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MEMORANDUM
Date: August 7, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
Thru: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
CAP Executive Team1
From: Cassie Archuleta, Air Quality Program Manager
Lindsay Ex, Climate Program Manager
Re: Climate and Air Quality: Clean Car Standards Rulemaking Process
Purpose: The purpose of this memo is to update Council on the State’s Rulemaking process to
implement the Governor’s Executive Order (EO) to establish Clean Car Standards for Colorado.
Bottom Line: The clean car standards have significant air quality and climate benefits for Fort Collins
and statewide. In alignment with the Legislative Policy Agenda (LPA), staff is taking the following action:
Partnering with Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA): In accordance with the City
approved CC4CA Policy Agenda, CC4CA will advocate for low emission vehicle (LEV) and zero
emission vehicle (ZEV) standards associated with the California Clean Car Standards.
Join Local Government Coalition: While CC4CA is focused on the climate benefits of this EO, the
City is also joining a local government coalition (including Boulder County Public Health and
Denver Public Health and Environment) to request party status to advocate for LEV and ZEV
standards from a public health perspective. The City has the opportunity to shape hearing
documents submitted and opt out of signing any specific statement not aligned with the LPA.
If Councilmembers would like to contribute, e.g., testimony, op-eds, etc., please let staff know by Aug 14.
Background: In June, the Governor signed Executive Order B2018-006 “Maintaining Progress on Clean
Vehicles” to adopt the LEV portion of California’s Clean Car Standards in Colorado; the EO is silent on
the ZEV standards. 12 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the California Clean Car
Standards, and 9 of these 12 have adopted the ZEV portion of the standards.
This past week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will rollback existing
federal fuel efficiency standards. Removing these standards would have the impact of increasing the
City’s emissions in the 2030 timeframe, missing the opportunity to make by 5-7% progress towards
achieving the 2030 climate goals. This would also impact the community’s air quality, as emissions for
vehicles are one of the largest contributors to regional ozone formation.
Legislative Policy Agenda (LPA) Alignment: The City’s 2018 LPA (page 6) has the following
supportive policies for this work:
1. Supports programs and policies that improve public health and air quality and support rapid
attainment of National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including ozone.
5. Supports strengthening standards for tailpipe emissions, aggregate vehicle emissions and/or
fuel economy for all vehicles. Supports programs and policies that promote the use of electric
vehicles and the development of infrastructure needed to support the use of those vehicles.
1 Includes Deputy City Manager Jeff Mihelich; Utilities Executive Director Kevin Gertig; Chief Financial Officer Mike
Beckstead; Director of Planning, Development, and Transportation Laurie Kadrich; Chief Sustainability Officer
Jackie Kozak Thiel; and Environmental Services Director Lucinda Smith
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Next Steps:
The rule will be proposed by the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC), the regulatory body
responsible for the rulemaking process, on August 16.
As noted above, City staff will work with stakeholders to submit hearing documents and provide
statements during the hearing process. If Councilmembers are interested in giving statements
and/or contributing, please let staff know by August 14.
Cc: Paul Sizemore, FC Moves Director
Ginny Sawyer, Sr Project Manager
Tyler Marr, Project Manager
Jody Hurst, Asst City Attorney II
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