriously injuring 7 more.
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Aviation Accidents/Incidents Connected with Santa Monica Airport (SMO)
The following is a partial list of aviation accidents/in cidents associated with Santa Monica Airport (SMO),
based on the National Transportation Safety Board database. Some of the accidents occurred at SMO,
some while approaching SMO, some after departing from SMO, and some involved planes owned or
operated by individuals or companies based at SMO.
3/5/15 – Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR – NTSB Identification: WPR15FA121 -- Owner/Operator: Harrison Ford. –
Nonfatal – Shortly after takeoff, the pilot advised the air traffic control to wer controller that the engine had lost
power, and the pilot requested an immediate return to the ai rport. The pilot initiated a left turn toward the airport;
however, during the approach, he realized that the airplane was unable to reach the runway. Subsequently, the
airplane struck the top of a tree and then impacted the ground in an open area of a golf course [across the street
from homes on Dewey Street, in the Sunset Park neighborhood ]. The National Transportation Safety Board
determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as fo llows: A total loss of engine power during initial climb
when the carburetor main metering jet became unseated, which led to an extremely rich fuel-to-air ratio.
Contributing to the accident was the lack of adequate carburetor maintenanc e instructions. Contributing to the
severity of the pilot's injuries was t he improperly installed shoulder harness.
9/29/13 – Cessna 525A – N194SJ – WPR13FA430 – Owne r: CREX-MML, LLC. Operator: private pilot – Fatal
(4) – At 6:20 PM PDT, the aircraft veered off the right side of runway 21 at SMO and collided with a hangar. “The
private pilot and three passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed by a post-crash fire. The
flight originated at Hailey, Idaho. “Witnesses report ed observing the airplane make a normal approach and
landing. The airplane traveled down the right side of t he runway, eventually veered off the runway, impacted the
1,000-foot runway distance remaining sign, continued to travel in a right-hand turn, and impacted a hangar
structure with the right wing [the hangar is located across the alley from homes on Pier Avenue, in the Sunset
Park neighborhood ]. The airplane came to rest inside the hangar, and the damage to the hangar structure
caused the roof to collapse onto the airp lane. A post-accident fire quickly ensued.”
4/29/13 – Cessna 172RG – N4677V – WPR13FA211A – Owne r: AmeriFlyers of Florida, LLC. Operator:
American Flyers – Instructional – 1 serious and 2 minor injuries – At about 2 PM PDT, two airplanes, a Cessna
172RG and a Cessna 172N collided in midair, approximately 2 miles southwest of Calabasas. The Cessna
172RG flight instructor and the commercial pilot sust ained minor injuries; the pilot rated passenger sustain
serious injuries. The Cessna 172RG sustained substant ial damage to the left wing. The pilot had requested
clearance to depart SMO to the west en route to Ca marillo, CA, and the aircraft departed from SMO about 1:53
PM.
4/29/13 – Cessna 172M – N64030 – WPR13FA211B – Owner: private party. Operator: a commercial pilot –
Fatal (2) – At about 2 PM PDT, two airplanes, a Cess na 172RG and a Cessna 172M collided in midair,
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approximately 3 miles southwest of Calabasas, CA. Both t he commercial pilot and the private pilot in the Cessna
172M were fatally injured and the Cessna was dest royed. The aircraft had departed from SMO about 1:13 PM,
and the pilot had contacted the SMO air traffic control tower and requested pattern work following maintenance.
At 1:40, the pilot requested a departure to the west. “Witn esses reported they were hiking in the area when they
a very loud strike. When they looked up, they observed two planes. One airplane (Cessna 172RG) was flying to
the west. The other airplane (Cessna 172M) was rapidly desce nding toward the ground; they lost sight of it as it
vertically descended behind a ridgeline; however, they saw a plume of black smoke shortly thereafter.”
4/12/13 – Beechcraft 95-C55 – N153NL – WPR13LA189 – Owne r/Operator: Schuster Aviation, LLC. About 1:30
PM, the aircraft was on the landing roll at SMO when t he left main landing gear collapsed. The private pilot and
passenger were not injured; the airpla ne sustained substantial damage.
8/10/12 – Cessna P210N – N41KA – WPR12FA439 – Owner/Operator: private pilot – Fatal (1) – About 4 PM, a
Cessna impacted trees and terrain about 3 miles northeast of SMO at the intersection of South Glendon Avenue
and Mississippi Avenue . The private pilot/owner, the sole occupant, was on a personal flight and was fatally
injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage in t he post impact fire. The airplane struck a 30-foot-tall palm
tree, rotated 90 degrees, and dropped straight down.
8/29/2011 – Cessna 172M – N5155Q – WPR11FA415 – Owner: Planeminder LLC. Operator: Justice Aviation
(3011 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica – SMO) – Instructional – Nonfatal – A few seconds after liftoff from SMO
en route to Santa Barbara, the student pilot observed that the airspeed indicator was malfunctioning, and he was
cleared to return to the airport. As the plane approached t he last ¼ of the runway, it was still about 30 to 40 feet
above the surface, and the SMO controller directed him to go around. The pilot raised the wing flaps and pushed
the throttle full forward but, observing power lines in front of the airplane, he maneuvered right and left to avoid
them. The airplane initially collided with a tree about 900 feet west of the end of the runway, and then collided
into a wall and the side of a private residence at 21st and Navy in Santa Monica 90405 [in the Sunset Park
neighborhood ]. The plane was substantially damaged. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the plane, was
seriously injured, and two painters working outside the hou se suffered minor injuries. “The student pilot, as well
as his flight instructor, r eported that his flight instruction did not in clude operations simulating loss of airspeed
indication. Although the student pilot reported checking the pitot tube prior to departure, post accident
examination of the airplane’s pitot tube showed debris, consistent with soil and insect material, was present
between the ram air inlet and the drain hole. This resu lted in the airspeed indicator showing zero airspeed.”
3/10/11 – Piper PA-280R-200 – N75224 – WPR11LA160 – Owner: Justice Aviation or East Pole Aviation LLC
(New York). Operator: Justice Aviation , 3011 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica – SMO) – Instructional – Nonfatal
– After departing from SMO, the plane lost power and the instructor from Justice Aviation took over from the
student pilot. Despite numerous attempts to regain engi ne power, he was unsuccessful and was forced to land in
a field near Agoura Hills. The plane sustained substantial damage.
7/1/2010 – Cessna 152 – N94838 – WPR10FA325 Owner: Kim Davidson Aviation (an FAA Certificated Repair
Station at 2701 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica - SMO). Operator: Justice Aviation (3011 Airport Avenue, Santa
Monica - SMO) – Fatal (1) – During the takeoff climb following a touch-and-go landing SMO, the pilot
communicated with a tower controller that he needed to return to the airport for landing, but did not indicate the
type of problem. Witnesses observed the airplane make a 90-degree left turn and enter into a spiraling nose-
dive. The airplane subsequently impacted a copse of trees near the 8th hole of the Penmar Golf Course [Sunset
Park residents were on the golf course at the time ]. The plane sustained substantial damage. The pilot died.
Probable cause was the pilot’s failure to maintain ade quate airspeed and airplane control during initial climb,
which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/sp in and subsequent impact with the ground.
8/2/2009 – Davenport DAVE-EZ – NTCE – WPR09LA380 – Ow ner/operator: W. Davenport (Los Angeles) –
Nonfatal – The aircraft experienced engine failure after takeoff from SMO. The pilot attempted to turn back to
land but crashed on the taxiway and suffered serious injuries. The plane sustained substantial damage. The
reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.
1/28/2009 – SIAI-MARCHETTI SF-260C – N688C – WPRO9FA102 – Owner: Wingspan, Inc. (Malibu). Operator:
P. Emmanuelle (Santa Monica) – Fatal (2) – On departing from SMO, witnesses observed the airplane climb
normally after takeoff until reaching an altitude between 200 and 400 feet, then the engine sound stopped. The
airplane appeared to slow down as it made a right turn , followed by a descending spin until impacting the west
end of the runway and bursting into flames. [The west end of the SMO runway is across the street from homes in
the Sunset Park neighborhood.] The probable cause was the pilot’s failure to select the proper fuel tank for
takeoff, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain
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aircraft control while attempting a return to runway maneuver. The pilot, Paulo Emmanuelle, who was the general
manager of the Airliners.net website, and his passenger both died.
10/7/2008 – Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Arrow 600 Sport – N454SA – WPRO9FA005 – Owner/operator:
Northfield Aviation LLC (3100 Donald Dougl as Loop North, Santa Monica - SMO) – Instructional – Fatal (1) –
After departing from SMO, witnesses observed the plane flyi ng low over the water. And then, while it was making
a steep left turn, they saw it nose over and impact the ocean off Malibu and sink. The student pilot and instructor,
who suffered critical injuries, were flown by helicopter to UCLA Medical Center. The instructor died on 10/24/08.
