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Resolution No. 2697RESOLUTION NO. 2697 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS INDICATING ITS INTENT TO IMPLEMENT HEREIN DEFINED "REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL MEASURES" FROM THE 1982 REVISION OF THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN. WHEREAS, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et. seq.) seeks to develop a cooperative federal state, regional, and local government program to prevent and control air pollution in order to protect and enhance the quality of the nation's air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare of its population; and 328 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 172 (a) (1) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) have prepared an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) for the South Coast Air Basin with the assistance of the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino; the City of Los Angeles; the San Bernardino Associated Governments; the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans); and the State of California Air Resources Board (ARB); and WHEREAS, the 1982 AQMP Revision was adopted by SCAG on October 7, 1982, by the SCAQMD on October 15, 1982, and was conditionally approved by the ARB on October 14, 1982; and WHEREAS, the Clean Air Act of 1977 allows for an extension in the deadline for attaining national air quality standards from 1982 to 1987 if all "reason- ably available control measures" (RACMs) are implemented, and in the event these measures are not implemented, empowers EPA to impose economic sanctions which could potentially cost the region billions of dollars in federal transportation and sewer construction grants; and WHEREAS, as part of region -wide effort by the public and private sectors to improve the air quality of the South Coast Air Basin and to comply with the mandates of the 1977 Clean Air Act, the following measures, defined herein in "Exhibit I," have been specifically identified as "reasonably available control measures" which require some degree of scheduled implementation by cities and counties in the South Coast Air Basin (recognizing that many of these measures were also contained in the 1979 Air Quality Management Plan and are already being implemented by numerous jurisdictions in the basin): - Tuneups to Manufacturer's Specifications (H3) - Low Emission, High Fuel -Economy Vehicles for Local Government (115) - Bicycling Improvements (I4) - Walking Improvements (I6) - Employer -Directed Ridesharing (I8) - Ridesharing through Parking Management (19) - Modified Work Schedule (I10) - Reduce Business Miles by Local Government (I28) Home Goods Delivery (I29) - Traffic Signal Synchronization (K2) - Energy Conservation Standards for New Residences (N10) - Conversion to Energy -Efficient Street Lighting (N11) - Life Cycle Costing for New Local Government Purchases (N27) - Mixed Land Use/Balanced Development (01) - Clustering of New Commercial Development (02) - Encourage Residential Development in Strip Commercial Areas (04) - Increased Residential Density Near Major Transit Corridors (05) - Increased Employment Density Near Major Bus Transit Routes (017) PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular meeting held on the 26th day of September 1983. ATTEST: OF T LERK OF THE CITY CITYF CYPRESS CYPRESS 329 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) 55 COUNTY OF ORANGE I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 26th day of September 1983, by the following roll call vote: AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Coronado, Kanel, Mullen, Partin, and Lacayo NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None agwi /� / Fazi CITY CLERK 0 THE CITY OF CYPRESS 330 EXHIBIT 1 AIR QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT The reasonably available control measures in the 1982 AQMP requiring some degree of implementation by local governments are described below. More detailed information on the measures, including estimated emission reductions and significant impacts, can be found in Appendix VII -A of the AQMP. It is the responsibility of local governments to determine how best to implement each measure, or substitute measure, in their respective juris- dictions. The measures have been broadly defined with the understanding that a variety of approaches to implementing the measures would be appropri- ate in light of the widely varying circumstances of cities and counties in the South Coast Air Basin. It is also recognized that many jurisdictions have already addressed air quality considerations locally and are actively implementing many of the measures. Implemention of the measures is to be initiated during 1983. SCAG will provide each jurisdiction with performance targets and any other infor- mation requested to assist in developing program designs. Implementing agencies will be asked to respond to SCAG's annual reasonable further progress (RFP) survey on the status of their air quality programs by January 1984. SCAG staff will also be available to assist in this effort. 1. Tuneups to Manufacturer's Specifications (13) - City and county vehicle fleet operators would obtain the necessary equipment and train employees to perform tuneups on all nonemergency on -road vehicles according to manufacturer's recommendations. 