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RESOLUTION NO. 07-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE SOUTH COAST
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S EMISSION
GROWTH MANAGEMENT CONTROL MEASURE
The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, improving air quality and reducing emissions is a top priority for the
City, community leaders, and Southern California stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, California homeownership rates among the lowest in the nation
(California is 1.6 million homeowners below the national average and the median price
of a home is $555,290) which prevents many working families from achieving the
economic and society benefits homeownership provides; and
WHEREAS, quality community planning and long-term job creation is best
achieved at the local level through citizen participation and a land use process that is
managed by City and County government leaders who are elected by and accountable
to the voters; and
WHEREAS, local city council representatives and members of county boards of
supervisors already have in place effective tools including, but not limited to, the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in order to ensure that all new housing,
retail, and commercial production are efficient and well constructed; and
WHEREAS, it is scientifically proven that the major source of air pollution is
through mobile sources (buses, trains, planes, ships, cars, and trucks); and
WHEREAS, technological innovations have resulted in the development of some
of the most energy efficient homes, cars, and other amenities that can dramatically
reduce air pollution if they are utilized by current and future residents; and
WHEREAS, despite well-intended goals, the South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD) proposed Emission Growth Management Control
Measure, which includes an undefined, unlimited, and unaccountable new tax is a step
backward; and
WHEREAS, the proposal overrides city and county planning efforts by enacting a
new tax on housing without any specific plan regarding how dollars will be used or
requirement to ensure that the tax plan produces results; and
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WHEREAS, there is nothing in the proposal that addresses the primary source of
pollution-mobile sources-and there is no assurance that the fees paid from local
jurisdictions will be used in the local jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, there is no limitation on the size or scope of the fee, which threatens
local governments who are responsible for funding public safety, transportation
improvements, health care services, parks and recreation activities, and other vital
public services; and
WHEREAS, the fee proposal harms local redevelopment efforts and discourages
investment in disadvantaged communities; and
WHEREAS, the fee proposal penalizes citizens seeking to invest in the most
energy-efficient housing options and also makes California's housing affordability crisis
even worse than it is today; and
WHEREAS, an alternative proposed by the Quality Planning Coalition presents a
better and specific plan that can achieve the region's air quality goals, strengthen the
community planning process and encourage the development of and utilization of the
most energy-efficient housing, transportation, and community development strategies
without the new and limitless fee; and
WHEREAS, the City believes that the best approach to achieving the region's air
quality goal is through an enhanced use of the existing CEQA air quality impact review
process; an aggressive public outreach effort promoting a toolbox of available cost-
effective clean air components for all new development; and an incentive-based
approach to promote utilization of the most energy-efficient housing, transportation, and
other environmentally friendly activities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Tustin officially opposes the .South Coast Air Quality Management District's Proposed
Emission Growth Management Control Measure and encourages the SCAQMD to work
collaboratively with the Quality Planning Coalition and local government leaders
throughout the region to help improve air quality without negatively impacting
community planning, local government revenues, and ongoing efforts to improve
homeownership.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on
the 15th day of January, 2007.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Pamela Stoker, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 07-14 was duly
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passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 15day of
January, 2007, by the following vote:
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