HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-09-17; City Council; Resolution 2019-179RESOLUTION NO. 2019-179
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE B-11 ENHANCED ALTERNATIVE FUTURE
MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT DESIGN CLASSIFICATION, WITH NO
RUNWAY EXTENSION
WHEREAS, airport master plans provide a framework to guide future airport development
over a 20-year planning period; and
WHEREAS, on October 10, 2018, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the
McClellan-Palomar Airport Master Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, on that date, the County Board of Supervisors selected the D-111 Modified Standards
Compliance Alternative as their preferred future McClellan-Palomar Airport design classification, with
a runway extension up to 800 feet; and
WHEREAS, the Palomar Airport Advisory Committee recommended that the County Board of
Supervisors support County staff's recommendation to approve the Master Plan Update, with a B-11
Enhanced Alternative including options to allow a runway extension of up to 900-feet over an existing
inactive landfill; and
WHEREAS, Palomar Airport is currently classified by the Federal Aviation Administration as a
B-11 airport; and
WHEREAS, McClellan-Palomar airport is currently used by B-11 mid-sized business jets and
larger C-111 and D-111 corporate business jets and C-11 commercial passenger jets; and
WHEREAS, the B-11 Enhanced Alternative can accommodate the aviation forecasts in the
proposed Master Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, the B-11 Enhanced Alternative includes the construction of an Engineered Materials
Arresting System at the west end of the runway to enhance airport safety; and
WHEREAS, the B-11 Enhanced Alternative does not necessitate shifting the runway; and
WHEREAS, the B-11 Enhanced Alternative presents no new constraints to properties located in
Runway Protection Zones; and
WHEREAS, to accommodate the D-111 improvements, four Modifications of Standards will need
to be presented to the Federal Aviation Administration for approval; and
WHEREAS, the current estimated construction cost for the B-11 Alternative with no runway
extension is approximately $26.8 million, while the current estimated construction cost for the D-111
Alternative with an 800-foot runway extension is approximately $132.2 million; and
WHEREAS, the County can elect to keep Palomar Airport at a B-11 classification.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City of Carlsbad supports the B-11 Enhanced Alternative McClellan-Palomar
Airport Master Plan design classification, with no runway extension.
3. That a certified copy of this Resolution will be sent to the San Diego County Board of
Supervisors and appropriate State and Federal representatives.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 17th day of September 2019, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Bhat-Patel, Schumacher, Hamilton.
NAYS: Hall, Blackburn.
ABSENT: None.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
I, Hector Gomez Deputy City Clerk of the City of Carlsbad, County of San Diego,
State of California, hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy
with the original
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-179
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
SUPPORTING THE 8-11 ENHANCED ALTERNATIVE FUTURE MCCLELLAN-
PALOMAR AIRPORT DESIGN CLASSIFICATION, WITH NO RUNWAY EXTENSION
with the original now on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of
Carlsbad; that the same contains a full, true and correct transcript therefrom
and of the whole thereof.
Witness my hand and the seal of said City of Carlsbad, this 18th day of
September 2019.
HECTOR GOMEZ
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
(SEAL)