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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1978/03/14 Item 26CITY OF CHULA VISTA ~ . COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. a6 For meeting of 3 / 14 / 7 8 ITEM TITLE Resolution90 4 3: Endorsing a Regional Air Quality Strategy (RAQS) Imple- mentation Program and Tactic T1. .~ SUBMITTED BY City Manage r- ITEM EXPLANATION (4/5TH'S VOTE REQUIRED YES NO X ) The City Council heard a verbal report from a representative of CPO at their February 28, 1978 meeting, at which the RAQS alternatives that the Council adopted in 1976 were reviewed and the RAQS implementation program and Tactic T1 (modified) - coordinated land use and transportation actions - was explained. CPO had requested in their communication to the City Council that an official action be taken endorsing the Regional Air Quality Strategy implementation program and air quality attainment and maintenance process. Following the presentation, the Council inadvertently failed to direct that an appropriate resolution be prepared. A resolution endorsing same is attached for Council's consideration. The Planning Director has reviewed the request and endorses Council's approval of the RAQS implementation program and the City's agreement to implement Tactic T1 involving coordinated land use and transportation actions. r\/11 T T TTA tJ~ h 1 li 1 I J Agreement Resolution X Ordinance Plat Notification List Other ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: Attached Submitted on FINANCIAL IMPACT STAFF RECOMMENDATION Adopt resolution BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL ACTION ~PpP~©V~D t ,.,,.,, ;-~ C; ~ .~, ~, ._ . ~~ , • ~,:~,r~ia 1 " ~ ~ .....e•~^"" tea.....~.1~.. ..~.. Da ATTACIIMENT ~ FR4 Cjiu R%GIGiJAL AIR QU.~LITY STRATEGY T1ICTIC NUMBER* TAC'T'IC NAME* P2 Surface Cleaning P3, P4 Surface Coating P9 Gasoline Volatility Reduction M3 California Emissions Standards for Light Duty Vehicles M4 California 5/25 Exhaust Emissions Standards and Evaporative standard for Heavy Duty Vehicles M7, M9 Additional Evaporative Emissions Controls on New Light Duty Vehicles Pl Dry Cleaners M1 Inspection and Maintenance of On-Road Vehicles M~ California Emissions Standards for Street Motorcycles T3 Communications and .Home Goods Delivery T7 Maximum Bicycle System A2 Evaporative Controls on New General Aviation P.ircraf t M14 Emission Standards for Off-Road Iieavy Duty Vehicles Equal to 5/25 Standard for On-Road, Heavy Duty Vehicles *See Final Report for complete definition of tac~ics Attachment 1 -2- TACTIC NUMBER * 'PACTIC NAME T2 Maximun Carpools/Vanpools with Incentives X2 Home Utilities Engines P7 ** Gasoline Vapor Recover~~ at 95~ *** Coordinated Land Use and Transportation Actions Research into pollutant transport from the South Coast Air Basin is included as a part of this strategy. * See Final Report for complete definition of tactics ** See Attachment 3, clarification of proposed tactic *** See Attachment 4, description of proposed process REVISID ATTACH~4II1I' 2 PROPOSED AIR MANAGP~]'T PROCESS AND AIR QUALITY PROGRAM COORDII~;ATION GROUP Policv Summa The Regional Air Quality Strategy (RAQS) is a joint effort involving the en- tire community; the County of San Diego, the cities of San Diego County and the Comprehensive Planning Organization, This attachment is designed to provide a cooperative process wherein each agency in the County which has a functional responsibility for a part of the clean air program will retain authority and responsibility in that functional area. Technological controls over fixed sources, for instance, are clearly the res- ponsibility of the APCB and authority in this area rests with the APCB. Land use and transportation responsibility is jointly field by the County, the cities, the Port Authority, and the Comprehensive Planning Organization. Fwlctional responsibilities in those areas rest with the respective jurisdictions. The overwhelming majority of RAQS control tactics are technological controls for which the APCB is lead agency. Once this region has achieved clean air standards, however, it is likely that land use and transportation tactics will take on greater importance in maintaining the standards. Decisions to impose tactics, whether they are technical controls over direct sources of land use and transportation measures, affect each agency in this region, It is appropriate therefore that an air management process is approved which recognizes lead agency responsibility in keeping with the responsibility and authority that the agency has in a functional area and. that the RAQS and this process be jointly submitted to the ARB and EPA by the APCB and the CPO. Coordination Process Achieving and maintaining clean air standards requires land use and transporta- tion strategies as well as technological controls over direct pollution sources. The combined strategies and controls will affect all San Diegans, the business community and all local governments. Success of the program requires a system of public involvement and inter-agency coordination. Toward that end, the fol- lowing management process is designed to assure monitoring of program effective- ness and provide the opportunity for program revision through continued in- volvement of interested and affected citizens, groups, and local government. 1. The responsibility and authority of existing agencies will be used to carry out the Regional Air Quality Strategy (RAQS); no new agencies will be created. 2. The Air Pollution Control District (APCD) will be responsible for air pollution monitoring: emissions inventorying; meteorological analysis; operation of air quality models; and investigation, implementation, and enforcement of technological controls. 3. The cities in San Diego Cqunt~~, the County 0~ San Diego, the Compre- hensive Planning Organization LCPQ~, tha Unified Port District, and other appropriate agencies Will include aix quality-cpnsiderations in all land use and transportation actions subject to the California Environmental Quality Act o£ 1970 (CEQA) by addressing consistency with the RAQS as part of required Environmental Impact Reports. 