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HomeMy WebLinkAbout84-021RESOLUTION NO. 84-21 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA INDICATING ITS INTENT TO IMPLEMENT HEREIN DEFINED "REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL MEASURES" FROM 1982 REVISION OF THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN. l~ the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et. seq.) seeks to develop a cooperative federal state, regional, and local government program to prevent and control air pollution in order to protect and enhance the quality of the nation's air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare of its population; and, WHEREAS pursuant to Section 172 (a) (1) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) have prepared an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) for the South Coast Air Basin with the assistance of the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino; the City of Los Angeles; the San Bernardino Associated Governments; the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the State of California Air Resources Board (ARB); and, WHEREAS the 1982 AQMP Revision was adopted by SCAG on October 7, 1982, by the SCAQMD on October 15, 1982, and was conditionally approved by the ARB on October 14, 1982; and, WHEREAS the Clean Air Act of 1977 allows for an extension in the deadline for attaining national air quality standards from 1982 to 1987 if all "reasonably available control measures" (P~ACMs) are implemented, and in the event these measures are not implemented, empowers EPA to impose economic sanctions which could potentially cost the region billions of dollars in federal transportation and sewer construction grants; and, WHEREAS, as part of region-wide effort by the public and private sectors to improve the air quality of the South Coast Air Basin and to comply with the mandates of the 1977 Clean Air Act, the following measures, defined herein in "Exhibit 1," have been specifically identified as "reasonably available control measures" which require some degree of scheduled imple- mentation by cities and counties in the South Coast Air Basin (recognizing that many of these measures were also contained in the 1979 Air Quality Management Plan and are already being implemented by numerous jurisdic- tions in the basin): - Tuneups to Manufacturers Specifications - Low Emission, High Fuel-Economy Vehicles for L(~cal Government (H5) - Bicycling Improvements (I4) RESOLUTION NO. 84-21 Page No. two - Walking Improvements (I6) - Employer-Directed Ridesharing (I8) - Ridesharing through Parking Management (I9) - Modified Work Schedule (ILO) - Reduce Business Miles by Local Government (I28) - Home Goods Delivery (I29) - Traffic Signal Synchronization (K2) - Engergy Conservation Standards for New Residences (NIO) - Conversion to Energy-Efficient Street Lighting (Nll) - Life Cycle Costing for New Local Government Purchases (N27) - Mixed Land Use/Balanced Development (01) - Clustering of New Commercial Development (02) - Encourage Residential Development in Strip Commercial Areas (04) - Increased Residential Density Near Major Transit Corridors (05) - Increased Employment Density Near Major Bus Transit R~utes (017) WHEREAS the AQMP provides that, if any of these measures is found to be inappropriate or unacceptable in a jurisdiction, then a commit- ment to implement an approved alternative control measure may be substi- tuted for implementation of any reasonably available control'measure, providing the substitute measure is equivalent in emissions control and is implemented no later than the implementation date of the measure it replaces; WHEREAS the implementation of AQMP control measures by local governments is contingent upon the availability of funds from federal, state, and local sources. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, it is the intent of the City of Santa Ana: Section l: To implement the reasonably available control measures, as described in "E:~hibit 1," or equivalent substitute measures. The list of adopted measures, including the adopted implementation schedule, is included in "Exhibit 2" attached to this resolution. Section 2: To seek adequate funding from federal, state, and local sources to implement the adopted list of control measures according to the adopted implementation schedule, as set forth in "Exhibit 2." Section 3: To forward copies of this Resolution to the Southern California Association of Governments, 600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, California 90005. RESOLUTION NO. 84-21 Page No. three ADOPTED THIS 19th day of ~brch , 1984 ATTEST: ~lnice C. Guy // .~.~ erk of the Council COUNCILMEMBERS: Luxembourger !ye Acosta Aye Bricken ~¥e Johnson Aye Griset Aye Young Aye McGuigan Aye R.W. L~_j~iibourger, Mayor Eawa~d ~. oo~, City Attorney ~xhibit 1- Air Quality Con~ro~Measures For Local Government The reasonably available control measures in the 1982 AQMP requiring some degree of implementation by local governments are described below. More detailed information on the measures, including estimated emission reductions and significant impacts, can be found in Appendix VII-A of the AQMP. It is the responsibility of local governments to determine how best to implement each measure, or substitute measure, in their respective Jurisdictions. The measures have been broadly defined with the under- standing that a variety of approaches to implemeoting the measures would be appropriate in light of the widely varying circumstances of cities and counties in the South Coast Air Basin. It is also recognized that many Jurisdictions have already addressed air quality