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Home My WebLink About1994 119 CC RESO1994 119 CC RESO;¢f4ÞVRESOLUTION NO. 94- 119 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OP THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK IN OPPOSITION TO THE FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN HP) WHEREAS, The environment and cleaner air is important to every Californian; and WHEREAS, Billions of dollars have already been spent, and will continue to be spent, by the public and private sectors to achieve additional clean air benefits and clean air goals; and WHEREAS, Multiple federal, state and local regulations require all businesses to reduce air emissions using expensive new technologies; and WHEREAS, California has suffered dramatic job and revenue losses, and is Just beginning to recover from the recent economic recession; and WHEREAS, The Federal Implementation Plan FIP) being forced on California would cause economic havoc; and WHEREAS, This 1.700 page plan will go into effect February 15, 1995. unless hatted now; ar»d WHEREAS, The FIP proposes unattainable emission standards for California ports, planes, ships, railroads, trucks and every other mobile source; and WHEREAS. An independent analysis of the FIP shows this air plan would cost California $50 billion annually and up to 500,000 Jobs; and WHEREAS, the California School Boards Association and School Transportation Coalition reports the FIP would cost California schools more than $600 million by rendering most school buses obsolete; and WHEREAS. Forcing school buses off the road means at least 800,000 more cars on the road every day. with parents taking their kids to school which would cause more traffic congestion; and WHEREAS, The FIP would cost the Los Angeles area economy alone $35 billion, eliminate 345,000 Jobs and disproportionately harm small businesses, minorities and economically disadvantaged people; and WHEREAS. The FIP will cost counties hundreds of millions of dollars to replace engines on trucks, ambulances, fire-fighting equipment, trash haulers and other diesel operated vehicles; and WHEREAS. THE FIP FINES. FEES AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT REGULATIONS APPLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND TO ALL CITIES FOR ALL ON-ROAD EQUIPMENT. NOT JUST THE THREE NON-ATTAINMENT DISTRICTS: and WHEREAS, WHILE CITIES SUPPORT CLEANER AIR. THE FIP WILL PREMATURELY FORCE COUNTIES TO SWITCH ITS FLEETS TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES WHICH WOULD REQUIRE INSTALLATION OF FUELING FACILITIES THAT COST A MINIMUM OF $1 MILLION PER SITE; and WHEREAS. CITIES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE HEFTY COSTS FOR THESE FACILITIES, FINES. FEES AND NEW EQUIPMENT; and WHEREAS, CITIES RELY ON A HEALTHY ECONOMY AND THE FIP COSTS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES WOULD STRIKE AN ADDITIONAL BLOW TO CITIES AND THE STATE'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY; and WHEREAS, The FIP removes local control on air quality issues and gives it to the federal government; and WHEREAS, We applaud the FIP's goal of cleaner air but the U.S. EPA states it cannot guarantee its plan will achieve the goal and that the FIPs benefits have been difficult to quantify; and WHEREAS, The Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency says about the FIP: California, alone among all the states, is being led into a bleak, back-alley legal process for which there is no precedent, no environmental rationale, no defense, and seemingly, no end"; and WHEREAS. The League of California Cities President, Monrovia Mayor Bob Bartlett states. Like every Californian. we all want cleaner air, but turning the state upside down to support bureaucratic regulations without any guarantee of achieving the goal is. forgive me. crazy"; and BIB] 37665-U01 1994-U02 119-U02 CC-U02 RESO-U02 LI3-U03 FO1126-U03 FO1461-U03 DO1479-U03 C6-U03 RESO-U03 10/10/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 RESO-U05 94-119-U05 NOV-U05 2-U05 1994-U05 1994 119 CC RESO;¢f4ÞVRESOLUTION NO. 94-119 Page Two WHEREAS. The FIP was never voted on by Congress; no democratically elected federal, state or local official was part of its creation and the California public has had only three hearings to publicly comment. NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Baldwin Park City Council joins with the cities of Ontario. Hawthorne, Cotton. Camarilto and Rllmore; the California Chamber of Commerce. California Manufacturers Assn, California School Boards Assn, California Taxpayers Assn, California Trucking Assn, Air Transport Assn. California Farm Bureau Federation, California Restaurant Assn. National Federation of