HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2090 RESOLUTION NO. 2090
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY URGING INCREASING SCHEDULED AIR SERVICE
AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT AND SUPPORTING THE APPLI-
CATION OF PACIFIC SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BEFORE THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION FOR SERVICE CONNECT -
ING LONG BEACH WITH SAN DIEGO, SAN JOSE, SAN
FRANCISCO, OAKLAND AND SACRAMENTO
WHEREAS, the City of Long Beach operates the Long Beach Airport,
which is used for scheduled, commercial and general aviation operations;
and
WHEREAS, Long Beach Airport, a jet -age facility, is equipped with
complete electronic navigation and communication aids, is capable of
accommodating any aircraft now in commercial service and provides ex-
cellent operational capabilities for all air carriers; and
WHEREAS, Long Beach Airport is geographically situated at a point
very convenient for use by the residents of Downey.
WHEREAS, convenient freeway and highway access to Long Beach
Airport is supplied by the San Gabriel Freeway, San Diego Freeway
and Lakewood Boulevard.
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles -Long Beach and Orange County areas,
constituting the second most populous area of the United States, have
an almost unmatched growth record, and the area has become one of the
nation's leading centers of population, industry, business, transpor-
tation, world trade, tourism and recreation, and its importance will
continue to grow; and
WHEREAS, the development of Long Beach Airport as a satellite
airport and its utilization by the air carriers would help solve the
surface traffic congestion problems now plaguing Los Angeles Inter-
national Airport, and the scheduling of a well- rounded pattern of air
passenger service at Long Beach would be of great convenience to the
traveling public most conveniently served through Long Beach Airport;
and
WHEREAS, Pacific Southwest Airlines has applied to the California
Public Utilities Commission for authority to operate between Long Beach
and San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Downey resolves
as follows:
Section 1. The City of Downey encourages and supports the develop-
ment of an increased pattern of scheduled air service at Long Beach
Airport for the greater convenience of the large number of persons
best served through Long Beach Airport.
Section 2. The City of Downey endorses and supports the appli-
cation of Pacific Southwest Airlines for authority to provide scheduled
air service between Long Beach and San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco,
Oakland and Sacramento, and respectfully urges the California Public
Utilities Commission to process such application expeditiously.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June , 1968.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk ---
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 25th day of June , 1968, by the following vote
of the Council:
AYES: 5 Councilmen: Corbin, Temple, Ferris, Winton, Morton
NOES: 0 Councilmen: None
ABSENT: O Councilmen: None
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