HomeMy WebLinkAbout6137_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 5137
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS SUPPORTING THE
ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands supports measures that promote the development and
commercialization of advanced technologies in California, including Zero Emission Vehicles
(ZEVs), that are essential to improve the region's air quality; and
WHEREAS, a program that promotes the development and commercialization of ZEVs has
the benefit of helping to reduce the California's dependence on foreign oil in addition to the benefit
of reducing by 95% automobile tailpipe emissions compared to the cleanest gasoline-powered
vehicles available today, in a state where pollution from cars and trucks account for approximately
70%of urban smog; and
WHEREAS,95%of all Californians Iive in areas that do not meet federal or state standards
for healthy air; and
WHEREAS,given the recent discovery that smog-forming emissions,especially from mobile
sources, have been dramatically underestimated in the state's air quality planning processes,
programs such as the California ZEV program have even greater importance in helping make
available vehicles that have demonstrated decreased air quality imapcts when compared with
vehicles powered by other sources; and
WHEREAS, THE Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has recently proposed changes to the
current California ZEV Program to be considered on February 27, 2003, and among them are
amendments that would delay the start of ZEVs required, further reduce the number of ZEVs
required, and in conjunction with the ZEV Credit Trading Program, would continue to allow
automakers to take advantage of loopholes in the current rule, enabling manufacturers to delay the
production of ZEVs or to avoid any manufacturing obligations until 2009 or beyond; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the ARB staff proposal would result in no new ZEV product until
the 2008 or 2009 model year, dealing a major blow to the efforts in advance ZEV technology and
commercialization, which would be extremely difficult to reverse in future years; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redlands
recommends and advocates that the Air Resources Board:
1. Maintain the state's ZEV production requirement;
2. Prevent a near-term "ZEV blackout" where no ZEVs are actually required; and
3. Provide stronger incentives for high-quality hybrid EVs that will provide real "pure
zero emission" miles and accelerate the introduction of ZEVS.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 18th day of February, 2003.
Mayor of the City of Redlands
Attest:
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1,Lorrie Poyzer,City Clerk of the City of Redlands,hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of February, 2003 by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Peppler, Gilbreath, George, Harrison; Mayor Haws
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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