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RESOLUTION NO. 4276-1485 

A RESOLUTIO'N OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRESCOTT, 

YAY APAJ COl.JNJY, ARIZONA, SUPPORTING THE CONTINUATION OF ESSENTIAL AIR 

SERVICE 'FOR PRESCOTT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT BY GREAT LAKES AVIATION. 

RECITALS: 

WHEREAS, the Essential Air Service (EAS) program was created by Congress to 

assure a minimum level of commercial air service to smaller communities served by 

certificated air carriers prior to the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act; and 

WHEREAS, Great Lakes Aviation (Great Lakes) was the sole respondent to the 

recent Order Requesting Proposals (Docket #DOT-OST-1996-1899) issued by the U.S. 

Department of Transportation; and 

WHEREAS, the Great Lakes submission identified three (3) EAS options for the City 

of Prescott, Arizona (Prescott); and 

WHEREAS, Prescott has a 1 0-year history of participating in the EAS Program, and 

wishes to continue such participation; and 

WHEREAS, the City Council of Prescott wishes to indicate its support for and 

endorsement of the EAS application of Great Lakes, and to affirmatively request that Great · 

Lakes provide air passenger service to Los Angeles from Prescott (as the subsidized route) 

on the basis of not less than two (2) roundtrips per day utilizing 30-passenger Embraer EMS 

120 aircraft; and 

WHEREAS, the City Council of Prescott recognizes that the availability of commercial 

air service is vital to the future economic growth of the Prescott region, and is an important 

factor in investment decisions by prospective businesses; and 

WHEREAS, independent research has verified the enhanced economic benefit that 

would accrue to the Prescott region by air service expansion for Prescott, especially to 

eastern hubs; and 

WHEREAS, Prescott has benefitted from air service provided by Great Lakes in 

recent years, and wishes to formally convey its support for their proposal. 

ENACTMENTS: 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 

PRESCOTT AS FOLLOWS: 

Section 1. That the City of Prescott hereby expresses its support for continuation of 

Essential Air Service from and to Prescott Municipal Airport. 

Section 2. That Prescott endorses the proposal of Great Lakes Aviation to provide 

Essential Air Service for the City. 
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Section 3. That the City of Prescott requests that Great Lakes Aviation commit to 

provide Essential Air Service between Prescott and Los Angeles using Embraer EMB 120 

aircraft, with not less than two daily nonstop flights. · 

Section 4. That Prescott hereby expresses its strong interest in obtaining air 

service additional to that provided under the EAS program, to other hubs such as Denver and 

Phoenix, to expand the air travel choices available to residents of the Prescott region. 

Section 5. That the Mayor and staff are hereby authorized to sign this Resolution 

and any other necessary documents, and take any further action to effectuate the terms 

contained herein. 

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of 

Prescott this 10th day of February, 2015. 

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~k~~._~ KU~ALL, Mayor 

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 

DAe!G~ City Clerk