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HomeMy WebLinkAbout104-Resolution.pdfRESOLUTION NO._______ 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. Final Draft 2 Global Challenge | Regional Response Bay Area Climate Change Charter 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: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ______________________________ Chuck Page, Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Ann Sullivan, City Clerk Final Draft 3 Global Challenge | Regional Response Bay Area Climate Change Charter Exhibit “A” Bay Area Climate Change Compact Charter 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: · Improved fiscal resource use and staffing allocation reducing duplicative efforts on climate change program development; Final Draft 4 Global Challenge | Regional Response Bay Area Climate Change Charter · 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 Objectives1 · 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 change2 · 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: Signed By: Title: Signature: Date: / / 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.