Resolution 08988CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO, 8988
RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO IMPLEMENT THE ABAG ENVIRON-
MENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) was
designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to prepare an Environ-
mental Management Plan (EMP) for the San Francisco Bay Area;
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WHEREAS, ABAG has prepared an initial EMP that includes
quality, air quality; solid waste management and water
y elements;
WHEREAS, the water quality element of
policies and actions for surface runoff that
the counties of the Bay Area;
WHEREAS, ABAG has
comment on the draft EMP
the responsible ABAG app
received more than 1
and these have been
oving bodies;
WHEREAS, the initial EMP has been rev
approved by the ABAG Environmental Managemen
Planning Committee, Executive Board, and Gen
the EMP contains
were developed by
500 pages of public
considered fully by
ewed, modified and
Task Force, Regio
ral Assembly;
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda has reviewed the initial EMP;
WHEREAS, EPA and SWRCB policy is that significant water
quality management agencies named in the EMP must indicate their
willingness to implement the EMP before EPA and SWRCB can give
unconditional approval and /or certification to the initial EMP;
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda is a significant management
agency for the purpose of implementing portions of the initial EMP
relating to water quality;
WHEREAS, flexibility in implementation of the initial EMP
is implicit in the plan so as to include good faith efforts to
implement;
WHEREAS; ABAG has developed a continuing planning process
so that the initial EMP can be updated and revised on a' regular
basis;
WHEREAS, although additional local expenditures resulting
directly from the EMP are not large relative to previous or ongoing
environmental management activities, local government fiscal
resources are strained by the Statewide passage of Proposition 13
on June 6, 1978;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ALAMEDA that said City approves and adopts the water quality
portions of the initial EMP for implementation;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Alameda agrees to
proceed with a good faith effort to implement those postions of
the initial EMP relating to water quality that are within this
jurisdiction's responsibility;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Alameda agrees to
seek adequate legal authority if it does not currently have power
to implement any portion of the water quality plan for which it has
been given implementation responsibility;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that implementation of actions
financed wholly or in part by Federal and/or State funds will be
conditioned on the availability of that money;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Alameda because of
the impact of Proposition 13, reserves the right to postpone
implementing any provision in the EMP involving additional local
expenditures;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Alameda will seek
to modify the initial EMP as appropriate during the continuing
planning process if implementation does not proceed according to
the EMP's approved schedule;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution is entered into
on the condition that the water quality portion of the initial
EMP will be certified without additions by the State.
I', the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregVino Resolution
Was duly and regularly introduced and adopted by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 3rd day of October,
1978, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Berkom" Oioment, Sherratt, Tillman, and
President Corica, (5).
NOES: N0D2,
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 4th day of October, 1978.
Deputy City Clerk e
City