2000-108RESOLUTION NO. 00-108
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, SUPPORTING
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO THE 77TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO TAKE
CERTAIN ACTIONS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY IN THE STATE OF
TEXAS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, air quality impacts the public health and economic vitality of the state of
Texas as well as the Dallas / Fort Worth metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, the major centers of population, employment, and economic growth of
Texas are not compliance with the federal clean air act standards for the pollutant ozone; and
WHEREAS, Dallas / Fort Worth area elected officials and business leaders participate in
the Texas Clean Air Working Group along with leaders from other Texas nonattainment and
near-nonattainment areas in a collaborative effort to improve Texas air quality; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Clean Air Working Group has formulated recommendations to
the 77th Texas Legislature to help Texas regions achieve compliance with the federal clean air act
and to improve Texas air quality.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council supports the recommendations of the Board of Directors of the
North Texas Commission to the 77th Texas Legislature regarding the improvement of air quality
in the State of Texas, including the recommendations that the Legislature:
Maintain the integrity of the State Implementation Plan (SIP), taking no action to eliminate
or reduce any control measure without adding an alternative measure to achieve an
equivalent emissions reduction; and
2. Provide the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) with authority and
resources adequate to ensure SIP implementation, including funding for state-of-the-art air
quality research modeling tools and monitoring equipment; and
3. Establish incentives to reduce mobile source emissions, such as competitive program offering
grants to applications that achieve the most cost-effective emissions reductions through
vehicle retrofit, re -power, or purchase; and
4. Encourage the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and other low emission vehicles with tax
credits, rebates, exemptions, or other incentives; and
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5. Authorize local governments to exercise the option to employ programs to reduce mobile
source emissions, such as vehicle inspection and maintenance, low income vehicle repair
assistance, and accelerated vehicle retirement; and
6. Establish and fund a public information group to increase public awareness of the importance
of cleaning up Texas' air and to identify ways individual citizens can help improve air
quality.
Section 2. This resolution shall become effective from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE,
TEXAS on this the c day of Y, 2001.
lAPPROVED:
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Sandra LeGrand
City Secretary
RicklStacy
Mayor