HomeMy WebLinkAbout3976_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 3976
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
REQUESTING REDESIGNATION OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY TO ATTAINMENT AREAS FOR FEDERAL AMBIENT
AIR QUALITY STANDARD FOR NITROGEN DIOXIDE
WHEREAS, all portions of a designated air quality control area are
considered by the Environmental Protection Agency to be nonattainment
areas for a federal ambient air quality standard if one portion is not
in attainment of the standard; and
WHEREAS , designated areas which are in attainment of the federal
ambient air quality standards are not subject to the imposition of a
construction ban or other sanctions; and
WHEREAS , Riverside and San Bernardino Counties are now in attain-
ment of the federal ambient air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide
and have been since 1981; and
WHEREAS, areas which are in attainment of the federal air quality
standards may be redesignated from nonattainment to attainment areas
by the provisions of the Clean Air Act; and
WHEREAS , the South Coast Air Quality Management District, which is
the duly constituted air quality control agency for the South Coast Air
Basin has, as required by the provisions of the Clean Air Act, requested
the State of California Air Resources Board to recommend to the
Environmental Protection Agency that the Riverside and San Bernardino
County portions of the South Coast Air Basin be redesignated to
attainment of the federal air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide;
and
WHEREAS , the Environmental Proection Agency has stated its inten-
tion to consider imposition in the near future of a construction ban
on major new and modified stationary sources of air emissions and
consider federal funding limitations on the entire South Coast Air
Basin even though only one county area within this basin continues to
be in nonattainment of the federal air quality standard for nitrogen
dioxide; and
WHEREAS , emission control programs adopted and implemented by the
South Coast Air Quality Management District , Riverside County , San
Bernardino County and the cities therein have been an integral part of
the attainment of the federal air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide
in these counties and cities ; and
WHEREAS , the entire South Coast Air Basin has been projected to
be in attainment of the federal nitrogen dioxide standard by 1987 ; and
WHEREAS, in its passage of the Clean Air Act , Congress did not
intend to impose sanctions on an area which is making reasonable
progress and good faith efforts towards attainment of the air quality
standards ; and
WHEREAS, a construction ban would seriously hinder the construc-
tion of cogeneration and other energy conservation projects thus
increasing our dependence on foreign energy sources and decreasing our
national security; and
WHEREAS, a construction ban and funding limitations could hinder
the present economic recovery in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
and impairing the well-being of the citizens of these areas ; and
WHEREAS , a construction ban would hinder development of new and
better air pollution emission control technology and delay the
installation of improved emission controls and could impede the rates
of emissions reductions in these counties ; and
WHEREAS , imposition of a construction ban thus could be counter-
productive to the improvement in air quality in the counties of
Riverside and San Bernardino; and
WHEREAS, redesignation to attainment of the federal air quality
standard for nitrogen dioxide for the Counties of Riverside and San
Bernardino would prevent the imposition of a construction ban and
funding restrictions and resulting detrimental effects of such sanctions
on air quality and the local economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the California Air Resources
Board is requested to immediately approve the pending request to
redesignate the Counties of Riverside and San Bernardino to be attain-
ment areas for the federal ambient air quality standard for nitrogen
dioxide and promptly forward this request and approval to the
Environmental Protection Agency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt from the Air Resources
Board of the redesignation request and approval for the Counties of
Riverside and San Bernardino that the Regional Administrator for
Region IX of the Environmental Protection Agency promptly approve the
redesignation of the Counties of Riverside and San Bernardino to
attainment areas for the federal ambient air quality standard for
nitrogen dioxide.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of July , 1984 .
Mayor of the City of Redlands
ATTEST :
City lerk
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I , Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk, City of Redlands , hereby certify that
the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of July, 1984 , by the following
vote :
AYES : Councilmembers Johnson, DeM :rjyn, Larsen; Mayor Beswick
NOES None
ABSENT: Councilmember Martinez
City C erk
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South Coast
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
9150 FLAIR DRIVE, EL MONTE, CA 91731 (818) 572-6200
June 27, 1984
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Redlands
City Hall
P.O. Box 280
Redlands , CA 92373
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
I represent the cities of San Bernardino County on the governing board
of the South Coast Air Quality Management District. In that capacity
I have been actively working to obtain an approval from the federal
Environmental Protection Agency that would remove for the San Bernardino
County and Riverside County portions of the South Coast Air Basin an EPA
requirement that affects industrial growth in these areas.
Elimination of this requirement is important to these counties since it
would preclude the very real possibility of having a construction ban on
major industrial projects and restrictions on federal funding in the area.
Further details are given in the attached resolution which was recently
adopted by the Ontario City Council in support of this effort.
To demonstrate the broad support of affected local governments I urge your
city council to adopt a similar resolution and send a certified copy to:
-- Mr. Gordon Duffy, Chairman
California Air Resources Board
P.O. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812
-- Ms . Judith Ayres , Regional Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX
215 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Please send a copy of the adopted resolution to me at SCAQMD, 9150 Flair
Drive, El Monte, CA 91731 .
I appreciate your cooperation in this effort.
Very truly yours,
aye%Myers D'strup
Councilwoman, City of Ontario
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