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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Proposed
Air Transportation Service by
Republic Airlineso Inc. from RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/165
Buchanan Field to the
Hollywood/Burbank Airport.
WHEREAS on March 10., 1970 this Board received a request from
C. Andrew Baumgardner Associates, as organizer of Republic
Airlines, Inc ., for Board endorsement of a proposal to provide
scheduled jet air transportation service from Buchanan Field to
the Hollywood/Burbank airport in the Los Angeles area; and
WHEREAS Supervisor A. M. Dias, Chairman of the County
Government Operations Committeso this day advised that the
proposal had received the unanimous endorsement of the Aviation
Liaison Committee and that the Liaison Committee recommended that
this county actively support the airline application before the
California Public Utilities Commission; and
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias further advised that the Government
Operations Committee had discussed the matter with the Public
Works Director who had indicated that the airport runways are
capable of accommodating the type of jet aircraft proposed but
that space in the Buchanan Field terminal building would be in-
adequate to handle anticipated service and that interim terminal
facilities (to be provided by Republic Airlines) would be required,
and
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias, in behalf of the County Government
Operations Committee, recommended that the Board of Supervisors
(1) Accept the proposal in principle subject to
further negotiation and agreement as to leased
area and facilities required, and
(2) Authorize a county representative to appear at
the Public Utilities Commission hearing on the
Republic Airlines request, which hearing will be
scheduled at a later date; and
WHEREAS the Reverend W. 0. Smith arose to object to the commit-
tee recommendation and expressed the opinion that the proposal would
contribute to air and noise pollution in the area and requested that
this Board defer endorsement until it could hold a public hearing on
the matter; and
WHEREAS Supervisors E. A. Linscheid and T. J. Coll concurred in
the request of the Reverend Mr. Smith that a hearing first be held
before this Board; and
RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/165
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias stated that the intent of the committee
recommendation is to facilitate the airline application before the
Public utilities Commission and that a public hearing would be held:
before this Beard subsequent to favorable action by the Commission
on the application of Republic Airlines , and
WHEREAS the Board members in their discussion generally agreed
that the proposed air service could be of public benefit to resi-
dents of Contra Crista County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD RE30LVED that it hereby
endorses in principle the proposal of C. A. Baumgardner Associates
with the understanding that said endorsement in no gray intends to
convey final approval and that said 'proposal shall receive further
consideration at a .full and complete hearing before this Board.
PARSED AND ADOPTED on March 2 ., 1970 by the fallowing vote
of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors J. P. Kenny, A. M. Bias,
J. E. Moriarty, E. A. Linscheid, T. J. Coll.
ROES: Rune.
ABSE14T t None.
RES OLi7Tl CR NUMBER 70/165