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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 12 1982 AIR QUALITY 12-19-83DATE: December 19, 1983 CONSENT CALENDAR Inter-Com FROH: SUBJECT: Honorable Mayor & City Council Members Community Development Department 1982 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) The City Council, by Resolution No. 80-55, June, 1980, indicated its intent to implement six control measures to comply with the 1979 Air Quality Management Plan. The Southern California Association of Governments has requested that the City Council reaffirm its commitment to implement the original six control measures plus those additional measures identified in the 1982 AQMP. There is no adverse impact upon the City from adopting a resolution of intent to exercise air quality control measures within the jursidiction of the City and it will indicate a good faith effort to improve the air quality in the South Coast Air Basin. . Attached is correspondence from Bruce Nestande, SCAG president and Orange County Supervisor. We are encouraged to adopt the attached resolution to demonstrate commitment to the Plan's implementation.. Reco~ndation Adopt Resolution No. 83-111, substantially as drafted. Assoclate Planner MAC:jh Attachments: Letter from Supervisor Nestande Resolution No. 83-111 ~? ~ ~'*~=~ J'OUTHEI~fl CALIFOI~fllA AJ'J'O¢IATIOfl OF GOVEI~flmENTJ' 600 South Commonwealth Avenue ,Suite I000 · Lo/Angeles · California · 90005 · 218/385-1000 August 15, 1983 Dear City Manager: The 1982 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) was adopted by SCAG and the South Coast Air Quality Managemen~ District in October 1982. It contains nineteen air quality control measures to be implemented solely or in part by local governments in the South Coast Air Basin. These measures comprise a significant portion of the ninety-nine total short-range measures in the AOMP. Concerted implementation of all of the measures by both the public and private sectors is necessary for the region to demonstrate a good faith effort in attaining federal air quality standards in the future. According to the new administrator of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, William Ruckelshaus, regions need to demonstrate reasonable efforts in implementing approved air quality plans in order to continue to avoid the imposition of funding restriction sanctions. The measures which cities and counties are responsible for implementing include the six local government measures that were originally contained in the 1979 AQMP. Resolutions to implement these measures were adopted in 1980 by most of the cities and counties in the South Coast Air Basin, and progress towards implementing the measures has been reported annually. At this time we are asking you to renew your commitment to implement these measures, and appropriate additional measures identified in the 1982 AQMP. A model resolution is enclosed to facilitate this process. The resolution includes an implementation schedule format to be completed for each measure. Initial implementation for all measures should Cm,m,~ence in 1983. A brief description of the control measures you are responsible for implementing is attached, as well as a list of potential substitute measures which can be used as replacements for measures deemed inappropriate. Notable examples of local air quality programs that have been successfully implemented enacted around the county is also included. City Manager Page 2 August 15, 1983 We would very much appreciate the adopted resolution being sent to SCAG by September 30, 1983. If you have any questions, please contact Gordon Palmer at {213} 739-6642. SCAG President and Supervisor, Orange County BN:MA:wp9 Enclosures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 RESOLUTION NO. 83-111 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, INDICATING ITS INTENT TO IMPLEMENT HEREIN DEFINED "REASONABLE AVAILABLE CONTROL MEASURES" FROM THE 1982 REVISION OF THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN WHEREAS the Federal Clean Air Act (42.U.S.C. 7401, et. seq.) seeks to develop a cooperative federal state, regional, and local government program to prevent and control air pollution in order to protect and enhance the quality of the nation's air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare of its population; and WHEREAS pursuant to Section 172 ia)(1) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the .South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAGMD) have prepared an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) for the South Coast Air Basin with the assistance of the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino; the City of Los Angeles; the San Bernardino Associated Governments; the State of California Department of Transportation {Caltrans); and the State of California Air Resources Board {ARB); and WHEREAS the 1982 AQMP Revision was adopted by SCAG on October 7, 1982, by the SCAQMD on October 15, 1982, and was conditionally approved by the ~R~ on October 14, 1982; and WHEREAS the Clean Air Act of 1977 allows for an extension in the deadline for attaining national air quality standards from 1982 to 1987 if all "reasonably available control measures" (RACMs) are implemented. WHEREAS as part of region-wide effort by the public and private sectors to improve the air quality of the South Coast Air Basin and to comply with the mandates of the 1977 Clean Air Act, the following measures, defined herein in "Exhibit 1", have been specifically identified as "reasonably available control measures" which require some degree of scheduled implementation by cities and counties in the South Coast Air Basin (recognizing that many of the measures were also contained in the 1979 Air Quality Management Plan and are already being implemented by numerous jurisdictions in the basin): WHEREAS the AQMP provides that, if any of these measures is found to be inappropriate or unacceptable in a jurisdiction, then a commitment to implement an approved alternative control measure may be substituted for implementation of any reasonably available control measure, providing the substitute measure is equivalent in emissions control and is implemented no later than the implementation date of the measure it replaces. 28 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Resolution No. 83-111 Page 2 WHEREAS the implementation of AQMP control measures by local governments is contingent upon the availability of funds from federal, state, and local sources. