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.
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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
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CITY CLERK