HomeMy WebLinkAbout4368RESOLUTION 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.
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Dated and Signed this ? day of Iv ?-j , 2008.
C
PE%rER B-LEWIS
MAYOR
ATTEST: /
Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
AP V TO FO
Daniel B. H`6, City Attorney
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