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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-19-2018 Written CommunicationsGood evening, Madame Mayor, members of the City Council, staff, and neighbors... My name is Mark Pickens. I'm a resident of Saratoga for more than two decades, and I'm currently employed in the technology sector in the area. I come before you tonight as a volunteer on behalf of the climate action advocacy group Citizens Climate Lobby - Silicon Valley North Chapter, and also on behalf of my family. Climate change has emerged as a serious issue of global importance. The speed at which our climate is being changed by human activity— namely the burning of fossils fuels -- with warming of our planet and oceans— is arguably the most pressing issue of our time. This is because of how much its already affecting our lives, the economy, and how it's making bad things worse with climate events. Citizens Climate Lobby is an all -volunteer, non-profit organization that has a legislative solution to help reduce carbon emissions and its deleterious effects. This is in line with the recommendations of The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Paris Accords The need for reducing emissions that was recently validated again by the National Climate Assessment Report. Our preferred solution dovetails nicely with what California has always done: Protect our environment. Science tells us what we can do to help mitigate what we're seeing. Reducing carbon and other greenhouse gases is the most effective thing that doesn't require new technology or unsupportable economic measures. I have a daughter in college now and want to see her grow up with the same hopes for the future as my wife and I did. We've seen the headlines, the youth climate movement and other protests. People want action. So what do we do? While there are many ways to reduce emissions, capture carbon, etc. CCL's preferred climate solution is what we call Carbon Fee and Dividend. To get legislation to combat emissions passed, Citizens Climate Lobby has held hundreds and hundreds of meetings with our Members of Congress, including Congresswoman Eshoo. We also act at the local level, talking to State and Local officials about a single solution that can easily be part of a more comprehensive program of climate jobs and justice. I won't go into a deep dive here about Carbon Fee and Dividend, but put simply: This policy would place a predictable, steadily -rising price on carbon fuel sources and other greenhouse gases. All fees collected, minus administrative costs, are then allocated in equal shares to all Americans in the form of a monthly dividend check. It's this dividend that makes it so different from other carbon tax proposals that have been floated. It has bipartisan support because it is revenue -neutral, and doesn't increase the size of government. The House of Representatives introduced a bipartisan bill in November known as the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividends Act. It is co -sponsored by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, and a similar bill was just introduced in the Senate today. So, I'm here to ask that the City of Saratoga give serious consideration to passing a resolution encouraging Congress to pass national Fee -and -Dividend legislation. A carbon fee paid back out with equal dividends will stimulate the economy without disadvantaging lower -income individuals, and significantly and quickly decrease carbon emissions over the next ten years. We have a growing number of cities here in the Bay Area doing these endorsements with us, and most recently, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors endorsed action in the form of our proposal by a unanimous decision. We'd like to add Saratoga to that list of Endorsers for action. I have brought some packets for the Council and City Manager and staff to examine and start that dialogue. And of course, anyone here can visit our website and get a much more detailed understanding of this at www.citizensclimatelobby.org So, to sum up: the carbon fee and dividend approach is intended to push us towards cleaner forms of energy, and that's a good thing. It helps address Climate Change, and makes the U.S. more energy independent, and moves us to a truly sustainable economy. I look forward to finding time in the New Year to get our outreach group to work with you on drafting such a resolution. Thank you for your time and kind attention. Your sincerely, Mark D. Pickens, Rebecca Stroth-Pickens, Cassandra Pickens 18961 Lynbrook Court Saratoga, CA 95070-3427 (408) 996-2319 mdpickens@comcast.net 14/ 17/LV 1O Lana('ian rrime ivrmister Jusun rruaeau announces uanaaa s carbon pricing policy - lioogle llocs Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces Canada's carbon pricing policy. Canada adopts carbon fee and dividend to rein in climate change WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 23, 2018 — Carbon fee and dividend, the solution to tackle climate change proposed by Citizens' Climate Lobby, has emerged as the default policy in Canada to price carbon