2004/12/14 City Council ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2004 -332
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE BAY AREA AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR FUNDS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLES AND AUTHORIZING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SAME, IF THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED BY THE BAY
AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the California Air Resources Board has adopted a new regulation
that applies to public and private owners of solid waste collection vehicles (SWCVs) that
perform residential and commercial solid waste collection;
WHEREAS, the regulation requires fleet owners to employ Best Available
Control Technology (BACT) to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter (PM) from
SWCVs;
WHEREAS, the regulation does not require any reduction of nitrogen oxides
(NOx) emissions;
WHEREAS, NOx emissions are a major component of ozone, a colorless,
odorless gas that is injurious to human health when breathed;
WHEREAS, in the absence of incentive funding, it is expected that most fleets
subject to the regulation will comply with the minimum baseline requirements to reduce
PM emissions only and will not choose to exceed the requirements for diesel PM
reduction nor choose to reduce any NOx emissions;
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District ( "Bay Area Air
District ") has allocated funding from the Transportation Fund for Clean Air to assist
refuse fleets in choosing rule compliance strategies that reduce emissions beyond the
requirements of the rule;
WHEREAS, local government agencies within the jurisdiction of the Bay Area Air
District are eligible to receive these funds on behalf of the SWCV fleets that they own or
that they hold under contract to perform solid waste collection;
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park desires to participate in the SWCV
incentive program;
WHEREAS, City of Rohnert Park desires to encourage SWCV fleets under
contract to the City to reduce emissions beyond the requirements of the rule;
WHEREAS, City of Rohnert Park desires to apply to the Bay Area Air District for
funding in response to the opportunity provided by the Bay Area Air District;
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WHEREAS, City of Rohnert Park desires to enter into a contract with the Bay
Area Air District to allow for expenses incurred by a contracted SWCV fleet to be
reimbursed by the Bay Area Air District to the City;
WHEREAS, City of Rohnert Park understands that it will need to enter into a
contract with the contracted SWCV fleet in order to allow for expenses incurred by the
contracted SWCV fleet to be reimbursed by the City to the SWCV fleet; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the local government agency must adopt a
Resolution to approve the submittal of an application for SWCV incentive funds by that
agency
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Manager is authorized to
submit such application on behalf of the City of Rohnert Park;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the City Manager is authorized to execute a
funding agreement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for the purposes
described above if said application is approved by the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by this 14th day of December 2004.
ATTEST:
Deputy City Clerk ''9
CITY OF/ ROHNERT PARK
A. 'Nordin
FLORES: AYE MACKENZIE: AYE SPRADLIN: AYE VIDAK- MARTINEZ. AYE NORDIN: AYE
AYES: (5) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (0) ABSTAIN: (0)