HomeMy WebLinkAbout00-014 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2000-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA SUPPORTING THE NEED TO MEET REGIONAL
NEEDS FOR THE EXPANSION OF AVIATION FACILITIES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, access to commercial and cargo aviation opportunities is important to
economic vitality and job creation throughout the region; and
WHEREAS, aviation demand within the entire region is forecast to exceed 157 million air
passengers per year and 8.9 million tons of cargo per year by 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles Department of Airports has initiated a revision of the
Masterplan for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) that advocates expansion of its passenger
activity from 60 million air passengers per year to an expected 98 million per year and its cargo
activity from its current 1.7 tons per year to an expected 4.2 million tons per year; and
WHEREAS, airport officials estimate that the expansion of LAX to accommodate the
proposed level of aviation activity would cost as much as 12 billion dollars, and would necessitate
the expenditure of billions of dollars more to lessen its impact on the ground transportation system;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed expansion, given LAX's location in the built-out, intensely
congested west side of the South Coast Air Basin where its contribution to air pollution is greatest,
appears to be a high-cost, high impact approach to meeting the region's need for added aviation
capacity; and
WHEREAS, there are at least nine other developing or existing commercial airports in
Southern California, several of which are located in areas expected to experience the greatest
growth in population and employment over the next 20 years, while the LAX area is expected to
experience the region's least growth; and
WHEREAS, developing airport capacity in areas of high growth and lower infrastructure
costs 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 airport resources in the high-growth areas of the region will
lead to a more equitable distribution of jobs and opportunities for economic growth, while reducing
the burden on the regional transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the following airports are also experiencing noise, capacity and other
environmental problems: Burbank, John Wayne, and Long Beach; and
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WHEREAS, Ontario continues to expand and El Toro is being evaluated for expansion; and
WHEREAS, the following airports to date have not experienced strong aviation demand,
but have significant under-utilized capacity or potential capacity: Palmdale, George, Norton, March
and Pt. Magu; and
WHEREAS, the LAX Masterplan has recognized that it cannot satisfy the regional growth
demands both in cargo and passenger loads, and it is encouraging the development of the regional
airports.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Temecula affirms its policy to
encourage the development of aviation facilities in areas experiencing growth in demand; and the
cities and counties of Southern California, working through the Southern California of Association
of Governments and its Aviation Task Force, shall prepare a long-range Regional Airport Plan for
Southern California that includes one or more fully-developed alternatives that distribute the growth
in airline passenger and cargo operations among the region's commercial aviation facilities, with
full consideration given to both freight and passenger ground access, and the economic and
environmental opportunities and impacts associated with each alternative.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a
regular meeting held on the 8th day of February 2000.
ATTEST:
Deputy City Clerk
[SEAL]
(~~'~E. Stone, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Michaela A. Ballreich, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Temecula, California, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 2000-14 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City
of Temecula at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8th day of February, 2000, by the following
vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Comerchero, Naggar, Pratt, Roberts, Stone
None
None
Michae~)a A. Ballreich
Deputy City Clerk
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