2. Low Emission, High Fuel -Economy Vehicles (Excluding Emergency Vehicles) for Local Government (H5) - Establish a program for purchasing low emission, high fuel -economy vehicles when government fleet vehicles are being replaced. 3. Bicycling Improvements (I4) - Establish a program to divert 1% of all trips of three miles or less to the bicycle mode through increased pro- vision of bicycle facilities and public awareness programs. 4. Walking Improvements (I6) - Establish a program to divert 10% of all automobile trips of 1/2 mile or less to walking trips through increased provision of pedestrian facilities such as street lights, sidewalks, curb ramps, and wait/walk signals. 5. Employer Directed Ridesharing (I8) - Establish a program to divert home -to -work trips to carpooling and vanpooling through employer - directed actions such as carpool and vanpool matching and promotion, preferential parking for ridesharers, and financial incentives for carpoolers and vanpoolers. 6. Ridesharing Through Parking Management (19) - Establish a program to divert home -to -work trips to carpooling and vanpooling through parking - related actions such as amending parking requirements in local zoning ordinances, and establishing residential parking permits and employee transportation allowances. 331 7. Modified Work Schedule (I10) - Reschedule, where appropriate, the normal 40 hours, 5 work days per week to a schedule that has longer hours per day and fewer work days per week. 8. Reduce Business Miles Traveled by Government Employees (I28) - Reduce automobile trips and vehicle miles traveled by government employees on business trips by 12% in 1987 and 16% in 2000. 9. Home Goods Delivery (I29) - Assist and encourage business in obtaining the appropriate technology to replace individual trips made by shoppers to stores with an efficient purchase and delivery system. Such tech- nology would include cable TV adaptation and computerized purchasing and ordering systems. 10. Traffic Signal Synchronization (K2) - Modify traffic signals at high volume intersections to operate as part of a set of regulated intervals to reduce traffic delays, improve traffic flow, and increase average speed. 11. Energy Conservation Standards for New Residences (N10) - Enforce energy -conserving construction standards for new residences recently mandated by the California Energy Commission (Title XXIV). They call for the developer to incorporate elements from the following options: active solar, passive solar, and higher levels of insulation than are currently practiced. 12. Conversion to Energy -Efficient Street Lighting (N11) - Replace incan- descent and mercury vapor fixtures with the more energy-efficient high and low pressure sodium vapor fixtures. 13. Life Cycle Costing for New Government Purchases (N27) - Include energy costs over the useful lifetime of products in the costing analysis used to select and purchase those products. 14. Mixed Land Use/Balanced Development (01) - Encourage the mixing of land use and balancing of jobs with housing at the neighborhood and community scales (up to four square miles) to reduce trip lengths and facilitate walking, bicycling, and transit use. 15. Clustering of New Commercial Development (02) - Target, at least, 60% of future commercial developments to occur within planned commercial centers and clusters, to facilitate one-stop shopping, walking, and transit use. 16. Encourage Residential Development in Strip Commercial Areas (04) - Permit and encourage residential development in strip commercial areas by locat- ing residential units on top of suitable existing commercial structures and parking lots, to facilitate walking to work and stores and transit use. 17. Increased Residential Density Near Major Transit Routes (05) - Increase residential densities within 1/4 mile of major transit corridors by 15% above existing regional forecasts, to increase transit ridership. 18. Increased Employment Density Near Major Transit Routes (017) - Increase employment densities within 1/4 mile of major transit routes by 20% above existing regional forecasts, to increase transit ridership. 332 EXHIBIT 2 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE INITIAL COMPLETE CONTROL MEASURE IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION Tuneups to Manufacturer's Specifications 1975 1982 Low Emission, High Fuel - Economy Vehicles for Local Government 1979 1984 Bicycling Improvements 1974 2000 Walking Improvements Since Incorporation 2000 Ridesharing through Parking Management 1982 Still in effect Reduce Business Miles 1983 2000 Home Goods Delivery 1984 1990 Traffic Signal Synchronization 1981 1990 Energy Conservation for New Residences Still in effect since law was passed Conversion to Energy -Efficient Street Lighting 1976 1982 Life Cycle Costing for New Government Purchasing 1980 In effect Mixed Land Use/Balanced Development 1981 2000 Clustering of New Commercial Development 1982 2000 Encourage Residential Development in Strip Commercial Areas 1975 Still in effect Increase Employment Density near Major Transit Routes 1982 1985 333 EXHIBIT 2 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE CONTROL MEASURE Traffic Actuated Controller Program - 36 installed at a cost of $50,000 per signal SUBSTITUTE MEASURES INITIAL COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION Completed City has Purchased and Utilizes Ten Electric Vehicles 1981 Still in use Citywide Bus Shelter Program 1983 1984 Traffic Flow Improvements Continuous Program - Some examples: (1) Street widening (2) Right turn lanes (3) Dual left turn pockets (4) Signal modifications