Resolution 3909 - Declare Policies to be Followed by City to Meet EPA StandardsRESOLUTION NO. 3909
A RESOLUTION DECLARING POLICIES TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE CITY OF KALISPELL
IN AN EFFORT TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STANDARDS (PM-10).
WHEREAS, on August 7, 1987 the Environmental Protection Agency
designated Kalispell as a Group 1 area for the PM-10 standards, and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that
fine particulate (PM-10) presents the largest danger to human health
because fine particulates can penetrate deeply into oxygen exchanging
areas of the lungs and are more difficult for the human body to
expel, and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Air Quality Advisory Committee was formed
in the Spring of 1987 to monitor and discuss scientific information
and to recommend emission control strategies, and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Air Quality Advisory Committee has presented
to the City Council a proposed set of Resolutions setting forth
policies to be pursued by the City in an effort to meet the PM-10
standard, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell considers
good air quality to be a valuable resource, important to the public
health, and essential to the economic well-being of the valley.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. MATERIALS TO BE USED ON ROADS AND PARKING LOT;
STANDARD.
A) The City of Kalispell shall use exclusively, on all
city streets and parking lots, sanding and chip seal material
which has a durability, as defined by the fine aggregate
portion of AASHO T210, of greater than or equal to 80 and
has a content of material smaller than 200 mesh, as determined
by standard wet sieving methods, which is less than or
equal to 3.0% oven dry weight.
B) Prior to application, the City of Kalispell shall test
the material to demonstrate that the material meets the
specifications listed in Section 1 or require the supplier
to test the material and provide representative data to the
Kalispell public works department demonstrating that the
material meets the specifications listed in Section 1.
Such data shall be obtained by gathering a representative
sample from the supply stockpile or the material as it is
produced and analyzing the material in accordance with the
methods identified in Section 1.
SECTION II. PAVING OF ROADS AND STREETS.
A) After January 1, 1990, the City of Kalispell shall not
construct a new street, road or alley which is greater than
50 feet, in length and has a projected average traffic volume
greater than 50 vehicles per day unless the street, road or
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alley is paved.
B) The City of Kalispell shall not allow the use, operation
maintenance of any street, road or alley under city juris-
diction which is greater than 50 feet in length, has an
average traffic volume greater than 200 vehicles per day,
and was in existence on January 1, 1990, unless a plan is
in place which provides for paving, routine application of
dust suppressants, or other effective measures to control
fugitive dust. The plan must be in place by January 1,
1991, and implemented by September 30, 1992.
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SECTION III. STREET SWEEPING AND FLUSHING.
A) DEFINITIONS:
(1) "Winter" means the months of November, December,
January, February, March, and April.
(2) 1°Summer" means the months of May, June, July,
August, September and October.
(3) "Prioritize street sweeping and flushing" means a
schedule of street sweeping and/or flushing which cleans
streets with the highest traffic volumes first and proceeds
in descending order of traffic volume to streets with the
lowest traffic volume. When all ice -free streets have been
cleaned, the cycle is immediately repeated.
(4) "Reasonably Available Control Technology" means:
(i) during winter, prioritized street sweeping and
flushing shall commence on the first working day after any
streets become either temporarily or permanently ice -free
and temperatures are above freezing;
(ii) during summer, street sweeping and/or flushing
shall be accomplished on an as needed basis with priority
given to streets with the highest traffic volumes.
B) The City of Kalispell shall not allow the operation,
use.or maintenance of any paved road or street unless reason-
ably available control technology is utilized.
SECTION IV. This Resolution will take effect thirty (30)
days from and after passage by the City Council and approval
by the Mayor. QCtober
hn "Ed" Kennedy Jr., Mayor
ATTEST:
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, AND
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS 16th DAY OF 1989.
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Pon Halver, C.M.C.
City Clerk -Treasurer
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