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e provision designating the ordinance "non-enforceable until it is proven nec- essary. II There being no further requests to speak, the public hearing was closed. Responding to Ms. Gustafson's testimony, Mr. Arkell said that term IIs01e sourcell refers to all permanently installed heating systems. Responding to Mr. Crasilneck's testimony, Mr. Arkell said that LRAPA staff is willing to consider exemptions for pellet stoves and certified wood stoves as long as the visible-emissions standard is still involved. He also pointed out that this is an air pollution proposal, not an energy proposal, and said that the ordinance would take effect approximately six days per year. Mr. Rutan expressed concern that enforcement would be difficult and felt that these standards might actually encourage people to burn on IIredll days. In response, Mr. Arkell responded that the no-visible-emissions standard would be easy to enforce. He also noted that a good public education program would be an important component of the entire program. LRAPA is recommending that the City issue warnings, rather than violations, during the first year. Ms. Ehrman asked who would be responsible for enforcement. Sharon Rudnick, City Attorney's Office, said that the ordinance allows the City Manager to designate enforcement authority and to specify which jurisdiction's rules are used. e Mayor Miller suggested that the City impose a mandatory one-year ordinance review to see if the ordinance has been effective. Ms. Schue noted that the Federal government has mandated that the City ad- dress the pollution problem and said that LRAPA feels that this ordinance is reasonable and fair. She also noted that a great deal of public input had been involved in crafting the ordinance and urged its adoption. Mr. Rutan acknowledged the need to adopt some type of air quality regulation, but felt that the ordinance should support and encourage citizens to make a transition to certified wood stoves. Indicating his continued reservations about the enforceability of the no-visible-emissions standard, he agreed on the importance of a one-year review. Mr. Rutan also said that he is uncom- fortable making a decision on this issue until the County has reached a deci- sion on its ordinance. Responding to a question from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Arkell said that pellet stoves have no difficulty meeting the no-vi sible-emissions standard; a separate ordinance exemption would not be required, if the council decided to include pellet stoves in the class of certified wood stoves. CB 4261--An ordinance restricting the use of solid-fuel space- heating devices during air pollution episodes; adding Sections 6.250, 6.255, 6.260, 6.265, and 6.270 to the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 5, 1990 Page 3