HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 5877 RESOLUTION NO. 5877
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH OPPOSING THE CONCEPT OF AN
OFFSHORE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the Southern California Regional Airport Authority
has recently publicized the concept of an Orange County
offshore airport, and
The offshore airport was suggested to be located in the
ocean off Huntington Beach, and
The suggestion of an offshore airport was intended to
arouse the interest of the residents and elected officials of
Orange County and Huntington Beach, in participating in the
identification of a new regional airport, and
The proposal of an offshore airport is contrary to rational
planning concepts, and to serious efforts to identify a viable
site, and would impose insurmountable traffic congestion on an
ocean-front already burdened with regional tourist traffic.
Additionally, the suggestion of an offshore airport is at
face value highly infeasible due to economic, environmental,
engineering, and aesthetic impacts, and as elected
representatives, we believe such a proposal would be totally
unacceptable to the citizens of Huntington Beach, and
The expenditure of public funds for the further study of an
offshore airport would be severely misdirected.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach, California, strongly opposes the
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concept of an offshore Orange County airport as suggested by
the Southern California Regional Airport Authority.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that while the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach clearly understands and supports the
need for a new regional airport, we find it a more prudent
course of action for the Southern California Regional Airport
Authority to spend its time and resources studying realistic
III options, and we hereby pledge our participation and support in
that regard.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th
day of May , 1988 .
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majorityof all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day
of May , 19 88 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Green, Erskine, Mays, Winchell
NOES: Councilmen:
Kelly
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Finley, Bannister
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of. the City
of Huntington Beach, California
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