and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming. Beginning in 2019, Canada's federal policy will put a rising fee on carbon emissions and return the revenue directly to Canadians. The federal policy is a backstop to cover the four provinces that have not initiated their own carbon -pricing policies. Nearly half of Canadians live in these provinces. "For years, CCL grassroots lobbyists have pressed both the U.S. and the Canadian governments to enact carbon fee and dividend to bring heat -trapping emissions under control," said Mark Reynolds, Executive Director of Citizens' Climate Lobby. "We're thrilled that Canada is taking the lead with this policy, and we hope their decision will inspire the U.S. Congress to take similar action." The policy announced today by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau applies a tax on carbon starting at $20 per ton in 2019, rising $10 per ton annually until it reaches $50 per ton in 2022. Residents and businesses in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick, the four provinces subject to the federal tax, will receive rebate checks that will exceed the amount of the carbon tax paid by the average family. Trudeau summed up the problem simply in today's announcement: "It is free to pollute, so we have too much pollution." He presented the solution simply too, saying, "Starting next year, it will no longer be free to pollute anywhere in Canada. We are going to place a price on the pollution that causes climate change from coast to coast to coast. We're also going to help Canadians adjust to this new reality." He stated that a family of four would receive $307 with their tax return this spring. That will more than double to $718 by 2022. Using one province as an example, Trudeau said, "Eight in 10 Ontario families will get back more than they pay." The policy also includes extra support for small, rural and remote Canadian communities. Trudeau emphasized that "every nickel" of the carbon pricing revenue would be returned to Canadians. Since its inception in 2010, CCL Canada has lobbied relentlessly for Ottawa to adopt carbon fee and dividend, over the years holding 793 meetings with members of Parliament and generating thousands of letters to the editor and op-eds in support of the policy. "We're the little lobby that could," said Cathy Orlando, CCL's International Outreach Manager based in Sudbury, Ontario. "Our patience and persistence has been rewarded with an effective program that puts Canada on the path to meeting its global obligation on climate change. Today's announcement is also an affirmation of CCL's approach to engaging government with an attitude of appreciation, respect and being nonpartisan." Earlier this month, CCL Canada held its 5th annual conference, sending 55 citizen lobbyists to Parliament Hill to meet with MPs. Throughout the 36 CCL chapters in Canada, volunteers also met with staff in the local offices of members of Parliament. "The recent report from the IPCC warned us that we have little more than a decade to get our act together and take unprecedented actions to avert catastrophic climate change," said Reynolds. "Carbon fee and dividend is one of those unprecedented actions that not only reduces our risk, but also protects our economy by putting money in people's pockets." CONTACT: Steve Valk, steve @ citizensclimate.org, 404-769-7461 County of Santa Clara Office of the County Executive 93 865 DATE: November 20, 2018 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: Steve Preminger, Director, Strategic & Intergovernmental Affairs Susan Gilbert -Miller, Director, Office of Sustainability SUBJECT: Resolution Urging Congress to Enact Legislation that Impactfully Addresses Climate Change RECOMMENDED ACTION Consider recommendations relating to the proposed resolution regarding a carbon fee and dividend policy as requested by the Citizens' Climate Lobby. (Office of the County Executive) Possible action: a. Receive report relating to the proposed resolution regarding a carbon fee and dividend policy as requested by the Citizens' Climate Lobby. b. Adopt Resolution urging the United States Congress to enact, without delay, legislation that impactfully addresses climate change through non -market based and market based solutions, including consideration of revenue -neutral carbon fees on carbon -based fossil fuels. (Roll Call Vote) COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS The Housing, Land Use, Environment, and Transportation Committee considered this item on October 18, 2018 and made a favorable recommendation to forward to the Board of Supervisors. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS There is no impact to the County General Fund as a result of approving the recommended action. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION In response a request by the Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL), Administration worked with CCL to prepare a draft resolution that urges the United States Congress to enact climate change legislation that would impactfully address climate change including consideration of a carbon fee solution and strategies to mitigate the adverse impacts of such a fee on low Board of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, Cindy Chavez, Dave Cortese, Ken Yeager, S. Joseph Simitian Page 1 of 6 County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith income families. CHILD IMPACT The recommended action will have no/neutral impact on children or youth. SENIOR IMPACT The recommended action will have no/neutral impact on seniors. SUSTAINABILITY IMPLICATIONS The recommended action will have no/neutral sustainability implications. However, legislation that would result in a reduction of carbon emissions could reduce the negative impacts of climate change. BACKGROUND On September 10, 2018, Governor Brown issued Executive Order B-55-18, setting a statewide goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. This, and other state laws, establish a California momentum to tackle climate change at the state level. However, an equivalent momentum at the federal level is still lacking. The proposed resolution urges the United States Congress to consider and pass legislative solutions that effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels —a major contributor to climate change. Continued widespread use of fossil fuels and impacts due to climate change pose a present and growing risk to the residents of Santa Clara County, and nationwide market -based solutions, along with other innovative solutions, should be implemented, where feasible, to mitigate climate change impacts. Any solution proposed should (1) benefit the economy, human health, the environment, and national security by correcting market distortions, reducing toxic pollutants, and increasing the energy independence of the United States; (2) be efficient, transparent, and enforceable in order to drive an effective and fair transition to a renewable energy economy; (3) mitigate any adverse economic consequences to low income populations from any climate -energy solutions proposed; (4) incentivize manufacturers, businesses, and consumers throughout the economy to produce and use less fossil fuel; and, (5) stimulate investment in alternative - energy. One solution that may be considered by Congress is a carbon fee and dividend plan, as proposed by the Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL). CCL is a non-profit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change.' Its nonpartisan approach to climate education is designed to create a broad, sustainable foundation for climate action across all geographic regions and political inclinations. By building upon shared values rather than partisan divides and empowering its supporters to work in keeping with the concerns of their local communities, CCL works towards the adoption of fair, effective, and sustainable climate change solutions. CCL, founded in 2007 and based in Coronado, California, has hundreds of chapters throughout the world, including 45 chapters in California and three chapters in Santa Clara Information on Citizens' Climate Lobby can be located at its website https://citizensclimatelobby.org Board of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, Cindy Chavez, Dave Cortese, Ken Yeager, S. Joseph Simitian County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith Agenda Date: November 20, 2018 Page 2 of 6 County. CCL receives 70 percent of its funding from CCL founder Marshall Saunders and additional funds come from monthly donors who give an average of $360 per year. In keeping with its nonpartisan commitments, CCL does not accept donations from individuals engaged in intensely partisan actions on either side of the political aisle unless the donation is matched by an equal donation from a partnered citizen on the other side of the political spectrum. CCL declines all donations from the fossil fuel industry. Carbon Fee and Dividend Plan The type of carbon fee and dividend plan recommended by CCL involves 1) placing a fee on carbon at the point of entry into the economy (e.g. at a mine, well, or port of entry); 2) returning 100 percent of the fees collected, minus administrative costs, back to households; and 3) placing fees on products imported from countries where there are no carbon fees and providing rebates for United States industries exporting to those countries. 1) Carbon Fee Fossil fuels account for roughly 90 percent of all energy used in the United States. The theory behind a carbon fee is that the cost of carbon would rise and therefore reflect the social cost of the pollutant. This is the market -based approach supported by CCL. The intent behind it is to let the market drive change. If demand for carbon goes down, then there would be less pollutants in the environment. For example, if a carbon fee starts at $15 per metric ton and increases by $10 each year, then CCL estimates there would be a decline of carbon emissions by 33 percent after 10 years and a 52 percent decline after 20 years. The Climate Change Leadership Council, another climate action organization, recommends that a carbon fee should begin at $40 a ton and increase steadily over time. Other policymakers recommend starting with a relatively low carbon price for sectors amenable to