1/13/2008 – DeSousa Jabiru J400 – N522RJ – SEA08LA060 – Owner/operator: R. de Sousa (Boulder,
Colorado) – Nonfatal – After departing from Avalon for S anta Monica, the private pilot of the home-built aircraft
stated that the airplane touched down beyond the mi dpoint of the SMO runway. The brakes failed, and the plane
overran the runway and collided with a ditch. [The west end of the runway is acro ss the streets from homes in the
Sunset Park neighborhood.] The plane sustained substantial damage. The probable cause was the pilot’s failure
to attain the proper touchdown point and the loss of the wheel brake system.
8/31/2007 – Lancair Company LC41-550FG – N2520P – SEA07FA247 – Owner/operator: A. Pasori (Solvang) –
Fatal (6) – After departing from SMO for Kernville, the plane cr ashed near Kern Valley Airport. A witness at the
airport stated that, after aborting a first landing attempt, the plane began a left turn, followed by its nose dropping
straight down before impacting terrain and bursting into flames. The airplane was completely destroyed by the
post-impact fire. Subsequent to purchasing the plane, the pilot had received Lancair training from a certified flight
instructor who was neither factory trained, nor a Lancair /Columbia factory trained instructor. The plane, which
was designed for pilot and 3 passengers, was 65 lbs over the maximum takeoff weight and 85 lbs over maximum
landing weight, and was carrying 6 persons. All 6 died (4 adults and 2 children).
3/13/2006 – Beech A36 – N16JR – LAX06FA129 – Owners: Carlin & Tomarken. (Los Angeles) Operator: P.
Tomarken – Fatal (2) – The engine lost power during the takeoff-initial climb from SMO. The pilot tried to return
to the airport, then planned to attempt to land on t he beach, and ended up ditching into the ocean, where the
plane sank in 20 feet of water. Probable cause was the failure of an aviation maintenance technician to properly
torque and cotter pin the number 2 connec ting rod bolts at their attach point to the crankshaft, which resulted in
separation in flight and complete power loss. The pilot (game show host Peter Tomarken) and his wife died. The
Tomarkens, who were volunteers with Angel Flight West, a non-profit organization that provides free
transportation to needy medical patients, were flying to San Diego to pick up a cancer patient who needed
transportation to UCLA Medical Center.
2/10/2005 – Cessna P210N – N432AR – LAX05FA092 – Fatal (2) – Owner/operator: Action Air Express (2701
Airport Avenue, Santa Monica - SMO) – Non-scheduled pa ssenger flight – After departing from Fresno for SMO,
during the instrument cross-country flight at night, t he pilot encountered severe turbulence at 9,000 ft msl and
entered an uncontrolled descent to impact with mountainou s terrain at 2,300 feet msl near Lebec, CA. No record
was found that the pilot obtained a preflight or in-flight weather briefing from any official aviation weather service.
The plane was destroyed. 2 people died.
12/4/2004 – Piper PA-28-181 – N253D – LAX05CA043 – Owner: J. Olson. Operator : Justice Aviation – (Santa
Monica - SMO) – Instructional – Nonfatal – Flown by a student pilo t, the plane failed to touch down and, about
halfway down the SMO runway, continued to float. When it finally touched down, the instructor applied the
brakes, turned right to avoid a ditch, and overran the runway. [The west end of the runway is across the street
from homes in the Sunset Park neighborhood.] The plane sustained substantial damage. The probable cause
was inadequate supervision, inadequate compensation for tailwind conditions, and delayed remedial action.
3/16/2004 – Mooney M20K – N1148V – LAX04FA162 – Owner/operat ors: P. Tobias & H. Kilpatrick –(Malibu) –
Fatal (2) – During an attempted missed approach in heavy fog at SMO, the aircraft crashed into a home on
Mountain View Avenue in Mar Vista . The accident occurred while the pilot was returning home following a skiing
vacation in Mammoth. As the pilot approached the airport, a fog bank moved in and the local weather conditions
deteriorated. Near the time that the pilot received his in strument approach clearance, the visibility decreased to
½ mile, and the ceiling lowered to 200 feet above ground level; however, that information was not disseminated
to the pilot by either the control tower or approach controller , contrary to FAA internal directives. The radar
showed the airplane making 360-degree turns about ½ m ile from the runway until descending, with what ground
witnesses described as increasingly steep angles of bank, into a house. Probable cause was the pilot’s loss of
airplane control while maneuvering due to spatial diso rientation. Contributing fact ors were the low ceiling,
reduced visibility (fog), and the pilot’s lack of instrument flying currency. The plane was destroyed. The pilot and
his wife died. http://articles.latimes.com/2004/mar/17/loca l/me-plane17
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6/6/2003 – Beech A36TC – N1856P – LAX03FA182 – Ow ner/operator: J. Siegel (Santa Monica) – Fatal (5) –
The aircraft took off from SMO, headed for Las Vegas. During the en route climb-out, the airplane entered the
base of an overcast cloud layer, and then descended out of the clouds in a spinning, steep nose down attitude
that continued to impact with a 3-story apartment building at 601 N. Spalding Drive , near Fairfax High School . It
collided with the roof and came to rest in a subterranean parking area. A post-impact fire destroyed the plane.
Probable cause was the pilot’s in-flight loss of control due to spatial orientation and failure to maintain airspeed,
which resulted in a stall/spin. Also causal was the pilo t’s disregard of the weather information provided and his
attempt to continue VFR flight into IMC (instrument met eorological conditions, which require a pilot to follow IFR
or Instrument Flight Rules). The pilot did not hold an instrument rating . The pilot and passengers had been at the
airport for at least 8 hours, waiting for weather conditions to clear. The pilot, 3 passengers, and a resident of the
apartment building died. There were also 7 serious injuries on the ground.
2/3/2002 – Beech 95-B55 – N9DD – LAX02LA076 – Nonfatal – Th e twin engine plane, piloted by the owner, took
off from SMO. It lost power in both engines and landed short of the Hi Desert Airport runway in an unprepared
field near homes in Joshua Tree. The plane sustained su bstantial damage. The main tanks each had 23 gallons
of fuel remaining, and the fuel selector valve handles we re in the main tank position. (Source: aircrashed.com)
11/13/2001 – Cessna 340A – N2RR – LAX02FA028 – Ow ner/operator: R. Runyon (Los Angeles) – Fatal (2) –
During takeoff from SMO en route to Van Nuys, witnesses reported observing the airplane traveling along the
runway at an unusually high speed, with normal engine sound, but without becoming airborne, followed by an
abrupt reduction in engine power and the sound of screech ing tires. Skid marks were present on the last 1,000
feet of the runway. The plane vaulted an embankment, im pacted a guardrail on an airp ort service road 30 feet
below, near 23rd St. [across the street from homes in the Sunset Park neighborhood ], and burst into flames . The
probable cause was the pilot's failure to remove the contro l gust lock prior to takeoff, and his failure to abort the
takeoff with sufficient runway remaining to stop the pl ane on the runway. The plane was destroyed. Both the pilot
and his passenger died.
3/28/2001 – Cessna 172N – N2838E – LAX01FA129 – Owner: Bill Bryan, Inc. (Los Angeles). Operator: Justice
Aviation, (2701 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica – SMO) – Fatal (3) – A non-instrument rated private pilot rented a
Cessna 172 from Justice Aviation. The pilot had taken hi s primary flight lessons from a Texas-based school and
he was, by his own admission, not familiar with flying around marine cloud layers. After departing from SMO,
while flying over the ocean on a dark, moonless night, the pilot initiated a turn away from the city lights and
commenced descending with a vertical descent rate of over 2,100 feet per minute. A witness one mile away
reported that the plane looked as though it was falling stra ight into the water. The probable cause was the pilot's
loss of airplane control while maneuvering due to spatial di sorientation. Contributing factors were the dark night,
the marine cloud layer that restricted the pilot's cruising al titude, and the pilot's lack of familiarity with nighttime
flight over the ocean. The plane was de stroyed. The pilot and 2 passengers died.
