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HomeMy WebLinkAbout68-36 - Policy with Respect to Runway Extension at Orange County AirportRESOLUTION NO. 68-36 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, REGARDING POLICY WITH RESPECT TO RUNWAY LRTENSION AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa heretofore and on a regular meeting of December 18, 1967, authorized the Mayor to appear before the Board of Supervisors and state the City's position and policy with respect to the Orange County Airport; and WHEREAS, the Mayor was authorized to state to the Board of Supervisors that the City of Costa Mesa wholeheartedly urged a study by competent personnel in the development of a master plan for all Orange County airport facilities and its surrounding counties, including military fields; and WHEREAS, said study was urged to further facilitate a decision with respect to all airport and aircraft problems; and WHEREAS, the then Mayor, Willard T. Jordan, in fact did appear before the Board of Supervisors and read a prepared statement, the original of which is attached hereto marked Exhibit "A" and by this specific reference made a part hereof; and WHEREAS, said prepared statement took no position with respect to airport runway extensions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California, does hereby ratify and reaffirm its original policy as expressed by the Mayor in his statement before the Board of Supervisors as the same is set forth in Exhibit "A." i BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Costa Mesa does not now nor has it ever advocated runway extensions in either a north or south direction to the existing runways at Orange County Airport. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution be for- warded to the Board of Supervisors for their files and records. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of May, 1968. ATTEST: Mayor of the City of Costs Mesa zD City C1 rk of the City of Costa Mesa STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS. CITY OF COSTA MESA ) I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 68-36 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of May, 1968. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 7th day of May, 1968. CityCl�nex-officiok of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa two +c..assaraa. Mr. Chairman and Honorable Members of the Hca rd of supervisors. I am Mayor Willard T. Jordan of the City of Costa Mesa and have been instructed by my City Council to appear before you and to express our views with respect to the growing aviation industry and the increasing necessity for your attention to the problem. The following remarks were approved in principle by the Costa Mesa City Council at its regular meeting of Monday. December 18, 1967. It in the position of the City of Costa Mesa and we, at this time, urge upon the Hoard of Supervisors that a qualified consultant be employed to develop a master plan as the foundation for all future developments relating to aviation and its related industries. We urge that the master plan which we have proposed not be purely limited to local county airports. We think that any master plan to be worthwhile as a guide to future planning should include the effect of Los Angeles International Airport, San Diego's Lindberg Field, Ontario Airport, Orange County Airport and any other facilities in the network of fields being served by commercial airlines. we feel too that any useable master plan should also take into account the roll to be played by the private fields in not only Orange County but the surrounding counties as well. The effects of the military fields such as the 21 Toro Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos Air Station,the Lighter Than Air Facility and Mile Square Naval Helicopter Training Field should all be considered in future planning for this %last growing industry in our area. Although such a study would probably be concentrated IN heavily in the field of air traffic and air services it should nevertheless give careful attention to the economic impact on the cities in our county a$ well as county territory. We, in our city, are not experts in this highly complicated, technical and fast advancing field of transportation. we cannot in meeting our obligation as the governing body of our city, plan effectively for our city's future without the aid of expert consultation and a county -wide master plan developed by knowledge- able consultants who will hopefully provide a study and plan which will, with minor modifications, meet the county's future needs relating to the aviation industry. we do not think that the abolishment or removal and relocation of any existing facilities in the county can be effectively accomplished until such time as the impact of this action can be determined on the entire field of air transportation in Southern California. A broad study is necessary before individual situations can be properly provided for. Needless to say, the Federal Aviation Administration, with its power to approve and regulate airports and its maintenance of airport safety and communication facilities will hay -e a large voice in any future planning either of expansion or relocation of airport facilities. It is our feeling that the master plan proposed at this time would be of invaluable benefit to the Federal Aviation Administration in their future plans and appropriations for this county. me Resolution No. 68 - 36 Exhibit "A" ORo-B The time has come when we can no longer rely upon the somewhat haphazard growth and expansion of air transportation without making complete and decisive plans for the future. It is not to say that some planning has not existed in the past. It is to say, however, that the time has come for planning to be extended to greater reaches than purely local facilities. Perhaps a master plan will result at some future date in a modern system of air transportation which would preclude the necessity of monorail commuter trains from the metropolitan area of Southern California to the suburbs. In conclusion, it is the feeling of our city, as expressed to. you today, that the employment of suitably qualified consultants to develop a master plan to take care of our future needs in air transportation is absolutely essential. We wholeheartedly support any steps taken by this Honorable Board of Supervisors in this direction. -Z- Respectfully submitted, Willard T. Jordan Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa. i J