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AGENDA BILL NO._ ,r
DATE: Jupe.l,_1976
DEPARTMENT:+ Planning
Subject:' 6I0NAL AIR QUALITY STRA
CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION .
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Dept.Hd.
C. Atty.VM
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C. Mgr.
Statement of the Matter The Air Quality Planning Team made a presentatio
to tfie City aunc1" on M y 4 expl ai ni rig the Regional Air Quality Strategies,
proposed for the San Diego Air Basin.. The team requested that the Council
pass a resolution supporting the air quality strategy and management '
process contained in attachments 1-through 4. The attachments represent -
a combination of Strategies A' and B as outlined in the R.A.Q::reparx
of April, J976 and recommended to the Council by Mr. Bill Simmons
of the Intermediate Management Group.
Staff ha's analyzed the Air Quality Planning Team's recommendations in the
attached memorandum and concurs with the Team's ,proposed strategy, In
addition Staff has outlined the impact of the•strategy on the local area
and ways in wh` 'i the City can implement and supplement the regional effort.
EXH1611�,:
emoran m'from Planning Director, analyzing alternate strategies &
recommending Council endorsement of combination strateav A-B.
Memorandum. from Planning Director to City Manager, regarding local
implementation of the RAQS.'
Exhibit A - Tactic Summary:'
Exhibit B - Tactic Description.
Staff memo dated May 25, 1976 re meeting with Air•Quality;Team
Resolution
RECOMMENDATION
If Council -concurs, adopt Resolution No. 8q/45-- approv;,n,, the Air
Quality Strategy and Management process outlined in atta,,,hments 1
through 4 (the combinatior. alternative).
Council action
6-1-76 Resolution #3915 was adopted, approving the Air Quality and -Strategy
and Management process outlined in attachments 1 thru 4.
MEMORANDUM
Ma" 21, 1976
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: PLANNING DIRECTOR
.SUBJECT: REGIONAL AIR QUALITY STRATEGY — CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT
At the City Council's May 14 meeting, the Regional Air Quality
Planning.team requested the Council to support a strategy to
improve San Diego regional air quality.
The team presented to the Council three distinct 4ir quality
strategies and an alternative combination strategy. The Council
was requested to support, by resolution, th-eir choice among the
strategies for implementing the Regional Air Quality Strategies
(RAQS).
S�ra•tegies A and B are essentially the same except that emphasis
i A is based upon gasoline vapor recovery and a Regional
Comprehensive Plan evaluation; and Strategy B emphasizes emission
control for vehicles, carpools, etc.
Strategy C includes strict emission and vapor controls which
include the emphasis on strategies A and B as well as retrofit
Mint).
for vapor control, public transit and surface coating
(paint). This strategy, however, could be exhorbitantly,
expensive and the Council therefore may wish to cc^s deM an
alternative which may not require such significant fiscal
commitments but may require public restraint and cooperation.
The RAOS team suggested a counter option which combines stra-
tegies A and B. The combination strategy would involve a review
of the Regional Comprehensive Plan as well as emission control
on vehicles/engines. The City Council should consider an ap-
proach which the City could effectively and efficiently parti=
cipate in, without a substantial local fiscal commitment.
Inasmuch as enforcement and implementation are legislated to
CPO and the County's Air Pollution Control District, the City's
responsibility should be directed toward the support of a
regional strategy which could be assisted by local policy.
The attached report to the City Manager evaluates tactics which
a local agency could enforce effectively.
Therefore the Staff suggests that the Fourth Alternative
(Combination of Strategy A and B) be recommended by Resolution
as the.Reaiona'i Air Oualitv Strateav the City endorses for the
following reasons:
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a) The combination alternative will address land -use and
emission control;
b)• It will be cost effective, maximum return/dollar invested;
c) Local agencies can efficiently implement a number of
proposed tactics;
d) It wi-11 insure that local planning efforts immediately
recognize air quality impacts as part of the pl-annning
decisions.
If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact
my office at your convenience.
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Donald A. Agatep�i/
PLANNING DIRECTOR`
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5/10/76
•MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY MANAGER .
