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�, � RES�LUTION CALLING FOR A REGIONAL AIRPORT PLAN FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHEREAS: 'The Los Angeles Department of Airports has initiated a revision of the Master Plan for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) which anticipates expanding its passenger activity frorn a current 60 million passengers per year to an expected 98 rnillion passengers per year and its c�rgo activity from its current 1.8 million tons per yeax to an expected 4.2 million tons per year; arnd, WHEREAS: Expanding LAX's passenger and cargo activity as proposed will greatly increase the number of flights and nearly double ground traffic going ta and from LAX; and, WHEREAS: Co�rununities in �lie vicinity of LAX which already experience enormous adverse environmental impacts from the operations of the airport can expect greatly increased noise and air pollution from overhead aircraft, and greatly increased eongestion and air pollution from ground traf�ic, especially from dramatic inereases in the activity of diesel trucks around the airport; and, WFiEREAS: Airport officials estimate the LAX improvements will cost as much as $12 billion, not including the costs of transportation impmvements required to facilitate access to LAX which v��ill be paid for by regional taxpayers; and, WI�EREAS: There are many other commercial airports in Southern California, some with significant histories as commercial airports, and some recently converted to commercial or joint military and commercial air�ports; and, WHEREAS: Several of these airports are located in areas of Southern California expected to experience the greatest growth in population and employment over the next twenty years, while LAX is nearest to communities expected to experience the least growth in the same period; and, WHEREAS: Developing airport capacity near high growth communities rather than concentrating airport development at LAX may be an environxnentally superior, lower-cost and more equitable strategy for serving future growth in air commerce in Southern Califormia; and, WHEREAS: The development of these regional airport resources will help spread jobs and economic develo�pment opportunities rnore equitably throughout the region, and reduce the public health and environmental burdens on communities near LAX. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that: . The [NAME OF �TTY] cails upon The communities of Southern California, including the City of Los Angeles; the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ventura; tl�e State of Califomia; and our congressional representatives to join together in developing a Regional Airport Plan for Southern California that constrains LAX to operate within the capacity of its e�sting facilities and develops the capa.city of the many other commercial airports in Southern California to serve the expanding air cornmerce marketplace.