LEAF BLOWER ORDINANCE

Recommendation:

1. That the City Council express its opinion concerning efforts to enact a state preemption on the City's ordinance prohibiting the use of gas powered leaf blowers.
2. That staff be directed to track the bills and express the City Council's opinion.

Background:

There are a number of bills being considered in the legislature that would preempt our local ordinance. As you may know, this ordinance has been in effect in Hermosa Beach since 1989.

The key point here is that this type of legislation should be a local issue rather than one of statewide concern. Some communities have chosen to limit the use of the gas powered leaf blowers while others have not. It would seem most important for the City to have the flexibility of dealing with this and many other issues on a local basis.

The attached material details the bills being considered.

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