1987-065RESOLUTION 87-65
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake is engaged in pending
litigation with the Federal Aviation Administration
FAA) and Dallas -Fort Worth Regional Airport (DFW) over
the opening and use of Runway 13R/31L; and,
WHEREAS, aircraft take -offs and landings on Runway 13R/31L
are currently not confined to a specific identified flight
path, aircraft are not required to use noise abatement
procedures when taking off, and runway utilization rela-
tive to other DFW runways has increased over levels previous-
ly identified; and,
WHEREAS, this runway utilization is significantly different
than either DFW's 1971 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
or the 1983 reevaluation of the EIS; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake is convinved that the
environmental impact, and the impact upon the citizens of
Southlake, of current unrestricted use of Runway 13R/31L
is significantly different than that predicted by earlier
environmental studies, while DFW and FAA believe that the
impact of current and planned unrestricted use is within the
range of environmental consequences predicted by prior studies;
and,
WHEREAS, FAA and DFW have offered to discuss settlement of
pending litigation by undertaking a study of the noise levels
that might be anticipated from current and anticipated
unrestricted use of Runway 13R/31L and have further committed
to undertake steps to mitigate any significant adverse impact
of such operations, to the extent they exceed or are different
from those identified by prior EIS; now,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
The city expresses its willingness to undertake negotiations
of a settlement of pending litigation in general accordance
with the FAA proposal;
Any settlement agreement provide reasonable assurances of
the study's objectiveity and accuracy;
Any settlement agreement provide for disclosure of results
of DFW noise monitoring studies in Southlake, and for
consideration and utilization of those results in connection
with the study that will be undertaken;
Resolution 87-65
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The City hereby expresses its willingness to open communi-
cations with DFW in an attempt to establish a working rela-
tionship that will allow DFW to make full use of Runway 13R/
31L while insuring that easily avoidable adverse impacts of
aircraft noise in Southlake are avoided and that the City is
provided sufficient certainty with regard to future runway
use that it will be able to plan and manage future develop-
ment in Southlake to achieve maximum compatible development.
Adopted and Approved by the City Council on September 8,1987.
J finny H. esterholm
Ma or f Southlake
4AT EST:
andra L. LeGrand
City Secretary