HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 48-82 09/21/1982
RESOLUTION NO. 48-82
A RESO~UTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION
OF AN AGREEMENT AND CONSENT DECREE PERTAINING TO
CHICAGO-O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LITIGATION
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect has intervened in
that èërtain litigation pending in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division,
captioned, State of Illinois ex rel William J. Scott, et al.
v. Alexander P. Butterfield, et al., Clerk's Cause No. 74 C 24 C
("Butterfield case"); and
WHEREAS, said litigation sought to require the City of
Chicago as the proprietor ot O'Hare International Airport
("O'Hare") and the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA")
to conduct environmental impact studies to ascertain methods,
procedures, or equipment to lessen the noise¡ air and water
pollution caused by O'Hare; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago has developed a Master Plan
for future development at O'Hare; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago and other parties in the
litigation have negotiated an Agreement and a Consent Decree
to be entered in the Butterfield case, which documents guarant I
a suburban community input in noise abatement at O'Hare (copie
of which without exhibits are attached hereto and made a part
of this Resolution by reference); and
WHEREAS, said Agreement and Consent Decree represent a
first positive and major step in noise monitoring and noise
abatement at O'Hare; and
WHEREAS, said Agreement and Consent Decree will require
the City of Chicago to prepare and the FAA to evaluate a full
Environmental Impact Statement identifying, evaluating, and
minimizing noise, air, and water pollution before any future
implementation of the Master Plan beyond those facilities set
forth in said documents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Houdt Prospect, Cook County,
Illinois:
SECTION ONE: The Consent Order and Agreement, substantially
as contained in the attached copies thereof, are hereby
approved.
SECTION TWO: The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to
execute the said Consent Decree and Agreement on behalf of
this Village.
SECTION THREE: This Resolution is in full force and effect
upon its passage and approval in accordance with law.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
Farley
Arthur
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21st
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day of
september
Wattenberg
, 1982.
Miller
Murauskis
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