HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3028 STATE OF CALIFORNIA) RESOLUTION NO. 3028
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CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JACINTO EXPRESSING SUPPORT OF THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S DRAFT 2007 AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOCUSING ON MOBILE SOURCE
CONTROLS.
WHEREAS, the over 16.5 million individuals residing within the jurisdictional
boundaries of the South Coast Air Quality Management District are impacted by the
poorest air quality in the nation, despite some of the most advanced pollution control
requirements in the world yielding dramatic improvements in recent decades; and
WHEREAS, health studies conducted in this region repeatedly show that
residents are suffering significant health effects from today's air pollution, including
cancer and chronic conditions, such as asthma, emphysema, and heart and pulmonary
diseases among others; and
WHEREAS, the California Air Resources Board recently estimated that
approximately 8,200 Californians die prematurely each year as a result of air pollution,
and that residents who live, work or go to school in close proximity to marine port and
goods-movement activities are subjected to unhealthful leaves of air pollution, resulting
in numerous health problems; and
WHEREAS, a landmark study noted that the lungs of children born in Southern
California today are not likely to fully develop and may never recover from smog's
damage, and that children are especially susceptible to the harmful effects of air
pollution; and
WHEREAS, this region has exceeded the health-based federal 8-hour ozone
standard on 86 days in 2006; and
WHEREAS, the recently revised 24-hour PM2.5 standard is more stringent and
more health-protective than the prior clean air standards; and
WHEREAS, there is a fast-approaching PM2.5 attainment deadline of 2015, and
an even more challenging 8-hour ozone attainment deadline of 2021 or 2024,
necessitating additional emissions reductions; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of San Jacinto calls upon the
California Air Resources Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to
substantially accelerate their emission reduction programs in our region by
implementing the AQMP measures within their respective authorities.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the San Jacinto City
Council on this 1 ST day of March, 2007 by the following vote:
Ayes: Mansperger, Stubblefield Ayres
Nays: None
Absent: Carlson, Ritchie
Abstain: None
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rothy L. Ch inard, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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