HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 01-2005RESOLUTION NO. 1-2005
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN
APPLICATION TO THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT FOR FUNDS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION VEHICLES AND AUTHORIZING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SAME, IF THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED
BY THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the California Air Resources Board has adopted a new regulation that applies to
public and private owners of solid waste collection vehicles (SWCVs) that perform residential and
commercial solid waste collection; and
WHEREAS, the regulation requires fleet oWners to employ Best Available Control Technology
(BACT) to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter (PM) from SWCVs; and
WHEREAS, the regulation does not require any reduction of nitrogen oxides(NOx) emissions;
and
WHEREAS, NOx emissions are a major component of ozone, a colorless, odorless gas that is
injurious to human health when breathed; and
WHEREAS, in the absence of incentive funding, it is expected that most fleets subject to the
regulation will comply with the minimum baseline requirements to reduce PM emissions only and will
not choose to exceed the requirements for diesel PM reduction nor choose to reduce any NOx
emissions; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District ("Bay Area Air District") has
allocated funding from the Transportation Fund for Clean Air to assist refuse fleets in choosing rule
compliance strategies that reduce emissions beyond the requirements of the rule; and
WHEREAS, local government agencies within the jurisdiction of the Bay Area Air District are
eligible to receive these funds on behalf of the SWCV fleets that they own or that they hold under
contract to perform solid waste collection; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco desires to participate in the SWCV incentive
program; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San FrancisCo desires to encourage SWCV fleets under contract
to the City to reduce emissions beyond the requirements of the rule; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco desires to apply to the Bay Area Air District for
funding in response to the opportunity provided by the Bay Area Air District; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco desires to enter into a contract with the Bay Area
Air District to allow for expenses incurred by a contracted SWCV fleet to be reimbursed by the Bay
Area Air District to the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco understands that it will need to enter into a
contract with the contracted SWCV fleet in order to allow for expenses incurred by the contracted
SWCV fleet to be reimbursed by the City to the sWcv fleet; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the local government agency must adopt a resolution to
approve the submittal of an application for SWCV! incentive funds by that agency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco that the City Council is hereby authorized to execute a funding agreement with the Bay Area
Air Quality Management District for the purposes described above if said application is approved by
the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolutiog was regularly introduced and adopted by the City
Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of January 2005 by
the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Richard A. Garbahno, Pedro Gonzalez, and Karvl Matsumoto,
Mayor Pro Tem Joseph A. Femekei and Mayor Raymond L. Green
NOES: None. ,
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
/ City Clerk