HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2190 RESOLUTION NO. 2190
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
REQUESTING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS TO INCLUDE IN ITS PROPOSED STUDY OF THE
AIR TRAFFIC NEEDS OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA METRO-
POLITAN AREA A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF AN
OFFSHORE AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the Southern California Association of Governments, com-
posed of many cities and counties in Southern California, proposes to
it traffic needs of the ten-county Southern
of the air Y outhern
conduct a study
California area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Downey is becoming in-
creasingly aware of the problems of noise and air pollution generated
by the use of jet aircraft at airports in Southern California; and
WHEREAS, the popularity of passenger air travel has brought about
an increasing number of scheduled passenger flights from Los Angeles
International Airport and the major satellite airports in the Southern
California Area, with attendant surface congestion and related problems;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that one of the solutions to the
many problems inherent in increased passenger air travel may well be the
construction of an offshore airport, possibly off the coast in San Pedro
Bay;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Downey resolves
as follows:
Section 1. The City of Downey requests and urges the Southern
California Association of Governments to include, in the study to be
conducted under its auspices of the airport and air traffic needs of
the Southern California Area, a study of the feasibility of a regional
offshore airport, possibly off the coast in San Pedro Bay, to serve
the cities and counties of the area.
Section 2. The City Clerk is directed to send a certified copy
of this resolution to the legislative bodies of the member cities and
counties of the Southern California Association of Governments.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of January, 1969,
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Mayor
ATTEST:
Cit 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 28th day of January , 1969, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 Councilmen: Corbin, Temple, Ferri Winton, Morton
NOES: 0 Councilmen: None
ABSENT: 0 Councilmen: None
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