HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3667 RESOLUTION NO. 3667
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL Oh
THE CITY OF DOWNEY ENDORSING THE
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
PLAN AS APPROVED BY TIIE AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD AND THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS, AND OPPOSING ANY PROPOSED
MODIFICATION BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR RE-
SOURCES BOARD
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Downey is
fully in accord with the principle of preserving the en-
( vironment and attaining clean air throughout the South
Coast basin; and,
WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management Plan,
as adopted by the Air Quality Management District Board and
the Southern California Association of Governments, provides
an attainable program for clean air through reasonable cost -
conscious incremental actions, and a reasonable compromise
between environmental needs and the preservation of local
community economy and for future community growth and de-
velopment, consistent with air quality standards; and,
WHEREAS, the staff of the California Air Resources
Board now proposes to adopt major revisions which would
significantly revise the locally adopted plan, and which
could be characterized as a non - attainable plan and which
. would usurp local governments' role in growth, land use,
and transportation decision making, and could result in
the imposition of severe Federal sanctions in this area.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIIE CITY OF DOWNEY
DOES RESOLVE AS. FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby goes on record
as endorsing the South Coast Air Quality Management Plan as
adopted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District
Board and the Southern California Association of Governments
Executive Committee.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Downey very
strenuously protests changes being proposed bythe staff of
the California Air Resources Board through this plan, which
would negate three years of local community effort and usurp
local authority.
SECTION 3. A representative of the City of Downey is
hereby authorized to appear at the public hearing on April
26 - 27, 1979, in Los Angeles to support all local officials
in opposition to the California Air Resources Board's staff
proposal.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution and transmit copies thereof to Mr. Tom
Quinn, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board; the
South Coast Air Quality Management District; and the Southern
California Association of Governments.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of April, 1979.
L _ ATTEST • _`
City Clerk Kenneth J. Miller, Mayor
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Downey on the 24th day of April , 1979, by the
following vote:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Mackaig, Jackman ,Swearingen,Greene,Miller
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
City Clerk