CC RESOLUTION 4379RESOLUTION NO. 4379
A RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY'S OPPOSITION
TO "ALTERNATIVE D" OF THE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
The City Council resolves as follows:
Section 1: The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. Since Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordon announced his
proposed new master plan for Los Angeles International Airport
(LAX) more than six years ago, the City of El Segundo has argued
that any such plan must include appropriate mitigation measures
addressing the negative air quality, traffic and noise issues and that
the airport be limited to its current capacity;
B. The City of El Segundo in its analysis of the issue of airport
expansion promulgated a "truly regional" approach to meeting
Southern California's current and future air travel and air cargo
needs;
C. The City of El Segundo founded and leads a coalition of more than
100 local government agencies, including many from the Inland
Empire region of Southern California, supporting a regional
approach that incorporates the expansion of existing inland
airports, including Ontario and Palmdale Airports;
D. Advocates of the regional approach correctly argue that it does not
make sense logically to force air travel users to journey from far
flung areas in Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties in
order to maximize their air travel options available at LAX;
E. To date, the City of El Segundo's efforts have not resulted in an
amended "Alternative D" plan that is appropriate to meet the needs
of our residential and business communities, and that would
provide for the enforceable constraints required by the City of El
Segundo to ensure that LAX would not exceed its current capacity
of 78.9 million annual passengers (MAP);
F. "Alternative D" is moving forward in the City of Los Angeles and as
presently drafted would include airfield and passenger gate
improvements that would result in an airport capacity exceeding
78.9 MAP.
Section 2: The El Segundo City Council opposes "Alternative Y in its current
form and will continue to seek amendment and /or defeat of the plan through all
necessary means to ensure that Los Angeles International Airport does not
exceed its current capacity of 78.9 MAP.
Section 3: As long as its interests are served thereby, the City of El Segundo
will continue to work with Mayor Hahn, the Los Angeles City Council and LAWA
in an effort to ensure that the needs of the El Segundo community are satisfied
as the LAX Master Plan process moves forward.
Section 4: The City Clerk will certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of the City;
and shall make a record of proceedings of the City Council in the minutes of the
meeting at which same is passed and adopted.
Section 5: This Resolution will take t immediate] upon adoption.
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Kelly Mc well, Mayor
APPROVES FORM:
Mark D.A 0 Atton
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City is five; that the
foregoing Resolution No.4379was duly passed and adopted by said City Council,
approved and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested to by the City Clerk
of said City, all at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 18th day of May
2004, and the same was so passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: McDowell, Boulgarides, Busch, Jacobson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Gaines
ABSTAIN: None
NOT PARTICIPATING: None
ATTEST:
Cindy M6ftesen, City Clerk