HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-78 - Noise Abatement Activities - Helms InitiativeRESOLUTION NO. 82 -78
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH SUPPORTING THE U.S.
CONFERENCE OF MAYORS' POSITION RE URGING THE
ADMINISTRATION TO REFRAIN FROM IMPLEMENTING
INITIATIVES WHICH PROHIBIT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
FROM ESTABLISHING NOISE ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES
• (HELMS INITIATIVE) AND DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO FORWARD SAME TO USCM REPRESENTATIVE
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administrator, J. Lynn
Helms, has indicated his intention to restrict local government
authority to implement noise abatement procedures where those
procedures limit air travel at airports managed by local
governments; and
WHEREAS, airport noise has a recognized negative effect
on the health, safety and welfare of the residents of communities
located close to airports; and
WHEREAS, local governments have concern and
responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of their
citizens; and
WHEREAS, noise abatement procedures have been in
operation at numerous airports for ten years and longer which
restrict air travel to reduce the negative effects of airport
noise without endangering the safety of air travellers; and
WHEREAS, airport operator; are local governments and
are entitled to manage their own affairs and relationships with
neighboring local governments; and
WHEREAS, it is bad public policy for the Federal
government to preempt local governments, as proposed in the Helms
initiative, on issues which are local in origin and impact; and
WHEREAS, laws submitting local government decisions to
review by a Federal appointee, as indicated in the Helms
initiative, also constitute bad public policy; and
WHEREAS, the Administration's "New Federalism" seeks to
return authority to local governments, rather than restrict it,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach urges the Administration and J. Lynn
Helms to refrain from implementing the announced initiative to
prohibit local governments from establishing noise abatement
• activities without prior approval of the FAA Administrator.
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ADOPTED this 14th day of June , 1982.
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