HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-092 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 01-92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TEMECULA
SUPPORTING THE NEED TO MEET REGIONAL NEEDS FOR
THE EXPANSION OF AVIATION FACILITIES
WHEREAS, the Southern California area including Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties is served by more commercial airports than
any other major metropolitan area in the United States; and
WHEREAS, available Southern California Airports include: Los Angeles International
Airport, Burbank Airport, Long Beach Airport, Ontario International Airport, Orange County
Airport, Palmdale Airport, March GlobalPort, San Bernardino International Airport, Southern
California Logistics Airport, and Palm Springs Regional Airport; and
WHEREAS, the greatest population growth in Southern California during the coming
centuries will occur in the Inland Empire Counties of Riverside and San Bernardino; and
WHEREAS, Los Angeles International Airport, Burbank Airport, Long Beach Airport, and
Orange County Airport are all located in highly urbanized areas where environmental concerns
and community resistance make further expansion difficult; and
WHEREAS, Inland Empire Airports include Mamh GIobalPort, San Bernardino
International Airport, Southern California Logistics Airport, Ontario International Airport and
Palm Springs Regional are well located to serve future Southern California aviation needs and
have great unused capacity; and
WHEREAS, the communities near Inland Empire Airports are supportive of their airports
and would greatly benefit from the increased use of those facilities; and
WHEREAS, increasing freeway traffic into Orange and LA Counties will make ground
access to coastal airports extremely difficult and attempts to mitigate the surface access
challenges to these airports will siphon off discretionary state transportation dollars that
otherwise could be used to solve traffic challenges in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties;
and
WHEREAS, the extension of the runway at French Valley Airport will further facilitate
small jet traffic providing an economic benefit and a reduction of vehicle miles of travel by
placing such a facility in closer proximity to customers in the Temecula region.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Temecula favors and supports
the development, expansion and utilization of well-located aviation facilities available in the
Inland Empire; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the undersigned agree that future growth in Southern
California air traffic should be directed to airports where neighboring communities are
supportive; and
BE IT FURTHER RESLOVED that it is good public policy to direct air traffic to Inland
Empire Airports with excess capacity rather than spending billions of dollars to expand capacity
in highly populated areas; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that regional planning agencies should focus their
energies on improving surface transportation links among existing airports and population
centers; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Temecula agrees to work with local
economic development organization and regional planning agencies to satisfy Southern
California's future aviation needs by encouraging and fostering commercial passenger and
cargo service at inland Empire Airports before the expansion and development of airports in
Orange and LA Counties.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, by the Ci_ty Council of the City of Temecula at
a regular meeting held on the 23rd day of Oct°ber ~0/1'~'~'~ /
~ ATTEST: ' ~
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
CITY OF TEMECULA
SS
I, Susan W. Jones, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, California, do hereby certify that
Resolution No. 01-92 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Temecula at a regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of October, 2001, by the following
vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
COUNCILMEMBERS: Naggar, Pratt, Roberts, Stone, Comerchero
COUNClLMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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