FROM: PLANNING DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: STRATEGIESIMPLEMENTATION
FOROTHETHE
SANREGIONAL
AIRAIR
BASINQUALITY
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The Air Quality Planning Team made a presentation on May 4 to
the City Council explaining the Regional Air Quality Si;rage-
gies (RAQS) proposed for the San Diego Air Basin. The team
asked that the Council pass a resolution approving =a pro-
posed air quality strategy and management process. It was also
suggested that the Council examine ways in which local air
quality strategies could be effected.
This memorandum is intended to identify tactics that the
City Council may wish to support as a part of the region -wide
air quality improvement effort. The City'does influence
air quality in its land use decisions, its operational prac
tices and in the example it sets for Carlsbad citizens.
By affirming its commitment to clean air, the City can set
the standard for the rest of the County.
The Air Quality Planning Team suggested that reducing the
number of
vehicle trips that people make, through a variety
of tactics, can significantly improve air quality. Strategies
can be implemented at the local
suggested by the team which
level include: r
,Communications and Nome Goods Delivery
Maximum Bicycle System;
"-Regional Comprehensive Plan
-- Maicimum Carpools and Van Pools with Incentives ;
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The attached Exhibit A is a summary of the relative merits of
these tactics. Exhibit B explains the individual tactics in
more detail.
As a policy ;natter, there are a number of specific tactics
which the City Council could adopt to contribute to basin -wide
air quality improvement. These tactics are described below.
Staff has made no attempt to evaluate the feasibility or merit
of these tactics, but has simply suggested a full range of
Possible measures available to the City Council. Some of the
measures may be politically unacceptable or difficult to
implement. Staff's intent is to generate discussion on the
role the City plays in basin -wide air quality improvement.
Review of City Operations and Functions —
The,City, as an employer and provider of municipal services, can
review its own functions in determining ways to improve air
quality. In this way the City and its employees would set
an example for other local businesses and residents. These
measures include:
— Require employees to reduce business -related travel by:
(a) using telephone, radio and mail correspondence as
an alternate to travel whenever possible;
(b) Consolidate field trips into single multi -purpose
trips;
(c) Sharing rides to meetings with employees of other
North County Cities;
(d) using public transit (bus, train and airplane)
whenever possible on out-of-town business trips;
--Encourage employees to walk, bike or ride the bus or
form carpools by:
(a) Subsidizing transit fares for employees;
(b) Giv'ing pay incentives to employees who travel in
•carpools, walk, bike or ride the bus;
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- (c) Allowing employees who carpool, b�,e, walk or ride
the bus to arrive 10 minutes late and depart 10
minutes early.
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_ (d) Allowing carpbolers to use City vehicles.
- (e) Giving preferential parking to carpooiers.
(f) Taxing employees using City parking lots.
- Require that all contractors hired_by the City
specify measures to reduce travel;
- Require that City -sponsored functions (such as Parks and
Recreatiorl outings) use bus transit whenever possible.
- Ensure that all City vehicles are equipped ,.ith the most
up=to-date emission control devices.
Maximum Bike System_Improvements -
The Re0 onal Air Quality Strategies (RA,QS) estimates that
bike system improvements can be effective in reducing basin -
wide reactive hydrocarbon emissions by up to 1.7 tons. The
Cipy`has already establishers a bike corridor system through
the Circulation Element of the General Plan. has adopted
standards for bikeway development and has a requirement for
bike route dedication and improvement in the Subdivision
Ordinance. However, no bike routes have been created in the
City to date.
The following chart indicates the funds available to juris-
dictions in San Diego County for bicycle route improvements:
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SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR BICYCLE ROUTE IMPROVEMENTS
(Constant 1974 Dollars)
SOURCE OF FUNDS-�AN-UUN-76 FY-1976-77 FY1977-78 FY1978-79FY-1979-80 FY1980-81
Federal1
Federal Highway Act of 1973
Federal Land and Water $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 50'00& $ 50,000 $ 50,00(
Conservation Fund
State
SB36, State Highway Budget
SB36, Bicycle Lane Account
50,000
40,000
50,000
40,000
50,000
40,000
50,000
40,000
50,000
40,000
50,
40,
Local Transportation Fund, 2%
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,
S6244, California Bikeways Act
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100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,
SB283, Transportation Fund
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150,000
50,000
501000
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TOTAL $ 440,000 $ 690,000 $ 590,000 $ 590,000 $ 540,000 $ 540,
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The Local Transportation Fund (LTF) is supposed to be allo-
cated to Cities on a population basis. To date, Carlsbad has
qualified for $9,625 in LTF monies, but has not filed any
p,toject•applications.
