Approved as to Form and Legality
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City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AIR FILTRATION EQUIPMENT VALUED
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 FROM THE BAY AREA AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (BAAQMD) TO PROVIDE
RESPITE FROM WILDFIRE SMOKE; AND ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL
EQUIPMENT AND FUNDING THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM
BAAQMD THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2027 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $625,000; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH BAAQMD TO RECEIVE SAID
EQUIPMENT AND FUNDING
WHEREAS, California faces increasingly severe wildfire seasons due to climate change; and
WHEREAS, from 2016 to 2020 Alameda County experienced the highest number of days of any Bay Area county above the Environmental Protection Agency’s “unhealthy” category due to air quality impacts of wildfires; and
WHEREAS, in California, historic disinvestment in frontline communities has resulted in disproportionately harmful impacts across a range of climate di sasters, including wildfire smoke exposure; and
WHEREAS, the health consequences of living in polluted neighborhoods, including higher incidences of asthma and cancer, are compounded by exposure to wildfire smoke; and
WHEREAS, The City’s unhoused residents are exposed to poor air quality because t hey lack access to indoor spaces with filtered air; and
WHEREAS, air filtration in public facilities can help prevent the sprea d of diseases like COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Air Management District (BAAQMD) Clean Air Cente rs for Vulnerable Population Grant Program (Program) helps purchase portable air cleaners to provide a network of clean air centers where people in vulnerable communities with high documented smoke burden can find respite from wildfires or other smoke events; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 89673 C.M.S., the City of Oakland p reviously accepted 114 portable air filtration devices plus replacement filters through BAAQMD’s Program; and
WHEREAS, BAAQMD has funding available for 28 additional portable air fi ltration devices through the Program; and
WHEREAS, the City anticipates that BAAQMD may receive additional fundi ng and award additional equipment in a similar manner through December 31, 2027; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts air filtration equipment valued in an amount not to exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ( $125,000) from BAAQMD for use at municipal buildings; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to execute the agreement with BAAQMD to participate in the Program and receive the equipment; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to accept additional equipment and funding that becomes available from BAAQMD through December 31, 2027 in an amount not to exceed six hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ( $625,000) and enter into an agreement or amendment with BAAQMD to receive such equipment or funding.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
A T T E S T :
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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