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Agenda Subject: Resolution No. 4368 Date: June 30, 2008
Department: Planning, Building Attachments: Resolution No. 4368 Budget Impact:
and Community $ None
Administrative Recommendation: City Council adopt Resolution No. 4368.
Background Summary:
As environmental, economic, and social concerns have continued to increase on local, regional and
global levels there has been a simultaneous heightened awareness of sustainability. At this time laws
have been and are being enacted to ensure future sustainability. The City Council recently heard a
presentation on community sustainability and global climate protection by Councilmember Wagner at the
City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting March 31, 2008. In that presentation, a number of actions
and decisions the City can take were expressed. Those actions would help to further ensure community
sustainability, minimize negative impacts on the natural environment, help ensure adequate long-term
local, regional, national, and global resources, and can help reduce global warming and climate change.
The Planning and Community Development Committee recommended that the City Council approved
Resolution No. 4368 at their June 23, 2008 meeting.
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Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
? Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: ? Building ? M&O
? Airport ? Finance ? Cemetery ? Mayor
? Hearing Examiner ? Municipal Serv. ? Finance ? Parks
? Human Services ® Planning & CD ? Fire ® Planning
? Park Board ? Public Works ® Legal ? Police
? Planning Comm. ? Other ? Public Works ? Human Resources
Action:
Committee Approval: ?Yes ?No
Council Approval: ?Yes ?No Call for Public Hearing _/_/_
Referred to Until
Tabled Until
Councilmember: Norman Staff: Baker
Meeting Date: Jul 7, 2008 Item Number: VIII.B.4
AUBURN *MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED
RESOLUTION NO. 4 3 6 8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING SUPPORT FOR
INCREASED LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
WHEREAS, sustainability seeks to balance and support the needs of the
community, the environment, the economy, and the needs of future generations; and
WHEREAS, sustainability has emerged and become a local, regional, national,
and global concern; and
WHEREAS, local governments have passed resolutions to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and to work to increase sustainability; and
WHEREAS, City Council has heard policy discussion on community sustainability
and global climate protection by Councilmember Wagner at the City Council Committee
of the Whole Meeting March 31, 2008; and
WHEREAS, progress towards sustainability includes City actions such as, the
encouragement of hybrid vehicles and the reduction of fossil fuel use, the sponsorship
of green projects, the development of green design and construction standards, the
promotion of commute trip reduction programs and mass transit, the promotion of
environmental preservation, water reclamation, recycling, the conservation and reuse of
water, the enforcement and management of air quality including the reduction of
emissions through efforts such as an engine idling ordinance, the overall reduction of
energy consumption and more efficient use of resources; and
WHEREAS, actions for sustainability are likely to ensure community
sustainability, minimize negative impacts on the natural environment, help ensure
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adequate long-term local, regional, and national global resources, and can help reduce
global warming and climate change.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN
HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Auburn acknowledges its support for
actions of local, regional, national, and global level sustainability by nurturing Auburn to
be environmentally, economically, and socially vital, enacting green construction
standards that make good financial sense, promoting local environmental preservations,
using energy and other resources prudently, and avoiding actions that contribute to
global warming or other adverse environmental impacts.
Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative
procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation..
Section 3. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force upon
passage and signatures hereon.
Dated and Signed this day of
CITY OF AUBURN
, 2008.
PETER B. LEWIS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
AP V TO FO
Daniel B. H, City Attorney
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