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## Th e Honorable Mat

t Hall Mayo r o f Carlsba d Carlsbad , C

A 92008-194 9 Dea r Mayo r Hall : Than k yo u fo r you r letter supporting the proposa

l submittedb

y th e Count

y of Sa n Dieg o fo r agran t unde r the Small Communit

y Ai r Servic e Developmen

t Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program)
. Th e Smal l Communit

y Progra mwa s establishe dto help smalle r communitie s addres s ai

r servic e deficiencies , particularly issue s relate dt o high airfare s andinsufficien t service
. Unde r the statute , th e Departmen

t ma y us e the funds t

o mak e amaximu

mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , although n o mor

e tha n fou r ma y b e t o commimitie s in the sam

e State
. I n orde r t o provide communitie s wit

h latitude in developing solution s t o their ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut

e provide s significan

t flexibilit y i n ho w th e financia

l assistanc e ma y b e used
. O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen

t issue da n orde r requestin g tha

t communitie s intereste di

n receiving agran

t thi s yea r file thei r application s b

y Augus t 2
. A s thes e gran

t request s ar

e pending befor

e th e Department , I a

msur e yo u understandtha

t I cannot commen t on the merit s o f an y particula r proposal
. I assur

e you , however , tha

t the Departmen

t will give ful l consideratio n to all proposal s tha t hav e bee n properl y filed
. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop

y of you r lette r an dthi s respons e i

n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outside the recor

dof thi s matter . I appreciat

e you r interes t i n thi s program . If

I ca n provide furthe

r information or

assistance , pleas e fee

l fre e t o call me . Sincerel y yours .

Aloh aLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

y Progra m

# Cit y o f Carlsba d Offic e o f th e Miiyo r Augus t 2,201 1 Aloh a Ley Associat e Mecto f Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t Progra m Secretar y Ra

y LaHoo d Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatki a 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenu e S E Washington , D C 20S9 0 KE i Suppor t o l McadiMvPalema rAbpei t Applicatio n forFtmdin f Unde rth e Departmen t o f Transpottatio n Sma H Communit y Ah - Servic e Devatopmen t Progm m Dea rMr
. Secretary : i a m winin g t o expres s m y suppor t o f th e Count y o f Sa n Diego' s F Y 201 1 Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t gran t submissio n requestin g $ 1 miMo n i n federa l fundin g t o suppor t o f Cailfbrni a Pacifi c AirMne s (CPA ) a t IVIcOeflan-Paloma rAirpor t (Airport ) i n Carlsbad , Catifbmla
. Th e Caiifbmi a Pacifi c Airline s a>ncep t i s ideall y suite d fo rou rloca l airpor t Th e Airlin e ha s a chanc e t o revitaliz e th e regiona l ai rsyste m concep t alon g th e wes t coast
. Th e Airlin e i s wel l funded , wel l managed , an d ha s a pla n fo rsenAo e th e communit y lieUeve s in
. Meanwhile , th e MoClellan-Paioma rAirpor t i s i n th e mids t o f a lon g ter m downtur n I n th e numbe ro f availabl e aiifln e seat s and , subsequently , th e numbe ro f passenger s usii ^ th e fadiit y ha s als o dramaticall y frilen
. Th e Abpor t recentl y complete d a passenge r leakag e study , whic h show s 98 Ko f too l passenger s driv e t o othe raiipoit s t o aoces s th e nationa l transportatio n system
. CaWnnl a Pacifi c promise s t o tur n thi s tren d aroun d b y offerin g lowe rhres , mor e non-sto p desUnattons , an d a mor e attractiv e loca l abUn e product
. Th e Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t Progra m offer s th e Airpor t th e opportunit y t o partne rwit h thi s ne w carrier , CaHfbmi a Pacil k Airlines , t o develo p non sto p servic e o n th e busies t loca l routes
. Thi s Gran t i s essentia l i n bringin g ne w servic e t o ou rloca l airport
. Sincerdy , MATTHAU
. Mayo r

12O 0 CarlsbM ) Vtllag e Driv e • Carlsbad , C A d2008-1d4 9 • (760 ) 434-283 0 • FA X (760 ) 720-046 1

McClellan-Paloma rAirpor t • Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t Gran t Proposa l • Augus t 2 , 201 1 

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