1987-10 RESOLUTION NO. 87-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, RELATING TO AIR
TRAFFIC 'SAFETY.
WHEREAS, fifty-two (52) major air disasters have occurred since the
National Safety Council warned on August 17, 1964, that a collision prediction
can only be achieved through use of three dimensional measurement radar
(longitude, latitude, and altitude) ; and
WHEREAS, the said air disasters resulted in the tragic loss'of'_ _ =
hundreds of lives, including eighty-two (82) people in the City of Cerritos, .
air disaster;.. and - _ -
WHEREAS, the Cerritos air disaster could likely have been 'prevented - :
had air traffic controllers been informed of the private aircraft's altitude--
and pending collision course with the Aero-Mexico airliner; and
WHEREAS, said altitude could have been readily provided air "traffic
controllers through use of a three dimensional tracking system; and
WHEREAS, current airborne collision avoidance systems, evidenced by
continued midair tragedies, are not sufficiently effective in assuring public
safety due to the absence of altitude determination; and
WHEREAS, no restrictions have been placed on the number of private
aircraft allowed flight permission within known heavy-commercial air traffic
areas; and
WHEREAS, recognized experts in the field of flight radar detection
have testified that a cost effective ground-based three dimensional collision
warning system is practicable and available in the form of Bistatic or Listen
Only Radar (LOR), a one-way radio broadcast transmission system which informs
mon.itor.ing commercial aircraft pilots of collision bound commercial and/or
pri va,t�;aircraft; and
WHEREAS, said bistatic radar may be installed on the strength of local
authority and
WHEREAS, bistatic radar systems, may, by expert testimony, be readily
available from federal sources, surplus or otherwise, at little or no cost;
and:
WHEREAS, said bistatic radar systems may be installed at far less cost
than alternative airborne systems:
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOW:
SECTION 1. This City Council does hereby support the California
Legislature in urging the Congress to initiate emergency expert analysis of
three dimensional radar as an interim remedy to the current situation.
SECTION 2. This City Council additionally supports the California
Legislature in urging all counties in the State of California which host major
commercial air traffic to support the emergency request study of bistatic
radar and to provide funding for same.
ADOPTED this 23rd day of April , 1987.
ATTEST:
Ci ty -CI-6rk of the City ff G� Pdof
of the i t of Grand Terrace
T-e=grace. and of the City Council a the City ouncil thereof.
thereof.
I, LORETTA THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the
23rd day of April , 1987, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Pfennighausen, Grant, Evans, Crawford;
Mayor Matteson.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Approved as to form:
City ttorney