HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 82-030RESOLUTION NO. 82- 30
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, URGING STATE LEGISLATORS TO DISAPPROVE THE ABSORPTION
OF LOCAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS IN THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD'S BUDGET.
WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District has jurisdiction for
air pollution control in the four Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San
Bernardino and Riverside; and
WHEREAS, the District is facing a major cut of $2.6 Million in State subvention
funds for the next fiscal year, that money being reallocated to the State Air Resources
Board budget; and
WHEREAS, the proven way to control air pollution in this basin is through a
program administered by locally elected officials who are directly accountable for their
actions; and
WHEREAS, the District's funds should not be used by a State agency which has
already grown far beyond its statutory requirements; and
WHEREAS, faced with this major cut, the District will have to raise the fees it
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receives from industry to carry out its statutory responsibility, with most of these fees
ultimately being passed on to local consumers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, expresses its deep concern to members of the Legislature regarding
the air pollution problems of this area and requests the Legislature to disapprove the
reallocation of local assistance funds to the Air Resources Board's budget.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
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Desert, California, on this 25th day of March, 1982, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
McPherson, Newbrander, Puluqi, Snyder ac Wilson
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SHEILA R. GILLI�,XN, CITY K
CITY OF PALM DESERT, C RNIA