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WASHINGTON , D.C . 

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T CENTER , LLC Complainant , FA A Docket No . 16-09-05 

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CITY O F VENICE , FLORIDA , Respondent . RESPONDEN T CIT Y O F VENICE , FLORIDA' S MOTIO N T O DISMIS S —H C O

C D Pursuan t to 1 4 C.F.R . Sectio n 16.19 , Responden t Cit y o f Venice , Florid a("City" ) by it s undersigne d counsel , respectfully move s th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n to dismis s th e Complain t filed by Venic e Jet

Center , LL

C ("VJC" ) i

n thi s matter. " A s se t fort h i n greate r detai l i n th e City' s Memorandu

mo f Point s an d Authoritie s in Suppor t o f It s Motio n t o Dismis s an d Oppositio n to Tristate' s Motio n t o Interven e and For Joinde r a s aCo-Complainant , VJC' s Complain t shoul d b e dismisse d becaus e recen t event s hav e rendere d it s claim s moot . I n Novembe

r 2009 , th e federa

l Receive r appointe d t

o overse e VJC applie d for, and o n Januar

y 10,201 0 receive d federa

l Distric t Cour t approva l to sell al l o f

VJC' s assets , includin g it s rights unde r aleas e wit

h th e Cit y a t th e Venic e Municipa

l Airpor t ("Airport") , to athird party , Tristate Aviatio n Grou p o f Florida , LL

C ("Tristate") . VJC i s n o

Th e Cit y filed a n Answe r and Motion t o Dismis s i

n Septembe

r 2009 , i n respons e t o VJC' s Complaint . Becaus e subsequen t event s hav e rendere d VJC' s claim s moot , th e Cit y respectfull

y request s tha

t th e FA A dismis s th e claim s on ground s o f

mootness , a s i t

i s n o longe

r necessar y fo r th e FA A t o reac h adecisio n o

n th e merit s (which wer

e argued i n the City' s origina

l Motio n t o Dismis s an

d accompanying Memorandu mof Point s an d Authorities) . Therefore , thi s motion i s filed pursuan t to 1 4 C.F.R . § 16.1 9 rathe

r tha n § 16.23 .longe

r atenan t or use r o f th e Airport , an

d no longe r ha s an y rights or interest s a s a

n FB O unde

r a leas e a t th e Airport . It s reques t

to buil d hangar s o n it s leasehol d i s n o longe r pending . Moreover , th e amoun

t o f compensatio n VJC receive s fi-omth e sal e o f it s asset s i s not

tie d i n an y wa y t o th e outcom

e on th e merit s o f

thi s proceeding . A s VJC i s no longe r a n Airpor t tenan t an d n o longe r a n applican t t o construc t

ne w hangar s a

t th e Airport , an

d doe s not hav e alega

l interes t in th e outcom

e o f th e proceeding , it s Par

t 1 6 Complain

t shoul d b e dismisse d a s moot . Respectfull

y submitte d o n behal f

of th e Responden

t Cit y o f Venice , thi s 18 * da

y o f February , 2010 :
Rober t C . Anderson Hall & Anderson , P.A . 131 4 Eas t Venic e Avenue , Suit

e E Venice , Florid a3428 5 randerson(a),hall-anderson.com Telephone : (941 ) 480-099 9 Facsimile : (941 ) 480-144 6 Thoma s R . Devine W . Eri c Pils k Kapla n Kirsch &

, Rockwell LL

P 100 1 Connecticut

Ave NW , Suit

e 800 Washington , DC 2003 6 tdevine@kaplankirsch . com epilsk@kaplankirsch.co m Telephone : (202 ) 955-5600X56 8 Facsimile : (202 ) 955-561 6 Arthu r P . Ber g Kapla n Kirsc h & Rockwell LL

P 44 5 Par k Ave. , 9t h Floo r Ne w York , New Yor

k 1002 2 aberg@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 LCERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

I hereb y certif

y tha t I hav e serve d th e foregoing RESPONDEN T CIT Y O F VENICE , FLORIDA' S MOTIO

N T O DISMIS S on the following part y a t th e following addres s b y overnigh t deliver y o n Februar

y 18,2010 : Office o f th e Chief Counsel Attn : FA A Par t 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 d 3 copie s b y overnigh t deliver y I als o hereb y certif

y tha t I hav e serve d th e foregoing RESPONDEN T CITY O F VENICE , FLORIDA' S MOTIO

N T O DISMIS S on th e following person s a t th e following addresse s b y overnigh t deliver y on Februar

y 18,2010 : Gianluc aMorello , Esq . Dominiqu e Pearlman , Esq . WIAN D GUERR

A KING P.L . 300 0 Baypor

t Drive , Suit

e 60 0 Tampa , F L 33607 Fa x No . (813)347-519 9 1 cop y Richar d L . 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 Icop y I als o hereb y certif

y tha t I have serve d th e foregoing RESPONDEN T CIT Y O F VENICE , FLORIDA' S MOTIO

N T O DISMIS S o

n th e following person s vi aelectroni c mai l a t th e following addresse s o n Februar y 18 , 2010 : Jonatha n Cros s Manage r Airport s La

w Branch , AGC-61 0 Office o f th e Chief 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(a),faa.eov ICop y Dated thi s 18 * da

y o f February , 2010 : Raymon d Veatc h Senio r Attorney Airport s La

w Branch , AGC-61 0 Office o f th e Chie f Counse l Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 800 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . RM900 E Washington , D C 2059 1 Fa x No . (202 ) 267-576 9 ravmond . veatch(a),faa . gov ICop y 

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