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it is the intent of the City of Tustin: Section 1: To implement the reasonably available control measures as described in "Exhibit 1", or equivalent substitute measures. The list of adopted measures, including the adopted implementation schedule, is included in "Exhibit 2" attached to this resolution. Section 2: To seek adequate funding from federal, state, and local sources to implement the adopted list of control measures according to the adopted implementation schedule, as set forth in "Exhibit 2". Section 3: To forward copies of this Resolution to the Southern California Association of Governments, 600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, California 90005 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin held on the 19th day of December, 1983. ATTEST: 23 24 Mary Wynn, City Clerk Ronald B. Hoesterey, Mayor 27 28 Exhibit I e ,' 10. 11. Tuneups to Manufacturer's Specifications (H3) - City and County vehicle fleet operators would obtain the necessary equipment and train employees to perform tuneups on all non-emergency on-road vehicles according to manufacturer's recommendations. Low Emission, High Fuel Economy Vehicles (Excluding Emergency Vehicles) for Local Government (HS) - Establish a program for purchasing low emission, high fuel economy vehicles when government fleet vehicles are being replaced. Bicycling Improvements (I4) - Establish a program to help encourage diversion of trips of three miles or less to the bicycle mode through increased provision of bicycle facilities and public awareness programs. Walking Improvements (I6) - Establish a program to help encourage diversion of automobile trips of 1/2 mile or less to walking trips through increased provision of pedestrian facilities such as street lights, sidewalks, curb ramps and wait/walk signals. Traffic Signal Synchronization (K2) - Modify traffic signals at high volume intersections to operate as part of a set of regulated intervals to reduce traffic delays, improve traffic flow and increase average speed. Energy Conservation Standar. ds for New Residences (NiO) - Enforce energy-conserving construction standards for new residences recently mandated by the California Energy Commission (Title XXIV). They call for the developer to incorporate elements from the following~options: active solar, passive solar, and higher levels of insulation than are currently practiced. Conversion to Energy-Efficient Street Lighting (Nll) - Replace incandescent and mercury vapor fixtures with the more energy-efficient high and low pressure sodium vapor fixtures. Life Cycle Costing for New Government Purchases (N27) - Include energy costs over the useful lifetime of products in the costing analysis used to select and purchase those products. Mixed Land Use/Balanced Development (01) - Encourage the mixing of land use and balancing of jobs with housing at the neighborhood and community scales (up to four square miles) to reduce trip lengths and facilitate walking, bicycling and transit use. Clustering of New Commercial Development (02) - Target, at least, 60~ of future commercial developments to occur within planned commercial centers and clusters, to facilitate one-stop shopping, walking and transit use. Increased Residential Density Near Major Transit Routes (05) - Considering increasing residential densities within 1/4 mile of major transit corridors above existing regional forecasts, to increase transit ridership. Community Development Department 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Increased Employment Density Near-Major Transit Routes (017) - Increase employment densities within 1/4 miles of major transit routes by 20% above existing regional forecas.ts, to increase transit ridershtp. Paratransit - Encourage development of paratransit services as a collector mode in communities, such as jitney, dial-a-ride and subsidized taxi services, where competition with existing transit services would be minimal. Use Vegetation to Improve Air Quality - Promote extensive voluntary landscaping and drought-resistant tree planting in private and publicly controlled areas. Some tree types are capable of absorbing substantial volumes of NOx, and can fix substantial quantities of particulates into the humus layer. Trees and shrubs also can act as wind breaks, causing dust particles to settle out and reducing soil erosion in adjacent areas. Local Government Permit Referral Program - Administer an additional step where applicable within the planning, building inspection or fire departments to require certain types of businesses to confer with the SCAQMD concerning applicableair quality requirements before obtaining needed permits. Increased Shading of Streets and Walls - Require residential subdivisions to be designed such that streets, parking areas, and building walls will be sutstantially shaded by properly located landscaping. Revise General Plans and Zoning Ordinances ~o Promote Cleaner Industries- Use local land use controls to reserve vacant land for nonpolluting or low-polluting industry. Emissions can be allocated to industrially-zoned areas through performance zoning limits. Urban Inftll and Orderly Urban Expansion - Permit annexation and development only within and adjacent to existing urbanized areas, to reduce urban sprawl and its required.high VMT. Also, retain and revitalize existing commercial and industrial centers that are close to existing residential neighborhoods. Air Quality Planning Review Process - Integrate air quality concerns into the zoning, subdivision and environmental review process. Review projects for compliance with policies/ordinances which address such issues as solar access and shading, pedestrian and bicycling needs, access to public transit, employer provision of carpool-related programs, and balanced development. Community Development Department EXHIBIT 2 IMPLEMENTATION SCR'".'U ULE Ail of the control measures stated in Exhibit 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein, were implemented on or before 1980 and are in an on-going process,which is evidenced by the City's participation in the "Questionn- aire for Reasonable Further Progress on the AQMP". Th~ City is presently receiving HCD and Special Job Bill monie~ along with funding from private developers initiating specific plan% which helps to implement our adopted list of control measures.