Resolution No. 5638
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RESOLUTION NO. 5638
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON OBJECTING TO THE AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN PROPOSED BY THE
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT
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WHEREAS, on March 17, 1989, the South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD) Board held a joint hearing with the
Southern California Association of Governments at which the Air
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Quality Management Plan (AQMP) prepared by the SCAQMD was
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adopted: and
WHEREAS, the State Air Resources Board on June 22 and
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23, 1989, held hearings on the AQMP to decide whether to approve
its submission to the Environmental Protection Agency; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon
supports reasonable attempts to improve the quality of air in
the south coast area; and
WHEREAS, the AQMP contains many such reasonable
measures, but also has provisions which may prove harmful to the
economic and financial well-being of the City of Vernon, its
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residents, employees, businesses, and industries: and
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WHEREAS, the AQMP attempts to shift to local government
the responsibility for drafting, adopting,
implementing, and
enforcing seventeen separate ordinances within a period of four
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years without making provision for reimbursing cities for the
expense as required by the California Constitution; and
WHEREAS, said provisions would impose restrictions on
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businesses and industries, would mandate new licensing and
reporting requirements, would deter businesses and industries
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from locating in the south coast area, and could cause many
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businesses and industries to relocate outside the south coast
area; and
WHEREAS, the migration of businesses and industries
from the City of Vernon would reduce the number of jobs
available for low income residents of the surrounding
communities and detrimenta11y affect the economies of the City
of Vernon and the surrounding cities; and
WHEREAS, the AQMP has the potential to usurp the
authority of local governments in making land use decisions, and
to transfer such decisions to a regional organization with
strict veto rights.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon
hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained
hereinabove are true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon
hereby objects to the present composition of the Air Quality
Management Plan and urges the South Coast Air Quality Management
District, the Southern California Association of Governments,
and the State Air Resources Board to delete those measure which
are not feasible or cost-effective, which have high socio-
economic impacts, which will cause loss of employment, which are
not equitable to business and industry, and which impose
unwarranted costs on local government.
SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon
requests these agencies to give fair consideration to measures
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which are feasible, cost-effective, flexible, and which provide
cost incentives to business, industry, and local government for
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the purpose of improving the environment.
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SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
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certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of June, 1989.
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 5638, was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Vernon, and was approved by the Mayor of said City at an
adjourned
regular meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday, June 27.
1989.
(SEAL)
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