AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Discuss and consider the appointment of a Council Member to the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) Clean Air Coalition, and provide direction to Staff.
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Meeting date: 2/20/2018
Department: City Clerk's Office
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Fiscal Note:
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Background Information:
Council Member Hughson has been representing the City of San Marcos on the Coalition, and is up for reappointment. The term will expire December 31, 2019.
The Central Texas Clean Air Coalition, or the Clean Air Coalition, is a voluntary, unincorporated association that became affiliated with CAPCOG by a resolution adopted on Nov. 13, 2002. Its purpose:
* Facilitate the development, adoption, and implementation of clean air plans to maintain compliance with the federal eight-hour ozone standard for the Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties.
* Establish and monitor a regional effort toward the improvement of air quality.
* Develop policies and strategies that will provide guidance for each of its independent governing bodies about actio...
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