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RESOLUTION NO, 5725
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, TO ACCEPT IN
PRINCIPLE THE WEST SAN GABRIEL V ALLEY AIR QUALITY
PLAN SUBJECT TO THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS OF
THE CITY,
WHEREASf the 1989 Air Quality Management Plan and 1991 Revisions
of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) require cities
to implement 24 of a total of 126 control measures, including the adoption of
an Air Quality Element or an equivalent; and
WHEREAS, the 1992 Carbon Monoxide Plan for the SCAQMD region
and the Draft SCAQMD Trip Reduction Ordinance Handbook call for
commitments by June 30f 1993 from cities regarding quantifiable and
enforceable trip reduction measures being considered; and
WHEREASf the 1992 Carbon Monoxide Plan for the SCAQMD region
and the Draft SCAQMD Trip Reduction Ordinance Handbook call for city
adoption by December 31f 1993 of quantifiable and enforceable trip reduction
measures; and
WHEREASf the West San Gabriel Planning Council serves as an
areawide advisory and informational and holds no corporate or police
powers; and
WHEREASf the West San Gabriel Planning Council continues to
recognize the vital role that local governments must play in the attainment
of state and federal air quality standards; and
WHEREAS, 16 cities of the West San Gabriel Planning Council entered
into a Memorandum of Understanding, creating the West San Gabriel Air
Quality Consortium, in order to cooperate in the drafting of an areawide Air
Quality Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Air Quality Consortium was an ad hoc organization
formed from the West San Gabriel Planning Council in February 1992 for the
purpose of drafting the Air Quality Planf and upon completion of the Plan
will cease to exist; and
WHEREAS, the areawide Air Quality Plan serves as a comprehensive
menu from which each city can choose measures for the development of its
own quantifiable and enforceable air quality program; and
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WHEREASf the areawide Air Quality Plan provides the background
information for environmental review by the city of its air quality program
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, the areawide Air Quality Plan promotes the health, safety,
and welfare of the public by seeking attainment of state and federal ambient
air quality standards; and
WHEREASf the areawide Air Quality Plan is consistent with the
Regional Air Quality Management Planf Regional Mobility Plan, and the
Growth Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the areawide Air Quality Planf its work program and
preliminary products were submitted for review by the South Coast Air
Quality Management Districtf whose comments are reflected in the final
document.
NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1, The City of Arcadia accepts in principle the areawide Air
Quality Plan which provides 55 policies and associated implementation
programs for consideration by City in drafting an enforceable and quantifiable
air quality program, The areawide Air Quality Plan includes a set of 16 core
measures which the member cities have agreed to make special efforts to
incorporate into each of their respective local air quality policy documents,
The City of Arcadia will use the areawide Air Quality Plan as a policy and
technical background document for developing its local air quality program,
SECTION 3, That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution,
Passedf approved and adopted this 18th day of May, 1993,
Attest:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D, ALFORDf City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No, 5725 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Arcadiaf signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City
Clerk at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 18th day of May,
1993 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmember Fasching, Harbichtf Lojeskif Margett and
Ciraulo
None
None
NOES:
ABSENT:
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