In addition to improving the bike route system, the City can
induce increased bike ridership by providing secure bike
lockers and other amenities.
Land Use Controls —
Theintent of the Regional Air Quality Strategy is that land
development patterns in local jurisdictions would be required
to follow the standards set by a Regional Comprehensive Plan.
The plan forecasts urban growth patterns in a more compact
manner than anticipated in the City's General Plan.
The effects of land use controls on air emissions is relatively
small when related to emissions basin -wide. However, certain
individual projects could have a major effect on basin -wide
air quality (a refinery, for instance).
Tfie following list summarizes actions which the City could
undertake as a part of its land use controls to lessen air
quality impacts:
— Ensure that new developments — especially large commer-
cial ,complexes and industry — can be adequately served
by existing public trans it and the bike system.
— Require that growth occur in an orderly, compact manner,
consistent with an adopted public facilities management program.
— Prohibit any new developmefit which may have a major
adverse impact on air quality.
— Develop a mechanism for allowing reduced parking for those
developments which successfully accommodate alternate
transportation -modes.
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Traffic Flow'Improvements —
The RAQS estimates that traffic flow improvements' could achieve
tip to a 1.1 ton/day reduction in reactive hydrocarbon emissions.
The City can achieve traffic flow improvements by:
— Designing streets to minimize stop and go traffic.
— Avoiding signalization of intersections wherever pos-
sible. Where signals are necessary, having them
synchronized, one intersection to the next.
Bus S stem Im rovements —
The bus system improvements envisioned in the RAQS could
achieve up to a 4.7 ton/day reduction'in reactive hydrocarbon
emissions. While the main authority for improving the public
bbs system in North County lies with the North County Transit
bistrict and the Comprehensive Planning Organization, the
City can participate in bus system improvements by:
Supporting an expansion of services by North County
Transit (NCT).
— Encouraging NCT to offer commuter bus passes at a
discount rate.
— Planning new developments in such a manner that they
can easily be served by a public bus system.
— Encouraging NCT to schedule busses at hours convientr
to work commuters.
— Encouraging employers to subsidize bus passes for their
employees.
Public Information The City does have the responsibility to improve air quality
through both its own actions and through Ithe education of
citizens in the Community. The City can educate and inform
its citizens by:
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— Dispensing air,quality information through the media
and at public meetings.
— Utilizing City Staff as technical resource persons
.to assist private businesses or citizens wishing to
implement air quality strategies.
`Summary —
Staff has outlined a humher of actions the City can take to
implement and sup,lement the Regional Air Quality Strategies.
The relative merit of these actions has not been analyzed.
However, Staff can, if desired, prepare a more detailed ana-
lysis of the relative costs and benefits of the air quality
improvement tactics outlined in this report.
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ATTACHMENTS:
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION OF RAOS STRATEGIES
TO BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INCLUDING THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN (T1)
Description —
This is the Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) for the San Diego
Region adopted by the Board of Directors of the Comprehensive Planning
Organisation. It includes a transit system which combines a fixed
guideway in more heavily populated portions of the region, express
bus service in moderately populated areas, and local community service
bus operations. It also includes the adopted bikeway element and
the regional carpool program of the Regional Transportation Plan
(RTP). 'Land use development patterns assumed to exist under the RCP
are more compact than in the Existing Trends assumptions.
The transit system adopted in the RTP is proposed for implementa-
tion -between 1975 and 1995, and is a combination of:
A. 1Fixed guideway transit operating on 59 miles of track in the
more heavily traveled areas of San Diego, La Mesa, E1 Cajon,
National City and Chula Vista;
B. Express bus on freeways and arterial roads in the region's
moderately traveled corridors, including many areas of North
and South County; and
C. Local community -scale transit service expanded throughout the
region to serve the needs of each community as well as to pro-
vide feeder access to the fixed guideway transit and to the
express buses.
