Resolution 0825028,1
CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 8250
URGING ADOPTION OF ASSEMBLY BILL NO, 3523, AS IT PERTAINS TO
AIRPORT SAFETY REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 3523 contains a provision which requires that no owner or
operator of any airport shall permit the use of any runway for which the approach zone cr
departure zone is over a residential area by jet or turbo fanjet aircraft or by any aircraft .having
more than two engines if the airport has any other runway certified for use by such aircraft which
permits approaches and departures over water for a distance of at least 5,000 feet from each end
of the runway extended; and
WHEREAS, said Bill would specifically limit the use cf Oakland Airport's Runways 27 to
general aviation aircraft other than turbojet, turbofan or multi-enoined aircraft; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds passage of such legislation necessary to preserve the
safety of life and property as well as the peace and quietude of the many citizens of Alameda who
reside on Bay Farm Island adjacent to Runways 27L and 27R; and
WHEREAS, these two runways point toward existing homes on Bay Farm Island and can
presently be used by large jet and propeller aircraft, there is a potential of such airplanes
crashing into these residences due to the short distances between runways and residences and the
limited start-stop capabilities of such aircraft; and
WHEREAS, existing Port of Oakland policy concerning usage of these runways is designed
primarily to combat noise cf aircraft operations at night but it ignores the obvious safety
hazards associated with using Runways 27L and 27R during the day; and
WHEREAS, the City Council's concern over the safety and lives of the residents is
natural, logical and defensible, particularly in light cf a major air disaster experienced ir,
Alameda;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA that, due to the
threat to safety posed to the residents of Bay Farm island by the operations of Runways 27L and
27R, and the lack of cooperation on the part of the operators of the airport to effectively
alleviate said hazards, the City Council of the City of Alameda hereby urges the adoption of
Assembly Bill No, 3523.
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1, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
introduced and adopted by the Council of the City cf Alameda in regular meeting assembled or
the Eth day of August, 1974, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Beckam, Hurwitz, McCall and Vice President Corica, (4).
NOES: None,
ABSENT: President La Croix, Jr., (1).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said
City this 7th day of August, 1974.
(SEAL) ETHEL M. PITT
City Clerk of the City of Alameda
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of "City cf Alameda
Resolution No. 8250, URGING ADOPTION OF ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 3523, AS IT PERTAINS TO AIRPORT SAFETY
REGULATIONS", introduced and adopted by the Council of the City of Alameda cn the 6th day of
August., 1974.
City ClP4 of he City of A ameda