Drafter
Clerk 06/17/2005
Title
A MOTION prohibiting the use of King County funds and state and federal grants for any analysis, recruitment, or support of commercial passenger services at King County International Airport.
Body
WHEREAS, King County International Airport ("KCIA") is one of the nation's busiest general aviation airports, and its operations are expected to increase by fifty percent over the next two decades, and
WHEREAS, KCIA is an urban airport and is surrounded by Seattle neighborhoods, and
WHEREAS, because KCIA sits upon a very restricted piece of land, its ability to expand or grow is very constrained, and
WHEREAS, KCIA has just adopted a revised Master Plan, which identifies the
best configuration of its facilities and users on its limited space over the next twenty
years, and
WHEREAS, Seattle residents are greatly impacted by noise brought on by operations at KCIA, and
WHEREAS, KCIA recently completed and submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration for its approval an extensive Noise Reduction study (FAR 150) featuring eleven noise reduction remedies to help combat the noise impact experienced by residents, and
WHEREAS, adding commercial passenger service to KCIA could increase the noise impacts our residents currently experience, as well as impact the operations of those businesses and tenants already at KCIA;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
King County shall not spend any King County funds and state and federal grants
for the analysis, recruitment or support of commercial passenger services at the King County International Airport.