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RESOLUTION NO. 99-5951
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A
REGIONAL AIRPORT PLAN FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles Dept. of Airports has initiated a revision of the Master plan
for Los Angeles 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 1.7 million tons per year to an expected 4.2 million tons per year
and,
WHEREAS, Expanding its passenger and cargo activity as proposal 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 operations of the airport can expect greatly increased noise'
and air pollution from overhead aircraft, 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 LAX improvement will cost as much as $12 billion
dollars, 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, 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 near the communities expected to experience the lease growth in the same period; and,
WHEREAS, developing airport capacity near high growth communities rather than
concentrating airport development at LAX may be an environmental superior, lower -cost and
more equitable strategy for serving future growth in air commerce in Southern California; and,
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WHEREAS, the development of these regional airport resources will help spread jobs and
economic development opportunities more equitable throughout the region, and reduce the public
health and environmental burdens on communities near LAX.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Hermosa Beach 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 the 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, APPRfiYVM VAADOPTED this 12th day of January 1999.
PRESIDENT of the ity Co cil and Mayor of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Naoma Valdes, Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 99-5951 was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular Meeting of
said Council at the regular place thereof on January 12, 1999.
The vote was as follows:
AYES: Bowler, Edgerton, Oakes, Reviczky, Mayor Benz
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
DATED: January 14, 1999
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