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RESOLUTION NO. ~2-019
OPPOSING INCLUSION OF ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES
IN THE PROPOSED MARKET INCENTIVES PROGRAM (RECLAIM)
OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, on March 5, 1992, the governing board of the South Coast Air Quality
Management District will consider a proposal to proceed with the development of rules to
implement a market incentives program to allow trading of emissions for permitted stationary
sources; and,
WHEREAS, the 1991 Air Quality Management Plan anticipates population growth which
will result in increased demands on all essential public services, defined in the Air Quality
Management District's New Source Review as publicly owned wastewater treatment and water
delivery operations, schools, hospitals, fire fighting, police, prisons, landfill gas control and
processing operations, and public transit in the South Coast Air Basin; and,
WHEREAS, the existing New Source Review regulations provide necessary emissions
offsets for population growth for essential public services; and
WHEREAS, essential public services are needed to protect the public health and safety
of the current population as well as the approved future growth in the South Coast Air Basin;
and
WHEREAS, The South Coast Air Quality Management District is considering entering
into the nllemaldng phase of a market incentives program for emission reductions that would
require some essential public services to fully offset the impacts of continuing population growth
in addition to complying with annual emissions reductions; and,
WHEREAS, some essential public ser¥'lceS would be placed in the position of needing
to provide additional services without certainty regarding the availability and cost of emissions
credits;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Santa Ana supports the clean
air goals of the state and federal Clean Air Acts but is opposed to including essential public
services in the RECLAIM program, and believes that the public interest is better served if
essential public services remain under the current command and control regulatory program that
provides emission reduction offsets for population growth to such services, following the
installation of best available control technology.
RESOLUTION 92-019
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ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
2nd
J~/e C. Guy, Clerk of ~oun~f/~
day of Harch , 1992.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Young ~
Pulido Aye
A¢os~ Aye
Griset Aye
McGuigan Aye
N0~0n Absent
Richardson Ave
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~rncy
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY
State of California
County of Orange
I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the
attached Resolution ~-~/~ to be the original resolution
adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on
~C~erk of the ~U/Xi[ Date
City of Santa Ana