CC - 2017-51 - In Support of Clean Trucks at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach RESOLUTION NO.2017-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
CALIFORNIA,IN SUPPORT OF CLEAN TRUCKS AT THE PORTS OF LOS
ANGELES AND LONG BEACH
WHEREAS,The Rosemead City Council supports the efforts by The Port of Los Angeles
and The Port of Long Beach (Ports) to update the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) to further their
leadership in environmental stewardship, the San Pedro Bay Ports deserve recognition for the
achievements that have been made since the first CAAP was launched a decade ago. However, we
should not and cannot rest on these past accomplishments because our collective work is far from
finished. Our residents continue to suffer from the worst air pollution levels in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Long Beach Mayor Garcia has signed ajoint proclamation with Los Angeles
Mayor Garcetti that sets the aspirational goal of achieving zero emissions from the San Pedro Bay
Ports, we support this visionary goal and look forward to the day when the Ports have zero
emissions. We also agree that progress towards this goal must begin immediately. We must not lose
sight of the urgent need to take action today with cleaning up the diesel truck fleet that serves the
port. Air pollution must be reduced immediately to protect the health of our citizens and our planet.
We simply cannot afford to wait. The next generations of children born in Southern California
deserve better and depend on us to establish a clean air legacy for their futures; and
WHEREAS, Heavy duty trucks are essential to the success of the Ports and the related
benefits of jobs and economic opportunity, these trucks travel through freeway-adjacent
communities throughout Southern California, including Rosemead spewing diesel emissions that
cause asthma, shortness of breath, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and many other health
ailments. We support a bold new vision for heavy duty trucks that service the Port now that clean
technologies with zero emissions and equivalent to zero emissions are coming to market. We
therefore should adopt policies that will bring immediate clean air benefits to our communities by
transitioning the trucks that operate in the Ports today to clean technologies available today; and
WHEREAS,This policy will take advantage of technologies that are available today while
paving the way for other technologies to enter the market at their own pace, the clean trucks
embraced under this policy should meet a standard requiring at least a 90% reduction in NOx
emissions compared to the current EPA standard and be powered by renewable fuel that reduces
greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% compared to diesel fuel.
WHEREAS, Southern California has risen to prominence both nationally and
internationally, we are a destination for businesses, tourism, conventions, education, and the arts.
Southern California is alive with development and economic opportunities. Soon we will be hosting
the Olympic Games. Our identity includes the Ports but also encompasses a dynamic,diverse, and
thriving community. We can achieve clean air and demonstrate environmental stewardship as part of
our identity.To this end.we strongly recommend that the updated CAAP be bold through the rapid
transition toward a clean truck fleet by 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council and the people of the City of Rosemead hereby declare its
recommendation to the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach to adopt a bold yet practical
CAAP that begins the transition to clean trucks in 2018 and completes the transition by 2023.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and hereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 12th day of September, 2017.
Polly Lolw, Mayor
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Rachel ichman, City Attorney Marc Donohue, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) §
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
I, Marc Donohue, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution, No. 2017-51, was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Rosemead, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day of
September, 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: CLARK, LOW, LY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: ALARCON, ARMENTA
ABSTAIN: NONE /,&
Marc Donohue, City Clerk