05-27-80 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 27 1980 RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 781 -80 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND COMMITTING TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION MEASURES NECESSARY TO ATTAIN AND MAINTAIN NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. WHEREAS, Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties have been designated as non - attainment areas for photochemical oxidents (03) based on the national primary ambient,air quality standards set forth in the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments; and WHEREAS, MACOG has been designated as the Lead Local AGency for air quality planning, as it relates to transportation planning, to work with the Indiana State Board of Health's Air Pollution Control Division (IAPCD) in completing an acceptable revised State Implementation Pl (SIP) for submittal to the U.S.E.P.A.; and WHEREAS, the State of Indiana has granted such designation to MACOG in order to allow appropria transportation related measures for improving this area's air quality to be planned and imple- mented as the local level; and WHEREAS, those measures and associated measures for planning and implementing them must be clearly incorporated into the State Implementation Plan; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, as a member of MACOG and as part of the urbanized area, is a participant in the urban transporation planning process; and WHEREAS, certain commitments are required of the transportation.planning process which are to be included in the SIP; and WHEREAS, various sections of the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments require provision for commitment implementation of transportation measures, and allocation of resources necessary to meet commit ments in all urban areas which do not comply with transportation- related pollutant standards; a WHEREAS, current information and data appear to indicate that Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties will comply with the above mentioned standards by 1982. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that it endorses the following commitments in response to the provisions of the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments: SECTION L. That the City of South Bend, Indiana, will take into consideration the attainment and maintenance of air quality standards in the planning and implementation of local programs and projects. SECTION II. That the City of South Bend, Indiana, will support the implementation of measures found to be locally reasonable and effective in improving air quality, dependent on available funding. SECTION III. That all commitments herein are predicated on existing air quality standards and available technical data. Should applicable air quality standards be changed and /or as new technical data becomes available, the City of South Bend, Indiana, reserves the right to review and revise the aforementioned commitments. SECTION IV. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s /Lewis A. McGann Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Mr. Patrick McMahon, Director of Public Works, indicated that St. Joseph and Elkhart counties do not meet the Federal air quality standards. He indicated that MACOG has been designated as the Lead Local Agency for transporation- related air quality planning. He indicated that MACOG has passed a resolution which committed this area to the implementation of transporation measures to improve air quality. He indicated that passage of this resolution indicates the City will support the implementation of measures found to be locally reasonable and effective, dependent on avail - able funding. He indicated that all commitments are predicated on exising air quality standar and available technical data. Council Member Serge made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Kopczynski. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 782 -80 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF JUNE 16, 1980, POLISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE CENTENNIAL WEEK IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS, the Polish National Alliance was founded on February 15, 1880, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Industrialist Julius Andrzejkowicz; and WHEREAS, the Polish National Alliance was founded to assist Polish immigrants throughout the Country in self -help and cultural measures; and WHEREAS, since its founding, the Polish National Alliance has been responsible for many landmark achievements at the local and national levels; and