### UNITE D STATE S DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPO R FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C
. WRPORT/ENVIRONMENTA L LAW
. A6C-60 0 

### VENIC E JET CENTER , LL C Complainant , FA A Docket No
. 16-09-0 5

CITY O F VENICE , FLORIDA , Respondent
.

RESPONDEN T CIT Y O F VENICE , FLORIDA' S OPPOSITIO N T O TRISTAT E AVIATIO N GROU P O F FLORID A LLC' S MOTIO N T O INTERVEN E AN D FO RJOINDE RA S CO-COMPLAINAN T O n Februar y 2,2010 , Tristate Aviatio n Grou p o f Florida , LL

C ("Tristate" ) filed amotio n wit h th e Federa

l Aviatio n Administratio n ("FAA" ) requestin g leav e to interven e or to b e joine d
a s aCo-Complainan

t in th e above-captione dPar t 1 6 proceedin g ("Motio n t o Intervene")
. Tristate acquire dth e asset s o f Complainan

t Venic e Jet

Cente r ("VJC" ) in Novembe

r 2009 , an d i t
no w seek s t

o us e tha t acquisitio n to serv e a s abasi s fo r joinin g thi s proceedin g initiate db y the Receive r overseein g VJC. ^

' Havin g sol dth e asset s tha t wer e th e subjec t

o f thi s proceeding , VJ C i s n o longe r atenan t o r use r o f th e City' s airpor t an dit s claim s ar e therefor e moot . Accordingly , th e City i s filin g aMotio n t o Dismis s VJC' s Complain t simultaneousl y with it s Oppositio n t o Tristate' s Motio n t o Intervene
.

### Pursuan t to 1 4 C.F.R
. Section 16.19(c) , Respondent , by it s undersigne dcovmsel , respectfull y request s tha

t th e FA A den y Tristate' s motio n fo

r severa l reasons . ^ First , Par

t 16' s procedure s do no t

provide fo

r interventio n a

t thi s stag e of

aPar t 1 6 proceedin g nor

d o they provid e fo r joinde r a t an y stage . Second , there i s n o actua l controvers y betwee

n Tristat e an dth e City , an dTristat e therefor e lack s standin g to brin g aComplain t agains t th e City
. Third , Tristat

e ha s no t presente dt

o th e Cit y an y proposa l to develop th e forme

r VJC leasehold , an

dth e City , therefore , ha s no t

denie dan y proposa l b y Tristate
. Moreover , Tristat e ha s state dtha

t it ha s no inmiediat e plan s t o develop th e site
. Accordingly , an y claimasserte dby Tristat

e i s unripe
. I

n addition , Tristate' s Motio n to becom e aco-complainan

t shoul db e denie dbecaus e Tristat e ha s failedt o comply wit

h th e requiremen

t in 1 4 C.F.R
. Sectio n 16.2 1 tha t i t engag e in efforts a

t pre complain t resolutio n befor

e filing aforma

l complaint
. I n th e alternative , an

di n th e even

t tha t th e FA A allow s Tristat

e t o interven e andjoi n a s a co-complainan

t in thi s matter , th e Cit

y respectfiilly request s tha

t FA A (1 ) requir

e Tristat e t o file
acomplain

t o f it s own settin g fort

h th e curren

t fact s tha t Tristat e contend s sho w tha

t th e Cit y i s not i n complianc e wit

h it s federa

l obligations ; and(2 ) allo w th e Cit y t o answe r andrespondt

o tha t complain t pursuant to 1 4 C.F.R
. § 16.23
. I n suppor t of it s Oppositio n to Tristate' s Motio n to Intervene , th e Cit y respectfiilly direct s th e FAA' s attentio n to it s Memorandu mo f Point s an dAuthoritie s in Suppor

t of it s Motion to Dismis s an

dOppositio n to Tristate' s Motio n to Intervene an dFo r Joinde r a s aCo-Complainant , an daccompanyin g exhibits , all of which ar e filedconcurrently herewith
.

