MOTION TRADE COMMERCE & TOURISM ' ' JAN 2 3 2008 agreement In 2005, The City of and Los Angeles World (LAWA) came to a landmark legal . So with LAX's neighbors that settled lawsuits and paved the way for real progress on modernization at the far, that agreement has resulted in the start of a number of projects at LAX, including the South Airfield to LAX, Improvement Project, the refurbishment of Tom Bradley International Terminal, the Green Line extension and construction of a new Midfield Terminal with its associated Automated People Mover. air As part of that agreement on LAX modernization, LAW A committed to developing a strategy for regionalizing Ontario traffic by encouraging growth of passenger and cargo activity at its under-utilized airports, including LA/ million International Airport and LA/Palmdale Regional Airport. The agreement limits growth at LAX to 78.9 annual passengers. Southern In recent reports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) projects increases in air travel demand in on local and finds that our region will be unable to meet that demand by 2015 due to massive congestion new highways and in the airspace around LAX. As a solution to the problem, the reports call for developing regional, inter-modal, strategies for transporting passengers. rail system. Currently, there is no airport shuttle service connecting LA/Ontario Airport to the Metro link commuter 2 miles of The San Benardino Metro link Line, connecting Union Station to the City of San Bernardino, stops within LA/Ontario. Airport shuttle service to that line would patch LA/Ontario into the public populated transportation network and provide ready and convenient access for travelers living within the heavily Downtown LA-San Bernardino corridor. The system serves 3 million passengers per year. to Today, 8 million annual passengers travel through LAX from Orange County. That number will continue Airport, increase since the two airports best located to serve Orange County, Long Beach Airport and John Wayne are constrained due to several legal agreements that limit growth. LA/Ontario is uniquely positioned to rail accommodate that growth, provided ground access to that airport can be improved. Metrolink runs 3 commuter I ines throughout Orange County.

Los Angeles World Airports (LA WA) now operates three convenient non-stop bus routes through its FlyAway be a popular program to LAX from Union Station, Westwood, and Van Nuys. The FlyAway program has proven to and viable alternative to driving to the airport. LAW A staff I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council request that the Board of Airport Commissioners direct Metro link to study the feasibility of implementing airport shuttle service from LA/Ontario to the San Bernardino Line andTeport their results to the Trade, Commerce, and Tourism Committee within 6 months; and staff to I FURTHER MOVE that the City Council request that the Board of Airport Commissioners direct LAWA Metrolink study the feasibility of implementing FlyAway service from LA/Ontario to Orange County, including the stations in Anaheim and the City of Orange, and report their results to the Trade, Commerce, and Tourism Committee within 6 months.

Presented by fh1:J /LI,Avj BILL R SENDAHL Councilmember, 11th District JAN 2 :-? 200B

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