HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2007-09RESOLUTION NO. 2007-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR IN SUPPORT OF
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S
DRAFT 2007 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOCUSING ON MOBILE SOURCE
CONTROLS
A. RECITALS.
WHEREAS, the over 16.5 million individuals residing within the jurisdictional boundaries of the South
Coast Air Quality Management District are impacted by the poorest air quality in the nation, despite
some of the most advanced pollution control requirements in the world yielding dramatic
improvements in recent decades;
WHEREAS, health studies conducted in this region repeatedly show that residents are suffering
significant health effects from today's air pollution, including cancer and chronic conditions, such as
asthma, emphysema, and heart and pulmonary diseases, among others;
WHEREAS, the California Air Resources Board recently estimated that approximately 8,200
Californians die prematurely each year as a result of air pollution, and that residents who live, work,
or go to school in close proximity to marine port and goods -movement activities are subjected to
unhealthful levels of air pollution, resulting in numerous health problems;
WHEREAS, a landmark study noted that the lungs of children born in Southern California today are
not likely to fully develop and may never recover from smog's damage, and that children are
especially susceptible to the harmful effects of air pollution;
WHEREAS, this region has exceeded the health -based federal 8 -hour ozone standard on 86 days in
2006;
WHEREAS, the recently revised 24-hour PM2.5 standard is more stringent and more health -
protective than the prior clean air standards;
WHEREAS, there is a fast -approaching PM2.5 attainment deadline of 2015, and an even more
challenging 8 -hour ozone attainment deadline of 2021 or 2024, necessitating additional emissions
reductions;
WHEREAS, failure to meet these deadlines will prolong the adverse health impacts to residents and
could trigger significant federal economic and administrative sanctions on this region;
WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management (AQMD) has the responsibility to draft and
implement a plan to bring this region into compliance with clean air standards, and is about to issue
the Draft 2007 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP);
WHEREAS, AQMD's primary regulatory authority to reduce air pollution is limited to reducing
emissions from stationary sources, such as power plants, refineries, chemical plants, gas stations,
industrial facilities as well as operational requirements for mobile sources - and the AQMP addresses
the need to further reduce emissions from all sources to help reach clean air goals;
2007-09
WHEREAS, stationary sources have already have reduced emissions upwards of 90% and mobile
sources are the primary source of emissions in the basin and remain comparatively under -regulated;
WHEREAS, the AQMP has identified that the majority of emissions reductions must be achieved
through further control of mobile sources — including, but not limited to cars, trucks, ships, trains, and
planes;
WHEREAS, the California Air Resources Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have
most of the authority over mobile source emissions, and the Southern California Association of
Governments is responsible for developing the plan's transportation control measures;
WHEREAS, the Draft AQMP focuses on additional measures that the California Air Resources Board
and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can implement to reduce mobile source emissions,
especially from locomotives and ocean-going ships;
B. RESOLUTION.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That by adoption of this resolution, the City of Diamond Bar declares that there is an t--ei
need for all responsible authorities to expeditiously adopt and aggressively implement effective c tr
strategies to reduce emissions as quickly as possible, and;
SECTION 2. That the City of Diamond Bar strongly supports the development of the South Coast A
Quality Management District's Draft 2007 Air Quality Management Plan focusing on mobile source control
and;
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 20th DAYO BRUARY 2007.
St e, yrr
2007--09
I, Tommye Cribbins, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was passed, adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar held on 20th day of February, 2007, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Herrera,
MPT/Tanaka, M/Tye
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Alone
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Alone
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
Tommye Cribbins, City Clerk
City of Diamond Bar
1
1
2007--09