HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1989-013 RESOLUTION NO. 89-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, REAFFIRMING THE POSITION
THAT THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT BOARD COOPERATE WITH HOST CITIES IN
DEVELOPING AN EXPANSION PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH
EXISTING LAND USE IN THE METROPLEX REGION AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
�== WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine, Texas, has specifically
expressed the concerns of the citizens of Grapevine regarding the
proposed plans for the expansion of Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport; and
WHEREAS, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board and
the Federal Aviation Administration initiated an Environmental
Impact Analysis Statement for the proposed Runway 16/34 East to be
located within the city limits of the City of Irving, Texas and
subsequently a proposed Runway 16/34 West which is to be located
in the city limits of Grapevine; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine submitted formal statements to
the Federal Aviation Administration supported by a position paper
and legal brief which outlined the concerns and issues of the City
of Grapevine as they related to the expansion of Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport in general and the proposed construction of
Runway 16/34 West in particular; and
WHEREAS, the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Executive Director has now announced the intention to conduct
�:.,, separate, yet simultaneous, Environmental Impact Analyses on both
proposed Irving Runway 16/34 East and Grapevine Runway 16/34 West,
and has formed an Airport Liaison Committee consisting of
��� representatives of the Airport Board and neighboring communities;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine acknowledges the beneficial
impact of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on economic
growth in the Metroplex Region.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1 . That the City of Grapevine seeks to maintain a
cooperative relationship with the Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport Board for the purpose of promoting further economic
development in the Metroplex Region, but that the City believes
that such a relationship can only exist with full recognition by
the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport of the sovereignty of
the City of Grapevine over property within its city limits as
established during the original airport agreement between Dallas,
Fort Worth and the surrounding cities.
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Section 2 . That the City Council reaffirms its position on
the proposed Environmental Impact Statement as outlined in the
City Council position paper and legal brief previously submitted
to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Section 3 . That the City Council acknowledges that the
proposed actions of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Board to conduct "simultaneous" Environmental Impact Statements
for Runways 16/34 East and West and to create an Airport Liaison
Committee constitutes initial steps in creating open dialogue in
addressing the concerns of the City of Grapevine.
Section 4. That notwithstanding these positive steps, there
remain substantive unresolved concerns of the City of Grapevine
regarding the proposed expansion of Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport.
Section 5. That, specifically, the City of Grapevine
reaffirms its position that the environmental review process for
the expansion of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport should
not proceed until the Federal Aviation Administration has
finalized the Metroplex Air Traffic System Plan and until the
Airport Board has completed and finalized the Dallas/Fort Worth
Airport Development Plan.
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Section 6 . That the City of Grapevine reaffirms its position
that the components of the Metroplex Air Traffic System Plan, the
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Development Plan and other reasonably
foreseeable actions which collectively are intended to increase
the capacity of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport operations
beyond the levels addressed in the 1974 Final Environmental Impact
Statement should be included in the subject matter and scope of a
single Environmental Impact Statement.
Section 7 . That the City of Grapevine reaffirms its position
that only through the compliance with the request stated above
will Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and the Federal
Aviation Administration meet the minimum requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act, the regulations of the Council
on Environmental Quality and the regulations of the Federal
Aviation Administration, all of which clearly require that a
federal agency conduct one comprehensive Environmental Impact
Statement when several related actions are components of a larger
scheme to achieve a particular goal.
� .„. Section 8 . That the City of Grapevine reaffirms its position
that one comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement must address
all reasonable alternatives to the proposed expansion of
�-� Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Section 9 . That the City of Grapevine reaffirms its position
that the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board should
cooperate with the host cities in developing an expansion plan
campatible with existing land use in the Metroplex Region.
Section 10. That this resolution shall be effective from and
after the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 2nd day of May , 1989 .
APPROVED:
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Mayor
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ATTEST:
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City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney