WHEREAS the almost three million residents and the vigorous business community of Orange County are well-served by John Wayne Airport; and

 WHEREAS a court-imposed consent decree limiting annual passengers and flights at John Wayne Airport will expire in 2005; and

 WHEREAS that consent decree also imposes a very appropriate nighttime curfew on flight operations for the protection of residential neighborhoods in the airport vicinity; and

 WHEREAS future population growth in Southern California is expected to be concentrated in Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, rather than Orange County; and

 WHEREAS Ontario airport has substantial unused capacity and the new commercial airports at the sites of the former March, Norton and George Air Force bases are in the path of future population growth; and

 WHEREAS Orange County has adequate airport capacity at the existing John Wayne Airport, now and for the future; and

 WHEREAS existing airports at LAX, Burbank, Long Beach, Ontario, John Wayne and Palmdale, coupled with new airports at March, Norton and George, will amply serve the air transportation needs of the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area for the future;

 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the El Toro Reuse Planning Authority is unconditionally opposed to termination of the existing nighttime curfews at John Wayne Airport; and

 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the El Toro Reuse Planning Authority supports continuation of existing limits on flights and passengers at John Wayne Airport; and

 BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED that the El Toro Reuse Planning Authority offers its assistance to the neighbors of John Wayne Airport in their quest to maintain limits on flight operations at that airport.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the El Toro Reuse Planning Authority at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of September, 2001.