HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 30-90RESOLUTION NO. 30-90
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD OPPOSING SENATE
BILL NO. 1770 RELATING TO CREATION
OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENTDISTEICT.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 1770 would create the San
Joaquin Valley Air Quality Management District (hereinafter, "the
district") which would assume all authority, responsibility,
functions and duties of the county air pollution control district
of eight valley counties, including that of the County of Kern;
and
WHEREAS, the eight counties have recently formed an
authority to strengthen the regional approach toward air
pollution control in the San Joaquin Valley; and
WHEREAS, local control of air pollution control
programs, combined with a regional approach to planning and
research, provides the most effective, efficient and responsive
regulation of air pollution; local air pollution control boards
are sensitive and responsive to the public health needs and wants
of their constituents; local officials have immediate access to
the information and experts needed to solve very specialized
local problems; solutions to specialized local air pollution
problems are most quickly formulated and solved by local boards;
this benefit to the population should be preserved by protecting
local control; with the formation of the Authority, local control
will be preserved while achieving a regional approach to air
pollution attaintment plan development, enforcement procedures,
settlement schedules and rules, to the extent allowed by law, in
the Valley basin; and
WHEREAS, the Authority allows for regional planning of
air pollution control regulations for the Valley basin; it
properly strengthens the control of air pollution on a regional
basis, but also preserves local fee setting authority, local
hearings on air qua]_ity regulations and local control of air
quality staff; conversely, the proposed valley district would
shift fee setting authority to a regional, indirectly elected
body and could possibly result in an organization operated out of
Fresno and the reassignment of local air pollution control
district staff to the new agency; this proposed addition of
another layer of government would most likely result in more
costs, delays and public inconvenience.
WHEREAS, currently, funding of air pollution control
programs is a local matter; however, this bill provides for the
proposed valley district to establish a schedule of fees to cover
the costs of implementation and operation; it is anticipated the
valley district will cost significantly more based on comparable
budgets in other areas of the state; in addition, areas with high
concentration of industrial sources, but relatively small
populations, could be required to provide a disproportionate
share of the total fees; and
WHEREAS, the Kern County Board of Supervisors has taken
a position in opposition to Senate Bill No. 1770.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the
City of Bakersfield as follows:
1. The Council of the City of Bakersfield hereby
declares its opposition to Senate Bill No. 1770 (McCorquodale);
and
2. The Council of the City of Bakersfield directs
City Clerk to forward certified copies of this resolution to:
Kern County Board of Supervisors, Senator Rogers, Assemblyman
Wyman, Assemblyman Harvey and Senator McCorquodale.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on ~AR ~ 1 l~0 , by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: EO'#ARDS~ j~eMONO, SMITH. BRUNN}, PETERSON, McOERMOTT, SALVAGGIO
NOES; COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS ,
CITY CLERK a'n~x OFFICIO CLERK of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED MAR 2 ! ~90
CLARENCE E. MEDDERS
MAYOR of the City of' Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
CITY A '~ity of Baker s field
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SB1770.RES
3/14/90
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