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RESOLUTION NO. 2268A
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, REQUEST-
ING THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY HELICOPTER
FLIGHTS OVER DISASTER AREAS AND TO RE-
QUIRE OTHER SAFETY REGULATIONS.
WHEREAS, the recent aviation disaster in E1 Segundo
resulted in hazardous congestion of helicopter traffic over the scene
of the accident which appeared to further endanger the general pub-
lic in the City of E1 Segundo;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration be and he hereby is requested to reduce the fur-
ther hazard at the site of disasters by taking the following action:
(1) Adopt a rule prohibiting the overflight by helicopters
and other aircraft over disaster areas unless their presence
is required to provide aid and assistance at the disaster; and
(2) Adopt a rule requiring large printed identification
numbers on the underside of helicopters to permit identifca-
tion from the ground.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk is directed to forward
certified copies of this resolution to the following: Mr. John H. Shaffer,
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D. C.;
Mr. Arvin O. Basnight, Director of the Regional Headquarters, Federal
Aviation Administration, 5651 W. Manchester, Los Angeles; Congress-
men Alphonzo Bell and Charles H. Wilson; and United States Senators
George Murphy and Allan Cranston.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in the book of origi-
nal resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute of the passage and
adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of
said City, in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed
and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 12th day of May,
1969.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, EUNICE U. CREASON, City Clerk of the
City of E1 Segundo, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
whole number of members of the City Council of the said City
is five; that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2268A
was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved
and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City
Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council
held on the 26th day of May , 196 9 ,
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Balmer, Frederick, Nagel,
Stephens, and Mayor Carr;
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT: Councilmen None.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City
this 20th day of May , 1969
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City Clerk of Me Ulty of egun o
California
(SEAL)