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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-107
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE 2005 GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS INVENTORY AND DIRECTING STAFF TO
RECONVENE A CLIMATE CHANGE WORKING GROUP
WHEREAS, humans have increased the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the
Earth's atmosphere over the last 150 years leading to an "Enhanced Greenhouse Effect" where
too much heat is being trapped & climate change is occurring; and
WHEREAS, many greenhouse gas emissions have local sources such as the burning of
fossil fuels to power vehicles, homes and offices and the decomposition of organic wastes at
landfills; and
WHEREAS, the City ofChula Vista in the 1990s became a founding member of ICLEI's
Cities for Climate Protection and created a Carbon Dioxide (C02) Reduction Plan to reduce
emissions from the community; and
WHEREAS, the CO2 Reduction Plan included a baseline assessment of 1990 greenhouse
gas emission levels and a list of 20 actions that the City could undertake to reach its goal of 80%
of 1990 emission levels by 20 I 0; and
WHEREAS, the 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory is the first formal review of
the City's progress in reducing emissions from the community; and
WHEREAS, the 2005 GHG Emissions Inventory suggests that although annual emissions
from municipal operations have declined, community-wide greenhouse gas emissions continue
to increase; and
WHEREAS, a new set of policies and programs may have to be developed and
implemented in order to reach the City's emissions targets.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
V ista does hereby:
1. Accept the 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, and
2. Direct staff to reconvene a Climate Change Working Group to assist in recommending
future policies and programs
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Michael T. Meacham
Conservation & Env. Services Director
Approved as in form by
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Ann Moore .
City Attorney
Resolution No. 2007-107
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 1st day of May 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda
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ATTEST:
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t Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2007-107 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 1st day of May 2007.
Executed this 1st day of May 2007.
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r Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk