LAX EXPANSION PACTS ON HOLD GALANTER MOVE DELAYS COUNCIL ACTION ON AWARDS.Byline: Harrison Sheppard Staff Writer Moving to slow the expansion of Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , the City Council on Tuesday delayed the awarding of $12 million in contracts for public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most and engineering services for the master plan. The Board of Airport Commissioners had awarded the three contracts but the council asserted its authority over the board, tying them up in a committee headed by expansion opponent Councilwoman Ruth Galanter Ruth Galanter was a city councilwoman from Los Angeles. She served as President Pro-Tempore and President of the city council. , whose district includes the airport. In a second effort aimed at containing the airport, Galanter wants to rezone re·zone tr.v. re·zoned, re·zon·ing, re·zones To change the zoning classification of (a neighborhood or property, for example). re land around LAX that the airport is acquiring for use as a cargo area. The airport is currently buying about 500 homes in the Manchester Square and Belford areas because of longstanding complaints from homeowners. The areas are designated to be used for cargo operations, but Galanter's proposal would instead turn them to parkland, creating a buffer for the remaining neighbors. The area to be rezoned is bordered by Arbor Vitae Street, La Cienega Boulevard La Cienega Boulevard is a major north/south arterial road that runs from El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo, California on the south to its end on the Sunset Strip/Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. , Airport Boulevard and Century Boulevard. On the three contracts, Galanter said she had questions about provisions asking the firms to help win public support for the master plan and to study additional runways. The runway proposal - which is not in the master plan's preferred alternative - would result in heavier passenger traffic. The move comes a day after the six major mayoral candidates signed pledges opposing the LAX expansion. Galanter's move - which gives the council 21 days to decide whether to approve the contracts - effectively places the contract decisions after the April 10 primary election. ``Part of the goal is to stop the bulldozer,'' Galanter said. Three years ago, the council stopped the airport commissioners from signing public relations contracts for the master plan, noting it was too early, and that no city agency had officially approved the plan. LAX spokesperson Nancy Suey Castles said the new public relations contract was focused on public education and outreach, not advocacy. The runway study was needed because optional plans call for them. Airport expansion also was hit by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
``The action is presumptuous pre·sump·tu·ous adj. Going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward. [Middle English, from Old French presumptueux, from Late Latin praes at best,'' Supervisor Don Knabe said. ``Why would the (airport) commission take action appropriating such huge sums of public money just weeks before the city of Los Angeles
In a related matter, supervisors from Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and officials from the city of Los Angeles plan to meet today at 10 a.m. at Ontario International Airport to re-activate the Southern California Regional Airport Authority. The joint powers authority A Joint Powers Authority (JPA) is an institution permitted under the laws of some states of the USA, whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments, or utility or transport districts) can operate collectively. is intended to resolve the region's air transportation problem. |
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