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LUTM:PB:RF:db:AB2766:DESK:GENSERV Santa Monica, California
council Meeting, May 28, 1991
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Staff
Subject: Recommendation to Direct the City Attorney to Draft
an Ordinance to Implement AB 2766 Authorizing the
Imposition of Additional Vehicle Registration Fees
to Finance the Implementation of Transportation
Measures Embodied in the AQMP and provisions of the
California Clean Air Act
Introduction
This report recommends the City Council direct the City Attorney
to draft an ordinance to implement AB 2766 authorizing the
imposition of additional vehicle registration fees to finance the
implementation of transportation measures embodied in the Air
Quality Management Plan (AQMP) and provisions of the California
Clean Air Act.
Discussion
The South Coast Air Basin has the most serious air quality
problems in the nation. Achieving and maintaining healthful air,
in accordance with federal and state mandates, is the primary
responsibility of the South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD) . Local governments can assist in the reduction of air
pollution through their comprehensive planning authority. To
this end, the State LegiSlature passed AB 2766. This legislation
authorizes the imposition of an additional motor vehicle
registration fee of two dollars effective April 1, 1991. The fee
will increase to four dollars on April 1, 1992. 6 G
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Fees generated from this increase are to be used to reduce air
pollution from mobile sources. Forty percent of this revenue
will be available to cities and counties provided they adopt by
the end of June 1991 an ordinance which incorporates the
following elements:
0 Expresses support for the adoption of motor vehicle registra-
tion fees to be used to reduce air pollution from motor
vehicles pursuant to the california Clean Air Act of 1988
or the AQMP.
0 Expressly require all revenues to be spent to reduce air
pollution from motor vehicles.
0 Establish an air quality improvement trust fund into which
the fee revenues will be deposited.
The AQMD is required to disburse the revenues in the following
manner:
0 30% to the AQMD itself for programs to reduce mobile source
air pollution and to carry out activities related to the
California Clean Air Act.
0 40% to cities and counties within the District on a
population basis to be used to implement programs to reduce
air pOllution from motor vehicles.
0 30% to implement discretionary programs to reduce mobile
source air pollution. A regional Mobile Source Air
Pollution Reduction Review committee is to develop and adopt
work programs that will be funded by these revenues. The
Committee is comprised of representatives of the following
agencies:
- SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District)
- SANBAG (San Bernardino Association of Governments
- SCAG (Southern California Association of Governments)
- LACTC (Los Angeles County Transportation Commission)
- OCTC (Orange County Transportation commission)
- RCTC (Riverside County Transportation Commission)
- California Air Resources Board
- CTS, Inc. (Commuter Computer)
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The staff intends on using the City's portion of the fees to help
implement existing and future programs to reduce air pollution
from motor vehicles, such as the city's Regulation XV and
Transportation Management Programs, and other transportation
demand management (TDM) and transportation systems management
(TSM) programs the staff will be developing in the next fiscal
year.
BUdget/Financial Impact
The AQMD estimates that the city of Santa Monica will receive
about $70,000 in FY91/92 and $115,000 in FY92/93 and thereafter.
If a city or county fails to adopt an ordinance, the fee revenues
which would be distributed to that city or county shall instead
be distributed to the other cities and counties within the south
coast district which have adopted an ordinance, based upon their
prorated share of registered motor vehicles.
Upon adoption of the necessary ordinance, appropriate revision
will be included in the proposed FY1991-92 City Budget.
Recommendation
It is recommended the City Council direct the city Attorney to
draft an ordinance in support of AB 2766 authorizing the
imposition of additional vehicle registration fees to finance the
implementation of transportation measures embodied in the AQMP
and provisions of the California Clean Air Act. The ordinance
should be brought back to Council for adoption prior to the end
of June, 1991.
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Prepared by: Paul Berlant, Director of Land Use and
Transportation Management
Ron Fuchiwaki, City Parking and Traffic Engineer
(ab2766)
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