## BOAR D O FSUPERVISOR S

COUNT Y O FVENTUR A GOVERNMEN T CENTER , HAL L O F ADMINISTRATIO N 80 0 SOUT H VICTORI AAVENUE , VENTURA , CALIFORNI A9300 9 Augus t 17 , 201 0 

### DEPARTMEN TOi . ?riANSPORW!O N . OCKE TOPERATION S Member s o f th e Boar d Kath y Long , Chai r Stev e Bennet t Lind aPark s Pete r C . Fo y 

### ?0IOOC T-Li . Aq:2 ^ Joh n C . Zaragoz a

Supervisor , Fift

h Distric t Phone : 805.654.261 3 FAX : 805.289.321 5 E-mail : john.zaragoza@ventuia.or g

Th e Honorabl e Ra y LaHoo d Secretarj ' Unite dState s Departmen t of Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave . S E Washingto n D.C . Dea r Secretar y LaHood ; Thi s lette r

i s sen t

t o yo u t o indicat e m y suppor t o f th e applicatio n o f

Ventur a County/Oxnar dAii"port fo r agran t i n th e 201 0 Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Program . Th e gi-an t

requeste di s $520,00 0 wit haloca l contributio n an dticke t purchas e progra mo f

$480,00 0 a s a n incentiv e fo r ne w ai r servic e a t

Oxnar dAirport . Th e Oxnar dAirpor t

ha s ha dcontinuou s passenge r ai r servic e sinc e 1946 . Unfortunately , Unite dExpres s terminate dit s schedule dai r servic e o n Jun e 8" ' of

thi s yea r

leavin g Oxnar d Airpor t wit hn o ai r

service . Ventur aCount y ha s apopulatio n i n exces s of 820,00 0 peopl e an dwil l no w b e th e larges t unserve dai r

passenge r

marke t i n th e country . Ventur aCount y airport s managemen t

ha s bee n activel y seekin g ne w ai r servic e an dha s me t

an ddiscusse d th e marke t

potentia l wit heigh t

airlines . Al l o f

the mhav e requeste dsom e formo f revenu e guarante e t o offse t

th e initia l star t

u p cost . Horizo n Ai r

ha s expresse dth e mos t interes t a t thi s tim e an dcoul dprovid e nonsto p servic e t o Sa n Jos e wit hflights continuin g o n .t o it s market s i n th e Pacifi c Northwest . Horizo n Ai r ha s requeste da n incentiv e packag e tha t include s arevenu e guarantee , airpor t fe e waivers , loca l advertisin g an dmarketing , an dapre-purchas e ticke t progra mb y loca l Ventur a Count y businesses . Th e initia l servic e woul dinclud e tw o dail y roun dtri p flights wit h 7 6 sea t Q-40 0 aircraf

t a t fare s tha t

ar e competitiv e wit hfai-e s a t Burban k

Airpor t an dLo s Angele s Internationa l Airport . Thi s i s amajo r upgrad e fro mpreviou s ai r service .



## © ficcycic d Pnfic rThi s rout e woul db e wel l receive db y ou r busines s an dmilitar y community . Th e hig htec h an dbio-tec hindustrie s i n Ventur aCountj ' woul dgreatl y benefi t wit hnonsto p servic e t o th e SiUco n Valley . Th e Nav y operation s a t Pt . Mug u an dPor t

Huenem e nee dalin k

t o th e Ba y Are aNax' y base s an dt o Monterey . Thi s servic e b y Hoi'izo n Ai r wil l als o kee p Oxnar d Airpor t connecte dt o th e Nationa l Transportatio n System . Than k yo u for you r attentio n t o thi s importan t request . I sincerel y endors e th e applicatio n an dhop e tha t

yo u wil l giv e ful l an dfai r consideratio n t o th e Ventur aCounty/Oxnar d Airpor t applicatio n consisten t

wit hal l relevan t

rule s an dregulations . Sincerely , 'C . Zaragos^^upei^isor

- Fift hDistric t Ventur aCount y Boar do f Supervisor s SupeiA'iso r

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