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Qy�NSA Nro� City Council Meeting - Submit Submitted On: your written public comment Dec 4, 2023, 03:39PM PS City of Pleasanton ull Name First Name: Terry Last Name: Chang mail (this entry is disclosable terrylchang@hotmail.com F included) :ity Council Meeting Date December 05, 2023 ►genda Item Number 16 :omments Hello City Council Members and Staff, hope this message comes in time for the discussion about the ordinance to ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers. I want to share with yc 10 reasons for adopting this ordinance. Thank you, Terry Ten Reasons to Adopt the Ordinance to Ban the Use of Gas-Powered LeE Blowers in Pleasanton 1. Gas-powered leaf blowers are noisy. It blasts 95-115 decibels of soul at its user, equivalent to a passenger jet taking off at 305 meters. (https://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/Training/PPETrain/dblevels.ht 2. This ordinance will help reduce noise pollution in our neighborhoods and improve the quality of life. A single leaf blower annoys the entire neighborhood because its low-frequency noise travels a long distance a penetrates building walls and closed windows. 3. Reducing noise pollution has the co-benefit of protecting wildlife. (https://www.nps.gov/subjects/sound/effects—wildlife.htm) 4. The ordinance will protect the neighborhood air quality and improve ti quality of life. Gas-powered leaf blowers, which frequently get idled whe being used, emit stinky and noxious fumes that travel blocks away. 5. It will reduce air pollutants (such as PM2.5, ozone-forming nitrogen oxides, and cancer-causing benzene) that are harmful to our health and our planet. The ordinance is forward-thinking and generational thinking. 6. The ordinance is an important step toward protecting our air shed that's susceptible to accumulating air pollution, especially in a warming world. It speaks to Pleasanton's motto of planned progress.