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FINANCE, BUDGET, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Preamble
Motion by:
DIRECTORS DUTRA AND HAHN
Support for I-710 Clean Truck Program
Whereas, communities along the I-710 South Corridor are confronted daily with unacceptable public health conditions, created in part by diesel emissions generated by heavy duty trucks, especially Diesel Particulate Matter;
Whereas according to the December 2020 South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) Southeast Los Angeles Community Emissions Reduction Plan, the Multiple Air Toxics Exposure Study (MATES IV) showed Diesel Particulate Matter as the air pollutant that contributed most to the air toxics cancer risk in the South Coast AQMD region, with the Southeast Los Angeles community having higher air toxics cancer risk compared to the overall average;
Whereas, this week President Biden announced a series of public and private commitments to move more goods faster by moving towards 24/7 operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which are the point of entry for 40 percent of containers to the U.S., and are on track to reach new highs in container traffic this year;
Whereas, the Metro Board of Directors approved the 2021 LA County Goods Movement Strategic Plan in January 2021, which included support for a Countywide Clean Truck Initiative, an Equity for Goods Movement Initiative, and a Logistics Workforce and Competency Initiative;
Whereas, both the Metro and Gateway Cities Board of Directors have voted to comprehensively reassess the I-710 South Corridor project, including actions to address the range of safety, mobility, public health and air quality issues;
Whereas, the Metro Board of Directors on May 27, 2021, voted to "immediately suspend further work to advance the current 710 South Corridor Project EIR/EIS;"
Whereas, the Metro Board of Directors demonstrated a strong commitment to take actions supporting the deployment of a phased-in Zero Emission (ZE) Truck Technol...
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