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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 05-004 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGMENTMENT DISTRICT FOR FUNDS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM SOLID WASTE COLLECTION VEHICLES AND AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAME IF THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED BY THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton is committed to improving the quality of life and improving the health of the residents; and WHEREAS, improving the quality of the air is an essential element in improving the quality of life; and WHEREAS, the California Air Resources Board has adopted a new regulation that applies to public and private owners of solid waste collection vehicles (SWCVs) that perform curbside garbage collection; and WHEREAS, the regulation has an extended phase-in period over which the SWCVs may be brought into compliance with the regulation; and WHEREAS, diesel PM has been declared a Toxic Air Contaminant (TAC) by the California Air Resource Board; and WHEREAS, the regulation does not require any reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions; and available data indicates that approximately 2,000 trucks in the Bay Area are subject to the SECV regulation; and WHEREAS, in the absence of incentive funding, it is expected that most fleets subject to the regulation will comply with the minimum baseline requirements to reduce PM emissions only and will not choose to exceed the requirements for diesel PM reduction nor choose to reduce any NOx emissions; and WHEREAS, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) has allocated $1.5 million in funding from the Transportation Fund for Clean Air to assist refuse fleets in choosing rule compliance strategies that reduce emissions beyond the requirements of the rule; and