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Home My WebLink About002 68 ''\..' ;'( :.:I' (~. '" .~ t\, ',' 'tJ\~ U ,.1'\ ~ ~~," \ ~.)' i\,f" In. t/ V:J V ~. \' ,C).Y' , I \ RESOWTION NO. 2-68 Which Su.pe.rc.... RESOLUTION NO. D-22 OLYMPIC AIR POLLUTION CONTaOLAUTHOR.ITY RElATING TO THE CREATION OF AN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHOR.ITY. WHEREAS, the Board of County COUDu.ionera of J.ff~U Coun1:y baa given due consideration to the existing problema conneC1:ed wi1:h air pollution and the problems which are likely to occur aa a result of. air pollution within the jurisdiction of the aforementi.oned county, and, WlIU.IAI. the Board of County Commissioners of Jeffenon County find that existing city or town ordinance. and county re.solutions are inadaquat.e to prevent or control air pollutio:n, and. WHEREAS. the Board of Jefferson County Commi..ioner. has conducted a public he.aring on Fe.bruary .5, 1968, in accorc:1anoe with R. O. W.42.32, and, WHEREAS, the Board cf County Commissioners of Jefferson County deems it ~o be in the. best inter:ests of the. public to secure and main. tain such levels of air quality a8 will prote.ct human health and safety and to the greatest degre.e practicable, prevent injury to plant and animal life and property J f oater the com! ort and convenience of the county inllabitants; promote the economic and sociat development of the county and facilitate the enjoyment of the natural a,ttractiona of the. county. THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RE.SOLVm that a program of air resources management ahall be initiated. The program. ala 11 begin with, 1. The activation of a multi-county Air Pollution Control Authority including Clallam, Grays Harbor t Jefferson, Mason, Pacif1e ancl 'rl1lD:"8ton Counties in acea:'" dance with the provisions of R. C. W. 70.94 andamend- menta thereto. 2. 'the development of pe.rformance standarda and regulat.ory controls for existing and future industrial, commercial and other land U8es 10eated or proposing to locate wi thin the. area of the Authority. Said standards and regulatory controls shall serve on an emergency-interim basis until such time as more complete and detA led studies of tre.ent and pote1!ltial problema. relating to at r pollution, can be t:onducted and the ultimate developme.nt of more comprehensive performance stand.ards and regulatO'lT controls be realiaed. by such action as may be found necessary- 3. The Air Pollution Control Authority ahl11 include. A1'l4 be co- extensive with the. boundariea of Olallem, Grays Harbor. Jefferaon. Maaon, Pacific. and Thurston Counties and include as, participating c01IIlIUl\ities the 01 tus and towns within their boundaries and othAsr tmm.. and. e!t1e. which may hereAfter be incorperate4. IT IS RESOLVED THAT Jeff.~..Jl County agree. together with tbt other counties participating in the Air Pollution Control Authority .. follow & 1. '!'he name of the. authority shall be the Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority. 2. 'The principle office and place of buainess of the Authority shall be the Thurston County Court Houae f Olympia t Waahington. 3. That the Air pol.lution Control Authorit:y ahall begin to tran.aact businea. and establish programs and exerciae i 1:8 powers on January 2 t LQ68. It shall continue in active operation for su.ch pertod. of time as the BoG"d. of Directors of the Olympic Air Pollution Contrel .\uthor!ty may find necessary to conduct research and stud1e. ane. affe.ctuate controla with respect to air pollution. 4. 'fhe geographic area of the OlympiC Air Pollution Control Auth- ority ahall include and be co-extensive with the bounc1arias of Olallam. Grays Harbor, Jeffe.rson, Ms..on, Pacific, and Thurston Count1e. to the end that all of the area within the aforementioned. countia. ahall be. a part of a participating jurisdiction of the Air Pollution Control Authority. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution ahall be forthwith filed with the Secretary of the State of Wuh!ngt:on. with the County Auditor, and the County Treasurer.. and with each of the partiei.. pating oities, 1:owna, or agenc:tea. EFFECTIVE J>>.'lE z Janl1a2:'Y 2 t 1968. -2- l>ASSED AND ADOPTED the 5th day o.f February. 1968. BOARD OF .JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSX0ND.8 c/ .............. ~),,) /j!'~:, C\ -t:~,-~--e Comml.a1o <\. Qat'''1:- A. .11,. f A'l'TEST: / ) '1 A J, . ,~ y..~~~ Betty... ~. ~~.'. '. ty A:u(titor aM Ex . f1cio Clerk of the Roarc1 of County Oommissioners State of Washington ) S8 County of Jefferson ) I..Betty J. T-Dl~h County Auditor:' of Jefferson County, State of Wa.h:f.n~ton, do. hereby certify that the forego1ng ia a true and COl'Tect ,opy of Resolution No. 2-68 t which sU"l"Cedea Resolution No. D-22 dated Decem.ber 18, 1967f .a the same appears of record in my off:1.ce IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have he.reuntoaet my band and official 8.a1 thia 5th day of February, A. D. 1968. //).... .<1 AI: .? /iD-I.ttfj J.. \. T1/~b County Audit02' , 'i ~'\'-l By i Deputy -J-