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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 1988 527 1988 1207RESOLUTION NO. 8s- 527 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA INDICATING ITS INTENT TO IMPLEMENT REASONABLY AVAILABLE TRANSPORTATION CONTROL MEASURES FROM THE 1987 VENTURA COUNTY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN. Whereas, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et. seq.) seeks to develop cooperative federal, state, and local programs to protect and enhance the quality of this nation's air resources so as to promote the public Health and welfare; and Whereas, the Clean Air Act sets national ambient air quality standards and deadlines for which areas must attain the standards; and Whereas, the southern half of Ventura County was not in compliance with federal standards for ozone by December 31, 1987 deadline as mandated by the Clean Air Act; and Whereas, pursuant to Section 172 (a) (10 of the Clean Air Act, the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) has prepared the 1987 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) for the southern half of Ventura County, said plan having been adopted by the Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board on July 26, 1988; and Whereas, the primary objectives of the AQMP are to identify all reasonably available measures to control air pollution emissions including transportation control measures, and to demonstrate progress towards attaining the standards as expeditiously as practicable; and Whereas, the Clean Air- Act requires the identification and commitment of necessary staff and resources to implement the AQMP; and Whereas, the City of Moorpark has legal authority to adopt and implement many of the identified transportation control measures for the City of Moorpark; and Whereas, the City of Moorpark recognizes the detrimental health and welfare effects of continued violations of the national ambient air quality standardk to the residents of the City of Moorpark; and Whereas, the City of Moorpark recognizes that transportation control measures are an important and necessary component of the AQMP contt -1 >trategy to attain the national ambient standards; and TRANgA /r'T4PnMT Whereas, the Clean Air Act empowers the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose economic E;anctions which could potentially cost jurisdictions within Ventura County millions of dollars in federal transportation and sewer construction grants for failure to submit a plan which demonstrates attainment of the federal ozone standard, or for non - implementation of an approved plan. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Moorpark approves and agrees to proceed expeditiously with a good faith effort to implement the strategies identified in Exhibit A; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Moorpark will provide the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with any changes in the scheduled for implementation of the measures identified in Exhibit A if the funding from State and Federal agencies is not available as identified; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the City of Moorpark will consider additional measures, as appropriate, until the national ambient air quality standards are attained. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS ATTEST: Maureen W. Wall, City Clerk 7th day of December 1988, (Seal) TR ANS A / r IMONTT Eloise Brown, Mayor Transportation Control Measures Measure 1: Ridesharing Program - Develop, adopt, and implement an air quality element as part of an amendment to the City's Circulation Element to the General Plan - Use the APCD Guidelines preparation of Air Quality Impact Analysis in reviewing proposed developments and require discretionary develop- ments to develop, implement, and maintain over time, a TDM program in accordance with the Guidelines. - Continue funding of Commuter Computer Measure 2: Traffic Flow Improvements - Continue program of roadway and intersection improvements - Participate with SCAG and Caltrans through VCAG to develop a long -range HOV facility plan including identification of potential park and ride lots EXHIBIT "A" TRANSPORTATION CONTROL MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE Status Deadline Implementation for Approval Period December 1990 December 1990 Legal Authority for Implementation State General Plan Guidelines Funding Start -Up Ongoing (Existing) Support Ge!wral Fund General Fu _+ Fall, 1988 Ongoing CEQA, police Developer Developer power. funding funding Ongoing Ongoing Federal Highway Federal Aid Federal Aid Act Urban Urban Ongoing Ongoing Capital Local, state, Local, state Improvement and highway and highway Program funds funds Study period July, 1990 N/A To be To be July, 1989 to and Ongoing determined identified by study EXHIBIT "A" TRANSPORTATION CONTROL MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE Status Transportation Deadline Implementation Legal Authority Control Measures for Approval Period for Implementation Measure 3: Land Use Strategies - Participate with SCAG and local Study period cities through VCAG to develop July, 1989 a jobs/housing balance imple- mentation study and implement programs to achieve balance Measure 4: Transit - Continue to support existing Ongoing inter -city transit - Require discretionary develop- Ongoing ment to dedicate land and/or build public transit improvement (e.g. pullouts, shelters and benches, etc.) - Encourage discretionary development Ongoing to provide incentives to transit use (e.g. establish shuttle bus service, provide bus subsidies, etc. l Measure 5: Non- Motorized Strategies - Require discretionary development Ongoing to provide bicycle parking facilities - Continue program of bikeway Ongoing planning and construction Funding Start -Up Ongoing (Existing) Support July, 1990 State General Plan General fund To be identified Ongoing Guidelines by study Ongoing N/A TDA, UMTA TDA, UHTA Ongoing CEQA, police power Developer Developer funding tUnciing Ongoing CEQA, police power Developer Developer funding funding Ongoing CEQA, police power Developer Developer funding funding Ongoing Capital Bicycle Bicycle Improvement Program Lane Acct. Lane Acct. MOORPARK JOHN GALLOWAY Mayor ELOISE BROWN Mayor Pro Tern CLINT HARPER, Ph.D. Councilmember JOHN PATRICK LANE Councilmember MAUREEN W WALL City Clerk THOMAS P. GENOVESE City Treasurer STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF VENTURA ) SS. CITY OF MOORPARK ) STEVEN KUENY City Manager CHERYL. J KANE City Attorney PATRICK RICHARDS, A.I.C.P. Director of Community Development R. DENNIS DELZEIT City Engineer JOHN V. GILLESPIE Chief of Police I, Maureen W. Wall, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 88 -527 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a meeting held on the 7th day of _ December , 1988, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Harper, Lawrason, Montgomery, Perez and Mayor Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 8th day of December 2 1988. J/, b l a Maureen W. Wall, City Clerk (seal) 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 _ (805) 529 -6864