For the purposes of this chapter, certain words and phrases
shall be construed as follows:
means any program or project implemented by the city to reduce
air pollution from motor vehicles which it determines will be consistent
with the California Clean Air Act of 1988 or the plan proposed pursuant
to Article 5 (commencing with Section 40460) of Chapter 5.5 of Part
3 of the California Health and Safety Code.
means the director of management services or his or her designee.
(Ord. 1819 § 1, 1991)
(a)
The
city, committed to improving the public health, safety and welfare,
including air quality, recognizes that mobile sources are a major
contributor to air pollution in the South Coast Air Basin, of which
it is a member jurisdiction.
(b)
The
South Coast Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), established in part
to reduce air pollution from mobile sources, calls upon cities to
reduce emissions from motor vehicles consistent with the requirements
of the California Clean Air Act of 1988.
(c)
The
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has, by authorization
of Section 44223 of the Health and Safety Code, been enabled to impose
additional motor vehicle registration fees to finance the implementation
of transportation measures embodied in the AQMP and provisions of
the California Clean Air Act.
(d)
The
city is located within the South Coast Air Quality Management District
and is eligible to receive a portion of the revenues from the additional
motor vehicle registration fees.
(e)
The
city finds that the adoption of motor vehicle registration fees to
be used to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles pursuant to the
California Clean Air Act of 1988 is in the best interest of the city
and promotes the general welfare of its residents.
(Ord. 1819 § 1, 1991)
The additional vehicle registration fees disbursed by the SCAQMD
and remitted to the city pursuant to this chapter shall be accepted
by the fee administrator.
(Ord. 1819 § 1, 1991)
The fee administrator shall establish a separate interest-bearing
trust fund account in a financial institution authorized to receive
deposits of city funds. All interest earned by the trust fund account
shall be credited only to that account. Moneys expended from the trust
fund account shall be exclusively expended on mobile source emission
reduction programs as defined in Section 3.70.010(1) of this chapter.
(Ord. 1819 § 1, 1991)
The city consents to audit of all programs and projects funded
by vehicle registration fee revenues received from the SCAQMD pursuant
to Section 44223 of the Health and Safety Code. The audit shall be
conducted by an auditor selected by the SCAQMD.
(Ord. 1819 § 1, 1991)
