HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2018-140 N.C.S. 09/10/2018Resolution No. 2018-140 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE DIESEL FREE BY '33 STATEMENT
OF PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE
PLEDGE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA
WHEREAS, the emission of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide and black
carbon, represents a threat to the Bay Area's air quality, public health, water supplies, and
economy; and
WHEREAS, diesel engines emit significant amounts of black carbon, a short-lived
pollutant that is contributing significantly to global climate change; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment
Report estimates that black carbon is the third most important individual contributor to global
warming after carbon dioxide and methane (IPCC 2013); and
WHEREAS, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) estimates that on -road diesel
and off-road mobile sources (mostly diesel engines) comprise 54% of the state of California's
total black carbon emissions which contributes to melting ice caps; and
WHEREAS, the CARB concludes that "Diesel exhaust includes over 40 substances that
are listed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous air pollutants and
by the CARB as toxic air contaminants. Fifteen of these substances are listed by the World
Health Organization as carcinogenic to humans, or as a probable or possible human carcinogen";
and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental
Health Hazard Assessment has determined that exposure to diesel exhaust can have significant
health effects, including damage to lung tissue and increased risk of cancer; and
WHEREAS, many alternatives to diesel -fueled vehicles and equipment are already
commercially available, with purchase costs comparable to traditional diesel technologies.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Petaluma endorses the
Diesel Free By'33 Statement of Purpose, reflecting a goal of eliminating diesel pollution by
December 31, 2033, and authorizes the Mayor to sign the pledge "Diesel Free By `33" on behalf
of the City of Petaluma.
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ABSTAIN
ATTEST:
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 101h day of September
2018, by the following vote:
Albertson, Barrett, Mayor Glass, Vice Mayor Healy, Kearney, King, Miller
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