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# o o o 'C O Dea r Secretary Lallooil ; Thi s lette r

i s .sen t to yo u to indicat e m

y support o f th e applicatio n o f

Ventur aCoiinty/Oxnar dAirport fo r agran t in th e 201 0 Smal l Community Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Program . Th e gran t

requeste di s 5520,00 0 wit h aloca l contributio n an dticke t purchas e programo f

S4S0,00 0 a s an incentiv e fo r ne w ai r servic e a t Oxnar dAirport . Th e Oxnard Airpor

t ha s had continuou s passenge r ai r ser\'ic e sinc e 104 6 and , unfortunately , Unite dFxpres s terminate d it s schedule d ai r

ser\'ic e o n Jun e 8 * o f

thi s yea r leavin g Oxnar dAirport

wit h n o ai r service . Ventur aCount y ha s apopulatio n i n exces s o f 820,00 0 peopl e an d wil 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 dthe marke t potentia l wit

h eigh t airline s and al l o f ihci n hav e requeste d som e for mo f revenu e guarante e t o offse t th e initial start

u p cost . Horizo n .-Xi

r ha s expresse d th e mos t

interes t a t thi s tim e an dcoul d provid e nonsto p servic e t o San Jos e wit h flight s continuin g o n t o it s market s in th e Pacifi c Northwest . Horizo n Ai r ha s requeste da n incentiv e packag e that include s arevenu e guarantee , aiipoi l fe e waivers , loca l advertisin g an dmarketing , an dapre-purchas e ticke t progra mb y local Ventur aCount y businesses . Th e initia l servic e woul d includ e tw o dail y roun d tri p tlight s wit h 7 6 seat 0-40 0 aircraf

t a t fare s tha t ar e competitiv e wit

h fare s a t Rurhan k Airpor t an d l.o s Angele s Internationa l Airport . Thi s i s amajo r upgrad e fro

mpreviou s ai r

service . Thi s route wil l b e wel l receive d b y ou r busines s an dmilitary community . Th e hig h tec h an dbio-tec h industrie s i n Ventura County wil l greatl y benefi t wit h nonsto p servic e t o Silico n Valley . Th e Nav y operation s a t Pt . Mug u an dPor

t Huenem c nee da lin k to th e Ba y Are aNav y base s an dt o Monterey . Thi s servic e b y Horizo n Ai r wil l als o kee p Oxnar dAirport connecte dt

o the Nationa l Transportatio n System . Thank yo u fo r your 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 d fai r consideratio n to th e Ventur aCouuty/Oxnar d Airpor t applicatio n consisten t

wit h al l relevan t

rule s an dregulations .

PEDR O NAVA Asseniblymembcr , 35'* ' Distric t Cc : Steve n Wallauch , Legislativ e Advocate , Suter . Wallauch , Corbet i & Associate s Governmen t Relation s Su e Hughes , Deputy Executiv e Officer , Governmen t Affairs , Count y o f

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