AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Consider the appointment of a City Council Member to the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) Clean Air Coalition, and provide direction to Staff.
Body
Meeting date: December 3, 2019
Department: City Clerk's Office
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Funds Required: N/A
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Fiscal Note:
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Background Information:
Currently Mayor Jane Hughson serves as Vice-Chair on this body as the City's general member appointee. Her term expires on 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 actions that will achieve clean air in Central Texas.
*?Work cooperatively to achieve clean air standards that will protect public health and yet allow lo...
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