File #: 2025-R-36    Version: 1 Name: Broward County as the Owner and Manager of North Perry Airport to fund, Implement and Produce the Findings of a Study to Assess the Lead Concentration Levels In and Around the Airport
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 8/4/2025 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 8/6/2025 Final action: 8/6/2025
Title: MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 2025-R-36. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 2025 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, STRONGLY URGING THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND BROWARD COUNTY TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL UNSAFE FLIGHT TRAFFIC AND FREQUENCY CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IDENTIFYING WAYS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PLANE CRASHES AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT; RENEWING THE CITY COMMISSION’S REQUEST TO BROWARD COUNTY TO FUND, IMPLEMENT, AND PRODUCE FINDINGS OF A STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEAD CONCENTRATION LEVELS AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT AND WITHIN THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Attachments: 1. 1. Proposed Resolution No. 2025-R-36 (North Perry Airport Safey and Environmental), 2. 2. Resolution 3830 Proposed Resolution 2023-R-25 - URGING BROWARD COUNTY OWNER OF NORTH PERRY AIRPORT TO FUND IMPLEMENT AND PRODUCE A STUDY TO ASSESS LEAD CONCENTRATION LEVELS IN THE AREA, 3. 3. Letter from Mayor Angelo Castillo to the Broward County Commission - Nor.._, 4. 4. Airport Data 2020-2025 (UPDATED (2) 7-2025), 5. 5. North Perry Airport HWO Factsheet 042025, 6. 6. North Perry Operations Data, 7. 7. Final HWO Master Plan Update Executive Summary_CH_RevAltText
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MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 2025-R-36.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 2025 IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, STRONGLY URGING THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND BROWARD COUNTY TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL UNSAFE FLIGHT TRAFFIC AND FREQUENCY CONDITIONS AND PRODUCE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IDENTIFYING WAYS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PLANE CRASHES AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT; RENEWING THE CITY COMMISSION’S REQUEST TO BROWARD COUNTY TO FUND, IMPLEMENT, AND PRODUCE FINDINGS OF A STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEAD CONCENTRATION LEVELS AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT AND WITHIN THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Summary Explanation and Background

SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:

1. North Perry Airport also known as HWO, is operated by the Broward County Aviation Department (BCAD).

2. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for the safety of civil aviation including issuing regulations and standards covering the manufacturing, operations and maintenance of aircraft. The FAA is also responsible for certification of airmen and airports that serve as air carriers.

3. North Perry Airport is an approximately 500-acre public-use general aviation airport that has four fixed-base operators, 154 T-Hangers, over 200 tie-down spaces, 11 flight schools and over 60 aviation related businesses including aerial advertising operators, aircraft maintenance, aircraft engine maintenance, helicopter/airplane tours, and helicopter news operators.

4. BCAD reports that the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower at HWO is the busiest federal contract facility in the United States (see attached HWO media fact sheet).

5. A general aviation master plan serves as a comprehensive roadmap for the long-term development of an airport, guiding its growth and ensuring it can meet future aviation needs...

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