HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1987-22RESOLUTION NO. 87-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, RELATING
TO AIR TRAFFIC SAFETY.
WHEREAS, fifty-two (52) major air disaster have occurred
since the National Safety Council warned on August through use
of three dimensional measurement radar (longitude, latitude, and
altitude); and
WHEREAS, the said air disasters resulted in the tragic
loss of hundreds of lives, including eighty-two (82) people in
the City of Cerritos air disaster; and
WHEREAS, the Cerritos air disaster could likely have
been prevented had air traffic controllers been informed of the
private aircraft's altitude and pending collision course with
the Aero-Mexico airliner; and
WHEREAS, said altitude could have been readily provided
air trafPic controllers through use of a three dimensional
tracking system; and
WHEREAS, current airborne collision avoidance systems,
as evidenced by continued midair tragedies, are not sufficiently
ef£ective in assuring public safety due to the absence of
, altitude determination; and
I WHEREAS, no restrictions have been placed on the number
' of private aircraft allowed flight permission within known heavy
commercial air traffic areas; and
WHEREAS, recognized experts in the field oP flight radar
I detection have testified that a cost effective ground based
~ three dimensional collision warning system is practicable and
' available in the form of Bistatic or Listen Only Radar (LOR), a
' one-way radio broadoast transmission system which informs
I monitoring commercial aircraft pilots of collision bound
~I commercial and/or private aircraft; and
'i WHEREAS, said bistatic radar may be installed on the
strength of local authorit ; and
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! WHEREAS, bistatic radar systems, may, by expert
testimony, be readily available from federal sources, surplus or
I otherwise, at little or no cost; and
WHEREAS, said bistatic radar systems may be installed at
far less cost than alternative airborne systems.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. This City Council does hereby support the
California Legislature in urging the Congress to initiate
emergency expert analysis of three dimensional radar as an
interim remedy to the current situation.
SECTION 2. This City Council additionally supports the
California Legislature in urging all counties in the State of
California which host major commercial air traffic to support
the emergency request study of bistatic radar and to provide
funding for same.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 28th day of April,
1987, upon the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: DOMINGUEZ, MATSON, VERMILLION,
WINKLER & STRIGOTTE
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSTENTIONS: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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ON J STRIGOTTr , MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CKI LYAI I SAD, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
JOHN HARPER, CITY ATTORNEY