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Council office asks city to confirm LAWA funding for Van Nuys Airport planner positions
Summary
Councilmember in favor of item asking LAWA to fund two city planning associates and a city planner to prepare a Van Nuys Airport specific plan; committee approved an amended instruction requesting the CAO report on LAWA funding feasibility before adding positions.
Councilmember (CD 6) appeared at the start of public comment to urge approval of item 13, a motion to add resolution authority and nine months of funding for one city planner and two city planning associates to prepare a specific plan for Van Nuys Airport with funding anticipated from Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).
In remarks recorded at the lectern, Councilwoman Padilla said the positions would "exclusively focus on the development of a new specific plan for the Van Nuys Airport" and argued a specific plan would allow land-use decisions at Van Nuys to consider "environmental, economic, aeronautical, commercial, and community mitigations." Padilla said LAWA had committed to funding and had already conducted small-group meetings and listening sessions with the council office.
Committee members proposed an amendment to the motion to have the City Administrative Officer report on the feasibility of LAWA providing the requested funding and whether nine months of city funding remains necessary. The amended instruction asked the CAO to confirm LAWA's funding commitment in writing before the positions are approved.
The committee approved the amended motion on a 5-0 vote; the roll call shows "Yes" votes for Yaroslavsky, Blumenfeld, Hutt, McCosker and Hernandez. The CAO was instructed to report back on LAWA funding feasibility.
