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City council Meeting 10-17-95 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: city Attorney
SUBJECT: Resolution in Support of the California Low-Emission
and Zero-Emission Vehicle (LEV/ZEV) Program
At its meeting on October 10, 1995, the city Council directed
staff to prepare a resolution supporting California's Low-Emission
and Zero-Emission Vehicle Program. The requested resolution is
attached.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying
resolution be adopted.
PREPARED BY: Marsha Jones Moutrie, city Attorney
Claudia Thompson, Legal Admin. staff Asst.
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City council Meeting 10-17-95 Santa Konica, California
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RESOLUTION NUMBER 8948
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(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA IN SUPPORT OF THE
CALIFORNIA LOW-EMISSION AND ZERO-EMISSION
VEHICLE (LEV/ZEV) PROGRAM
WHEREAS, local communities, businesses, and governments have
a vested interest in creating programs that benefit both the
environment and economy of the state of California; and
WHEREAS, six of the seven uni ted States counties wi th the
worst ozone pollution problems are located in California, and
Southern California is the only region in the country with an
Environmental Protection Agency rating of "extreme non-attainment"
for ozone; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that air pollution costs Southern
California approximately Nine Billion Dollars per year in lost
productivity, increased medical costs, and premature deaths; and
WHEREAS, significant progress has been made in reducing
stationary source emissions, and California's industries and small
businesses should not have to bear an unfair burden for reducing
air pollution; and
WHEREAS, the mobile source sector is responsible for producing
at least two-thirds of the air pollution in Southern California;
and
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