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CC - (1) Update from the City Council Ad Hoc LAX Subcommittee; (2) Consideration of Renaming the Subcommittee; and (3) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: May 24, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: Shelly Wolfberg/City Manager's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (05/20/2021).
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar (05/19/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) receive an update from the City Council Ad Hoc LAX Subcommittee; (2) if desired, rename the Subcommittee; and (3) direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Ad Hoc LAX Subcommittee, comprising Council Members Eriksson and Vera, has been working with staff to address traffic, noise and other airspace issues related to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), including collaborating with other jurisdictions, and interfacing with state and federal elected officials. The Ad Hoc LAX Subcommittee also reviews issues arising in the current litigation against the FAA related to impacts due to the implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Nextgen program. The implementation of Nextgen in the Southern California Metroplex (which includes LAX) has resulted in a greater concentration of flights over Culver City at a lower elevation, and often with more frequency. The Nextgen program continues to negatively impact the Culver City community in several areas.
In March 2020, the FAA released version 2 of its "Concept of Operations" for its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS - colloquially knows as drones) Traffic Management (UTM). Version 1 of the ...
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