8/16/1998 – Cessna 177 – N177GS – LAX98FA267 – Owner/operato r: G. Suozzi (Marina del Rey) – Nonfatal –
The plane departed from Santa Barbara and the engine ca sed delivering power during the nighttime instrument
landing approach to SMO. When they broke out of the clouds, it was apparent to the pilot that the aircraft would
not be able to glide to SMO. He maneuvered the aircraft toward a school athletic field [Webster Junior High
School , 11330 Graham Place, Los Angeles 90064 – on Sawtelle Blvd. between Pico and National, in West Los
Angeles] and made an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted a utility power pole and severed electrical wires
prior to landing inverted on the athletic field . The plane was destroyed. Two people suffered major injuries, and
two people suffered minor injuries. Two of the passengers told different witnesses that the aircraft had run out of
fuel. Probable cause was the failure of the pilot to accu rately determine that an adequat e quantity of fuel was
aboard the aircraft for the intended flight.
2/7/1997 – Cessna 310Q – N10ML – LAX97LA097 – Owner: Circ uitron Corp. (Wilmington, Delaware). Operator:
G. Hakman (Los Angeles) – Nonfatal – After departing SMO for Camarillo, both engines lost power. The pilot
made a forced landing on Rancho Park Golf Course , 10640 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 90064. The planed
collided with trees and rough terrain and sustained s ubstantial damage. The commercial pilot and passenger
suffered minor injuries. Both fuel selectors were improper ly set to the left main tank, which was completely dry.
7/13/1995 – MOONEY M-20-M – N200CT – LAX95LA251 – Owner/operator: C. Tabor (Anderson, SC) –
Nonfatal – During takeoff roll at SMO, en route to Abilene, Texas, the pilot realized he had no airspeed
indication, decided to abort the takeoff, and skidded off the end of the runway [across the street from homes in
the Sunset Park neighborhood]. The plane caught fire and sustained substantial damage. The probable cause
was an improperly installed pitot line to the airspeed indicator.
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5/7/1995 – DAVENPORT LONG-EZ – N41BF – LAX95LA180 – Ow ner/operator: W. Dave nport (Los Angeles)
– Nonfatal - The home-built experimental aircraft lost power as it approached SMO, snagged power lines,
narrowly missed a home , and crashed into a garage in the 13000 block of Warren Avenue in Mar Vista . The
plane was destroyed. The pilot was crit ically injured, with severe head injuries. The probable cause was fuel
starvation due to a modification of the fuel system th at rendered it incapable of maintaining adequate fuel
pressure. This was the first flight fo llowing the removal of both fuel pumps by the pilot/owner. According to the
NTSB, the builder/pilot’s lack of understanding of t he fuel system was a factor in this accident.
11/22/1994 – BEECH 95-B55 – N1898W – LAX95LA040 – Owner: B. Yari (Houston, TX). Operator: Cloverfield
Aviation (2501 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica – SMO) – Instructional – Nonfatal – The instructor and student
pilot departed from SMO on a cross-country checkout. The in structor knew the aircraft had inaccurate fuel gages.
When the aircraft lost power, he glided to the SMO runway with the landing gear retracted. The aircraft was
destroyed by the post-crash fire. Probable cause was loss of power in both engines due to fuel starvation caused
by the instructor’s miscalculations.
4/20/1994 – PIPER PA-32R-301T – N8171G – LAX94FA198 – Owner : C. Nassif (Studio City). Operator: P.
Brinnon (Northridge) – Fatal (1) – Just after lift-off from SMO, witnesses heard the engine sputter several times
and then quit. The pilot began a 180-degree right turn, then descended nose-down and struck a utility pole and a
residential garage on Ashland Avenue near 23 rd [in the Sunset Park neighborhood]. A post-crash fire ensued
and the plane was destroyed. The pilot died on impact. The probable caus e was fuel starvation resulting from the
failure of the pilot to select a tank containing fuel , and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while
maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in an inadv ertent stall. After this accident, the Santa Monica
Airport Commission established a Safety Committee, which made 37 recommendations.
3/11/1994 – PIPER PA-28-180 – N8129W – LAX94FA159 – Owner/ope rator: D. Thompson (Culver City). – Fatal
(1) – After departing from SMO, the aircraft crashed into a home on Barrington Avenue near National , in West
Los Angeles. Investigators blamed a loose engine cow ling. The engine cowling, improperly fastened after
repairs, came loose as the pilot attempted to return to the airport, creating so mu ch wind resistance that the
aircraft could no longer fly. The plane was destroyed. The passenger died, and the pilot was injured.
12/7/1993 – CESSNA 177RG – N52039 – LAX94LA068 – Owner/operator: W. St anke (Carson City, Nevada) –
Nonfatal – After departing from Carson City for Santa M onica, witnesses reported that the airplane was traveling
at a high airspeed on approach to SMO. The plane touc hed down at midfield at SMO and began to bounce. It
then overran the runway and went down an embankment [across the street from homes in Sunset Park]. It
sustained substantial damage.
11/26/1993 – SIAI-MARCHETTI F-260 – N126MJ – LAX94FA058 – Owner: K. Halsey. Operator: R. Belzer
(Culver City) – Instructional – Fatal (3) – The student pilot requested approval from the SMO tower to do a
couple 360-degree turns over the Pier. He failed to maintain minimum air speed during a turn, which resulted in
an inadvertent stall/spin. The aircraft crashed into the carport of an apartment building on 4th St. near Bay [in
the Ocean Park neighborhood ] and burst into flames . Contributing to the accide nt was improper weight (90
pounds over the gross weight limit), improper balance , inadequate altitude, and inadequate supervision from the
instructor. The plane was destroyed. The pilot (the son of filmmaker Sidney Pollack) and 2 passengers died.
3/9/1992 – CESSNA 172P – N98662 – LAX92LA140 – Owner: ATE of New York. Operator: American Flyers
(3100 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica – SMO) – Instructional – Nonfatal – On a second supervised solo flight,
the student pilot lost control of the plane on the 3 rd of 3 landings at SMO due to excessive approach airspeed.
The plane bounced and porpoised, which damaged the firewall.
1/18/1992 – MOONEY M-20-C – N6481U – LAX92FA094 – Owne r/operator: J. Wirgler (Santa Monica) – Fatal
(2) – Shortly after taking off from SMO, the aircraft clipped a utility pole, burst into flames, and ended up in the
front yard of a home on Dewey St. at Walgrove in Santa Monica . The plane was destroyed, and the pilot and
passenger died. The probable cause was fuel contamination by water due to failure of the fuel caps to properly
seal. According to the Los Angeles Times , the identification of the pilot was made by Gary Danforth of Danforth
Aviation (SMO), who said he had sold, maintained, and prov ided storage for the 4-passeng er craft. He also said
that Wirgler had owned the plane for about 6 months.
2/24/1991 – PIPER PA46-301P – N9132X – LAX91LA112 – Owne r/operator: Malibu Air (Santa Monica) --
Nonfatal – After departing from Taos for SMO, the aircraft crashed into a home on Sherbourne Drive in West Los
Angeles while attempting an emergency landing. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. The pilot had
miscalculated the weight of the passengers and baggage (2 60 pounds over the maximum weight limit), which led
to miscalculating the fuel consumption rate. The re sult was fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.
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2/26/1990 – REID LONG-EZ – N100PY – LAX90DUD02 – Owner/operator: W. Reid (Los Angeles) – Fatal (1) –
About a half hour after takeoff from SMO, the home-built aircraft crashed into the ocean about 4 miles offshore
from the Pier in heavy fog. The probable cause was the p ilot’s loss of control due to special disorientation. “The
tower queried the flight about its position and the pilot re sponded that ‘Actually, I can’t tell.’ That was the last
communication.” The plane was destroyed and the pilot died.
10/26/1989 – Wheeler Aircraft Co. EXPRESS 100 – N200EX – LAX90DUD01 – Owner/operator: Wheeler
Aircraft (Tacoma) – Nonfatal – Departing from SMO for El Monte, the experimental aircraft crashed into 3 homes
on Greenfield Ave. in West Los Angeles , causing a fire . Probable cause was the mechanical failure of the engine
due to the wearing away of the piston pin plug, the connecting rod bearings, and a broken connecting rod. The
plane was destroyed, and the pilot and passenger were injured.
9/2/1989 – North American P51D (World War II vintage P-51 Mustang) – N51MR – LAX89FA295 – Operator:
Jackson McGoon Aircraft Corp., Los Angeles – Nonfatal – Immediately after takeoff from SMO, the engine’s #5
intake valve seat backed out of the head, resulting in the loss of power of 3 cylinders. The pilot entered a turn to
return to the runway. The aircraft stalled and collided with a residence on Wade St. in Mar Vista . The plane
sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and his co-pilo t wife suffered serious injuries. The aircraft flight
manual recommended a straight ahead flight in the event of power loss. (This account is from the blog of the
pilot's sister-in-law: “Out of the blue, an actual bolt flew off the engine and into the propeller...birds followed. The
plane spiraled out of control. The pl ane rolled, rolled again, and crashed….The two elderly sisters who owned
the house were not at home – they were out walking their dog.”)
7/9/1989 – Cessna 210 – N609AC – LAX89LA233 – Owner/operator: P. Gondal (Marina del Rey) –
Instructional – Nonfatal – On its first flight after annu al inspection, the plane departed from SMO but
subsequently lost all engine power, and the pilot was forced to land at Hillcrest Country Club Golf Course , 10000
W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 90064. The plane was destro yed. One person suffered serious injuries, a second
person suffered minor injuries. The cause was an under-torqu ed oil line fitting, due to its improper installation by
maintenance personnel. This resulted in a loose oil li ne fitting, an oil line leak, oil exhaustion and subsequent
failure of the engine.
7/7/1989 – CESSNA 150M – N704YY – LAX89LA236 – Owner: M. Milleken. Operator: Danforth Aviation, 3306
Airport Avenue, Santa Monica (SMO) – Instructional – Nonfatal – Due to improper installation of the carburetor
throttle linkage arm, the engine power dropped to idle as the flight instructor and st udent pilot were practicing
touch-and-go landings and takeoffs at SMO. During the descent into a forced landing, the airplane impacted
wires and a traffic light pole and ended up on Rose Avenue in Venice . The plane sustained substantial damage.
Post accident inspection rev ealed that the throttle arm had fa llen off the carburetor shaft.
8/11/1987 – Boeing 737 – N754UA – LAX871A304 – Nonfatal – Pilo ts of an Americans Airline jet reported that a
near-collision occurred 2.5 miles east of the Santa Moni ca VOR. The co-pilot took evasive action and estimated
that they passed the unidentified aircra ft with about 100 ft of separation.
7/15/1987 – Cessna T210L – N7JT – LAX87FA267 – Owner/operator: N. Rubinstein (Culver City) – Fatal (1) –
The plane departed from SMO headed for San Jose. Witnesses on a boat saw the aircraft in a steep climb
altitude just below the bases of the clouds, followed by rolling over and diving steeply to the ocean off of Marina
del Rey. The plane was destroyed and the pilot died.
6/18/1987 – Cessna 172N – N738JV – LAX87LA 238 – Owner: B. Baker (Gardena). Operator: American Flyers
(3021 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica - SMO) – Instructional – Nonfatal – After the aircraft departed from SMO,
witnesses stated that they had observed the aircraft flying erratically along and over the populated beach area in
Malibu at altitudes varying from 10 to 50 feet above ground level . When the aircraft turned right towards the
mountains, it cleared an apartment complex by 10 feet and eventually collided with the terrain, sustaining
substantial damage.
5/17/1987 – CESSNA 182L – N42814 – LAX87FA207 – Owner/operator: T. Robinson (Pacific Palisades) –
Nonfatal – Losing power shortly after takeoff from SMO, the single engine aircraft crashed into 3 cars while
trying to land on Rose Avenue in Mar Vista . Inspection showed that t he shaft bushing was worn, the
maintenance facility had not done a final inspection per FAA guidelines, and the owner had refused to do a
recommended major carburetor overhaul because of the quoted price. The aircraft was destroyed. The the pilot,
two passengers, and a motorist were injured.
10/16/1986 – Cessna 172 – N1048F – LAX87MA018 – Owner: C. Plank (Malibu). Operator: American Flyers
(3021 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica - SMO) – Instructional – Fatal (2) – While returning to SMO during flight
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training, the plane was diverted when the SMO ru nway was closed due to a disabled aircraft. Due to a series of
air traffic control errors, in overcast weather, the pl ane hit the mountains in the Altadena area at an assigned
altitude of 3,000 ft . The plane was destroyed. The student pilot and the instructor (who had just moved to
California from Florida) were killed.
8/22/1982 – Piper PA-24-250 – N6825P – LAX82FA308 – Owner/operator: K. Jackson (Los Angeles) – Fatal (1)
– The plane departed from SMO for a local flight. The p ilot subsequently called from downtown Los Angeles for a
landing at SMO. He reported having engine trouble and struck the roof of a house in a densely populated area of
Los Angeles , coming to rest on top of two cars. Probable case was that the fuel selector was on the right tank,
which was dry. The plane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
7/5/1982 – Beech 60 – N626RP – LAX82FA244 – Owner/operator: R. Phillips (Santa Monica) – Nonfatal – The
aircraft departed from SMO for Oceano, CA. At 700 feet, t he left engine failed, the right engine lost power, and
the plane crashed into the ocean about 2,000 yards from the Pier. Lifeguards rescued the pilot when he
surfaced.
The NTSB website data does not extend before 1982.
1980 – Santa Monica Councilman and former Mayor Pi eter van den Steenhoven died when his light plane
crashed into the ocean.
1978 to 1987 - Eleven "landing off the runway" incidents invo lving airplanes that used SMO occurred during
these years.
Mid-1970s – Around sunset (6 or 7 PM), a small aircraft with a flight instructor and two students onboard was on
approach to land at SMO when it hit a power line and crashed into a house on Barry Avenue, about three
houses south of Brookhaven Avenue, in West Los Angeles . All three were fatally injured. (Source: Joan Rubin)
6/24/1970 – Former City Councilman Kenneth Wamsley was involved in a fatal crash adjacent to Penmar Golf
Course after having taken off from SMO. (Source: Nat Trives)
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Anne Samartha
From:Anne Eggebroten <aeggebroten@msn.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:35 PM
To:Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez; Glea m Davis; Sue Himmelrich; Pam OConnor;
Terry O’Day; Ted Winterer; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Clerk Mailbox
Subject:Supporting Agenda item 13-B
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
Thank you, City Council members, for taking steps to close the Santa Monica airport.
I fully support you. My house was impacted in the following accident. My 12-yr-old daughter
was home alone at the time of the crash, during the spring break of the SM schools. All my
three daughters had been playing in the back yard the day before. The plane cartwheeled
through our back yard before coming to rest in a fireball against our neighbor's garage.
4/20/1994 – PIPER PA-32R-301T – N8171G – LAX94FA198 – Owner: C. Nassif (Studio City). Operator: P. Brinnon
(Northridge) – Fatal (1) – Just after lift-off from SMO, witnesses heard the engine sputter several times and then quit. The
pilot began a 180-degree right turn, then descended nose-down and struck a utility pole and a residential garage on
Ashland Avenue near 23 rd [in the Sunset Park neighborhood]. A post-crash fire ensued and the plane was destroyed. The
pilot died on impact. The probable cause was fuel starvation resu lting from the failure of the pilot to select a tank
containing fuel, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in an
inadvertent stall. After this acciden t, the Santa Monica Airport Commission es tablished a Safety Committee, which made
37 recommendations.
Note: This pilot had cocaine in his body. Cu rrently any fool is allowed to fly over our
homes.
To save the lives of residents ar ound the airport, as well as av oid pollution and noise, please
close this airport. It is not appropriate to fly so many small planes and jets in such a heavily
populated community.
Anne Eggebroten
1505 Grant St.
Santa Monica CA 90405
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Anne Samartha
From:diana.stephens@verizon.net
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:42 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - The Time for Action is Now
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
As you know jet flights are up since the 1984 agreement ended and the passage of LC.
My family and I urgently request that you are vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base O perators, including At lantic Aviation and
American Flyers.
They service jets and planes that spread toxi c ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and
schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the t enants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action,
but failing to do so will endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well
as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict untold damage on us all, including children, for years to
come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by ta king the above two actions on Tuesday without further
delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Diana Clevenger-Stephens
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:52 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Santa Monica Airport
From: Greg Schem [mailto:greg@hregllc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:49 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Santa Monica Airport
Dear Santa Moni ca City Council,
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26t h session. The request from Mayor
Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore Winter er that Council discuss a resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to
close Santa Monica Airport is politically motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and several additi onal proceedings are before the FAA
concerning this matter. Until all these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is purely a publicity
stunt. Any reaffirmation of the Council's desire to im mediately close the airport in violation of existing
agreements will only serve to provide further confirmation of the City's intent to break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
Gregory F. Schem
Gregory F. Schem, CEO
Harbor Real Estate Group
13555 Fiji Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Direct: (310) 822 ‐4878
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Anne Samartha
From:Ben <bcwang@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:54 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Cc:Rick Cole; Nelson Hernandez; Sue Himmelrich; Tony Vazquez; Kevin McKeown Fwd; Ted
Winterer; Pam OConnor; Terry O’Day; Council Mailbox; Joseph Schmitz
Subject:Re: Item 13B - Airport - July 26 City Council Meeting
Attachments:FAA Data Related to GA at SMO v8.pdf
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members,
I am writing to amend my request #3 in my previous email below . . .
A resolution to close SMO ("R1") and a resolution to evict FBOs ("R2") should be separate and
not be combined into a single resolution .
The two should not be conflated because:
R1 and R2 are indepe ndent of each other.
R2 can happen whether or not R1 happens.
R1 can happen whether or not R2 happens.
The issues related with R1 are associated with t he IoT litigation and the Federal Grant dispute.
The issue related to R2 are associated with the City's proprietor property rights.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Ben Wang
From: Ben <bcwang@yahoo.com>
To: "councilmtgitems@smgov.net" <councilmtgitems@smgov.net>
Cc: Rick Cole <rick.cole@smgov.net>; Nelson Hern andez <nelson.hernandez@smgov.net>; Sue Himmelrich
<sue.himmelrich@smgov.net>; Tony Vazquez <tony.vazquez@sm gov.net>; Kevin McKeow n <kevin@mckeown.net>;
Ted Winterer <ted.winterer@sm gov.net>; Pam Oconnor <pam.oc onnor@smgov.net>; Terry O'Day
<terry.oday@smgov.net>; Santa Monica City Council <council@smgov .net>; Joseph Schmitz <j-schmitz@wiu.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2016 9:57 PM
Subject: Item 13B - Airport - July 26 City Council Meeting
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members,
The purpose of this email is to:
1. Support Mayor Tony Vazquez and Mayor Pro Tem Ted Winterer's request below to place
items on the August 23, 2016 City Council Agenda.
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"Request of Mayor Tony Vazquez and Mayor Pro Tem Ted Winterer, t hat the City Council
place an item on the August 23, 2016, City Council agenda, regarding consideration of a
resolution (1) expressing the City Council’s intent ion to close the Santa Monica Airport to
aviation use, as soon as that is legally pe rmitted with a goal of June 30, 2018 and earlier if
possible, and, upon compliance with applicable legal pr ocesses, to transition the land currently
occupied by the Airport to uses consist ent with Measure LC (Local Control), and (2)
authorizing the City Manager to initiate all admini strative measures necessary to implement the
resolution, including commencement of planning and environmental review processes required
by the California Environmental Qua lity Act and the State Planning Act."
2. Request that the aforementioned "goal of June 30, 2018 and ea rlier if poss ible . . ." be
restated as "goal of December 31, 2016, but not until compliance with applicable legal
processes..."
3. Request that either a specifi c mention in the resolution (or a completely separate
resolution) be crafted that author izes the City Manager to provide eviction notices
immediately to holdover FBO tena nts with expired leases.
4. Provide you with the attached information from a detailed review of the past 25 years of
pubic data related to SMO from the FAA, GAMA, and the City of Santa Monica. It gives
good context and a factual backdrop for why the above requests and associated policy
decisions to close SMO are well supported by in formation collected by government, municipal,
and industry organizations.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Ben Wang
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Ben Wang
Mobile: 310-663-9264
E-mail: bcwang@yahoo.com
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The Fallacy of SMO Serving as a
Critical General Aviation Reliever Airport
25 Years of Data Related to General Aviation at Santa Monica Airport
from the FAA, GAMA, and City of Santa Monica
July 2016
www.facebook.com/groups/SMOfuture
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“We have too many general aviation airports in this country,
serving a dwindling number of users who are operating
their aircraft fewer hours…”
--Ron Price, QED Consultants
in a letter to Congressman John Mica
Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
April 4, 2011
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Executive Summary
Reviewed 25 years of Airport and Air Traffic Data
Airport Operations (take -offs and landings) have declined over the past 25
years across the USA, the Southern California Metroplex , and SMO
General Aviation decline is particularly sharp because there are:
Fewer Private Pilots
Fewer GA Aircraft
Fewer GA Aircraft Hours Flown
The only growing General Aviation segments are TurboJets and TurboProps
Despite fewer Airport Operations, the national air traffic system transports
more passengers
SMO does not serve as a critical reliever airport in this declining General
Aviation environment
SMO only serves to “relieve” very few private aircraft passengers at the cost of
delaying tens of millions of LAX airline passengers
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Data Sources
FAA: The Operations Network (OPSNET)
The Operations Network (OPSNET) is the official source of FAA air traffic operations and delay data.
Link --https://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Airport.asp
GAMA: 2015 General Aviation Statistical Databook & 2016 Industry Outlook
Link --http://gama.aero/files/GAMA_2015_Databook_LoRes%20updated%203 -29 -2016.pdf
FAA: Air Carrier Activity Information System
Link --http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger
City of Santa Monica: SMO Airport Monthly “Noise Report” [now Operations
Report] for 2015
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Map of Southern California Metroplex Airports
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Findings
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Airport operations (take -offs and landings) across the USA
have declined over the past 25 years
Source: FAA Opsnet
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Airport operations in the Southern California Metroplex
have declined at an even greater rate than the entire USA
Source: FAA Opsnet
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Within the Southern California Metroplex total operations at
each airport has declined with SMO dropping the most
Source: FAA Opsnet
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Airport operations at SMO have declined across the board,
except for Commercial Aviation
Source: FAA Opsnet
Commercial aircraft carry passengers
or cargo for hire or compensation.
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While total operations at SMO have declined by -60%,
jet operations (mostly commercial) have increased by +771%
Source: FAA Opsnet and City of Santa Monica SMO Airport Monthly Operations Report for 2015
TurboJet take -offs and landings
do not include TurboProps
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General Aviation’s dramatic decline matches the concurrent
decrease in the population of Active Certificated Private Pilots
Source: GAMA 2015 General Aviation Statistical Databook
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The number of General Aviation aircraft has declined, except
for a dramatic increase in Turbine Aircraft (jets and turboprops)
Source: GAMA 2015 General Aviation Statistical Databook
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Fewer Private Pilots and General Aviation Aircraft have led to fewer
GA Aircraft Hours Flown, except for greatly increased Turbine Aircraft
Hours Flown
Source: GAMA 2015 General Aviation Statistical Databook
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Key Finding: the national air traffic system is transporting many more
passengers over the past 25 years, despite the decreased number
of aircraft operations, pilots, and flight hours
Source: FAA Air Carrier Activity Information System
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Data Summary
Note: CAGR is the Compound Annual Growth Rate
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Conclusion
SMO does not relieve LAX aircraft traffic congestion
SMO actually increases LAX aircraft traffic congestion
60% of SMO departures delay 2 departures at LAX for 1 -3 minutes each
(per the FAA Metroplex OAPM Plan, page 105)
SMO averages 1.9 passengers per private aircraft
(per Analysis of March 7, 2008 Runway Safety Area Proposal Submitted by the FAA, Survey by the
Staff of SMO)
LAX averages 100 airline passengers per aircraft
(per LAX Statistics posted at http://www.lawa.org/welcome_lax.aspx?id=798)
SMO only serves to “relieve” very few private aircraft passengers
at the cost of delaying tens of millions of LAX airline passengers
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Thank you
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:59 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Santa Monica Airport
From: Luis A Nieves [mailto:nievesl@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:55 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Santa Monica Airport
I want you to know I oppose Item 13B on your July 26th agenda.
I'm shocked that Mayor Vasquez Mr. Wi nterer want to discuss a resolution reaffirming your desire to close
Santa Monica Airport,
clearly just a politically motivated action.
There are a series of legal cases before the courts, as well as additional FAA proceedings regarding this
matter. Until all of these are settled, any
resolution from the Council is just a pub licity stunt. If the Council reaffirms its desire to close the airport in
violation of existing agreements, it will only provide further validation
if the City's intent to break the law in this matter.
Truly,
Luis A. Nieves
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:59 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Opposition to placing item 13b on the City Council agenda, as support for closing
our airport
From: Grady Daugherty [mailto:SamoDad@msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:57 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Cc: info@santamonicaairport.info
Subject: Opposition to placing item 13b on the City Council agenda, as support for closing our airport
July 26, 2016
Dear SM City Council members:
This letter is to express my family's opposition to placing item 13b on the Council's agenda, as well as
to closing of the SM airport.
The Council, by its fraudulent Measure LC, has usurped the authority to dispose of the airport lands, in the
event that the FAA should fail to do its duty and block the Council's attempts to close the airport.
We sincerely hope that the FAA will do its patriotic duty to protect the citizens of Santa Monica and
surrounding neighborhoods, by taking over ownership of the airport and its lands through the legal right
of imminent domain.
In that hoped ‐for event, the big land developers would lose their project for abolishing building height
limitations, and the Sunset Park neighborhood would be saved from the enormous traffic (and other
negatives) that would be generated, if and when the Council should hand over airport lands to eager
commercial interests.
