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INFORMATIO N RESPONS E O FTH E CIT Y O FCLEVELAND . DEPARTMEN T O FPOR T CONTRO L Robert J . Triozzi , Esq . Directo r o f La w Cit y o f Clevelan d Cleveland , Ohi o Edwar dW . Saue r Charle s F . Donle y II Squire , Sander s & Dempse y L.L.P . 120 1 Pennsylvani aAvenue , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2000 4 (202)626-664 1 phon e (202 ) 626-678 0 facsimil e esauer@ssd.co m Attorney s for

Cit y o f Cleveland , Departmen t o f Port Contro l DATED ; Septembe r

8 , 200 9BEFOR E TH E FEDERA LAVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C .

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INFORMATIO N RESPONS E O FTH E CIT Y O FCLEVELAND , DEPARTMEN T O FPOR T CONTRO L Th e City o f

Cleveland , Departmen t o f Port Contro l ("Respondent' ) submit s thi s Informatio n Respons e in repl y t o th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration' s Reques t for Additiona l Information , date dAugus t 27 , 2009 .Respondent' s Informatio n Respons e Docke t No . 16-09-0 2 Septembe r

8 , 200 9 1 . I n respons e t o Questio n 1 , Responden t state s a s follows : Th e City o f

Cleveland' s ("City" ) proces s for reviewin g an dapprovin g ne w aeronautica l businesse s at Burk e Lakefron t

Airpor t ("Airport") , consist s o f th e followin g four steps : 1 . Th e Airpor t

staf f work s withth e propose doperato r t o develo p alette r

o f inten t describin g th e term s o f it s propose doperation s at Burk e Lakefron t Airport . 2 . Tha t lette r o f inten t an dan executiv e summar y prepare db y th e Airport staf f ar e submitte dt o th e Directo r o f Por t Contro l fo r

approval . 3 . Followin g approva l b y th e Directo r o f Port Control , th e Airport

staff , workin g withth e City' s La w Department , prepare s draf t legislatio n for approva l b y th e Clevelan dCit y Counci l an dsubmit s i t t o th e Counci l throug hth e Mayor' s Office . 4 . After approva l o f

th e necessar y legislation , th e La w Directo r prepare s a leas e o r othe r concessio n documen t

for signatur e b y th e propose doperato r an dth e Airpor t

Director . I n mos t cases , legislatio n approvin g th e propose doperatio n i s al l tha t i s required . In th e cas e o f Drake , th e legislatio n wil l als o nee dt o authoriz e banne r towin g operation s for

al l intereste dpartie s at

th e Airport . Thi s i s no t expecte dto affec t

th e timin g o f

legislativ e action . - 2 -Respondent' s Informatio n Respons e Docke t No . 16-09-0 2 Septembe r

8 , 200 9 Th e Cit y als o ca n offer

interi mauthorit y permittin g partie s t o perfor mu p t o sixty cumulativ e day s o f

operation s at

th e Airpor t

pendin g passag e o f

th e requisit e legislativ e authorit)' . Ther e ar e n o Minimu mStandard s applicabl e t o Burk e Lakefron t Airport . 2 . In respons e t o Questio n 2 , Responden t state s a s follows : Premie r Fligh t Academ y ("Premier") , afligh t trainin g school , i s th e busines s tha t wa s mos t

recentl y accepte da s an aeronautica l busines s at th e Airport . Th e approva l proces s describe di n respons e t o th e FAA' s first inquir y abov e wa s use dfor Premier' s operation . In respons e t o th e FAA' s specifi c questions . Premie r wa s require dt o obtai n th e approva l o f

th e Directo r

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it s operatio n at

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wa s als o necessar y t o obtai n legislativ e approva l for tha t operatio n fro mth e Clevelan dCit y Council . Th e approva l proces s require dapproximatel y fou r months . A n agreemen t wa s signe dwithPremie r

on Jul y 15 , 2009 . Premie r di dno t see k interi mapprova l t o inaugurat e it s operation s at a n earlie r

time .Respondent' s Informatio n Respons e Docke t No . 16-09-0 2 Septembe r

8 , 200 9 Respectfull y submitted .

idwar dW . Saue r Charle s F . Donle y Squire , Sander s & Dempse y L.L.P . 120 1 Pennsylvani aAvenue , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2000 4 (202)626-664 1 phon e (202 ) 626-678 0 facsimil e esauer@ssd.co m Attorney s fo r

Cit y o f Cleveland , Departmen t o f Por t Contro l DATED : Septembe r

8 , 200 9CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

y tha t I hav e thi s day serve dth e foregoin g Informatio n Respons e o n th e followin g person s at

th e followin g addresses , vi afirst clas s mail , postag e prepaid .

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