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321-10 December 14, 2010 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, for many years the Rock Spring Club (“the Club”), located at 90 Rock Spring Road, West Orange, NJ 07052, has arranged for a small helicopter to land on the grounds of the Club to deliver Santa Claus to Club members and their guests in attendance for a holiday celebration; WHERAS, this year’s annual Santa Claus event is scheduled for Sunday, December 12, 2010. WHERAS, Santa’s reindeer, Rudolph et als., are not available for the trip at this time of year as they must be well -rested in preparation for their big Christmas Eve event; and WHERAS, Santa Claus has again graciously managed to make arrangements to travel by small helicopter to attend the Club’s annual holiday celebration; and WHERAS, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics , Inspection & Aircraft Operation, not wanting to be Scrooge-like, does permit and has in the past permitted helicopter landings such as these on country club property when approved pursuant to its application process; and WHERAS, the helicopter pilot as agent for the Club, will prepare the required Application for Temporary Aeronautical Facility License for submission to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, which must be delivered no later than December 10, 2010, and which must be accompanied by, among other documents and things which the Club will provide, a “letter, statement, or certificate from the appropriate governing body which states there is no objection to the issuance of a temporary license (mandatory for all temps)”; and WHERAS, for this event, the appropriate body is the Township Council of the Township of West Orange; and WHERAS, in order to accommodate the Club, and relying upon the Club’s experience with this tradition and its assurance that all appropriate security and safety precautions will be taken, the Council President and Members have communicated by telephone and e-mail and have unanimously voted to approve and adopt this Resolution in advance of the next regularly scheduled Council meeting in order that Rock Spring Club can include it as an attachment to its application as required and continue this holiday tradition; NOW, THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED, that the West Orange Township Council, the governing body for the Township of West Orange, New Jersey, does and hereby states that it has no objection to the issuance of

NOW, THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED, that the West Orange Township Council, the governing body for the Township of West Orange, New Jersey, does and hereby states that it has no objection to the issuance of a Temporary Aeronautical Facility License to the Rock Spring Club, located at 90 Rock Spring Road, West Orange, NJ 07052, for the purpose of permitting transportation and delivery of Santa Claus to the Club at approximately 2:00 p.m., on Sunday, December 12, 2010, for participation in the Club’s traditional Christmas celebration. Sal M. Anderton, Council President Karen J. Carnevale, Municipal Clerk Adopted: 12/9/10 Memorialized: 12/14/10