The Bicycle Element of the RTP contains recommendations for more
extensive bicycle routes and facilities and other improvements.
While much of the bicycle improvement program is directed at re-
creational opportunities, attention has also been given to use of
bike routes for accommodating transportation trips.
The RTP also contains a carpool matchinn program and a growth
management program which deals with spatial development of the region.
In order to implement the RCP, the City would have to revise its
General Plan to reflect population and development patterns assumed
in the RCP.
MAXIMUM CARPOOLS/VANPOOLS PLUS INCENTIVES(T2)
Description
This tactic includes a more elaborate carpool program than that con-
W ned,'in tactic Tl, a vanpool program and a subscription transit
program. This tactic is primarily for the home -to -work trip but also
for other trip purposes.
Essential to a more extensive carpool program are incentives. These
include carpool matching and information services, preferential
parking for carpools, elimination of "free" parking (parking lot
construct;on and maintenance costs of parking fees no longer paid
by the employers), gas tax with subsidy for carpools, and more
subtle factors such as strong support by both labor organizations
and management.
Already deemed a successful concept, the vanpool is considered to
be the most innovative new commuter effort to develop in recent years.
The tactic is initiated by the employer who purchases a van which
is driven by an employee. The employee drives a group of employees
to and from work. Operating expenses of the vanpools may be paid
by either the employer or employee.
A subscription transit program entails the charter of buses by
employers from public or private transit operators to provide employees
with subscri.p*ion buspool service. Subscribers are ensured that they
will have a space on the bus. Local government can provide technical
assistance and try to organize subscription buses, carpools and
vanpools. However, the employer bears a great deal of responsibility
in the success of these measures.
COMMUNICATIONS AND HOME GOODS DELIVERY (T3)
Description --
This tactic is primarily communications with incentives for their use.
Communication can replace some face-to-face interaction requiring
personal travel. Opportunities for using communications to eliminate
trips exist in numerous business, shopping, education -cultural, and
recreational situations. Readily available communications equipment
include: telephones, the mail, radio, television, audio and video
cassettes, Gable TV, telecopiers and portable computer terminals.
Communications may significantly reduce shopping trips in two ways:
(1) trips for comparison price shopping; and (2) telephone orders
(with home goods delivery). The practice of home goods delivery
was prevalent a few decades ago. However, home goods delivery has
declined for small consumer goods; with the increase in cost for such
services. Also, the need for such service has diminished as people
have gained more personal mobility and shopping center development
has brought goods and services together for convenience.
er.ommended by Air quality Planning Team for adoption as part of the RA^
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MAXIMUM BUS SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS:
EXISTING TRENDS BUS ALTERNATIVE (T5)
Description
This,.tactic, an alternative transportation system analyzed by CPO,
would produce an extensive bus -only tra.ns'it system for the region,
which would accommodate an average daily weekday patronage of
452,000 in 1995 compared to a current daily 1975 bus patronage of
about 100,000. The system would be composed of about 1,240 buses
compared with 350 today. To achieve such a system would require an IN
extensive bus acquisition program.
The express bus speeds reflect the use of traffic -metered freeways
in the congested portion of the freeway system. The bus-on-me-tered-
freeway concept is compatible with the proposed traffic metering
system now being implemented on selected freeways in the San Diego
Region. The system provides for the addition of exclusive bypass
vehicle access at all times to freeways while regulating access for
all other traffic.
MAXIMUM BICYCLE SYSTEM (T7)
Descr'i pti on —
This) tactic is a much more extensive bicycle system than, that pro-
posed in the RCP, Tactic T1. It envisions a major expansion of
bicycle facilities including: the adopted regional bicycle route
system, community -oriented routes, bicycle feeder systems.to public
transit, possible employer incentives and includes facilities.
Such facilities include theft -resistant racks, connections with ex-
press bus service, showers and locker rooms.
