HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 066-98 Spare Air 1998RESOLUTION NO. 66 - 98
A RESOLUTION OF ~ CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE "1998 SPARE THE AIR CITY" CAMPAIGN
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is conducting its
voluntary Spare the Air program bom June 1 to October 2, 1998, in the nine counties that
comprise the San Francisco Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, Spare the Air is now in its eighth year and has more than 500 public
and private employers who have pledged to participate in the Spare the Air program; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Area has experienced dramatic improvements in
its air quality over the last 40 years but still sees a large number of days during the year
when air pollution exceeds state and national health standards; and
WHEREAS, regional air pollution data for 1998 and 1999 will be especially critical
because it will be used to determine if the Bay Area meets the new national ozone standards
adopted by EPA last summer, adding greater urgency to voluntary air pollution reduction
efforts; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Clean Air Parmership (BayCAP)'is a public-private-
partnership that supports voluntary efforts to improve the Bay Area's air, including the
Spare the Air program; and
WHEREAS, BayCAP will recognize cities and counties that participate in the "1998
Spare the Air City and County" campaign and carry the clean air theme city- or county-
wide; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin wishes to obtain the designation of"1998 Spare the
Air City";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin
pledges that the City will do the follOWing:
1998 Spare the Air City and County Activities
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Category 1 Residential Outreach:
Print an article in the City Newsletter
Post notices at the Civic Center on Spare the Air days
Category 2 Outreach to Spare the Air Employers in the City of Dublin:
· Include an article in the City Newsletter acknowledging
Spare the Air companies in the City of Dubl~
Category 3 Adoption of Internal Staff Clean Air Policy:
NotifY all employees of Spare the Air days via E-mail.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of May, 1998.
AYES:
Councilmembers Burton, Howard, Lockhart and Mayor Houston
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Barnes
ABSTAIN: None
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