reducing carbon and increasing prices until a carbon reduction target is met. 2) Dividend Plan CCL also supports a revenue -neutral policy for a carbon fee. With a dividend plan, all proceeds from a carbon fee, minus minimal administration costs, would be returned monthly to households. CCL recommends that fees be collected and disbursed by the United States Treasury Department. CCL reports that within 10 years, a $15 per ton carbon fee that was increased each year by $10 would result in an average monthly dividend of $288 for a family of four, and within 20 years, the average monthly dividend would increase to $396. CCL estimates, that on a national average, 53 percent of households and 58 percent of individuals would receive a net financial benefit from a carbon fee and dividend plan, with gains concentrated among those considered most vulnerable. 3) Border Carbon Adjustment CCL also proposes placing import fees on products from countries that do not impose a carbon fee and providing rebates to United States industries exporting to those countries. This fee would act as a deterrent for businesses considering relocating to jurisdictions where they can emit high amounts of carbon. CCL believes this would motivate other countries to adopt carbon pricing policies similar to a carbon fee. United States businesses seeking to Board of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, Cindy Chavez, Dave Cortese, Ken Yeager, S. Joseph Simitian County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith Agenda Date: November 20, 2018 Page 3 of 6 escape higher energy costs would be discouraged from relocating to non -compliant nations, as their products would be subject to import fees. Anticipated Outcome of a Carbon Fee and Dividend Plan CCL asserts that within 20 years of enactment, a carbon fee and dividend plan would reduce carbon emissions 52 percent below 1990 levels, the economic stimulus created by the plan would add 2.8 million new jobs to the economy, and over 230,000 premature deaths would be prevented because of improved air quality. Support for a Carbon Fee and Dividend Plan California passed a joint resolution in 2016 in support of a carbon fee and dividend plan. Other jurisdictions that have adopted a carbon fee and dividend resolutions include the city and county of San Francisco, the counties of San Mateo, Sonoma, Santa Cruz, Marin, and other cities in California and throughout the United States. Recent Federal Efforts Regarding Climate Change Legislation As of September 2018, eighty-eight members of the House of Representatives, forty-four Republicans and forty-four Democrats, including Santa Clara County delegation members Representatives Anna Eshoo and Jimmy Panetta, have signed on as members of the Climate Solutions Caucus. Founded by Representatives Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and Ted Deutch (D- FL), the caucus's mission is to educate members on economically viable options to reduce climate risk and to explore bipartisan policy options that address the impacts, causes, and challenges of our changing climate. In November 2017, caucus member John Larson (D-Ct) introduced H.R. 4209, the America Wins Act. The bill would place an excise tax on the carbon of coal, petroleum and petroleum products, and natural gas sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. The revenues generated would be used for infrastructure purposes including highways and transit, aviation, and passenger rail. Specific portions of the funds would be used to assist workers, communities reliant on industries that primarily produce taxable carbon substances or carbon -intensive goods, and low income households. In addition, the bill would authorize tax rebates for households that meet specified income requirements. The bill includes border adjustment provisions that require certain fees, credits, or refunds for carbon -intensive goods that are exported or imported. The bill has been referred to House committees but has not had a committee hearing. In addition, S. 2352 and H.R. 4889, both titled the "Healthy Climate and Family Security Act of 2018" were introduced in January 2018 by Senator Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Beyer (D-VA), respectively. The bills propose to cap the emissions of greenhouse gasses through a requirement to purchase carbon permits, to distribute the proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals, and for other purposes. No committee action has been taken on either bill. In April of this year, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Representative David McKinley (R-WVa) introduced H. Con. Res. 119, a resolution that expresses the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to American families and businesses and is not in the best interest of the United States. In a press release, Whip Scalise stated that a Board of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, Cindy Chavez, Dave Cortese, Ken Yeager, S. Joseph Simitian Page 4 of 6 County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith Agenda Date: November 20, 2018 carbon tax would result in massive job losses, lead to higher prices for American families and small businesses, and jeopardize America's energy security. The resolution passed in the House on July 19, 2018 with 229 yes votes. Office of Sustainability Analysis Climate change and its impacts on the environment and the economy is a very complex and difficult problem. The effects of a changing climate impact all nations, all people, and all living things. Approaches to climate change should be broad and inclusive and should target those factors that increase global warming while protecting the most vulnerable in our communities. No one plan is perfect and there is no easy solution. The Office of Sustainability did an extensive review of academic literature on carbon fee/tax and distribution plan and their projected economic impacts and impact on climate change. There are pros and cons for a carbon fee and dividend plan, a sampling of which are listed below. Crafting the right policy solution that maximizes carbon reduction and minimizes adverse economic impacts will require thoughtful and careful consideration. Therefore, the United States Congress should broadly consider solutions that address the threat of climate change, including both non- market based solutions and market- based solutions, such as a carbon fee and distribution plan. Carbon Fee/Tax Pros: • Adds to product production costs the adverse social costs (environmental and public health impacts) of carbon. 2 • Market -based approach that allows consumers and businesses the flexibility to choose the lowest cost options to reduce emissions, rather than regulation that mandates specific technologies or sets limits on individual sources.3 • Incentivizes a shift to alternatives that produce less carbon emissions, such as natural gas and renewables.3 • Efficiently drives near/medium term greenhouse gas reductions in the electricity sector due to retiring coal plants.3 • If successful in reducing emissions, improves public health by reducing air pollution, extreme weather event risk, and related diseases/mortality.' • Raises revenue that can mitigate pollution or its effects and neutralize the welfare impacts of the carbon fee/tax.3'5 Carbon Fee/Tax Cons. • Paying the fee/tax leaves individuals and businesses with less income.' • Overburdens low-income groups because they already spend a larger share of their z Energy and Environmental Implications of a Carbon Tax in the United States. Rhodium Group. July 2018. ' Taxing Carbon: What, Why, and How. Tax Policy Center. June 2015. ° Low -carbon energy generates public health savings in California. U.C. Davis. April 2018. 5 The Energy, Economic, and Emissions Impacts of a Federal US Carbon Tax. The Center on Global Energy Policy. July 2018. Board of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, Cindy Chavez, Dave Cortese, Ken Yeager, S. Joseph Simitian County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith Agenda Date: November 20, 2018 Page 5 of 6 income on energy, heating, and fuel.' • Disproportionally impacts U.S. regions that are currently more reliant on coal.', 6 • Reduces business and investor revenues, which may disproportionately impact wealthier households.' • Calculating the true monetary social cost of carbon is difficult and controversial and there is no agreed methodology to identify the social cost.2 • Increases political and regulatory uncertainty; policy on how revenue is allocated may shift from one administration to another.' • Tax alone is likely insufficient to meet California/U.S. greenhouse gas emissions goal of 80 percent below 1990/2005 level by 2050.2,3 • A carbon fee/tax in the U.S. that is not part of a coordinated, global approach may lead to "carbon leakage" a situation where businesses and consumers choose to buy carbon emission -intensive goods from other countries that sell them for a lower cost — causing greenhouse gas emissions in other, less regulated countries to increase.6 CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION Failure to approve the recommended action will prevent the County from adopting the resolution titled "Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara Urging the United States Congress to Enact, Without Delay, Legislation that Impactfully Addresses Climate Change Through Non -Market Based and Market Based Solutions, including Consideration of Revenue -Neutral Carbon Fees on Carbon -Based Fossil Fuels". STEPS FOLLOWING APPROVAL The Clerk of the Board will transmit copies of the executed resolution to the President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Senate Majority Leader, and to the 55 members of the California Congressional Delegation. ATTACHMENTS: • Resolution to Urge Congress To Enact, Without Delay, Climate Change Legislation (PDF) 6 Effects of a Carbon Tax on the Economy and the Environment. Congressional Budget Office. May 2013. Designing and Updating a US Carbon Tax in an Uncertain World. Harvard Kennedy School. February 2017. Board of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, Cindy Chavez, Dave Cortese, Ken Yeager, S. Joseph Simitian County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith Agenda Date: November 20, 