CC - 1999-13 - Supporting the Development of a Regional Airport System for Southern CAL
RESOLUTION NO. 99 -13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL
AIRPORT SYSTEM FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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 air 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 million 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 ofjobs and opportunities for economic growth, while reducing the burden on the
regional transportation system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT SCAG affirms its policy to encourage the
development of aviation facilities in areas experiencing growth in demand, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Cities and Counties of Southern California,
working through the Southern California 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.
DONE, THIS 13th DAY OF APRIL, 1999.
OR
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
I, Nancy Valderrama, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 99 -13 being:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL AIRPORT SYSTEM FOR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Rosemead City Council on the 14th of April, 1999,
by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
VASQUEZ, BRUESCH, CLARK, IMPERIAL, TAYLOR
NOES:
NONE
ABSTAIN:
NONE
ABSENT:
NONE
NANCY VALDERRAMA
AGENDA:CERTIFY