HomeMy WebLinkAbout99-071 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 99-071
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMO,NGA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR A
REGIONAL AIRPORT PLAN FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles Department of Airports has initiated a revision of the
Master Plan for Los Angels International Airport (LAX) which anticipates expanding its passenger
activity from a current 60 million passengers per year to an expected 98 million passengers per
year and its cargo activity
from its current 1.8 million tons per year to an expected 4.2 million tons per year; and,
WHEREAS, expanding LAX's passenger and cargo activity as proposed will greatly
increase the number of flights and nearly double ground traffic going to and from LAX; and,
WHEREAS, communities in the vicinity of LAX which already experience enormous
adverse environmental impacts from the operations of the airport can expect greatly increased
noise and air pollution from overhead aircraft, and greatly increased congestion and air pollution
from ground traffic, especially from dramatic increases in the activity of diesel trucks around the
airport; and,
WHEREAS, airport officials estimate the LAX improvements will cost as much as
$12 billion, not including the costs of transportation improvements required to facilitate access to
LAX which will be paid for by regional tax payers; and
WHEREAS, there are many other' commercial airports in Southern California, some
with significant histories as commercial airports, and some recently converted to commercial or joint
military and commercial airports; and,
WHEREAS, several of these airports are located in areas of Southern California
expected to experience the greatest growth in population and employment over the next twenty
years, while LAX is nearest to communities expected to experience the least growth in the same
period; and,
WHEREAS, developing airport capacity near high growth communities rather than
concentrating airport development at LAX may be an environmentally superior, lower-cost and
more equitable strategy for serving 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, and reduce
the public health and environmental burdens on communities near LAX.
Resolution No. 99-071
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA calls upon the communities of Southern California, including the City
of Los Angeles; 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 the many other commercial airports in Southern California
to serve the expanding air commerce marketplace.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 1999.
Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Dutton, Williams
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
William J. Alex~rnder Mayor
ATTEST:
Debra J. Adam i~MC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held
on the 17"~ day of March, 1999.
Executed this 18th day of March, 1999, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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