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RESOLUTION NO. 88-2005
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, 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 cOlnlnercial solid waste collection; and
WHEREAS, the regulation requires fleet owners to elnploy Best Available Control
Technology (BACT) to reduce elnissions of diesel particulate Inatter (PM) frOln SWCV s; and
WHEREAS, the regulation does not require any reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx)
elnissions; and
WHEREAS, NOx emissions are a major cOlnponent of ozone, a colorless, odorless gas
that is injurious to hUlnan health when breathed; and
WHEREAS, in the absence of incentive funding, it is expected that Inost fleets subject to
the regulation will cOlnply with the IninimUln baseline requirelnents to reduce PM elnissions
only and will not choose to exceed the requirelnents for diesel PM reduction nor choose to
reduce any NOx elnissions; and
WHEREAS, Bay Area Air Quality Managelnent District ("Bay Area Air District") has
allocated funding from the Transportation Fund for Clean Air to assist refuse fleets in choosing
rule cOlnpliance strategies that reduce elnissions beyond the requirelnents of the rule; and
WHEREAS, local govermnent 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 perfonn solid waste collection; and
WHEREAS, City of South San Francisco desires to participate in the SWCV incentive
prog[mn; and
WHEREAS, City of South San Francisco desires to encourage SWCV fleets under
contract to the City to reduce emissions beyond the requirelnents of the rule; and
WHEREAS, 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, City of South San Francisco desires to enter into a contract with the Bay
Area Air District to allow for expenses incuned by a contracted SWCV fleet to be reimbursed by
the Bay Area Air District to the City; and
WHEREAS, 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 incuned by the
contracted SWCV fleet to be reilnbursed by the City to the SWCV fleet; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the local govermnent agency Inust adopt a resolution
to approve the sublnittal of an application for SWCV incentive funds by the 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 agreelnent with the
Bay Area Air Quality Management District for the purposes described above ifsaid applications
is approved by the Bay Area Air Quality Managelnent District.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by
the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of
July, 2005 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmelnbers Richard A. Garbarino, Pedro Gonzalez and Karyl Matsulnoto,
Mayor Pro Tern Joseph A. Fernekes and Mavor RaVlnond L. Green
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: