1999-109-Participate In The "Spare The Air" CampaignRESO)C,LTTI®IS 1v0. 1999 -109
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE "SPARE THE AIR" CAMPAIGN
VV~IEREAS, the Bay Area Air Quality Management Districtis conducting its voluntary
:Spare the Air program from June to October each .year in the :nine counties that comprise the 'San
Francisco Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, Spare the Air is now nits ninth year and has more than 1,000 public and
private employers who have pledged to participate in the Spare the Air program; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Area has experienced dramatic improvements in
its air quality over the last 40 years, but still .sees a large :number of days during the year when air
pollution exceeds state and national health standards; and
WHEREAS; regional air pollution data for 1999 will be especially critical because it
will be used to determine if the Bay Area meets the new national ozone standards adopted by the
EPA last summer, adding greater urgency to voluntary :air pollution reduction efforts; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Clean Air Partnership (BayCAP) is apublic-private
partnership that supports voluntary efforts to improve the Bay Area's air, including the Spare the Air
program; and
WHEREAS, Bay CAP will recognize cities and counties that participate in the "Spare
the Air City and County" campaign and carry the clean air theme throughout their jurisdiction; and
W~IEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos wishes to obtain the designation of "Spare the Air
Town"
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, thatthe Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos pledges that the Town will do the following become a Spare the Air Employer.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos, California, held on the 19"' day of July, 1999 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck, Joe Pirzynski,
Mayor Jan Hutchins
NAYS: None
.ABSENT: :None
.ABSTAIN: None _.,,,~
SIGNED:
MAYOR F .LOS GATOS
LOS GA S, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OAF LOS GATOS
LOS GAT(3S; CALIFORNIA