TRANSIT FARE REDUCTION (112)
Description —
This tactic assumes that a reduction of transit fares on bus systems
within the region to zero would increase transit ridership. This
assumption is based on the experience of San Diego Transit Corporation
when they reduced transit fares from 35 cents to 25 cents and elimi-
nated zone charges for the period from September 1972 until July
1975. During that period, transit patronage increased significantly:
An adverse effect of reducing transit fares to zero is that it would
require an increase in the subsidy given to transit ti opera��on in the
i'egion. Inflationary pressures on transit operation costs and the
reluctance to increase government subsidies of transit systems would
work against implementation of this tactic..
TRAFFIC FLOW IMPROVEMENT (T14)
Description —
This tactic is based on the assumption that increasing average vehicle
speed and minimizing stop -and -go traffic on non -freeway streets would
reduce emissions from vehicles. Analysis by A.M. Voorhees and
Associates, Inc., has indicated that preferential lane treatment on
*Recommended for adoption in the RAOS.
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freeways for carpool; and buses may
betcounter-phe roductive
ion to for low -
the
goal of reducing emissions becauseo
ed
occupancy vehicles. g trafficthere
flow Onmay
cbityastreets. This might7be
emissions by improving
achieved by modern signal timing systems, synchronization of traffic
lights, and computer monitoring of urban traffic. Some such programs
are already in effect and others are being instituted.
Currently, average vehicle speed on non -freeway streets is quite
high "30 MPH. If, however, it were possible to increase the average
speed to%, exhaust emissions from traffic on those streets would be
reduced about 5% according to EPA -prepared speed/emission curves.
Increasing average vehicle speed from 1>0 to 33 MPH would be very
•di`fficult however, given the fact that speed limits on almost all
non freeway streets are either 35 to 20 MN
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MEMORANDUM
May 25, 1976
TO:,' ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR
FROM: DANA HIELD
SUBJECT: MAY 21 MEETING WITH AIR QUALITY PLANNING TEAM
REGARDING CITY ENDORSEMENT OF RAQS
(REGIONAL AIR QUALITY STRATEGIES)
Apparently there has been some concern among cities in the County
over endorsement of the RAQS. The Intermediate Management Group,
IMG (which is the administration group superceding the Air Quality
Planning Team), called the meeting to dispel fears about their
proposed strategy and to stress the need for City endorsement.
Only one city has taken action on the RAQS thus far - National
City - and they have flatly refused to endorse any strategy because
they don't understand what it entails. The team will be making a
second attempt in National City to explain the RAQS and to encourage
endorsement.
The rest of the cities expressed apprehensions about the Regional
Comprehensive Plan requirement of IMG's proposed strategy. (This is
the combination A-B strategy which Don has recommended that we
endorse.) The Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) has been diluted
from that originally proposed in Strategy A. The cities would still
be required to reconcile their General Plans with the RCP, but the
local agency could override CPO changes by a 2/3 vote. (SEE EXPLANA-
TION IN ATTACHMENT 4 OF THE ENDORSEMENT RESOLUTION.) From what Don,
Mike and I understand about the RCP, our General Plan is basically
consistent -- especially in light of the public facilities manage-
ment mechanism built into our Land Use Element. So our endorsement
of the IMG's alternative strategy will not mean substantial changes
to our General Plan.
I gathered that nearly all the cities will be endorsing strategy
B -- IMG's proposal minus the RCP and 95% Vapor Control Recovery
(Tactic P7 described on Attachment 3 to the resolution). I asked
Simmons whether it would be foolhardy for Carlsbad to take a stricter
stance on their endorsement and he replied that:
1) They would be gratified if Carlsbad would take such a
stance;
2) It was apparent that the Carlsbad City Council was
significantly more enlightened and sophisticated ill their
approach to air quality matters than the other cities that
they had approached;
3) And, it was also apparent this enlightenment was a
by-product of certain political situations we are facing
(i.e.: power plant and refinery).
The reason the Air Quality Planning Team is pushing the RCP is that
the RAQS must be submitted to the State Air Resources Board and EPA
for acceptance. It may well be that the RAQS will be rejected unless
adequate land use controls are integrated into the program. It
seems to me. that even if the cities reject the RCP on the first
go -around, it may be pushed back on them by ARB and EPA.
