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City Council Meeting 10-13-98
Santa MOnica, Cahfornla
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9327
(CCS)
(City Council Senes)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA CALLING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL
AIRPORT PLAN FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles Department of Airports has Initiated a reVISion
to the Master Plan for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) In order to expand the
passenger and cargo capacity of LAX to accommodate an expected 98 million annual
passengers and 4 2 million tons of annual cargo load by the year 2015, and
WHEREAS, commUnities In the VICInity of LAX already expenence enormous
adverse environmental impacts from operations of the airport, and
WHEREAS, the proposed expansion IS expected to further Impact these
communities as a result of Increased nOise, air pollution and road and freeway
congestion, and
WHEREAS, Improvements to LAX to accommodate the expected growth In
passenger and cargo activity, which could cost as much as twelve billion dollars, plus the
costs of transportation Improvements reqUIred to faCIlitate access to LAX, Will be paid for
by regional taxpayers, and
WHEREAS, there are many aIrports In Southern CalifornIa, some WIth SIgnificant
hlstones as commercial airports, some which have recently been converted to
commercial airports and some military aIrports which are planned to be converted to
commercial or Jomt-use airports; and
WHEREAS, several of these airports are located In areas of Southern California
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which are expected to expenence the greatest growth In population and employment over
the next twenty years, whIle LAX IS located near the commUnities expected to expenence
the least growth In the same penod, and
WHEREAS, developing airport capacity near high-growth communities rather than
concentrating airport development at LAX may be an environmentally supenor and more
cost effectIve and eqUItable strategy for seNlng future growth In aIr commerce In
Southern California, and
WHEREAS, the development of these regional airport resources will help spread
Jobs and economIc development opportunities more eqUitably throughout the region,
while reducing the public health and environmental burdens on communitIes near LAX,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 The City CounCil of the City of Santa MOnica hereby calls upon the
commUnities of Southern California, including the City of Los Angeles and the Counties of
Los Angeles, Orange, San BernardinO, Riverside and Ventura, the State of California and
our congressIonal representatives to jOin together In developing a Regional Airport Plan
for Southern California that constrains LAX to operate Within the capacity of its eXisting
faCIlities and develops the capacity of many other commerCial airports In Southern
California to serve the expanding air commerce marketplace
SECTION 2 The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of thiS Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be In full force and effect
APROVED AS TO FORM
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Marsha Jone
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 13th of October, 1998
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Robert Holbrook, Mayor
I, Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution 9327 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
MOnica City Council held on the 13th of October, 1998 by the following vote
Ayes Councllmembers
Ebner, Feinstein, Genser, Holbrook, O'Connor
Noes Councllmembers
None
Abstain Councllmembers
None
Absent Councllmembers
Rosenstein
ATTEST
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Marta M Stewart, City Clerk