Independent Business. Home Depot. Raley's, Campbell's Soup Company. California School Transportation Coalition, California Building Industry Assn. Operating Engineers. Local Union No. 3. Western Traffic Conference, California Retail Air Quality Coalition. California Grocers Assn, Mexican- American Grocers Assn. Agricultural Council of California, Milk Producers Council, California Small Business United. Western United Dairymen, Los Angeles Customs & Freight Brokers Assn, Western States Petroleum Assn, California Tomato Growers Assn, Southern California Business Assn, Los Angeles County Hotel/Motel Group, San Jose Chamber of Commerce. California Cattlemens" Assn, Dairyman's Cooperative Creamery Assn, Industry Manufacturers Council, California Business Properties Association, California Moving & Storage Assn. California Assn of Nurserymen. Los Angeles County Aviation Commission, Market Wholesale Grocery Company. American Medical Response, Home Express. San Gabriel Valley Commerce and Cities Consortium, Associated General Contractors. Central California Education Legislation Consortium, California League of Food Processors, Ace Hardware Corporation and many others in opposition to the Federal Implementation Plan FIP) and requests the White House to take the necessary and immediate action to halt its implementation. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of November, 1994 ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss: CITY OF BALDWIN PARK I, LINDA L. GAIR, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at its regular meeting of the City Council on November 2, 1994, by the following vote: LOWES. MUSE, GALLEGOS. MART1NEZ, MAYOR VARGAS AYES: NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE BIB] 37665-U01 1994-U02 119-U02 CC-U02 RESO-U02 LI3-U03 FO1126-U03 FO1461-U03 DO1479-U03 C6-U03 RESO-U03 10/10/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 RESO-U05 94-119-U05 NOV-U05 2-U05 1994-U05 1994 119 CC RESO;¢f4ÞVATTENTION LOCAL ELECTED OFHCIALl Sim and return today! STOP THE FIP! Local Elected Official Opposition Form PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE STATEWIDE STOP THE FIP" COALITION that includes the California Chamber of Commerce, California Manufacturers Ass'n, California School Boards Ass'n, California Taxpayers Ass'n, California Trucking Ass'n, Air Transport Ass'n. California Farm Bureau Federation, California Restaurant Ass'n, National Federation of Independent Business, Home Depot, Raley*s, CampbelTs Soup Company, California School Transportation Coalition, United Parcel Service UPS), California Building Industry Ass'n, Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 3, Western Traffic Conference. California Retail Air Quality Coalition, California Grocers Ass'n, Mexican-American Grocers Ass'n, Agricultural Council of California. Milk Producers Council. California Small Business United, Western United Dairymen, Los Angeles Customs & Freight Brokers Ass'n, Western States Petroleum Ass*n, California Pear Growers Ass'n, California Tomato Growers Ass'n, Southern California Business Ass'n, Los Angeles County Hotel/Motel Group, San Jose Chamber of Commerce, California Cattlemens' Ass'n, Dairyman's Cooperative Creamery Ass'n, Grower-Shipper Vegetable Ass'n of Central California. Industry Manufacturers Council, California Grain and Feed Ass'n, California Independent Petroleum Ass'n, California Business Properties Association, California Corn Growers, California Moving & Storage Ass'n, California Ass'n of Nurserymen, Raley's, Market Wholesale Grocery Company, Campbell's Soup Co., American Medical Response. Home Express. Mac Tools, San Gabriel Valley Commerce and Cities Consortium, California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors, Associated General Contractors, Central California Education Legislation Consortium, California League of Food Processors. Ontario Chamber of Commerce, John Kautz Farms, Ace Hardware Corporation and many others. COUNT ME IN. I OPPOSE THE FIP. I support cleaner air but the Federal Implementation Plan FIP) makes no sense for California. There are smarter ways to achieve cleaner air without costing the state $50 billion and 500,000 lost Jobs. You may use my name publicly in opposition. Please print) FIDEL A-VARGAS Printed Name 31st District City of Baldwin Park 14403 E. Pacific Avenue, Baldwin Park, CA 91706 Mailing Address 8l8) 813-5205_________ 8l8) 962-2625 Phone Fax Please return to STOP THE FTP1: Fax: 415) 375-8148 Mail: 111 Anza Blvd., iC406, Burlinfiame, CA 94010. BIB] 37665-U01 1994-U02 119-U02 CC-U02 RESO-U02 LI3-U03 FO1126-U03 FO1461-U03 DO1479-U03 C6-U03 RESO-U03 10/10/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 RESO-U05 94-119-U05 NOV-U05 2-U05 1994-U05