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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWMAN
RESOLUTION NO. 632
Series of 1979
TITLE: IN SUPPORT OF THE DENVER REGION ELEMENT OF THE STATE IMPLEMENT-
ATION PLAN THROUGH COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENT SPECIFIC AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES AND TO CONSIDER FOR IMPLEMENTATION
THOSE ADDITIONAL MEASURES RECOMMENDED AS THE RESULT OF FURTHER
EVALUATIONS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE CONTINUING AIR QUALITY
PLANNING PROCESS.
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge is located within the six county
Denver Region (Denver, Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder and Douglas
Counties) which has been designated by the State and EPA as an air quality
non-attainment area, and
WHEREAS, the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), as
the designated lead agency for air quality planning in the Denver Region has
prepared the Denver Region Element of the State Implementation Plan, and
WHEREAS, the State Air Pollution Control Commission has adopted and
transmitted to the Environmental Protection Agency the Denver Region
Element prepared by the Denver Regional Council of Governments with some
substantive changes, and
WHEREAS, the Denver Region Element of the State Implementation Plan
proposes that local governments have a smoking vehicle ordinance, purchase
fleet replacement vehicles which are modified for high altitude, if avail-
able, and require in subdivision ordinances the provision of adequate
bicycle facilities which facilitate movement between residential and activity
areas and also require the provision of adequate and secure bicycle storage
facilities at new commercial and public buildings, and
WHEREAS, the Denver Regional Council of Governments has prepared a
work program for the evaluation, leading to recommendations, of additional
air pollution control measures identified in the Denver Region Element of the
State Implementation Plan, including the evaluation of variable work hours,
vanpooling, high occupancy vehicle lanes, traffic controls, and particulate
controls and the preparation of a Regional Bicycle Plan, a Regional Parking
Management Plan and an Air Quality/Land Use Assessment Handbook, and
Introduced by Councilmember
Resolution No. 632
Series of 1979
LEWMAN
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WHEREAS, the continuing Air Quality Work Program will be performed in
accordance with the Schedule contained in the Program Prospectus for Air
Quality Implementation Planning.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Cjty of Wheat Ridge
that the City supports the specific measures and programs identified
in the Denver Region Element of the State Implementation Plan prepared by
the Denver Regional Council of Governments.
The City shall, by July 1, 1979, consider the development,
implementation and enforcement of the necessary ordinances, policies and
programs as identified above and as proposed for local governments by the
Denver Region Element of the State Implementation Plan prepared by the
Denver Regional Council of Governments.
The City shall participate in the continuing Air Quality Program
to be carried out by the Denver Regional Council of Governments for the
evaluation of additional air pollution control measures as identified in the
Denver Region Element of the State Implementation Plan prepared by the Denver
Regional Council of Governments.
The City shall actively consider development, implementation,
enforcement of such ordinances, policies and programs which may be required
to effectively implement the recommendations which result from the evaluation
of additional measures identified in the Denver Region Element of the State
Implementation Plan prepard by the Denver Regional Council of Governments.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 5th day of
Februarv
, 1979
by a vote of
4
to
2
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OLIVER V. PHILLIPS, MAYOR
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