HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2018-206RESOLUTION NO. 2018-206
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE 2014 COMMUNITY AND
MUNICIPAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY
REPORTS
WHEREAS, Chula Vista has been a nationally-recognized leader in implementing a
Climate Action Plan (“CAP”) to address the threat of climate change to the local community;
and
WHEREAS, the 2017 CAP includes 11 new climate “mitigation strategies,” each with
multiple individual actions, that address climate change concerns, while providing numerous
community co-benefits such as utility savings, better air quality, reduced traffic congestion, local
economic development, and improved quality of life; and
WHEREAS, to help further assess program progress, track changes to emission sources ,
and guide future policy decisions, staff has completed a greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions
inventory for Calendar Year 2014; and
WHEREAS, the 2014 GHG Emissions Inventory indicates that Chula Vista’s annual
citywide GHG levels have decreased to 1,249,503 metric tons of carbon equivalent (MT CO2e)
while its housing stock and population have expanded, bringing per capita emissions 22% below
their 2005 baseline; and
WHEREAS, it also indicates that GHG emissions from municipal sources are 55% lower
than 1990 levels; and
WHEREAS, Staff will continue to implement the 2017 CAP and City Operations
Sustainability Plan and anticipate conducting a Climate Change Working Group (“CCWG”)
meeting in October 2018 to update stakeholders on CAP implantation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it does hereby accept the 2014 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory report, in the form
presented above, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Eric C. Crockett Glen R. Googins
Director of Economic Development City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vi sta,
California, this 25th day of September 2018 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2018-206 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 25th day of September 2018.
Executed this 25th day of September 2018.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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