CC RESOLUTION 3489RESOLUTION NO. 3459
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO OPPOSING THE
ASSIGNMENT OF NEW
SCHEDULED PASSENGER
AIRLINE SERVICE TO WEST
IMPERIAL TERMINAL,
OPPOSING THE CONTINUED
USE OF IMPERIAL TERMINAL
FOR TERMINAL OPERATIONS,
AND OPPOSING PROPOSED MGM
GRAND AIR AIRLINE SERVICE
FROM IMPERIAL TERMINAL
WHEREAS, the Board of Airport Commissioners approved in
concept proposed airline service for MGM Grand Air on
December 17, 1986 through its Resolution 15662: said
operations to use Imperial Terminal; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Airports has prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Report for the proposed MGM Grand
Air service; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed said Draft
Environmental Impact Report and project description for
MGM Grand Air their meeting of July 14, 1987; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Airports held a properly
noticed public hearing on MGM Grand Air's proposed
operating agreement at LAX on Tuesday, July 28, 1987;
and
WHEREAS, the City of E1 Segundo Noise Abatement
Committee has reviewed proposed MGM Grand Air's
operations at Imperial Terminal; and
WHEREAS, the City of E1 Segundo immediately south and
contiguous to LAX is heavily impacted by noise of all
aircraft of particularly noise from non-stage III
compliant aircraft on the air field in general and
aircraft using Imperial Terminal and south runways in
particular; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Airport Commissioners on June 6,
1984 through its Resolution 14342 adopted a policy
calling for the phase out of all Part 36, Stage 2 type
aircraft at the earliest practical date; and
WHEREAS, the City of E1 Segundo and the Department of
Airports have been discussing the need for closure of
the Imperial Terminal since at least the early 1970's to
abate single event noise impacts in the City of E1
Segundo; and
WHEREAS, written communication between the Board of
Airport Commissioners and the City of E1 Segundo's City
Council since the early 1970's have included repeated
assurances from the Board of Airport Commissioners that
upon completion of the new Terminal 1 facilities and
upgrade of existing terminals on the LAX air field that
the need for continued use of Imperial Terminal would be
reviewed.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council hereby finds
as follows:
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1. MGM Grand Air proposes airline service use of
compliant Non -Part 36 Stage 3 aircraft: the 7 2 7 -
100 at and L -1011 Imperial Terminal.
2. The proposed service is for daily scheduled, 6 days
a week passenger service from 7 :00 am to 10:00 pm.
3. The City of Los Angeles's General Plan designates
the area in which the Imperial Terminal is located
as Airport Buffer Zone. According to the adopted
LAX Interim Plan (General Plan) for this buffer
area, "Uses of existing facilities in buffer area
may continue as required until the Department of
Airports can develope alternate facilities ".
4. All participants in the ANCLUC Study with the
exception of the Department of Airports (City of
Los Angeles), supported the City of E1 Segundo's
request for closure at a date certain of the
Imperial Terminal and incorporated this
recommendation into the Noise Control Program then
forwarded it to the Board of Airport Commissioners.
NOW, THEREFORE the City Council of the City of E1
Is Segundo resolves as follows:
1. The proposal to use Imperial Terminal with
scheduled aircraft passenger service using non -
stage 3 compliant aircraft is unacceptable.
2. It is time for the City of Los Angeles Department
of Airports to implement their General Plan Land
Use designation for an airport buffer area on the
south side of the airport.
3. No new airline passenger service should be approved
by D.O.A. regardless of type of aircraft used until
such time that the airport traffic has been
reviewed in the context of capacity constraints
identified at the 40- Million Annual Passengers
(Forty Map) passengers level.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of E1 Segundo hereby requests that the Board of Airport
Commissioners seriously consider the above; and
1. Deny the use of the Imperial Terminal for MGM Grand
Air; and
2. Proceed with closure and phase out of all aircraft
operations at Imperial Terminal with all due speed.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of August ,
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
SS
I, Ronald L. Hart, City Clerk of the City of El 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. 3489 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 4th day of
August, 1987, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
isAYES: Councilmembers Anderson, Jacobson, Schuldt,
West, and Mayor Siadek
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY
this 12th day of August, 1987.
C1
ONALD L. HART,
City Clerk of the
City of E1 Segundo, California
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