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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6941 - Orange County AirportRESOLUTION NO. 6941, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH REQUESTING THAT THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TAKE A POSITION OPPOSING • THE USE OF ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT TO SERVE THE PACIFIC - NORTHWEST AS PROPOSED IN THE PROCEEDING NOW PENDING BEFORE THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD WHEREAS, the Civil Aeronautics Board is presently considering the question of whether to authorize new or additional airline service between Southern California and the Pacific- Northwest, extending as far north as Seattle, Washington; and WHEREAS, Orange County Airport is one of the airports in Southern California which are being considered as satellite air- ports to be served by the proposed new airline service; and WHEREAS, the County of Orange through its County Counsel has filed a petition to intervene in said proceeding before the Civil Aeronautics Board, which petition has been granted by the Civil Aeronautics Board, thus making the County a party to the proceeding; and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors as the County's policy- making body has not as yet publicly expressed the position which the County will take in said proceeding with respect to the proposed use of the Orange County Airport for service to the Pacific - Northwest; and WHEREAS, in the past the Board of Supervisors has given repeated assurances to the public that it has no intention of permitting the use of Orange County Airport by large jet aircraft; and WHEREAS, the Phase I Master Plan of Air Transportation for Orange County, prepared by William L. Pereira and Associates from which commercial air carrier aircraft will operate to -1- at the direction of the Board of Supervisors, states that the future role of the Orange County Airport is that of a metroport from which commercial air carrier aircraft will operate to -1- 0 6_ 1L destinations up to 400 miles, as well as a general aviation airport oriented to business and corporate activities; and WHEREAS, the "Pereira Report" further states that during the interim period while a new regional airport is being developed to serve Orange County, a set of constraints should be established to protect the urban environment surrounding the Orange County Airport; and WHEREAS, it is approximately 1,000 air miles from Orange County Airport to Seattle; and WHEREAS, the use of Orange County Airport for service to the Pacific- Northwest would be inconsistent with past positions taken by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and would be contrary to the recommendations of the "Pereira Report" that the Orange County Airport be used as a metroport facility; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that the Honorable Orange County Board of Supervisors is respectfully requested to officially express its opposition to the proposed use of the Orange County Airport for the purpose of providing air carrier service to the Pacific - Northwest, and to send representatives to the Civil Aeronautics Board Hearing to be held in Washington, D.C., to express its position. ADOPTED this ,!� L! day of FLe v sk y , 1969. ATTEST: i y Clerk IFIED AS THE RIGINAL _.. ...... ........`....----•-- CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF 6OWPORT BEACH 'PAM LULZ -2- 2/24 69