TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Resolution in Support of California Clean Air Day 2022
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
Title
Consider adoption of Resolution No. 22-037 in support of California Clean Air Day 2022.
Staff Contact:
Beverly Greene, Executive Director of External Affairs, Marketing & Communications
Body
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Environmental Improvement
Initiative - Zero Emission Programs
California Clean Air Day is built on the idea that shared experiences unite people to action to improve our community health. By joining together for a unified day of action Californians can create new habits to clear the air for all members of the state's diverse communities. Adopting a California Clean Air Day resolution provides a way to highlight the contribution of public transit in improving air quality, as well as how AC Transit has been a leader in improving air quality through our zero-emission program. California Clean Air Day is October 5, 2022.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budgetary or fiscal impact associated with this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Supporting and promoting California Clean Air Day and the Clean Air Pledge encourages people to take individual actions that can contribute to improving air quality in California. In 2021, there were 1.8 million participants on Clean Air Day that took 3.4 million individual actions. As a public transit agency that plays a significant role in improving air quality, it is important for the District to support the efforts of Clean Air Day.
California Clean Air Day is an event built around a unified day of action to improve air quality for all Californians. California Clean Air Day is celebrated every year on the first Wednesday in October, this year it is October 5th, and its prime mechanism to spur action around clean air is the Clean Air Pledge. There is the "Individual ...
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