Resolution - 9562RESOLUTION NO. 9562
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL 2194
(WASHINGTON) AIR POLLUTION: CLEAN FUELS
TECHNOLOGIES.
Whereas, in 1988 the State Legislature authorized the adoption of a $1 surcharge on
vehicle registrations within the South Coast Air Quality Management District to fund a
clean fuels program to find and nurture new technologies to reduce air pollution, and
Whereas, since 1988, every dollar invested from this vehicle surcharge has been matched
by another four dollars invested by private industry, universities and other public
agencies, effectively leveraging the program's $60 million investment to obtain
$250 million public -private matching funds to finance research and development projects
valued at more than $310 million, and
Whereas, the existence of this program has resulted in a vibrant public/private partnership
engaged in developing new technologies to combat air pollution, with 87 of these projects
currently underway, and
Whereas, this program has been instrumental in the development and deployment of low -
and zero -emission technologies in critical transportation applications, including but not
limited to: advanced electric cars; the world's first fuel cell buses: hybrid -electric
delivery trucks, and locomotive engines running on liquefied natural gas, and
Whereas, the local Southern California economy has benefited from tens of millions of
dollars in public/private investments in clean fuel technologies since 1989, and
Whereas, 40% of the emission reductions needed in the South Coast District to meet the
federal clean air standard for ozone by 2010 rely upon advanced technologies which do
not exist today, and
Whereas, a variety of projects funded by this program have resulted in real emission
reductions through the introduction of zero -emitting vehicles powered by fuel cells and
clean fueled public transit buses, and
Whereas, the existing program has provided necessary' research and development
resources to technologies that might not have become commercially available without
such investment, and
Whereas, the successful commercialization of technologies essential to achieving
acceptable air quality in the South Coast is dependent on the continuation of the advanced
technology program, and
Whereas, Assembly Bill 2194, authored by Assembly Member Carl Washington, and
introduced in the 1998 session of the California Legislature, would continue the clean
fuels program until 2010, assuring that it will be an integral program to the regional
efforts to achieve the federal air quality health standard for ozone by 2010.
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Now, therefore be it resolved, that the City of West Covina supports AB 2194 by
Assembly Member Washington, and
Be it further resolved that this resolution communicating the City's support for AB 2194
be sent to Barry Wallerstein, Acting Executive Officer of the South Coast Air Quality
Management District.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day
ATTEST:
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City Clerk,
City of West Covina
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Janet Berry, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by. the City Council of the City of West
Covina on the 21 st day of April 1998, and was carried by the following roll call vote, to
wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Herfert, Howard, Touhey, Wong, Melendez
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk