HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 09-045RESOLUTION NO. 09 -045
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE BAY AREA CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO BECOME A SIGNATORY OF THE BAY AREA
CLIMATE CHANGE COMPACT
WHEREAS, the State of California has established climate change goals set forth in AB
32, the Global Warming Solutions Act; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga recognizes the need for immediate, coordinated and
visionary action to reduce greenhouse gasses to meet the State mandated goals; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga will establish organizational greenhouse gas reduction
goals and programs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga understands the challenges of global warming are
regional in nature and can be best addressed in partnership with other agencies and private
entities; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Climate Collaborative is a public private partnership of
municipalities, business groups, regional agencies, environmental organizations, educational
institutions; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Climate Collaborative is dedicated to achieving 10 climate
change goals to effectively address the challenge of climate change and sustain our quality of
life, as defined in the Bay Area Climate Change Compact, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saratoga
hereby affirms and resolves to:
(1) Join the Bay Area Climate Collaborative;
(2) Authorize the Mayor to become a signatory of the Bay Area Climate Change Compact
Charter attached hereto as Exhibit B; and
(3) Agrees to commit leadership resources as needed to work together to meet the 10 action
area goals identified in the Compact.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST
ity Clerk
Bay Area Climate Change Charter
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The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga
City Council held on the 15th day of July 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Susie Nagpal, Howard Miller, Jill Hunter, Vice Mayor
Kathleen King, Mayor Chuck Page
Chuc Page, Mayor
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Bay Area Climate Change Charter
Exhibit "A"
Bay Area Climate Change Compact Charter
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Preamble
The most wide ranging and profound environmental challenge facing humanity is climate
change. Fossil fuel consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions are putting our
ecosystem under great strain. Furthermore, our homeland security and economic stability
are threatened by our reliance on unpredictable supplies of hydrocarbon fuels from
unstable governments.
The Bay Area faces a variety of unique challenges in taking action to address global
warming. Beyond individual organizational goals, there is a profound need for coordinated
action to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by transforming our economy from one
based on coal, oil, and gas to one that runs on clean, renewable energy at the local, State and
Federal levels. The Bay Area Climate Change Collaborative recognizes the need for
immediate, coordinated and visionary action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
speed progress toward a sustainable society that is resilient to the effects of climate change.
Purpose
No one agency, company or organization's actions alone can effectively address the
challenge of climate change. We recognize the profound need for cross sector, regional
collaboration to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other best practices at
the regional, State and Federal levels to address the challenge of climate change. The Bay
Area Climate Change Collaborative brings together leaders from government, the business
community, academia, and not for -profit advocacy groups to address the challenge of
climate change across the region to best meet these challenges and sustain our quality of
life.
VISION
Our vision is to enable a healthy, safe and globally competitive Bay Area through
collaborative action on climate change. Our coordinated efforts will be a model for regional
action in California, the nation, and the world.
Member Benefits
Through collaborative efforts, members can expect to see the following benefits:
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Bay Area Climate Change Charter
Improved fiscal resource use and staffing allocation reducing duplicative efforts on
climate change program development;
Economies of scale with the development of Bay Area wide educational, marketing,
and community information tools, and green procurement and staff training
opportunities;
Improved access to climate change and related federal grants, public private
financing opportunities and future carbon revenues;
Improved information and data collection and sharing and knowledge exchange of
best practices among all members;
Promotion of pilot projects and encouragement by the collaborative to expand
projects across the Bay Area where appropriate and feasible;
Selection and development of community and countywide regional sustainability
indicators to measure our progress toward meeting our collective targets and goals
Collaborative Objective&
Guide and develop, by joint example, actions that reduce the region's greenhouse
gas emissions, and increase the region's resiliency to the impacts of climate change
Proactively create cross sector, cross jurisdictional and public private partnerships
across the region in support of implementation of the Bay Area Climate Change
Compact
Work together to leverage local, state and federal resources to implement the Bay
Area Climate Change Compact
Share information and best practices on climate change mitigation and adaptation
Organization Name: City of Saratoga
Signed By:
Signature:
Date:
Chuck Page
07 15
09
Title: Mayor
1 Signing on to this Charter does not supersede any powers vested to the signatory
2 Action area goals and targets are timelines are defined in the attached Bay Area Climate Compact.
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