2018 Page 6 of 6 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT, WITHOUT DELAY, LEGISLATION THAT IMPACTFULLY ADDRESSES CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH NON -MARKET BASED AND MARKET BASED SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF REVENUE -NEUTRAL CARBON FEES ON CARBON -BASED FOSSIL FUELS WHEREAS, greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions from human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, are contributing to climate change, including rising global temperatures, which in turn can result or has resulted in increased occurrences of extreme weather events, significant impacts to human health and safety, destruction of ecosystems, and reduced economic productivity; WHEREAS, the environmental, health, and social costs of CO2 emissions are borne by all global inhabitants, particularly those in disadvantaged communities; WHEREAS, the Paris Agreement, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, calls for the nations of the world to work diligently to prevent average global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre -industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius; WHEREAS, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) commits the state of California to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and the State has further established goals to reduce GHG emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 (SB 32), and to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 (Executive Order S-3-05); WHEREAS, on September 10, 2018, a new California statewide goal was established to achieve carbon neutrality by no later than the year 2045 (Executive Order B-55-18), acknowledging that to do so will require both significant reductions in carbon pollution and removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, including sequestration in forests, soils and other natural landscapes; // // // // Resolution To Urge Congress To Enact, Without Delay, Climate Change Legislation Page 1 of 3 WHEREAS, on June 20, 2017, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara adopted Resolution No. BOS-201 7-85 affirming the County's continuing commitment to the goals of the Paris Agreement; WHEREAS, there is an immediate need to consider legislative solutions that are effective such that reductions in CO2 emissions are realized, including, but not limited to, market -based solutions such as a national carbon fee on fossil fuel production as an example of efforts to capture the environmental, health, and social costs of CO2 emissions not currently included in the price paid for fossil fuels; WHEREAS, any solution considered should (1) benefit the economy, human health, the environment, and national security by correcting market distortions, reducing toxic pollutants, and increasing the energy independence of the United States; (2) be efficient, transparent, and enforceable to drive an effective and fair transition to a renewable energy economy; (3) include measures to mitigate any adverse economic consequences of a climate -energy solution especially upon low income populations; (4) incentivize manufacturers, businesses, and consumers throughout the economy to produce and use less fossil fuel; and, (5) stimulate investment in alternative -energy; WHEREAS, any solution considered should aim to secure the United States as a leader in mitigating climate change and in the clean energy technologies, and should incentivize other countries to act similarly in reducing global GHG emissions; and, WHEREAS, continued widespread use of fossil fuels and impacts due to climate change pose a present and growing risk to the residents of Santa Clara County, and nationwide market - based solutions, along with other innovative solutions, need to be immediately considered and, where feasible, implemented to help significantly mitigate the impacts of climate change. // // // // // // Resolution To Urge Congress To Enact, Without Delay, Climate Change Legislation Page 2 of 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara, State of California, that the United States Congress is urged to enact, without delay, legislation that impactfully addresses climate change through non -market -based and market -based solutions, including, consideration of revenue -neutral carbon fees on carbon -based fossil fuels. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Board is directed to transmit copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Senate Majority Leader, and to the 55 members of the California Congressional Delegation. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara, State of California, on , 2018, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: S. JOSEPH SIMITIAN, President Board of Supervisors Signed and certified that a copy of this document has been delivered by electronic or other means to the President, Board of Supervisors. ATTEST: MEGAN DOYLE Clerk of the Board of Supervisors APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: hirley R. Ed ards Deputy County Counsel Resolution To Urge Congress To Enact, Without Delay, Climate Change Legislation Page 3 of 3