The Daugherty family and a majority of SM citizens do not want the airport to be closed; but that is only one
major point. Our airport is historic, and ought to be valued and protected as a national treasure; most small
cities can only dream of have such an airport as a public asset!
Perhaps the most important reasons to keep it in service however are (1) its limitation on skyscraper heights,
and (2) its logistical value if, and when, a major ear quake should occur.
The so ‐called "Big One" could occur at any time, and the lives of many citizens, in our city and in surrounding
areas, could be lost if the airports were not here for food, water, medical assistance, etc.
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The only real argument for closing the airport is to end the large jet aircraft landings and take ‐offs. Those
however could be dealt with effectively, if only the Council would focus its attention and resources on them,
as a separate and urgent issue.
The big developers have labored decades to close the airport. They have taken over citizen organizations, even
including the SMRR, in their money ‐grubbing drive to get even richer. It's sad that many citizens do not
understand the forces behind the close ‐the ‐airport drive.
The Council and the citizens of Santa Monica should heed the old admonition: Be careful what you wish for!
Sincerely,
Grady R. Daugherty and Family
2315 28th St. # 105
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 392 ‐0251
samodad @ msn.com
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Anne Samartha
From:roccoklein@aol.com
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:01 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport.
Please close the SM airport. Too much air traffic, noise, pollution over our homes, and getting worse over the years.
Thank you.
Sent from my iPhone
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Anne Samartha
From:Cathy Larson <fospairport@rocketmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:11 PM
To:Council Mailbox; Gleam Davis; Kevin McKeow n Fwd; Pam OConnor; councilmtgitems;
Sue Himmelrich; Ted Winterer; Terry O’Day; Tony Vazquez
Cc:Rick Cole
Subject:FW: Item 13-B Santa Monica Airport
Below was rejected by the meeting email councilmtgitems@smgov.net
From: Cathy Larson [mailto:fospairport@rocketmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:58 PM
To: councilmtgitems@smgov.net.
Subject: Item 13-B Santa Monica Airport
Dear Councilmembers,
I support Councilmembers Vazquez and Winterer’s request to agendize for August 23 rd a resolution regarding
the potential closure of the Santa Monica Airport due to its negative environmental/health impacts and safety
issues followed by a transition of land use in compliance with Measure LC.
Cathy Larson
Santa Monica Resident
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Anne Samartha
From:music <musictravels@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:16 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:13B--Airport
Dear Sir or Madam, Although I don't mind many things about the airport and its environs, I do mind the
poorer air quality from jets, along with the noise from the jets. I suffer from asthma and air quality is very
important to me.
Please do not allow jets at the Santa Monica airport!
I thank you in advance for help,
Roxanne Lippel
musictravels@hotmail.com
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Anne Samartha
From:Mike Salazar <mikedsalazar@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:25 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Fwd: Item 13b TONIGHT letter in support
RE: ITEM 13b. Tonight
I sent this to "council items@smgov.net " by error.
Mike
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mike Salazar <mikedsalazar@gmail.com >
Date: Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 1:46 PM
Subject: Item 13b TONI GHT letter in support
To: councilitems@smgov.net
Cc: Rick Cole <rick.cole@smgov.net >, Martin Pastucha <Martin.Pastucha@smgov.net >, Marsha Moutrie
<marsha.moutrie@smgov.net >, Nelson Hernandez <Nelson.Hernandez@smgov.net >, Sue Himmelrich
<Sue.Himmelrich@smgov.net >, Ted Winterer <Ted.Winterer@smgov.net >, Tony Vazquez
<tony.vazquez@smgov.net >, Kevin McKeown <kevin@mckeown.net >, Pam O'Connor
<pam.oconnor@smgov.net >, Gleam Davis <gleam.davis@smgov.net >, Terry O'Day <terry.oday@smgov.net >
RE: ITEM 13b, July 26, 2016
Dear Santa Monica City Council:
We voted YES on LC to:
· Keep SM residents in control of our airport land.
· Empower the City to end jet noise and air pollution.
· Ensure no development is allowed without voter approval.
· Preserve this open space for t he residents’ use… not special interests.
Tonight, Item 13b head-on addresses both Measure LC (Nov. 2014) and the END of the 1984
Agreement (June 30, 2015) with a resolution for the upcoming August 23, 2016 City Council
meeting. I fully support a resoluti on expressing the City Council’s in tention to close our airport as
soon as possible, but request to restate the closure date to De cember 31, 2016, retaining the
caveat of applicable legal process.
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The 1984 Agreement noted t hat at its end, the use of OUR airp ort land becomes a local land use
matter. Let’s take a stand sooner than later , reinforced by the voters through Measure LC – your
right to close all or part of our airport land to aviation uses.
I am also requesting the consideration of additional resolutions for the following:
Start the environmental review proces ses required by CEQA to evaluat e closure of all or part of
our airport land to aviation uses. Our “project” can be what LC addresses – permanent end of
aviation uses with parks, recreation and existing n on-aviation uses continuing. While this may
piggyback on the closure reso lution, it should be st ated (and started) as an independent action to
begin immediately.
Authorize our City Manager to provide eviction notices for FBO tenants that lost rights of tenancy
with the expiration of t he 1984 Agreement, and /or that do no t comply with current Leasing
Policy. This is independent of closure, consistent with Measure LC. Provide the minimum
required eviction period.
Eliminate all fuel sales within the mi nimum-required (if any) time perio d for all uses incompatible
with current Lease Policy within 30 days. Note that electricity s upplied to reduc e idling engine
operations must continue until such point that those operations cease.
Measure LC reaffirmed our City Council’s full authority “to regulate use of Santa Monica
Airport, manage Airport leaseholds, condition leases, and permanently close all or part of
the airport to aviation use.”
Removing aircraft tie-downs to creat e 12 new acres of parkland is only one important part of the
LC mandate. Tonight you can go a long way to implement LC and stay in control of our airport
land.
Mike Salazar
PS – Please also acknowledge the powerful report by Ben Wang – The Fallacy of SMO Serving as a Criti cal General Aviation Reliever Airport –
showing the diminishing relevance of SMO to all but the jet-se tting elite. This revelation show s why the above actions are need ed.
--
Mike Salazar
The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the individual or
entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or is not the employee
or agent responsible for deliverin g it to the intended recipient, yo u are hereby notified that any
dissemination, distribution or copying of this communi cation is strictly prohibited. If you have received
this message in error, please immediately notify us by telephone or reply by e-mail and promptly
delete the message. Thank you.
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Mike Salazar
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Anne Samartha
From:Anne Eggebroten <aeggebroten@msn.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:35 PM
To:Kevin McKeown Fwd; Tony Vazquez; Glea m Davis; Sue Himmelrich; Pam OConnor;
Terry O’Day; Ted Winterer; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Clerk Mailbox
Subject:Supporting Agenda item 13-B
Thank you, City Council members, for taking steps to close the Santa Monica airport.
I fully support you. My house was impacted in the following accident. My 12-yr-old daughter
was home alone at the time of the crash, during the spring break of the SM schools. All my
three daughters had been playing in the back yard the day before. The plane cartwheeled
through our back yard before coming to rest in a fireball against our neighbor's garage.
4/20/1994 – PIPER PA-32R-301T – N8171G – LAX94FA198 – Owner: C. Nassif (Studio City). Operator: P. Brinnon
(Northridge) – Fatal (1) – Just after lift-off from SMO, witnesses heard the engine sputter several times and then quit. The
pilot began a 180-degree right turn, then descended nose-down and struck a utility pole and a residential garage on
Ashland Avenue near 23 rd [in the Sunset Park neighborhood]. A post-crash fire ensued and the plane was destroyed. The
pilot died on impact. The probable cause was fuel starvation resu lting from the failure of the pilot to select a tank
containing fuel, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in an
inadvertent stall. After this acciden t, the Santa Monica Airport Commission es tablished a Safety Committee, which made
37 recommendations.
Note: This pilot had cocaine in his body. Cu rrently any fool is allowed to fly over our
homes.
To save the lives of residents ar ound the airport, as well as av oid pollution and noise, please
close this airport. It is not appropriate to fly so many small planes and jets in such a heavily
populated community.
Anne Eggebroten
1505 Grant St.
Santa Monica CA 90405
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:35 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Airport Item 13b
From: art is the answer [mailto:shineshuge@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:34 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>; Tony Vazquez <Tony.Vazquez@SMGOV.NET>
Cc: Santa Monica Airport Association <info@santamonicaairport.info>
Subject: Airport Item 13b
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
I oppose the waster of time and dishonesty of It em 13b even being on the Council agenda for the
July 26th session. Mayor Vasquez and Mayor Pr o tempore Winterer requesting this 'so-called'
resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to close Santa Monica Airport is so obviously for
political reasons.. Really Tony? Come on Ted... this is beneath you both.
