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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
TITLE:
RESOLUTION - SUPPORTING THE
TRANSFER OF ONTARIO AIRPORT TO
LOCAL CONTROL
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Adopt a resolution supporting the transfer of Ontario Airport to local control.
DISCUSSION
The City of Ontario is seeking support from Southern California cities to facilitate the transfer of
Ontario Airport to local control. Located within the city limits of Ontario, Ontario International
Airport (ONT) is currently operated by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) under terms of a Joint
Powers Agreement.
Over the past four years, ONT has lost over one-third of its passenger traffic, costing the Inland
Empire economy $500 million annually and 9,250 jobs according to the City of Ontario. Under
local control, ONT can more quickly rebound and serve the Southern California region more
effectively. For these reasons, the City of Ontario is requesting the City of Santa Ana to support
its efforts to gain control of ONT.
Transferring the airport back to the City of Ontario would provide local governments the ability to
restructure the airport's operations, reduce costs, and increase marketing and promotion of the
airport to ensure that Southern California has the airport capacity it needs in the long-term to
protect its economy. It also places the responsibility for ONT's success in the hands of the party
that has the most to gain from it and the most to lose from failure.
Staff recommends adoption of this resolution, because effective regionalization of the Ontario
International Airport through local control is in the best interest of Southern California cities that
rely upon ONT as a service provider. The City of Ontario's efforts to gain local control of the ONT
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has been supported by a significant number of Southern California government agencies and
municipalities including the cities of Laguna Niguel and Newport Beach.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2012-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
SUPPORTING THE TRANSFER OF ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT TO LOCAL CONTROL OF THE CITY OF ONTARIO
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. Located within the city limits of Ontario, Ontario International Airport
(ONT) is currently operated by Los Angeles World Airports through a
Joint Powers Agreement.
B. According to the City of Ontario, ONT has lost over one-third of its
passenger traffic over the past four years, costing the Inland Empire
economy $500 million annually, along with 9,250 jobs.
C. Local control of airports has been shown to be conducive to
development of successful regional airports because the airport
sponsor has a vested interest in the airport making the greatest
contribution to its economy. Under local control, ONT can more quickly
rebound to serve the Southern California region more effectively.
D. Transferring ONT back to the City of Ontario would provide local
governments the ability to restructure the airport's operations, reduce
costs, and increase marketing and promotion of the airport. These
actions would ensure that Southern California has the airport capacity
needed in the long term in order to protect its economy. The
responsibility for ONT's success would then be in the hands of the
party that has the most to gain from it.
E. Effective regionalization of ONT through local control is in the best
interest of Southern California cities that rely upon ONT as a service
provider. The effort by the City of Ontario to gain local control of the
ONT has been supported by a significant number of Southern
California government agencies and municipalities including the cities
of Laguna Niguel and Newport Beach.
Section 2. The City of Santa Ana hereby expresses its support of the transfer
of Ontario International Airport to local control of the City of Ontario.
Section 3. The City of Santa Ana hereby requests the cities of Los Angeles
and Ontario to commit the necessary resources and effort to affect the transfer to
local control at the earliest possible date.
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ADOPTED this day of 2012.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:
Lisa E. Storck
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers:
NOES: Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers:
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers:
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on , 2012.
Date:
Clerk of Council
City of Santa
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