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City Council Meeting 4-18-00
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9508(CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO'S LITIGATION AGAINST
LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS SEEKING TO HALT
ITS PATTERN AND PRACTICE OF EXPANDING THE
AIRPORT INCREMENTALLY WITHOUT ADEQUATE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
WHEREAS, the citizens of Santa Monica are concerned that operations and
facilities at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) have been steadily expanding and
that the expansion has had and is having adverse effects on the communities
surrounding LAX; and
WHEREAS, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has, in its ongoing airport
expansion, failed to consider an optimal regional solution to the regional demand for air
transportation facilities; and
WHEREAS, since 1994 LAWA has purported to be preparing a Master Plan to
govern the long-term expansion of LAX and has assured the public that it will evaluate
the environmental impacts of the expansion of airport facilities in a comprehensive
environmental impact report (EIR) on the Master Plan; and
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WHEREAS, the Master Plan and accompanying EIR have been repeatedly
delayed and are not expected to be released soon; and
WHEREAS, despite the delay in releasing its long-term plan for LAX, LAWA has
continued to expand the capacity at the airport with piecemeal approvals of new
projects including terminals, runways, and operating agreements, all without adequate
analysis or public disclosure of environmental impacts; and
WHEREAS, the pattern and practice at LAX of approving projects without
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has systematically
denied, and continues to deny, the public important information regarding the nature
and severity of environmental impacts associated with projects proposed, approved,
and constructed at LAX; and
WHEREAS, the City of EI Segundo has filed a legal action challenging the
ongoing pattern and practice of LAWA and the Board of Airport Commissioners of
approving projects at LAX that expand the capacity or operations of the airport without
adequate environmental review, and is seeking a court order declaring such practices
to be a violation of CEQA and enjoining such practices; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has determined that the litigation
commenced by the City of EI Segundo furthers the interests of the City and the City
wishes formally to express its support of the position of the City of EI Segundo in this
litigation,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AND PROCLAIM AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica hereby supports the
efforts of the City of EI Segundo to cause Los Angeles World Airports to cease its
pattern and practice of approving expansion of Los Angeles Airport facilities and
operations without complying with the California Environmental Quality Act and other
laws.
SECTION 2. City staff is hereby directed to monitor EI Segundo's litigation
against Los Angeles World Airports and to provide assistance as it may be necessary
and desirable.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
S/
MARSHA JONES MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 18th of April, 2000
S/
Ken Genser, Mayor
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution 9508 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 18th of April, 2000, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Rosenstein, McKeown, Feinstein, Bloom, Mayor
Pro Tem O=Connor, Mayor Genser
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: Holbrook
ATTEST:
S/
Maria M. Stewart
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