4. The CPO will be responsible for providing liaison among the cities involved in carrying out and~or updating the Regional Air Quality Strategy. The CPO will be responsible for providing coordination between the Section 208 Water Quality Planning Program and the Regional Air Quality Strategy. S. The Policy Advisory Committee (PAC), consisting of the Chairman of the CPO Board of Directors, Mayor of the City o~ San Diego, and two members of the County Board of Supervisors shall continue, The PAC will monitor the overall program of the RAQS and will submit to the cities, the County, and the CPO Board of Directors recommendations for program improvement or implementation modifications. 6, The Community Resource Panel consisting of abroad cross section of public interests and affected public agencies shall continue to func- tion. Filling of vacancies or additional appointments shall be recom- mended by the Panel and approved by the Policy Advisory Committee. The Community Resource Panel shall monitor the implementation of the RAQS and submit recommendations to the PAC. The Community Resource Panel shall also function as a subcommittee of the jVater Quality Program Areawide Planning Advisory Committee. Air Quality Program Coordination Group 7. An Air Quality Program Coordination Group shall be composed of a designated representative from the Air Pollution Control Board, the CPO, the County of San Diego, the City of San Diego, and the County- City Managers' Association. The Group shall monitor the total air quality program, evaluate the effectiveness of tactics being imple- mented, identify needs for revision of the RAQS, recommend alterna- tives for such revision, and assist in intergovernmental coordination and information. The Group will report at least quarterly to the Community Resource Panel and Policy Advisory Committee on the status of program implementation. The Group will also pursue resolution of intergovernmental, air quality strategy administrative problems, and identify needs for revision of the RAQS and recommend alternatives to effect such revision. The Group shall, as necessary, hold joint meetings with the Water Quality Program Management Committee. 8. The work program will be developed by implementing agencies according to functional responsibilities e.g., the APCD will perform a regional air quality impact analysis, the CPO will provide growth projections and prepare long-range transportation plans and coordinate air quality improvement efforts of the affected general purpose governments and special districts. County and City governments will carry out those actions as needed for which they are. lead agency as defined in the RAQS and CEQA. 9. The CPO will appoint one person to act as staff to the Air Quality Program Coordination Group. ATTACHMENT 3 CLARZFICI~'I'ION OF TACTIC P7 , VAPOR RECOVERY AT 95$ Tactic I'7 calls for an increase in the control of vapors in the storaci~ and transfer of gasoline from, 90$ (present rule) to ~)5~, in 1985. As indicated in the description of P7 in the Air Quality Planning Team Final Report, it is quite possible that no significant hardware changes would be involved. Processing units that have been tested by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) indicate that a 95$ efficiency or greater can be achieved. The •problems with the systems are reliability and collection efficiency at the vehicle. Reliability is improving as minor technical problems are resolved Reliability can be maintained with an active enforcement program, as planned by the APCD. Finally, the State's 90-day "hands off" and 3-year warranty requirements for certification should further improve the systems. Efficiency at the nozzle/vehicle interface will also increase, for two reasons. First, both the State and Federal Governments are requiring standardized fill pipes on all vehicles, beginning with 1978 California models. By 1985, 50 to 70~ of all vehicles should have standardized fill pipes. Second, there is reason to believe that nozzle technology is not as well developed as it mig:~t b2 and improvement of nozzle design should provide further efficiency in a few years. Thus, Tactic P7 may be achieved with little or no change in the current regulatory program, assuming that secondary recovery systems are finally installed and standardized automotive fill pipe requirements are implemented. ATT71CIiPdENT 4' ~ '. PROPOSED PROCESS I'i).: COORDINATED LAND USE ANU TRANSPORTATION AC'I~I~.~NS TO Ib1PROVE AIR QUALITY ~en~_r,-;l Dr'scription TliiS process proposes to acliic,v~ air quality improveme~its throuc)1- coordinated land use and transportation actions L, loc~~l y~neral purpose governments, the ComF~reheusive Planning Organization (CPO), transit authorities, and the Unified Port District. At the present. time, there exists in the San Diego Region a Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) incl~~ding Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) adopted by CPO. There also exists a set of general plans which have been adopted by gei~.eral purpose local governments. At present there are incompatibilities which exist between these plans which interfere with the attainment and maintenance of clean air standards. This proposed process recognizes the validity of both local general plans and the RCP as officially adopted land use and transportation policy in San Diego. This proposed process envisions modifications to both general plans and the RCP so as to achieve consistency of purpose and achieve air quality benefits. Compatibility among these plans and policies would be brought about by a cooperative effort between local agencies and CPO wherein incompatibilities adversely affecting air quality are jointly identified, appropriate changes determined, and then these changes proposed to local aaer_cies or CPO as appropriate. If, after considering the proposed changes, actions by CPO and local agencies do not resol~~e incompatibilities which interfere with achievement or maintenance of clean air standards, then the local agency plan may nevertheless be effectuated if the local agenc}' adopts it by at least a majority vote, This proposed land use and transportation process includes formula- tion of an air quality impact assessment methodolog~~ for analyzing proposed charges to general plans or changes to the RCP. The Air Pollution Control District is currently formulating such a method- ology with the assistance of CPO. If there is regional approval o.f this land use and transportation process then a change to State law may be sought if needed.