At least one member of the Air Quality Planning Team will be present
at the June 1 Council Meeting, As I see it, we have the following
options:
1) We can stick by Don's recommendation to endorse the IMG
proposal (or as he call it, "the combination A-B strategy") which is
outlined in the resolution and attachments;
2) We can go along with what appears to be the consensus of
other cities and endorse Strategy B. To accomplish this we would
delete reference to "p7** and ***" on page 2 and delete attachments
3 and 4 of the resolution;
3) We can still offer the suggestions for, local implementation
and supplementation to the council as an 4-nformation item and offer,
at,their direction, to come back with a more detailed analysis,
x have written this rather hurriedly. Please let me know if anything
is unclear and I will try to go over it with you. Mike Aulick at
CPO has been very helpful to us and I'm sure he will be happy to give
us any further assistance.
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S. Dana Hield
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RESOLUTION NO. 3 q 16—
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CARLSBAD APPROVING THE
PROPOSED REGIONAL AIR QUALITY STRATEGY AND A1R MANAGEMENT
PROCESS _
WHEREAS Air Pollution is a major threat to health of residents in C a r 1 s b a d :a
WHEREAS the Clean Air Act of 1970 requires that actions be taken to reduce
photochemical oxidants and other air pollutants;
WHEREAS the Transportation Control Plan promulgated by the Environmental
Protection Agency to improve air quality aroused substantial public
opposition;
WHEREAS the San Diego Air Quality Planning Team has studied the problem of
Air Pollution and has evaluated alternative strategies for contolling it;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the C I TY Cui KQ 11 n c
CARLSBAD
hereby approves the proposed Regional Air Quality
Strategy and Air Management Process as she, vn in Attachments 1 through �.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is inappropriate at this time to include
tactics in the Regional Air Quality Strategy to reduce pollution which may
be transported into San Diego from the South Coast Air Basin by
meteorological forces. However, additional research into such pollutant
transport (which APCD research suggests may be the cause of all
occurrences of .20 ppm oxidant or higher) should be included as a part
of the Regional Air Quality Strategy; and
{ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state and federal governments are hereby
strongly encouraged to apply evaporative and process loss controls
similar to those being proposed herein for San Diego, to other air basins
so that San Diego will not be at a competitive economic: disadvantage due
to our strong local action to clean up the air;
RESOLVED, passed and approved this 1st day of Jun e
1976.
ATTEST:
A Gize�dSlgn�Etur!e����W/ Z�tI�LF'i
Robert C. Frazee, Mayor of the W ga et E. Adams
City of Carlsbad, California City At
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ATTACHMENT
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PROPOSED REGIONAL AIR QUALITY STRATEGY
TACTIC NUMBER* TACTIC E*
P2
Surface Cleaning �.
P3, P4
Surface Coating
P9
Gasoline Volatility Rdduction
M3
California Emissions Standards for Light
Duty Vehicles
M4
California 5/25
and Evaporative
ive Exhaust Emissions Standards
standard
Vehicles for Heavy Duty
M7` M9
Additional Evaporative Emissions Controls
on New Light Duty Vehicles
P1
Dry Cleaners
M1
inspection and Maintenance of On
Vehicles
M5
California Emissions Standards for Street
,Motorcycles
T3
Communications and Home Goods Delivery
T7
Maximum Bicycle System
A2
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Evaporative Controls on New General Aviation
•Aircraft
M 14
Emission Standards for Off -Road Heavy Duty
Vehicles Equal to
5/25 Standard for On -Road,
Heavy Duty Vehicles
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*See Final Report
for complete definition
of tactics
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' Attachment 1••;
TACTIC NUMBER
T2`
X2
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TACTIC NAME
Maximum Carpools/Vanpools with Incentives
Home Utilities Engines
n7 ** Gasoline Vapor Recovery 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
ATTACHMENT 2
PROPOSED AIR MANAGEMENT PROCESS
1. The responsibility and authority of existing agencies will be
used to carry out the .Regional Air Quality. Striategy--(•RAQS) ;
no new agencies will be created.