^ Responden

t Cit y o f Venice , Florid a("Venice" ) requeste dan dreceiveda

n extension of

tim e to file it s Opposition unti l Februar y 18,2010
.

271857- 1Respectfiill y submitte do n behal f o f th e Responden t

City o f Venice , thi s 18t

h da y o f February , 2010 :

Robert C
. Anderso n Hal l « & Anderson , P.A
. 131 4 Eas t Venic e Avenue , Suit e E Venice , Florid a3428 5 randerson@hall-anderson.co m Telephone : (941 ) 480-099 9 Facsunile : (941)480-144 6 Thoma s R , Devin e W
. Eri c Pils k Kapla n Kirsc h & Rockwel l LL P 100 1 Connecticu t

Av e NW , Suit e 80 0 Washington , D C 2003 6 tdevine(5),kaplankirsch
. co m epilsk(a).kaplankirsch.co m Telephone : (202 ) 955-5600X56 8 Facsimile : (202 ) 955-561 6 Arthu r P
. Ber g Kapla n Kirsc h & Rockwel l LL P 44 5 Park Ave. , 9t h Floo r Ne w York , Ne w York

1002 2 aberg(a),kaplankirsch.co m Telephone : (212 ) 836-404 8 Facsimile : (646)514-544 0 Counse l fo r

Responden t

Cit y o f Venice , F L

271857- 1CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

I hereb y certif

y tha t I hav e serve dth e foregoin g RESPONDEN T CITY O F VENICE , FLORIDA' S OPPOSITIO N T O TRISTAT E AVIATIO N GROU P O F FLORID A LLC' S MOTIO N T O INTERVEN E AN D FO RJOINDE RA S CO-COMPLAINAN T o n th e followin g part y at th e followin g addres s b y overnigh t deliver y o n Februar y 18 , 2010 : Offic e o f th e Chie f Counse l Attn : FA A Part

1 6 Airpor t

Proceeding s Docket , AGC-61 0 Roo m92 5 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W
. Washington , D C 2059 1 Origina l an d3 copie s b y overnigh t deliver y I als o hereb y certif

y tha t I hav e serve dth e foregoin g RESPONDEN T CIT Y O F VENICE , FLORIDA' S OPPOSITIO N T O TRISTAT E AVIATIO N GROU P O F FLORID A LLC' S MOTIO N T O INTERVEN E AN D FO RJOINDE RA S CO-COMPLAINAN T o n th e followin g person s a t th e followin g addresse s b y overnigh t deliver y o n Februar y 18,2010 : Gianluc aMorello , Esq
. Dominiqu e Pearlman , Esq
. WIAN D GUERR A KIN G P.L
. 300 0 Baypor t

Drive , Suit e 60 0 Tampa , FL 3360 7 Fa x No
. (813 ) 347-519 9 1 cop y Richar dL
. Richards , Esq
. RICHARD S & ASSOCIATE S 23 2 Andalusi aAvenue , Suit e 20 2 Cora l Gables , F L 3313 4 Fa x No
. (305 ) 448-222 9 1 cop y
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y tha t I hav e serve dth e foregoin g RESPONDEN T CITY O F VENICE , FLORIDA' S OPPOSITIO N T O TRISTAT E AVIATIO N GROU P O F FLORID A LLC' S MOTIO N T O INTERVEN E AN D FO RJOINDE RA S CO-COMPLAINAN T o n th e followin g person s vi aelectroni c mai l a t th e followin g addresse s o n Februar y 18,2010 : Jonatha n Cros s Manage r Airport s La w Branch , AGC-61 0 Offic e o f th e Chie f Counse l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W
. RM900 E Washington , D C 2059 1 Fa x No
. (202 ) 267-576 9 jonathan.cross(2),faa.go v ICop y Date dthi s 18 * da y o f

February , 2010 : Raymon dVeatc h Senio r Attorne y Airport s La w Branch , AGC-61 0 Offic e o f th e Chie f Counse l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W
. RM900 E Washington , D C 2059 1 Fa x No
. (202 ) 267-576 9 raymond
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