Resolution 2007-75
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-75
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GILROY ENDORSING THE U.S. MAYOR'S CLIMATE
PROTECTION AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the 2005 United States Mayor's Climate Control Protection Agreement was
formed out of the Kyoto Protocol, which is an international agreement signed to address climate
disruption globally, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Seattle launched the U.S. Mayors Climate
Protection Agreement to advance the goals ofthe Kyoto Protocol through leadership and action,
and
WHEREAS, Cities are encouraged to adopt the 2005 Resolution endorsing the U.S.
Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement (attached as Exhibit A), which will encourage U. S.
Congress to pass bipartisan greenhouse gas reduction legislation to reduce global warming
pollution, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor has requested that the City of Gilroy concur with the Agreement.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy directs
the mayor to add the endorsement of the City of Gilroy to the Agreement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1 st day of October, 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, BRACCO, GARTMAN,
PINHEIRO, V ALIQUETTE and VELASCO
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CORREA
APPROVED:
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ENVIRONMENT
ENDORSING THE u.S. MAYORS CLIMATE PROTECTION
AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the U.S. Conference of Mayors has previously adopted
strong policy resolutions calling for cities, communities and the
federal government to take actions to reduce global warming
pollution; and
WHEREAS, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC), the international community's most respected assemblage
of scientists, has found that climate disruption is a reality and that
human activities are largely responsible for increasing
concentrations of global warming pollution; and
WHEREAS, recent, well-documented impacts of climate disruption
include average global sea level increases of four to eight inches
during the 20th century; a 40 percent decline in Arctic sea-ice
thickness; and nine of the ten hottest years on record occurring in
the past decade; and
WHEREAS, climate disruption of the magnitude now predicted by
the scientific community will cause extremely costly disruption of
human and natural systems throughout the world including:
increased risk of floods or droughts; sealevel rises that interact
with coastal storms to erode beaches, inundate land, and damage
structures; more frequent and extreme heat waves; more
frequent and greater concentrations of smog; and
WHEREAS, on February 16, 2005, the Kyoto Protocol, an
international agreement to address climate disruption, went into
effect in the 141 countries that have ratified it to date; 38 of those
countries are now legally required to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions on average 5.2 percent below 1990 levels by 2012; and
WHEREAS, the United States of America, with less than five
percent of the world's population, is responsible for producing
approximately 25 percent of the world's global warming
pollutants; and
WHEREAS, the Kyoto Protocol emissions reduction target for the
U.S. would have been 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012; and
WHEREAS, many leading US companies that have adopted
greenhouse gas reduction programs to demonstrate corporate
social responsibility have also publicly expressed preference for
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the US to adopt precise and mandatory emissions targets and
timetables as a means by which to remain competitive in the
international marketplace, to mitigate financial risk and to
promote sound investment decisions; and
WHEREAS, state and local governments throughout the United
States are adopting emission reduction targets and programs and
that this leadership is bipartisan, coming from Republican and
Democratic governors and mayors alike; and
WHEREAS, many cities throughout the nation, both large and
small, are reducing global warming pollutants through programs
that provide economic and quality of life benefits such as reduced
energy bills, green space preservation, air quality improvements,
reduced traffic congestion, improved transportation choices, and
economic development and job creation through energy
conservation and new energy technologies; and
WHEREAS, mayors from around the nation have signed the U.S.
Mayors Climate Protection Agreement which, as amended at the
73rd Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, reads: The u.s.
Mayors Climate Protection Agreement D. We urge the federal
government and state governments to enact policies and
programs to meet or beat the target of reducing global warming
pollution levels to 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012, including
efforts to: reduce the United States' dependence on fossil fuels
and accelerate the development of clean, economical energy
resources and fuel-efficient technologies such as conservation,
methane recovery for energy generation, waste to energy, wind
and solar energy, fuel cells, efficient motor vehicles, and biofuels;
E. We urge the U.S. Congress to pass bipartisan greenhouse gas
reduction legislation that includes 1) clear timetables and
emissions limits and 2) a flexible, market-based system of
tradable allowances among emitting industries; and F. We will
strive to meet or exceed Kyoto Protocol targets for reducing global
warming pollution by taking actions in our own operations and
communities such as: 1. Inventory global warming emissions in
City operations and in the community, set reduction targets and
create an action plan. 2. Adopt and enforce land-use policies that
reduce sprawl, preserve open space, and create compact,
walkable urban communities; 3. Promote transportation options
such as bicycle trails, commute trip reduction programs,
incentives for car pooling and public transit; 4. Increase the use of
clean, alternative energy by, for example, investing in "green
tags", advocating for the development of renewable energy
resources, recovering landfill methane for energy production, and
supporting the use of waste to energy technology; 5. Make energy
efficiency a priority through building code improvements,
retrofitting city facilities with energy efficient lighting and urging
employees to conserve energy and save money; 6. Purchase only
Energy Star equipment and appliances for City use; 7. Practice
and promote sustainable building practices using the U.S. Green
Building Council's LEED program or a similar system; 8. Increase
the average fuel effiCiency of municipal fleet vehicles; reduce the
number of vehicles; launch an employee education program
including anti-idling messages; convert diesel vehicles to bio-
diesel; 9. Evaluate opportunities to increase pump effiCiency in
water and wastewater systems; recover wastewater treatment
methane for energy production; 10. Increase recycling rates in
City operations and in the community; 11. Maintain healthy urban
forests; promote tree planting to increase shading and to absorb
C02; and 12. Help educate the public, schools, other jurisdictions,
professional associations, business and industry about reducing
global warming pollution.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The U.S. Conference
of Mayors endorses the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
as amended by the 73rd annual U.S. Conference of Mayors
meeting and urges mayors from around the nation to join this
effort.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The U.S. Conference of Mayors will
work in conjunction with ICLEI Local Governments for
Sustainability and other appropriate organizations to track
progress and implementation of the U.S. Mayors Climate
Protection Agreement as amended by the 73rd annual u.s.
Conference of Mayors meeting.
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@2005 The U.S. Conference of Mayors
Tom Cochran, Executive Director
1620 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
Tel. 202.293.7330 ~ Fax 202.293.2352
info@lusmavors.orq
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I, SHA WNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2007-75 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 1 st day of October, 2007, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 4th day of October, 2007.
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