2. The Air Pollution Control District (APCD) will be responsible
for air pollution monitorin
meteorological analysis; operat:ionsofoairynventorying;
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investigation, implementation, and enforcementof technological
controls.
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The cities in San Diego County, the County of San -Diego, the
Comprehensive Planning Organization District, and other appropriate agen(CPO), the Unified Part
cies will include air se and transportation
quality cor;siderations in all land u
actions subject to the California Environmental
Quality
Of 1970 (CEQA) by addressing consistency with the RAQS asct
part of required Environmental Impact Reports.
The CPO will be responsible for providing liaison among the
cities and others 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 implementation and/or u-
dating of the Regional Air Quality Strategy. p
An Air Quality Program Management Committee* will be responsible
for coordinating all phases of implementation, enforcement, and
revision of the RAQS. This responsibility includes:
overall direction for implementing) the RAQS (a) setting
progress of RAQS implementation and enforcementmonitoring
(a) assur
that implementation takes place or that non-implementationiis
brought to the: attention of other agencies and the public,
(d) resolving or pursuing resolution of conflicts which arise
during the implementation and/or revision of the RAQs,
(e) identifYi:tc4 needs for revision of the RAQS and settin
all direction for such revisions. The Air g over -
Management Committee will be composed of designatedprrogram
epresenta-
tives of .the Air Pollution Control Board, the Comprehensive
Planning.Organi2ation, the County of San Diego
San Diego. The Air Quality Program Managemest�Commi�eeCwity illof
annually select a chairman froin among its members. The Aix
Quality Program'Management Committee may adopt rules of procedure
as it deems necessary.
6• The Air Quality Program Management Committed will prepare a
* formerly known as the Air Quality Intermediate Management Group
' Attachment 24• -2-
detailed work program for the, implementation and%or revision
of the ?=+QS. This work program will contain details of the
activities, commitments, and staff assignments expected of
affected agencies. The work program will seek reasonable re-
imbursement to these agencies through appropriate grant funds
including -those,-of `the -Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) .
The work program assignments will be made on a functional basis,
e.g, the APCD will provide technical air quality analysis, the
CPO will provide growth projections and prepare transportation
plans and coordinate efforts of the affected general' purpose
governments and special districts, County and city governments
will carry out those actions for which they are lead agency as
dpfinec; in the RAQS and CEQA as needed. The Air Quality Program
Management Committee may establish,ad hoc task forces_composed,
of •s+dffwfrom various agencies. The Aix Quality Planning Team,
= carrently constituted with a project supervisor, will not
continue.
7. The CPO will appoint one person to act as staff to the Air
Quality Program'Management Committee, to act under the direction
and supervision of the Chairman consistent with actions of the
Committee.
ATTACHMENT 3'
CLARIFICATION•OF TACTIC P7,
VAPOR RECOVERY AT 95%
Tactic P7 calls for en increase in the control of vapors in the
storage and transfer of gasoline from 90% (present rule) to 95%,
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 958 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
Reliability can be maintained with an activeenforcement resolved ,
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
might be and :improvement of nozzle design should provide further
efficiency in a few years.
'Thus, Tactic P7 may ,be achieved with little or no _.,-
current regulatorymi
program, assuming that secondary recovery
the
systems are finally installed and standardized automotive fill
pipe requirements are implemented.
ATTACHMENT
PROPOSED PROCESS FOR COORDINATED LAND USE AND
TRANSPOR`.CATION AC?:IONS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY
General Description
This process proposes to achieve air quality improvements through
coordinated land use -and transportation actions by local general
Purpose governments, the Comprehensive 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) including Regional Transportation Plan
(RTP) adopted by CPO. There also exists a set of general plans
which have been adopted by general 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 a0 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 agencies or CPO as appropriate. If,
After considering the proposed changes, actions by CPO and local
agencies do not resolve incompatibilities which interfere with
achievement or maintenance of clean air standards, then the local
agency plan may nevertheless be effectuated if the local agency
adopts it by at least a 2/3 vote.
This proposed land use and transportation process includes formula-
tion of an air quality impact assessment methodology for analyzing
proposed changes 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 of this land use and transportation
process then a change to State law may be sought if needed.