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RESOLUTION NO. 944
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
REGARDING AIR QUALITY PLANNING RE-DESIGNATION
WHEREAS, the Association of Bay Area Governments are designated
in 1978 as the Bay Area's lead air quality planning agency under s.
174 of the Clean Air Act; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area cities and counties called for and sup-
ported such designation; and
WHEREAS, the locally adopted Bay Area Air Quality plan recognizes
the existing responsibilities of the Association, the Bay Area Air
Quality Management District and the Metropolitan Transportation Com-
mission in preparing the annual updates and the 1982 Bay Area Air
Quality Plan; and
WHEREAS, this initial award-winning plan has been accepted by
the California Air Resources Board and forwarded to the Environmental
Protection Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has now
requested of the State to be co-designated as lead agency; and
WHEREAS, to have two lead agencies would threaten continued
control of the Bay Area plan by each of our city and county govern-
ments;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Saratoga opposes
any attempt by the California Air Resources Board to change the air
quality planning designation in the Bay Area; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent
to the California Air Resources Board, the Association of Bay Area
Governments and appropriate State legislators.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga held
on }1arch 19 , 1980, by the following vote:
AYES: Matteoni, Calton, Corr, Kraus
NOES: None
ABSENT: None