There are legal cases are before the courts and se veral additional proceedings are before the FAA
concerning about this. These proceed ings need to be settled before any action by t his Council can
take place. This action on your part is a PR stunt and an obvious one. To reaffirm the Council's
desire to immediately close the ai rport in violation of ex isting agreements is stretching it don't you
think? It only serves to give additional confirmation of the City's intent to break the law in this
matter. Which the city seems all too happy to do... all too often..with a ll too many things. Is this
who we are? Guess so. How very sad.
Sincerely,
Danielle Charney
Resident Since 1981
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:36 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Item 13-B Santa Monica Airport
From: Cathy Larson [mailto:fospairport@rocketmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:11 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>; Gleam Davis <Gleam.Davis@SMGOV.NET>; Kevin McKeown Fwd
<kevin@mckeown.net>; Pam OConnor <Pam.OConnor@SMGOV.NET>; councilmtgitems
<councilmtgitems@SMGOV.NET>; Sue Himmelrich <Sue.Himmelrich@SMGOV.NET>; Ted Winterer
<Ted.Winterer@SMGOV.NET>; Terry O’Day <Terry.Oday@smgov.net>; Tony Vazquez <Tony.Vazquez@SMGOV.NET>
Cc: Rick Cole <Rick.Cole@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: FW: Item 13 ‐B Santa Monica Airport
Below was rejected by the meeting email councilmtgitems@smgov.net
From: Cathy Larson [mailto:fospairport@rocketmail.com ]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:58 PM
To: councilmtgitems@smgov.net .
Subject: Item 13-B Santa Monica Airport
Dear Councilmembers,
I support Councilmembers Vazquez and Winterer’s request to agendize for August 23 rd a resolution regarding
the potential closure of the Santa Monica Airport due to its negative environmental/health impacts and safety
issues followed by a transition of land use in compliance with Measure LC.
Cathy Larson
Santa Monica Resident
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:44 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: SMO City Council Meeting July 26th Item 13b
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐
From: valstreit@roadrunner.com [mailto:valstreit@roadrunner.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:40 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Cc: Tony Vazquez <Tony.Vazquez@SMGOV.NET>; Kevin McKeown Fwd <kevin@mckeown.net>; Gleam Davis
<Gleam.Davis@SMGOV.NET>; Sue Himmelrich <Sue.Himmelrich@SMGOV.NET>; Pam OConnor
<Pam.OConnor@SMGOV.NET>; Ted Winterer <Ted.Winterer@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: SMO City Council Meeting July 26th Item 13b
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
I am wri ting in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26th session. The request from Mayor Vasquez
and Mayor Pro tempore Winterer that Council discuss a resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to close Santa Monica
Airport is politically motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are bef ore the courts and several additional proceedings are before the FAA concerning
this matter. Until all these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is purely a publicity stunt. Any
reaffirmation of the Council's desire to immediately close the airport in violation of existing agreements will only serve
to provide fur ther confirmation of the City's intent to break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
Val Streit
1028 14th St.
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:49 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: resolution reaffirming the Co uncil's desire to close our airport
From: Lbautista1 [mailto:lbautista1@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:44 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to close our airport
Dear Santa Monica City Council members,
I am writing to show my support to the Santa Monica airport to honor it's charter and to remain open in
perpetuity. I frequent the airport a few times a year and su pport the community with fuel purchases, rental car use and
parking fees. I also use the local hotels and restaurants. I have been using the airport since the early 1980s. I have seen
the non-aviation use of the airport expand the aviation use shrinking. While at UCLA I worked for then, California
Aviation, where American Flyers currently resides.
I continue, and will always, support the continuing support of the Santa Monica airport.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lance Bautista
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:49 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW:
From: Michael Ward [mailto:wardmja@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:48 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject:
Dear Members of the Santa Monica City Council,
I am writing to oppose Item 13b on the Council agenda for tonight 's (July 26th) session for the request from Mayor Vasquez and Mayor Pro
Tempore Winterer that the Council discuss a resolution reaffi rming the Council's desire to close Santa Monica Airport.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and se veral additional proceedings are before the FAA concerning the a irport. Until all
these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is really ineffective, if not costly. Any reaffirmation of the Counci l's desire to
immediately close the airport in violation of existing agreements will only serve to provide further confirmation of the City's intent to break
the law in this matter.
I oppose the airport closure due to the airport's use as a resour ce, job creator, and tax base source. I also fear a replacemen t use would be FAR
worse in terms of traffic and pollution. I have severe doubts about a park (witness the great park debacle Irvine has endured). The idea of also
preserving the runway for emergencies as a standalone is also not logical.
Thank you for reading this message.
Sincerely,
Michael Ward
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Anne Samartha
From:Leonie de Picciotto <ldepicciotto@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:08 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
I am a Venice resident and I live directly under the takeoff flight pattern from Santa Monica Airport. The air and noise pollut ion
has significantly increased since the termination of the 1984 agreement and the LC passage. The number of jets flying in and
out of the airport is continuously rising. I work from home so I experience it everyday, all day.
My family and I urgently request that you vote on Tuesday to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlantic Aviation and American Flyers. They
service jets and planes that spread toxic ultra fines, lead and noise over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so wil l
endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict
untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Leonie de Picciotto
890 Commonwealth Ave.
Venice, CA 90291
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Anne Samartha
From:Guy Cass <guy@guyarchitect.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:10 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Cc:Robb Brown; Robb Brown
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Dear Council Members,
I am in favor of voting to direct st aff to close the Santa Monica Airport by July 2018 due to the disturbing noise
from jets and airplanes that do not serve the majority of the Santa Monica residents.
Please find attached below my si gned letter for your records.
Thank you.
Guy
Guy Cosman Cass | Architect, AIA, NCARB
1919 1/2 19th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404
T: 310.393.5148 | C: 310.721.1484 | F: 310.451.4575
Guy@GuyArchitect.com | www.GuyArchitect.com
Design is Good Business. It doesn’t just add value; it multiplies it.
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Anne Samartha
From:agave8@yahoo.com
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:24 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B Airport
Hi
We strongly feel the airport needs to close as soon as possible. We can no longer feel safe in our homes with the
increase in huge jets above our heads. The pollution and noise is detrimental to our health and well being.
Please stop all all jet operations, including kicking out Atla ntic and American Flyers.
This airport was not built for huge business jets. The runway is too short, and we are scared.
You ate compromising the health of the people living here.
Please please close the airport as soon as possible, we have asked you for 20 years.
Sincerely
The Scanli ns
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:30 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Airport Agenda
From: John [mailto:thebarco@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:27 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Airport Agenda
Dear Santa Moni ca City Council,
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26t h session. The request from Mayor
Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore Winter er that Council discuss a resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to
close Santa Monica Airport is politically motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and several additi onal proceedings are before the FAA
concerning this matter. Until all these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is purely a publicity
stunt. Any reaffirmation of the Council's desire to im mediately close the airport in violation of existing
agreements will only serve to provide further confirmation of the City's intent to break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
John Barco
2701 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Anne Samartha
From:paul westergard <pjwestergard@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:40 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Myself and my family implore you to close the airport by July of 2018. We also ask you to please stop the jets now.
Thank you,
Paul Westergard
310.398.3511
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:50 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Item 13b on Council agenda for July 26th Session
From: MAUREEN LYNCH [mailto:mrlynch@ucla.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:45 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Item 13b on Council agenda for July 26th Session
Dear Santa Moni ca City Council,
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26t h session. The request from Mayor
Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore Winter er that Council discuss a resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to
close Santa Monica Airport is politically motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and several additi onal proceedings are before the FAA
concerning this matter. Until all these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is purely a publicity
stunt. Any reaffirmation of the Council's desire to im mediately close the airport in violation of existing
agreements will only serve to provide further confirmation of the City's intent to break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
M Lynch
Santa Monica Resident for over 35 years
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:50 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Item 13b on the Council a genda for the July 26th session
From: Chris Stousland [mailto:chris@stousland.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:51 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26th session
Dear Santa Moni ca City Council,
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26t h session. The request from Mayor
Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore Winter er that Council discuss a resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to
close Santa Monica Airport is politically motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and several additi onal proceedings are before the FAA
concerning this matter. Until all these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is purely a publicity
stunt. Any reaffirmation of the Council's desire to im mediately close the airport in violation of existing
agreements will only serve to provide further confirmation of the City's intent to break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
C Stousland
Santa Monica Resident for over 20 years
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Anne Samartha
From:Caroline Denyer <cdenyerla@mac.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:00 PM
To:councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox
Subject:Regarding Item 13B
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council
I urgently request that you please vote on Tuesday to:
Move to put an item on agenda to
close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Caroline and Andrew Denyer
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:11 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Opposition to Item 13b
From: George Sands [mailto:gsands41@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:01 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Opposition to Item 13b
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26t h session. The request from Mayor
Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore Winter er that Council discuss a resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to
close Santa Monica Airport is politically motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and several additi onal proceedings are before the FAA
concerning this matter. Until all these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is purely a publicity
stunt. Any reaffirmation of the Council's desire to im mediately close the airport in violation of existing
agreements will only serve to provide further confirmation of the City's intent to break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
George Sands
Sent from my iPhone
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:14 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Santa Monica Airport vote 7/26/16
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐
From: ian herzog [mailto:herzog@i x.netcom.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:08 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Cc: Ian Herzog <herzog@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Santa Monica Airport vote 7/26/16
I am a resident of Santa Monica at 839 25th St. I have either worked or lived in Santa Monica since the 19 80s.
