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Home My WebLink AboutR-84-110134-84-995 4 RESOLUTION NO. 134_-- lft A RESOLUTION APPROVING, IN PRINCIPLE, THE MOTION PASSED AT THE SEPTEMBER 19, 1984 MEETING OF THE CITY OF MIAMI INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (ITDC), A THIRTY -MEMBER ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE CITY MANAGER WHOSE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE IS TO ADVISE THE CITY OF MIAMI ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROMOTION STRATEGY, RECOMMENDING THAT THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI REAFFIRM ITS POSITION, AS STATED IN ITS ATTACHED APRIL 10, 1984 RESOLUTION (NO. 84-454), OF STRONGLY ENDORSING THE DELAYING OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S FEDERAL AIRCRAFT NOISE REGULATIONS FAR 36/FAR 91E UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1988; FURTHER SUPPORTING THE FUTURE ACTIVITIES OF THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND THE ITDC IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SEEK A THREE-YEAR EXEMPTION FROM FAR 36 AND 91E UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1988; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN DISSEMINATING, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THIS RESOLUTION, ALONG WITH A COVER LETTER FROM THE ITDC CHAIRMAN AND COPY OF THE LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE ITDC, TO APPROPRIATE U.S. OFFICIALS. WHEREAS, on April 10, 1984 the City of Miami Commission dopted Resolution No. 84-454 which supported the effort of Miami nternational Airport (MIA) and the Dade County Aviation Department o seek a three-year exemption from Federal Aviation Regulations FAR) 36 and 91E until January 1, 1988, urged the Federal Aviation ndministration (FAA) and other agencies involved in the decision of whether to grant an exemption relating to MIA to consider all pertinent factors and not prejudge the issue; and further urged the FAA and U.S. Department of Transportation to grant a three-year exemption from FAR 36 and 91E for international operations at MIA until January 1, 1988, and; WHEREAS, due to the fact that this problem has yet to be resolved, the City of Miami International Trade and Development Committee passed a motion at its September 19, 1984 meeting requesting that the Commission of the City of Miami strongly endorse the delaying of the effective date of such legislation until January 1, 1988; CITY COMMISSION. MEETING OF h NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; FLORIDA: Section 1. The Motion passed at the September 19, 1984 meeting of the City of Miami International Trade and Development Committee (ITDC) a thirty -member advisory committee to the City Manager whose principal objective is to advise the City of Miami on the development of a five year International Trade Promotion Strategy, recommending that the City Commission reaffirm its position, as stated in its attached April 10, 1984 Resolution (No. 84-454), of strongly endorsing the delaying of the effective date of the Federal Aviation Administration's Federal Aircraft Noise Regulations FAR 36/FAR 91E until January 1, 1988 is hereby approved in principle. Section 2. The City of Miami, hereby supports the future activities of the Miami International Airport and the ITDC in their efforts to seek a three-year exemption from FAR 36 and 91E until f January 1, 1988. �j Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to work closely with the Department of Economic Development in disseminating, as soon as possible, this resolution along with a -�� cover letter from the ITDC Chairman and copy of the list of members of the ITDC, to appropriate U.S. officials. PASSED AND ADOPTED this lath day of ,Artnhor r j 1984. Maurice A. Ferre i. Maurice A. Ferre Mayor ATTEST: R L H Or. ONGIE, CITY CLER PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: 00:7 & C APPROVED AS TO FORM D COR ECTNESS: 477 185 .6 4 RESOLUTION N0. "' A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE EFFORT OF MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MIA) AND THE DADE COUNTY AVIATION DEPARTMENT TO SEEK A THREE YEAR EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS (FAR) 36 AND 91E UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1988; URGING THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) AND OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE DECISION OF WHETHER TO GRANT AN EXEMPTION RELATING TO MIA TO CONSIDER ALL PERTINENT FACTORS AND TO GRANT THE REQUESTED EXEMPTION FROM FAR 36 AND 91E FOR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AT MIA UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1988. WHEREAS, implementation of Federal Aviation Regulations 36 and 91E promulgated by the Federal Aviation iistration (FAA) relating to aircraft noise control will, tanuary 19 1985, prohibit all Boeing 7079 Boeing • 100, Convair 880 and most DC8 aircraft from operating he United States (U.S.) and at Miami International in (MIA); and WHEREAS, there is currently on the market no FAA .ficated quiet engine nacelle or "hush kit" to enable present aircraft to comply with FAR 36; and WHEREAS, such hush kits will not be on the market in full production until sometime in 1985 at the earliest; and WHEREAS, it is therefore technically impossible for these aircraft to comply with FAR 36 by January 1, 1985; and WHEREAS, most of the airlines in the Caribbean and Latin America use these aircraft exclusively, or almost exclusively; and WHEREAS, 37 foreign airlines who own only non -FAR 36 aircraft will be banned from MIA - the gateway to the Caribbean and Latin America and this tremendous loss of international airlines service will have a severe effect on the international economy of South Florida and on the epbnomies of many other parts of the nation (e,g., the U,5, �f A auto, truck and agricultural machinery industries), many industries depend on MIA's unique range of air service to ship their specialized products on the only able air freighter routes to U.S. trading partners south ami; and WHEREAS, MIA and the Miami community will lose 6,000 and WHEREAS, MIA will lose 48% of its international cargo, d in 1983 at more than $1.2 billion; and WHEREAS, due to their present economic situation, most e affected Caribbean and Latin American countries and .era cannot afford FAR 36 - compliant new or reengined aft; and WHEREAS, it is therefore financially impossible for airlines' aircraft to comply with FAR - 36 by ry 1, 1985; and WHEREAS, the FAA possesses and has used on behalf of air carriers its exemption authority with regard to FAR 36 to grant many U.S. airlines exemptions to FAR - 36 until January 1, 1988; and WHEREAS, the exemption sought by MIA on behalf of the carriers operating international routes from Miami is until -t January 1, 1988; and WHEREAS, the International Civil Aviation Organization, of which the U.S. is a signatory member, has recommended that these or similar noise regulations should not be applied to aircraft of foreign airlines until January 1, 1988; and WHEREAS, Great Britian and other European Economic Community countries are utilizing the January 1, 1988 date for compliance with similar noise regulations relating to the aircraft of foreign airlines; and i tY WHEREAS, implementation of FAR - 36 will reverse the potential economic advances made possible by the Caribbean Basin Initiative and other efforts; t!2 W 1 �r I NOW$ THEREFORE$ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE ITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDAt Section 1. The City of Miami hereby supports the effort f Miami International Airport (MIA) and the Dade County vistion Department to seek a three year exemption from ?deral Aviation Regulations (FAR) 36 and 91E until January 1988. Section 2. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) id other agencies involved in the decision of whether to rant an exemption relating to MIA are hereby urged to )nsider all pertinent factors and not prejudge the issue. Section 3. The FAA and the U.S. Department of rensportation are hereby urged to grant a three year cemption from FAR 36 and 91E for international operations MIA until January 1, 1988. PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of April , 1984. Maurice 4. Ferre ATTEST: i i, i PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: �.r JEITY ATTORNEY I � i