HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3866-03-2010A Resolution
NO 3866-03-2010
APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE AIR QUALITY STUDY COMMITTEE AND
IDENTIFYING THE CHARGE OF THE COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, on March 3 2008 the City convened the 2008 Gas Dnllmg Task Force to consider
regulations related to compressors, enhanced standards by well classification, environmental impacts,
noise, pipelines, public notice, review processes, protected use definitions, road impacts and setbacks,
and
WHEREAS, the Crty Council codified new regulations by adopting ordinances on December 9 2008
(M&C G-16391), December 16 2008 (M&C G-16407) and.February 3 2009 (M&C G 16439) and
WHEREAS, the City Council held an environmental workshop and included in these new regulations
were provisions for reduced emissions completion and limitations on flanng; and
WHEREAS, recent air quality studies have not fully addressed concerns raised regarding the short and
long term health effects of emissions from gas facilities, and
WHEREAS, the City Council continues to support the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's
~unsdiction over air quality regulation, and
WHEREAS, the City Council wants to ensure that data regarding air quality is comprehensive, specific
to the City of Fort Worth, and sufficient to answer questions of the public, to consider additional local
regulations, or to encourage the State to adopt new rules, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has directed that an air quality committee be assembled to evaluate and
make a recommendation to the City Council on the qualifications of proposed companies and a scope of
work for an air emission study
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
1 The Air Quality Study Committee is charged with providing
recommendations to the City Council on the following
a Identify the objectives and specific questions to be addressed by the
proposed study
b Evaluate the qualifications of the prospective consultants and
conduct interviews as appropriate
c Review the proposed scope of work of the candidate consultants
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d Recommend a consultant and study framework to the City Council
and
e Receive a briefing on the study results and provide feedback to the
City Council
2 The persons listed below are appointed to the Air Quality Study Committee
for terms beginning on the date of adoption of this Resolution and expiring
upon completion of the charge
a Gyna Bivens -Citizen
b Jim Bradbury -Citizen
c Glen Estes -Citizen
d Rusty Fuller -Citizen
e Ramon Romero -Citizen
f Ramon Alvarez -Environmental Defense Fund
g Chris Klaus -North Central Texas Council of Governments
h Nina Hutton - XTO Energy
i Darren Smith -Devon Energy
~ John Satterfield -Chesapeake Energy
3 The agencies listed below will be advisory to the Air Quality Study
Committee and the City Council as appropriate
a. Keith Sheedy -Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
b Environmental Protection Agency
Adopted this 9th day of March 2010
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