Closing the airport would have grave unintended consequences for those of us who live and work on the west side. The
ONLY thing that keeps the developers from putting in high rises east of the airport in the City of Los Angeles is the
airport and the height restrictions the Federal Aviation Regulatio ns mandates to assure clear approach paths to the
airport. Once the City closes the airport, inevitable encroachment, development, high density housing, business uses
will grow like a cancer. The west side is already overly congested.
The residents around the airport bought there because it was relatively cheap du e to the airport. Why should they reap
windfall profits from the increased in value of their property if the airport is closed.
The airport is a a nature buffer against escalating development. Keep it or face further congestion even more intense
than the rampant congestion suffered in the last de cade. We will all suffer if you succeed in closing the airport.
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:14 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Item 13b to Council Agenda for 7/26 session
Importance:High
From: Stephanie Keller [mailto:brmadmin@pistolcreek.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:02 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Item 13b to Council Agenda for 7/26 session
Importance: High
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
I am writing in strong opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26th
session.
The Council should halt further actions on this matter. It would only confirm
the City’s intent to break the law in violation of existing agreements while fostering
greater acrimony.
The matter is now before the FAA, and a number of legal cases are being considered
b y the courts. Until these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is
unneeded political theater.
Sincerely,
Bruce R. McCaw
From: Stephanie Keller <brmadmin@pistolcreek.com >
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 1:58 PM
To: Marshall Sana <marshalls@pistolcreek.com >
Subject: FW: If you have a moment .. they could use some help from pilot friends ...
Could you help in working on an objection to this?
From: BRM Tantallon <brm@tantallon.us >
Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 1:39 PM
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To: Stephanie Keller <brmadmin@pistolcreek.com >
Subject: Fwd: If you have a moment .. they could use some help from pilot friends ...
Send strong objection
Get Marshall to help if needed
Sent from some I-gadget into etherspace
Begin forwarded message:
From: Bob Cannon <bcannon6086@gmail.com >
Date: July 26, 2016 at 10:38:59 PDT
To: Bruce McCaw <brm@tantallon.us >
Subject: Fwd: If you have a moment .. they could use some help from pilot friends ...
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Rich Sugden M.D." <rsugden@tetondata.com >
Date: Jul 26, 2016 10:31 AM
Subject: If you have a moment .. they coul d use some help from pilot friends ...
To:
Cc:
Only takes a second … Let the Santa Monica city c ouncil know that pilots th ink their plans to close
the airport is nuts!!
Help our friends there!!
Thanks!!
Rich
Dear Richard --
At the behest of anti-airport activists, our pro-development Santa Monica City Council is
once again attempting to ignore their federal obligations to keep our 100 year old public
airport open and accessible to all.
On this Tuesday July 26th Council agenda, Mayor Tony Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore
Ted Winterer are requesting that Council put an item on the August 23rd 2016 meeting
agenda to discuss a resolution reaffirming the Co uncil's desire to close our airport. To
squander an irreplaceable and immensely valu able public asset to re-development forces
would be a loss to both current and future gene rations. It is important to remind the Council
that the fate of the airport was and is in the hands of the courts and the FAA. The Council has
no power to set a date for closure.
We are asking you to speak out and contact the c ouncil regarding this matter. It is extremely
important that your email become part of the public record on this issue.
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The city council's email address is council@smgov.net and we have included a suggested
message below. Copy and paste to your email and edit as you see fit.
All options to contact the council are
here:https://www.smgov.net/departmen ts/council/content.aspx?id=2409
If you can attend in person:
7/26/2016 at 5:30 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
1685 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Thank you,
The Santa Monica Airport Association
Here is a suggested message:
Dear Santa Moni ca City Council,
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the C ouncil agenda for the July 26th session. The
request from Mayor Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore Winterer th at Council discuss a
resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to close Santa Monica Ai rport is politically
motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and seve ral additional proceedings are
before the FAA concerning this matter. Until all these proceedings ar e settled, any action by
this Council is purely a publicity stunt. A ny reaffirmation of the Council's desire to
immediately close the airport in violation of existing agreements will only serve to provide
further confirmation of the City's intent to break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
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From:Rob Martin <arrmar@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:57 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13b
Dear Councilpersons:
Please keep the airport open wit hout restriction, in perpetuity.
Please stop with the campaign to re strict jet traffic, leases, or convert the land to other uses.
Sincerely,
Robert Martin.
Pico
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Anne Samartha
From:ALICE ELLIS <alice@elliscasting.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 5:06 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
Importance:High
Dear Mayor Vasquez and Council Members,
The time is nigh!
Please vote to:
1. Close Santa Monica Airport as soon as possible.
2. Immediately stop selling fuel and evict the Fixed Base Operators, including Atlant ic Aviation and American
Flyers. They service jets and planes that spread toxi c ultra fines, lead and nois e over our homes and schools.
We know there are fears that getting rid of the tenants and fuel will produce lawsuits and FAA action, but failing to do so wil l
endanger the health and lives of the people who voted you into office, as well as others who live in Los Angeles, and inflict
untold damage on us all, including children, for years to come.
We ask you to fulfill your responsibility by taking the above two actions on Tuesday without further delay.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Alice Ellis
Santa Monica Resident
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From:Biren Desai <bjdesai@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 5:29 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:Item 13B - Airport
I am a resident of Sunset Park right by the airport on Pier Ave with 2 young boys and am very concerned about
the long term health impacts as a resu lt of the air and noise pollution that all planes, but especially the jets
cause.
I'm a realist in that I am not advocating the airport be shut down, that would be awesome from a resident
standpoint but that feels unlikely, what feels more reasonable is control ling the size of the planes taking off
from SMO. I hope that you will consider all options to limit the number and noise of jets coming in and out of
our little airport.
Thanks for considering,
Biren Desai
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 6:13 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: SM Airport
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
From: cathleen sands [mailto:cathleensands@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 4:35 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: SM Airport
Dear Santa Moni ca City Council,
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26th session.
The request from Mayor Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore Winterer that Council discuss
a resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to close Santa Monica Airport is politically
motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and several additional proceedings
are before the FAA concerning this matter. Until all these proceed ings are settled, any
action by this Council is purely a publicity stunt. Any reaffirmation of the Council's
desire to immediately close the airport in violation of existing agreements will only
serve to provide further confirmation of the City 's intent to break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
Cathleen Sands
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Anne Samartha
From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 6:13 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Santa Monica Airport
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
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From: Turmsak (Ed) Latthitham, S.E. [mailto:edlstruct@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 5:12 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Santa Monica Airport
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26th session.
Thank you for your consideration.
TURMS A K (ED) LATTHITHAM, S.E., PRESIDENT http://edlstructuralengineering.com
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From:Council Mailbox
Sent:Tuesday, July 26, 2016 6:13 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Subject:FW: Importance of Santa Monica Airport
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
From: Josh Baillon [mailto:josh.baillon@mac.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 5:20 PM
To: Council Mailbox <Council.Mailbox@SMGOV.NET>
Subject: Importance of Santa Monica Airport
Dear Santa Moni ca City Council,
I am writing in opposition to Item 13b on the Council agenda for the July 26t h session. The request from Mayor
Vasquez and Mayor Pro tempore Winter er that Council discuss a resolution reaffirming the Council's desire to
close Santa Monica Airport is politically motivated.
Currently, a series of legal cases are before the courts and several additi onal proceedings are before the FAA
concerning this matter. Until all these proceedings are settled, any action by this Council is purely a publicity
stunt. Any reaffirmation of the Council's desire to im mediately close the airport in violation of existing
agreements will only serve to provide further confirmation of the City's intent to break the law in this matter.
Sincerely,
Josh Baillon
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