HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1976-17.1RESOLUTION NO. 76-17.;'1
A AESOLUTION OF THE CITY WUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CITY'S PARTICIPATION
IN PHASE II OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN AQMP PROCESS
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WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elsinore will be prov3ded service by the City
of Lake Elsinore Wastewater Treatment Facility; and
WHEREAS, the service area for the City of Lake Elsinore Clean Water Grant
Pro,ject is located in the South Coast Air Basin; and
WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Basin has been offic3ally designated as a
Critical Air Area and an Air Quality Maintenance Area (AQMA); and
WHEREAS, the Federal Clean Air Act of 1970 and regulations promulgated
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency require preparation oY Air Quality
Maintenance Plans (AqJ~4P) for all AQMAs; and
WHEREAS, on November 13,.1975, the AQMP Policy Task Force for the
South Coast-Southeast Desert AQMAs affirmed the designation of the South
Coast Air Basin as an AQMA; and
WHEREAS, the AQMP Policy Task Force has identified the Southern
California Association of Governments (SCAG) as the most appropriate agency
to undertake Phase II of the AQMP program, and
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elsinore is a member of SCAG; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to clarify the role of local governments
vis-a-vis the AQMP Policy Task Force and SCAG during Phase II of the AQMP
process:
NOW, THER.EFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the growth associated with the proj
will not prevent the attainment or maintenance of air quality standards,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lake Elsinore agrees to partici-
pate in Phase II of the South Coast Air Basin AQMP process, and
BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED that such participation shall include: membership
of elected officials on various advisory committees or the Policy Task Force;
the provision of City staff stime, the amount to be determined later by the
AQMP Policy Task Force, the California Air Resources Board and the City of
Lake Elsinore, to assist SCAG, in developing the AQMP: development through
the AQMP of source control, land use planning and transportation planning
strategies necessary to attain and maintain State and National Ambient Air
Quality Standards in the South Coast AQMA; and development through the AQMP
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of a process for implementing those strategies to assure that ambient air
quality standards are achieved and maintained; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said agreement to participate in the AQMP
process shall be formalized, sub,~ect to the approval of the AQMP Policy
Task Force and the California Air Resources Board, in an appropriate ,joint
memorandum of understanding between the City of Lake Elsinore and those
other local jurisdictions participating in the AQMP process; and
BE IT FURTHER. RESOLVID that upon joint adoption oP the Air Quality
Maintenance Plan by the City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County and the
California Air Resources Board, the City of Lake Elsinore agrees to make
every reasonable effort to coordinate its general planning process with said
plan, and further agrees to render reasonable assistance within its statutory
authori'ty for the implementation of said plan.
PA5SED, APPROVED AND ADOPTID t
ATTEST:
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Florene Marshall, City Clerk
I, Florene Marshall, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California,
do hereby cert3fy that this a true and correct copy of Resolution No, 76-17,
adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California on the
2nd day of August, 1976.
Florene Marshall, City Clerk