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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 220-03 BayAreaAirQltyAgmtRESOLUTION NO. 220 - 03 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING ADOPTION OF THE CLEAN AIR CONSORTIUM CHECKLIST AND EXECUTION OF THE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT AS REQUESTED BY THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WHEREAS, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has requested the City of Dublin's participation in Leading the Way to Attainment: The Clean Air Consortium; and WHEREAS, in order to participate, the City of Dublin must comply with the Clean Air Consortium Checklist to the best of its ability and execute the Voluntary Agreement; and WHEREAS, compliance with the checklist measures will be self-monitgred by City personnel and reported to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for documentation of clean air activities on Spare the Air days; and WHEREAS, as part of the agreement, the City agrees to allow the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to list the City of Dublin as being in compliance with, to the best of its ability, the Clean Air Consortium Checklist; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby adopt the Clean Air Consortium Checklist, hereto attached as Exhibit. .. ,,a,,~., and approves the Voluntar~ Agreement, hereto attached as E.xhibit "B". BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is authorized to execute the agreement. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of November, 2003. AYES: Councilmembers Oravetz, Sbranti, Zika and Mayor Pro Tempore McCormick NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Lockhart ABSTAIN: None K2/G/11-4-03/reso-cle'~air.doc (Item 8.2) ayor Pro Tempore G:XAGENblISC~reso clean air checklist, doc Leading the Way to Attainment: The Clean Air Consortium Checklist Parks & GrOunds Maintenance Ongoing ,/ Stop at the click, do not overfill gasoline tanks ~' Maintain equipment, tune engines, sharpen blades, and clean'the underside of the mower deck Spare the Air Day Activities v' Avoid using hand-held, gas powered equipment like lawn mowers, trimmers and chain saws v' Use hand tools or electric equipment when possible v' Reschedule painting/stx'iping projects v' Refuelas late in the day as possible Facilities/Building Maintenance Fleets and Public Works Ongoing ,/ Tightly seal all solvent containers; properly dispose of rags containing solvent waste ~' Keep vehicles tuned up and tires properly inflated ~' Avoid idling ~' Stop at the click, do not overfill gasoline tanks Spare the Air Day Activities Reschedule large scale surface coating/painting projects Avoid idling Do not refuel vehicles or wait until late in the day Reschedule vehicle painting Reschedule storage tank filling Public Information Ongoing ~' Have material available to the public on summertime ozone pollution ~' Encourage the use of alternative transportation, trip reduction and trip linking Spare the Air Day Activities Notify employees of Spare the Air davs and provide employees with recommendations on how they can reduce ozone pollution (materials available from the Air District no cost) Place a Spare the Air alert on,your local cable channel scroll Display signage signifying that it is a Spare the Air day Publicize your agency's participation and accomplishments 0803 The Clean Air Consortium Voluntary Agreement We the undersigned public entity/agency agree to abide by the attached Clean Air Consortium checklist to the best of our ability in order to contribute our maximum resources toward reducing air pollution in the Bay Area. We the undersigned public, entity/agency agree to allow the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to list our entity/agency as being in compliance with, to the best of our ability, the attached Clean Air Consortium checklist We the undersigned public entity/agency agree to publicize our participation in The clean Air Consortium as a part of our on-going outreach and educational efforts with the public. We the undersigned public entity/agency agree to designate personnel who will respond to bdef surveys to document 'our clean-air activities on Spare the Air days. *Spare the Aft days are days on which ground level ozone air po!lutant's are threatening to exceed federal health standards. Cla~lia McCormick, Mayor Pro Tempore Date