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Home My WebLink AboutCC RES 80-0556 8 :L.O 3.5 16 18 ..:0 2,5 £4 2,5 26 51 (' RESOLUTION NO. 80-55 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, INDICATING ITS INTENT TO IMPLEMENT PRIOR TO DECEMBER 51, 1982 HEREIN DEFINED "REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL MEASURES" FROM THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN. .WHEREAS the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, ef seq.,) seeks fo develop a cooperative l:ederal, state, regional, and local government 9tarn fo prevent and control air pollution in order fo prefect and enhance the qualify of the nation's air resources so as to promote the public health and w.ell:are el: its population; and, WHEREAS pursuant to Section 172(a) (1) o¢ the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Southern Calil:ornia Association of Governments (SCAG) and the South Coast Air Qualify Management District (SCAQN~D) have prepared an Air Qual'if¥ Management Plan (AQMP) l:or the South Coast Air Basin with the assistance oi: the counties el: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernard i no, and the City el: Los Angel es, the San Bernardi.no Associated Governments, and the State 0'¢ California Air Resources Board (ARB); and, WHEREAS the AQMP was adopted b~ SCAG on January 25, 1979, by the SCAQ~D on January 26, 1979, and was conditionally approved by the ARB on ~Aay :LO, 1979, and was forwarded fo the Federal Environmental Protection Agency on July 25, 1979, in compliance with Section 1lO(a) (1) of the Clean Air Act; and, WHEREAS the Clean Air Act el: 1977 allows for an extension in the deadlines for attaining national air qualify standards from 1982 to 1987 if all "reasonably available control measures" (RAC~S) are implemented before 'December 31, 1982, and in the event these measures are not implemented by this date, empowers EPA fo impose economic sanctions which could potentially cost the region bill ions of dollars in federal transportation and sewer construction grants; and, WHEREAS, in order fo avoid such federal economic sanctions pursuant fo the 1977 Clean Air Act, the l:ollowing six el:. the fetal sevenfy-t:ive AQMP tactics, defined herein in "Exhibit 1," have been specii:icall¥ idenfil:ied as "reasonably available control measures" which require some degree o1: scheduled implementation by cities and counties in the South. Coast Air Basin' - Employee ride-sharing program - Tral:fic signal synchronization - Increased bicycle and pedestrian facilities - Energy conservation street lighting - Modii:ied work schedules - Carpool pret:erenfial parking WHEREAS, the AQ~^P provides fhaf ii: any el: these six measures it: found fo be-. inappropriate or unacceptable in a jurisdiction then a commitment to implement an approved equivalent control measure ma}/ be substituted for implementation oi: any reasonably available control measure.~ NON, THEREFoRE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, if is the intent of the Tusfin City · Council of Tusfin, California' 5 . 8 :LO IA. 15 16 19 £0 ~6 ~8 .%0 Resolution No. i' page 2. Sect i on 1' To implement the pre-1982 reasonably available control measures, as . described in "Exhibit 1, or equivalent subsfifute..mbastir~s:.:.As forth in the South Coast AQMP as approved by SCAG-~'-'SCAQMD, and the Air Resources Board. Sect i on 2: To seek adequate funding from federal, state and local sources fo put info effect the schedule of implementation attached fo this resolution by the Tusfin City Council as "Exhibit 2." Sect i on 3' To forward copies of this Resolution fo the Southern California Association of Governments, 600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Suite :1000, Los Angel es, California 90005. PASSED AND ADOPTED afa regular meeting of the Tusfin City Council, held on the 16th day of June, 1980. Mayor ATTEST: EXHIBIT 1 PROGRAM NUMBER H-34 CONTROL MEASURE NAME AND DESCRIPTION Ridesharing Program- Initiate a shift t°.high-- OccupanCY ~ehicles by assisting employees to form car/vanpools wherever feasible. H-35 H-23 N-4 H-6 H.-5 Traffic Signal Synchroni.zat.i. 0.n - Target ~he~ installation of interconnected traffic signals whiCh are synchronized at the system level in order to facilitate improved air quality by improving traffic flow along selected highways. Increased Bicycle/Pedestrian FaCilities - Promote ~'~ US~ 0f-b~cYcl~'~ 'and ped-~s~-~ian modes of transpor%ation for short trips in order to reduce the need for vehicular trips and to reduce VMT, by providing a targeted number adequate and safe bicycle facilities such as bika paths and parking areas. S~reet Ligh.ting- Direct the efforts of lighting agencies to replace all existing inefficient lights and fixtures with energy efficient fixtures and lights. Modified Work Schedule - Initiate, support, and set par~i~iPa~i6~-~targets for the vol- untary use of modified work schedules, where feasible, including staggered hours, flex- ible schedules, 4/40, in order to promote the more efficient use of existing transit, reduce the need for trip making, and fac- ilitate ridesharing among employees. Carpool Preferential Parking- Promote ride- sharing 'through the provision of a targeted number preferred parking areas for all em-. ployees engaging in carpooling, in order to reduce the need for trip making and reduce vehicle travel miles travelled. (VMT) EXHIBIT 2 MEASURE II_E ....... Zl~' "' - I II _L -- ' ' gll .... J= I[ I Employee Ridesharing Traffic Signal. Synchronization . Bicycle Paths Street Light Conversion M~dified Work Schedule Carpool Parking Other Measures - dhn.mmmm[mm .... _ m De v e 1 opm nt Startup Aug. 1980 Sept. 1975 m ilmml I I,' June 1972 Unknown Adm. by County - - i1! · mlj ' - April 1980 Jul y 1979 Initial Impl ementat ion Dec. 1980 Aug. 1976 June 1977 Apri I 1980 June 1981 Oct. 1980 i ~ _ it m.m Full Imp 1 ementat i on On-going On-goi ng ~ . , On-goi ng On-goi ng On-goi ng Dec. 1980 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF TUSTIN ) 5hARY 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. ~ . 8~..-...5.5_-. was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the _36~_?, .... day of June , 1980 by the following vote- AYES .: COUNCILMEN' _Sa!tarel!i,: .E...~..gar, Kennedy ...... · . _ __ . . ~IOES - COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT- COUNCILMEN: S_.harp, i H0estere¥ ...... ~ ............... City of Tustin, California