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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 032-2000RESOLUTION NO. 32-2000 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DECLARING THAT AIRCRAFT NOISE IS A SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN TO BE CONSIDERED AND MITIGATED IN ALL ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES OF ANY RUNWAY RECONFIGURATION PLAN AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame: WHEREAS, while San Francisco International Airport is the largest employer in San Mateo County and provides immense economic and social benefits to the County, air traffic into and out of San Francisco International Airport causes noise that adversely affects the environment and quality of life in the City of Burlingame and other nearby communities; and WHEREAS, FAA traffic routing patterns place flight paths over the City; and WHEREAS, the quality of life in Burlingame and nearby communities is adversely affected throughout the day and night by backblast noise and low flying aircraft departures to and from existing runways; and WHEREAS, aircraft noise impacts are and must be considered a significant environmental issue to be evaluated in all environmental analyses of airport operations; and WHEREAS, a runway reconfiguration at San Francisco International Airport could have a major effect on lessening aircraft noise in San Mateo County; and WHEREAS, the Airport Roundtable Community has submitted a letter to Hillary Gitelman, Environmental Review Officer, City and County of San Francisco, dated September 3, 1999, that contains comments on a Notice of Preparation (NOP) to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) to evaluate proposed runway reconfigurations for San Francisco International Airport; and WHEREAS, the term "environment" is defined in Section 21060.5. of the Public Resources Code, as "...physical conditions which exist within the area that will be affected by a proposed project, including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, noise, objects of historic or aesthetic significance," NOW, THEREFORE, TT IS RESOLVED: 1. The City of Burlingame affirms that aircraft noise impacts are significant environmental concerns that must be analyzed and mitigated in all environmental studies, approvals, and regulatory consideration of any airport runway reconfiguration plan. 2. Mitigation of airport noise impacts must be a major goal of any runway reconfiguration plan by San Francisco International Airport. n • 0'� MAYOl I, ANN T. MUSSO, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 20th day of March . 2000, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Coffey, Gal l igan, Janney, O'Mahony, Spinelli NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMEERS: None ts�ti� CITY CLERK