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Resolution: RES 140 -2018
File Number: 18 -761 Enactment Number: RES 140 -2018
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S DIESEL FREE BY '33 STATEMENT
OF PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ELECTRONICALLY SIGN THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, Plan Bay Area 2040 is a state - mandated, integrated long -range transportation and land use
plan under California Senate Bill 375, that requires all metropolitan regions in California must complete
a Sustainable Communities Strategy ( "SCS "); and
WHEREAS, in the Bay Area, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission ( "MTC ") and the
Association of Bay Area Governments ( "ABAG ") are jointly responsible for developing and adopting a
SCS that integrates transportation, land use and housing to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets set by
the California Air Resources Board ( "CARB ").
WHEREAS, as part of Governor Jerry Brown's Global Climate Summit the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District ( "Air District "), will hold an event on September 12, 2018, entitled, "United
Against GHGs - Diesel Free by '33," and they will hold a Climate Tech Marketplace on September 13,
2018, both taking place at the Bay Area Metro Center in San Francisco during which city and county
elected officials and business leaders worldwide will be asked to sign a Statement of Purpose,
incorporated herein as Exhibit A, that commits them to going diesel free by the end of 2033; and
WHEREAS, climate change, caused by the emission of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide and
black carbon, represents a profound threat to the Bay Area's air quality, public health, environment,
water supplies, and economy; and, the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has determined that exposure to diesel exhaust can have
significant health effects, including damage to lung tissue and increased risk of cancer; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( "IPCC ") Fifth Assessment Report
estimates that black carbon is the third most important individual contributor to warming after carbon
dioxide and methane (IPCC 2013); and, diesel engines emit significant amounts of black carbon, a
short-lived climate pollutant that is contributing significantly to global climate change; and
WHEREAS, the CARB concludes that "Diesel exhaust includes over 40 substances that are listed by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous air pollutants and by the CARB as toxic
air contaminants; and, fifteen of these substances are listed by the World Health Organization as
carcinogenic to humans, or as a probable or possible human carcinogen" [CARB Scientific Review
Panel on: CARB's
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File Number. 18 -761 Enactment Number: RES 140 -2018
report titled "Proposed Identification of Diesel Exhaust as a Toxic Air Contaminant." 1998]; and
WHEREAS, the California Air Resources Board estimates that on -road and off -road mobile sources
powered by diesel engines comprise 54% of the state of California's total black carbon emissions; and,
many alternatives to diesel - fueled vehicles and equipment are already commercially available, with
purchase costs comparable to traditional diesel technologies; and
WHEREAS, the Statement meets the Governor's priorities by making a significant, public commitment
to climate protection and advancing the objectives of Assembly Bill 617 and also achieves the Air
District's goals by reducing an important source of greenhouse gas emissions (black carbon) and
reducing community exposure to particulate matter.
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco is committed to reducing carbon emissions and improving
the air quality and energy sustainability of the South San Francisco Community and the entire Bay Area,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
adopts the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's Diesel Free by '33 Statement of Purpose and
commits to its intent to adopt diesel -free technologies for municipal operations by 2033.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco authorizes the
City Manager to electronically sign the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's Diesel Free by '33
Statement of Purpose on behalf of the City of South San Francisco.
At a meeting of the City Council on 8/22/2018, a motion was made by Richard Garbarino, seconded by
Pradeep Gupta, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Mayor Normandy, Mayor Pro Tem Matsumoto, Councilmember Garbarino,
Councilmember Gupta, and Councilmember Addiego
Attest by
Krista Martinelli
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Diesel Free by'33 BAAQMD
Diesel Free by'33
Statement of Purpose
The intention of this Stotement of Purpose is to establish a goal to reduce diesel emissions in local communities throughoutCi
and beyond. The need forth is action is immediate. Diesel exhaust takes a tremendous toll on both the global climate and publ
By signing the Stotementof Purpose, mayors, city and county governments, industry and businesses leaders willjoin the Bay
Quality Management District and the state of California to showcase our collective leadership to identify and adopt innovative
to eliminate diesel emissions and black carbon from our communities.
Diesel exhaust causes significant public health effects and accelerates climate change. The California Air Resources Board estir
on -road diesel and off -road mobile engines comprise 54 percent of the state of California's total black carbon emissions, a sho:
climate pollutant that is contributing significantly to global climate change. Diesel air pollution is highly toxic and can have an i
impact on the health of residents in communities where emissions are most concentrated. The impacts will fall most heavily of
communities and populations already significantly impacted byair pollution, environmental hazards, and economic inequalit,\
The signatories may each develop their own individual strategies to achieve the goal of reach ingzero diesel emissions in their
communities. Signatories to this agreement express their intent to:
1. Collaborate and coordinate on ordinances, policies, and procurement practices that will reduce diesel emissions to zero w
jurisdictions, communities or companies;
2. Share and promntr, PffPctive financing mechanisms domestically and internationally to the extent feasible that allow forth
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of zero emissions equipment;
3. Share information and assessments regarding zero emissions technology;
4. Build capacity for action and technology adaptation through technology transfer and sharing expertise:
5. Use policies and incentives that assist the private sector as it moves to diesel -free fleets and buildings; anc
6. Periodic reporting to all signers of progress towards the zero - diesel emissions goal.
This Statement of Purpose is intended to accelerate action toward meaningful progress in support of all climate protection agr
is not the intent of the signatories to create through this Statement of Purpose any legally binding obligation. For purposes of t
Statement, "diesel emissions" and "diesel exhaust" means emissions or exhaust emitted from the combustion of petroleum -ba
fuel.
Signatories are committingto develop an implementation strategy to reduce diesel emissions in theirjudsdictions, share solut
report progress. Together, we will forge a path toward a cleaner, healthier future by reducing diesel emissions in our communit
and bevond,
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