CC RES 1997-073RESOLUTION NO. 97 - 73
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ACKNOWLEDGING THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
AS A RESULT OF THE PROPOSED LAX EXPANSION
AND SUPPORTING THE SOUTH BAY CITIES COUNCIL
OF GOVERNMENTS ON THE AIRPORT EXPANSION
WHEREAS, the City of L.A. is proposing a major expansion of LAX that would
increase the airport use from 58 million to 93 million passengers a year and its air cargo
shipments from 1.7 million tons to 4.2 million tons a year.
WHEREAS, because the nature of the expansion, the proposed LAX expansion
may create adverse environmental impacts on South Bay communities, including but
not limited to impacts on noise, traffic, air quality, and safety.
WHEREAS, as lead agency for the LAX expansion project, the City of L.A. is
currently beginning the State and Federally mandated environmental review process,
beginning with a series of public scoping meetings in which individuals and public
agencies have an opportunity to inform the lead agency what issues should be
addressed in the forthcoming EIR.
WHEREAS, even if the City of Rancho Palos Verdes may be directly impacted
by the proposed expansion that is concerned about negative impacts that may result to
the South Bay region as a whole.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City acknowledges the potential for adverse environmental
impacts to the City as a result of the airport expansion and thus pledges to closely
monitor and participate in the forthcoming environmental review process.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15 day of July, 1997.
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Jo Purcell, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 97 -73 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting held on July 15, 1997.
N AG ROU P\PLAN N I NG \RESOS \CC \LAX. RES
City Clerk
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