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2/10/72
RESOLUTION NO. / C
A RESOLUTION URGING THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS
BOARD TO FIND AND DETERMINE THAT PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY REQUIRE THE
CERTIFICATION OF COMPETITIVE AIR SERVICE
WITH NONSTOP AUTHORITY BETWEEN MIAMI,
FLORIDA AND HOUSTON, TEXAS; THAT THE CITY
OF MIAMI TAKES NO POSITION AS TO THE
CARRIER THAT SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO OPER-
ATE SUCH SERVICE; AND DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO CAUSE TO BE MAILED TO THE CIVIL
AERONAUTICS BOARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, it was recently announced that the Civil
Aeronautics Board has established remanded hearing procedures
to determine whether public convenience and necessity require
the certification of competitive air service with nonstop
authority between Miami, Florida and Houston, Texas; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Commission to make its
views known to the Civil Aeronautics Board in order that they
may be considered by the Board in making its decision; and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of this Commission that
competitive air service with nonstop authority between Miami,
Florida and Houston, Texas is necessary to meet the needs of
the traveling public for adequate air service and to encourage
travel between these two cities; and
WHEREAS, several of the qualified air carrier applicants
before the Civil Aeronautics Board for nonstop route authority
between Miami, Florida and Houston, Texas, have also proposed-,
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new and improved air service between Miami and those cities
west and north of Houston, Texas through the Houston gate-
way; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Miami will greatly benefit
from new and improved one -carrier air service to cities
west and north of Houston, Texas, which are not today joined
with Miami by adequate air service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Civil Aeronautics Board is urged to find
and determine that public convenience and necessity require
the certification of competitive air service with nonstop
authority between Miami, Florida and Houston, Texas and new and
improved one -carrier air service to cities west and north of
Houston, Texas.
Section 2. The City of Miami takes no position as to the
carrier that should be authorized to operate such service.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause to
be mailed to the Civil Aeronautics Board a certified copy of
this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this / 7 day of --- it r.dr y , 1972.
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PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
Harold Young
Special Counsel
_ REVIEWED BY:
Jack R. Rice, Jr�.
Assistant Directt,p
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Alan H. Rothstein
City Attorney