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RESOLUTION N0. 3288 <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY CALLING UPON THE BAY AREA AIR POLLUTION CONTROL <br />DISTRICT TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND EFFECTIVE STEPS TO <br />ALLEVIATE THE AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM EXISTING IN THE <br />BAY AREA, AND PARTICULARLY ON THE PENINSULA <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redwood City has re- <br />viewed and considered the present status of air pollution in <br />this the Bay Area, and has further considered the suggestion of <br />the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Air Pollution Control <br />District that enforcement of the District regulations be <br />imposed on local agencies; that is, Cities: <br />WHEREAS, this City Council is well- informed of the present <br />inadequacies of Air Pollution Control in the Bay Area, and <br />particularly in the Peninsula Area, and the urgent need that <br />remedial action must be taken now, and that said action be <br />taken by the District and not by already heavily burdened local <br />agencies; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Redwood City <br />RESOLVES as follows: <br />1. That the impact of smog and air pollution in the Bay <br />Area, and particularly in the Peninsula, is dangerous to the <br />well -being of the growing population in said areas, and the <br />problem is not being solved by the District; <br />2. That the problem will not be solved by thrusting the <br />burden on already overburdened local agencies, and these agencies <br />are in no position to handle the problem because of the diver- <br />gent responsibilities and interpretations involved; <br />3. That the resource of remedy and ultimate responsibility <br />are with the District, and if more administrative help is needed <br />to enforce regulations and police the problem toward effecting <br />an immediately adequate remedy, the District should act <br />accordingly, and with dispatch. <br />- 1 - <br />