Res 00-328
RESOLUTION NO, 00-328
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, seeking equity for all residents
of communities surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
WHEREAS, those who live near the flight path of any airport know that noise and air
pollution are many times worse when planes are taking off overhead than when landing, and
WHEREAS, air traffic at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport flows to the south more
than twice as frequently as to the north, and
WHEREAS, as a result of this imbalance residents south of Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport are subjected to more than twice as much noise, fuel pollution, and exposure to the
potential of air traffic incident, and
WHEREAS, as a result of this imbalance residents south of Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport suffer more than twice the distraction in our schools, more than twice the interruption in
our sleep, our conversations, our recreation, and our train of thought and more than twice as
much intrusion into the peaceful enjoyment of our lives, and
WHEREAS, Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") regulations require airplanes to
take off into the wind only when wind speed exceeds five (5) knots, a condition which occurs less
than half of the time tTom southerly directions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and
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WHEREAS, "low visibility" conditions sufficient to require use of Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport's landing light system, which in turn requires south traffic flow rarely occur,
and
WHEREAS, regional flight considerations dictate coordination between Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport and Boeing Field, but should not dictate south flow as a routine, and
WHEREAS, by equalizing the north-south traffic flow, the number oftake-offs suffered by
residents south of the airport can be reduced by more than seventy thousand (70,000) per year or an
average of nearly two hundred (200) per day, and
WHEREAS, Port of Seattle staff did consider this issue through the Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport Part 150 Study and did not forward a recommendation to the Port of Seattle
Commissioners for consideration; now therefore,
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section I, The Port of Seattle, the FAA, and the King County Airport (Boeing Field)
should equalize the intrusion of airplane take-offs upon residents surrounding the airport by ensuring
an even fifty-fifty distribution in air traffic flow to the north and south,
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Section 2, Severability, If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution
should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this resolution,
Section 3, Ratification, Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the
effective date of the resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed,
Section 4, Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon
passage by the Federal Way City CounciL
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, this 21st day of November , 20~,
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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.r MAYOR, MI I
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CIT CLERK, N, CHRISTINE G~N, MC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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.DJ:!:ERfM CITY ATTORNEY, BOB C. STERBANK
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 11/09/00
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 11/21/00
RESOLUTION NO, 00-328
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