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Home My WebLink About1990 Resolution No. 053,--. RESOWI'IOO NO. ;f,j SERIES OF 1990 INl'ROllUOD BY COONCIL MEMBER BULLOCK A RESOWI'IOO ENCOORI\GING THE OEIIELOPMENI' ~~lO USE OF ENVIRCNMENTALLY SI\FE ALTERNATIVE TEOlNOI..CGIES AND PRODUCTS TO REPLACE THE USE OF Ozc:m:-DEPLETING o:MPOONIJS AS WELL AS ENCOURAGING RESPOOSIBLE l\CTIOO 00 THE PART OF ENGLm:lCO CITIZENS. WHEREAS, available scientific evidence indicates that chlorofluoro- carbons, hal.ons, and certain other CCf1\X'll1ds , when discharged into the atm:>sphere, deplete the earth's protecti ve ozone iayer, allowing increased amounts of rltraviolet radiation to penetrate the earth's atm:isphere, thereby posing a long-term danger to human heal th, life and the envirolllTlEnt by increasing such harms as skin cancers, cataracts, suppression of the inmune system, carMge to crops and to aquatic life, and related ha.rms; ltlld WHEREAS, the lease of halons in testing fire extinguishing systems is a primary source of the release of halons into the earth's atm:isphere; and \;HEREAS, chlorofluorocarbons are widely used in refrigeration and air conditioning systems; and WHEREAS, the recapturing and recycling of chlorofluorocarbons fran ,uto air conditioning units could eliminate approximately 20'/, of all chlorofluorocarbons used in the United States; and ~IHEREAS, the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer (an international pact) which was ratified by the United States ai l\pril 21 , 1988, and which becarre effective January 1 , 1989, calls for reductions in the production, inportation and exportation of chlorofluorocarbons to fifty percent (SO'/,) of the worl&ide 1986 levels by 1998, and for a freeze on the production of halon at 1986 levels beginning January 1, 1992; ancl WHEREAS, in light of the current and future l:iJni.tations ai the production of chlorofluorocarbons both nationally and internationally, the develqnent and utilization of envirorurentally safe alternatives to chlorofluorocartx , at this ti.rre will create a c:arpetitive advantage to those businesses electing to utilize such alternatives prior to the effective date of MY ~r~her ;ive international, federal or state regulations banning the use of chlorofluorocarbons and halons; and WHEREAS, the release of chlorofluorocarbons and halons into the atm:lsphere is a global danger to the environn•mt , thus any reduction in the release of said materials within the City of Eigl e.ood will reduce this global dang~.r and will result in a benefit to the ov,,rall health and safety of the public inside and outside the City of Englewo.xl.; and WHEREAS, recent di.sccveries have shown that the reductions in chlorofluorocarbons and halon levels set forth in the lbltreal Protocol are insufficient to remedy the global health and safety risk created £ran the release of chlorofluorocarbons and halons; and -1 - WHEREAS, the City of Engl.....oc,d encourages the research and dev~loprent of envirorvrentally safe alternative technologies and products to replace the use of r.hlorofluorocarbons and halons; and 11HEREAS, the City of Engl.....oc,d supports the adoption of international, national and state bans on the use of chlorofluorocarbons; however, until such bans have been adopted by the apprq:,riate agencies, responsible action a, the part of the City of Englewood and its citizens is necessary to reduce chlorofluorocarbon and halon use in order to prarote the long-tenn health, safety and welfare of the general public, and the environn-ent; and WHEREAS , the City of Engl.....oc,d recognizes that other cities have adopted ordinances regulating products containing ozone depleting CC1TpOunds as well as governing the manufocture, distribution, sa:!.e and recycling of products which utilize ozone depleting cmpounds, ha.ever, the City Council feels that it would be of a greater benefit to make this a voluntary program for its citizens : Na,), THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ~.,0, COLORl\DC, AS FOLT..cMS: Section 1. The Deoartrrent of Safety Services Director or his designee shall ciiiersee'and be responsible for: (A) Providing infonnational assistance to persons seeking to .inplerent a recycling program fran ozone-depleting CC1TpOunds used in air conditioning and refrigeration systems; (B) Creating and .inplerenting an educational program to provide information to local establishrrents, industry and residents regarding the dangers and hazards associated with products made fran or utilizin9 ozone-depleting c:atpO\lllds; (C) Consulting and coq:,erating with other local, state and federal governrrental 11gencies regarding the regulation of ozone-depleting 001p0unds and other matters affecting the environment and the health, aafety and general welfare of the public; ~· Definitions: (1) "Approved m:,tor vehicle refrigerant recycling equiµrent" shall rrean equip1'ellt rrodels which have been certified by Underwriters Laboratories to rroet the Society of Autom:,ti ve Engineers (SAE) standard for the extraction and reclamation of refrigerant fran rotor vehicle air condition~s (SAE standard J-1991). ( 2) "Food packaging" shall rrean any bag, sack, wrapping, container, lx:Ml, plate, tray, cartun, cup, glass, straw c,r lid, b.lt shall specifically exclude knives, forks and spoons. (3) "Ozone-depleting carpound" shall rrean those substances identified by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency as contributing to depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer. Those substances currently identified are: CFC-ll (trichloraronofluorarethane), CFC-12 (dichlorodifluorarethane), CFC-113 (trichlorotrifluoroethane), CFC-ll4 (dichlorotetrafluorethane), CFC-115 (chlorq:,entafluoroethane), Halon-1211 (braoochlorodifluorarethane), IID.lon-1301 -2 - C (brorot rifluorarethane), Halon-2402 ( dibrorotetrafluoroethane), Methyl chloroform, and carbon tetrachloride. (4) "Refrigerant" shall n-ean CFC-11 (trichlororonofluorarethane), CFC-12 (dichlorodifluorarethane, also kna.,n as chlorofluorocarbon-12 or R-12), or any substitute refrigerant used in rrotor vehicle air oondi t ioning equipn-ent, refrigerators, air conditioners, or refrigeration systems, >.tiich contains an ozone-depleting ca,,pound. (5) "Major refrigeration system" shall n-ean refrigerators, freezers, cold storage warehouse refrigeration systems, and air conditioners which hold oore than o:ie hundred pounds of refrigerant or rrore than one hundred pounds total if oore than one refrigeration unit or system exists at the san-e location. Prq:,osed Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner Carq:,liance. (a) A person who a.,ns or operates a facility which installs, services, repairs or disposes of rrotor vehicle air conditioners should i'':lt allow any service involving the release or recharge of refrigerant on a rrotor vehicle air conditioner to be perforn-ed without properly using approved rrotor vehicle refrigerant recycling equipn-ent, or the intentional venting or avoidable release of refrigerants fran a rrotor vehicle air conditioner. (b) A person who a.,ns or operates an autorobile dismantler or wrecking I'"'-facility should not allow a rrotor vehicle to be dismantled or wrecked unless any air conditioner refrigerant has first been recovered by using approved rrotor vehicle refrigerant recycling equipn-ent; or the intentional ·,enting or avoidable release of refrigerants fran a rrotor vehicle air conditioner. (c) All sales of refrigerant capable of being used to charge a rrotor vehicle air conditioner should be eliminated except in refillable containers with a capacity of at least 15 pounds. Prq:,osed Major Refrigeration System Carq:,liance. (a) A person who a.,ns or operates a facility which installs, services, repairs or disposes of major refrigeration systems should not allow the installation, service, repair or disposal of a major refrigeration system in a manner involving the release or recharge of refrigerant without using refrigerant reuse or recycling equipn-ent, or the intentional venting or · avoidable release of refrigerants fran a major r~frigeration system. (b) A person who c-.ns or operates a retail store, cold storage warehouse, or camercial or industrial building should not allow the intentional venting or avoidable release of any refri gerant fran a major refrigeration system without recapturing and recycling such refrigr_ ,mt. '!he provisions of this subsection (b) should apply to any alteration, renovation or demolition of the building or structure which contains the major refrigeration system. Prq:,osed Refriqerator and Portable Air Conditioning Unit ca,pliance. (a) Any person that manufactures, repairs, services or maintains a 1~frigerator or air conditioning unit should adept and inplerrent a recycling system >.tiereby any ozone-depleting c:a,pound used as a coolant in such refrigerator or air conditioning unit will not be released into the envirorvrent, but will be recaptured and reused or recycled. (b) A person who awns or operates a facility which accepts refrigerators or air conditioning units for dismantling, scrap metal or oermanent disposal should not all°" a refrigerator or air conditioning unit to be dimnantled, sold as scrap metal, or permanently disposed of unleas any refrigerant has first been recovered by using approved refrigerant recycling equiprent; or the intentional venti,,g or avoidablr, release of refrigerants fran a refrigerator or air conditioner . Prisal that the Manufacture and Sale of Products Which use an ozone-bepjbng ca,pound as a Propellant or Energ,,_!"mcc Should Be Eil.mlnat • The City proposes that the manufllcture or sale of any aerosol container that uses an ozone-depleti,,g ca,pound as a propellant or source of energy be eliminated. Proposal for Fire E><tu,guishing systems Which Use Halon. (a) Except as required by statute, rule or regulation, no person should release halon fran a fire extu,guishing system duri,,g the traini,,g of persoMel or in the testing of such fire exti,,guishing system. (b) 'Any person who 0'1nS or operates a facility that repairs, services C or perfonns maintenance on a fire extinguishing system or unit should recapture and recycle any halon used as an extinguishi,,g agent in the system or unit. Proposal Regarding Material for Padding or Building Insulation. No person should manufacture or install any material for padding or building insulation that conttins an ozone-<lepleting carpound or with respect to which an ozone-depleting crnpound is used as a bl0'1ing agent during the manufacturing process. Proposal Regarding Food Packaging. No person should sell at retail any food or food nroduct in or al food packaging which contains an ozone-<lepleting carpound or for which an azone-<lepleting CCJ1ll0Ulld has been used as a bl0'1!.ng ac;ent during the manufacturing process. Proposal Regarding Other Packaging Materials. No person shall manufacture, distribute, sell or use for c:armercial purposes any material or product containing an c2one-depleting c:a,pound or for which an ozone-depleting ca,pound has been used for the purpose of packaging, ~apping or containing non-edible products. l\lXPTEll AND APPROVED this 18th day of J.ne, 1990 . ~st: ~/&,#~ atncia H. cro.,, City Clerk ( /L, .. ,/4 SUsanVar,~ I, Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk for the City of Oiglewood, Colorado, hereby certify the above is a true copy of Resolution No. ~. Series of 1990. {J4u.(%a, ~/ ~ Patricia H. cro., -5 -