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RESOLUTION NO. 81- 36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN AUTHORIZING CITY SUPPORT
OF SENATE BILL 65 WHICH WOULD EXEMPT
EMERGENCY VEHICLES FROM CURRENT STATE
EMISSION STANDARDS.
~YiEREAS, existing State law prohibits any' motor vehicle ~rom
operating on a highway in the State v~]ich is not. equippe~ with pollution'
control devices specified by law; and
WHERES", emergency vehicles a~Dunt to 25,000 of the 18.8 million
vehicles currently registered in California (.0013 or 13/100 of one
percent); and
WHEREAS, acceleration ar~ top speed capabili'ties are irr~°rtant to law
enforcement units and other emergency vehicles, and. State e~[ssion
requirements tend .to reduce, this capability; and
~HEREAS, current emission standards cause increaed fuel consumption,
increased maintenance, and reduced flexibility in purchasing equipment to
raeet community needs.
NC~, THEREFORE, BE IT 'RESOLVED BY RIRE CI%Y COUNCIL-
1. That the City of Tustin supports the adoption o~ Senate Bill 65
Which would a~d a section to the California Vehicle Code to exentot
aut~horize~ emergency vehicles from requirements of California law for motor
vehicle pollution control devices
2. That the .City Clerk is hereby directed to forwar~ copies of this
Resolution to our Orange County State legislators ar~ encourage them to
actively support the passage of SB 65.
PASSED BiND AEOPTED at a regular City Council n~eting o~ the City
Council of the City of ~hstin on the 6th day of April, 1981.
MAYOR
A~i'EST:
CITY CLE~
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STATE OF CALI FOR~. IA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
MARY E. WYNN, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City .Council of the City of
Tustin, California, does 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. 81-36 was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on the 6th day of April, ..... !981 by the
following vote: ....
AYES : COUNCILPERSONS: Saltarelli, Edgar, Hoesterey, Sharp, Kennedy
NOES : COUNCILPERSONS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILPERSON S: None
City of Tustin, California