considerations locally and are actively implementing many of the measures. Implementation of the measur6s is to be initiated during 1983. SCAG will provide each Jurisdiction with performance, targets and any other infor- mation requested to assist in developing program designs. Implementing agencies will be asked to respond to SCAG's annual reasonable further progress {RFP) survey on the status of their air quality programs by January 1984. SCAG staff will also be available to assist in this effort. Tuneups, to Manufacturer's Specific.ations (H3) - City and county Vehicle fleet operators would obtain the necessary equipment and train employees to perform tuneups on all nonemergency on-road vehicles according to manufacturer's reco~ndations. Low Emission, High Fuel Economy Vehicles (Excluding Emergency VehiclesI for Local Government (H$)--Establish a program for purchasing low emission, high fuel economy vehicles when govern . ment fleet vehicles are being replaced. Bicyclin: Imprownmnts (I4) - Establish a program to divert 1% of all trips of three miles or less to the bicycle mode through increased provision of bicycle facilities and public awareness programs. ~alking Improvements (I6) - Establish a program to divert 10% of all £utomobile trips of 1/2 mile or less to walking trips through increased provision of pedestrian facilities such as street lights, sidewalks, curb ramps, and wait/walk signals. Employer Directed Ridesharinq (IB) - Establish a program to divert home-to-work [r~p$ to carpooling and vanpooling through employer- directed 'actions such as carpool and vanpool matching and promo- tion, preferential parking ' for ridesharers, and financial incentives for carpoolers and vanpoolers. lO. 11. 13. 14. 15. Rtdeshartng Through Parking ~na~ement (Ig) . £st~lish a progra~ to divert home-to-work trips to carpooling and vanpooltng through parking-related actions such as ~nding parking requirements in local zoning ordinances,, and est~ltshing residential parking permits and employee transportation allowances. Modified ~rk Schedule (ILO) - Reschedule, where appropriate, the normal 40 hours, 5 work days per week to a schedule that has longer hours per day and fewer work days per week. Reduce Business Miles Traveled .By Go. vernment Employees (I28) - Reduce automobile trips and vehicle miles traveled by government employees on business trips by 1~% in lg87 and 16% in 2000. Home Goods Delivery (I29) - Assist. and encourage business in Obtaining the appropriate technology to replace individual trips made by shoppers to stores with an efficient purchase and delivery System. Such technology would include cable TV adaptation and computerized purchasing and ordering systems. Traffic Signal Synchronization (K2) - Modify traffic signals at high volume intersections to operate as part of a set of regulated intervals to .reduce traffic delays, improve traffic flow, and increase average speed. Energy Conservation standards for New Residences (NIO) - Enforce energy-conserving construction standards for new residences recently mandated by the California Energy Co~eission {Title XXIV}. They call for the developer to incorporate elements from the following options: active solar, passive solar, and higher levels of insulation than are currently practiced. Conversion to Energy-Efficient Street Lighting (Nll)- Replace incandescent and mercury vapor fixtures with the more energy- efficient high and low pressure sodium vapor fixtures. Life Cycle Costing for New Government Purchases (N271 - Include energy costs over the useful lifetime of products in the costing analysis used to select and purchase those products. Mixed Land Use/Balanced Development {011 - Encourage the mixing of land use and balancing of Jobs with housing at the neighborhood and coranunity scales {up to four square miles) to reduce trip lengths and facilitate walking, bicycling, and transit use. Clustering of New Con~n?cial .Development (0~) - Target, at least, 60% of future con~nerclal developments to occur within planned COn~nercia) centers and clusters, to facilitate one-stop shopping, walking, and transit use. 16. 17 'o 18. Encourage Residential Development in Strip Con~erctal Areas {04) - Permit and encourage residential development in strip con~nercial areas by locating residential.units on top of suitable existing con~nercial structures and parking lots, to facilitate walking to work and stores and transit use. Increased Residential Density Near Major 'Increase residential densities within 1/4 corridors by 15% above existing regional transit ridership. Transit Routes (05).- mile of major transit forecasts, to increase Increased Emploj~nent Density Near' Major Increase employment densities within 1/4 routes by 20% above existing regional transit ridership. Transit Routes (017) - mile of major transit forecasts, to increase 6 35B EXHIBIT 2 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE CONTROL MEASURE Tuneups to Manufacturers' Specifications Low Emission, High Fuel Economy Vehicles Bicycling Improvements Walking Improvements Traffic Signal Synchronization Ener9y Conservation Standards for New Residences Conversion to Energy-Efficient Street Lighting Life Cycle Costing for New Government Purchases Mixed Land Use/Balanced Development Clustering of New Commercial Development Increased Residential Density Near Major Transit Routes Expanded Bus Service City Wide Bus Shelter Program Traffic Flow Improvements Transportation Center INITIAL IMPLE-[~-~-ATION Pre 1979 Pre 1983 Pre 1979 Pre 1979 Pre 1979 Pre 1983 Pre 1979 Pre 1983 Pre 1979 Pre 1979 Pre 1979 1984 Pre 1983 Pre 1979 1984 COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing