HomeMy WebLinkAbout7274 RESOLUTION NO. 7274
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING LOCAL CONTROL OF
ENERGY SOLUTIONS
WHEREAS, California's energy policies are critical to reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and reducing the impact of climate change on our citizens; and
WHEREAS, the State legislature and State agencies are increasingly
proposing new legislation and regulations eliminating choice of energy by mandating
technologies to power buildings and public and private fleets, including transit and long-
haul trucking, as a strategy to achieve the State's climate goals; and
WHEREAS, clean, affordable, renewable, and reliable energy is crucial to the
material health, safety, and well-being of Arcadia residents, particularly the most
vulnerable who live on fixed incomes, including the elderly and working families who are
struggling financially; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia, its residents, and its businesses, value local
control and the right to choose the policies and investments that most affordably and
efficiently enable them to comply with State requirements; and
WHEREAS, building and vehicle technology mandates eliminate local control
and customer choice, suppress innovation, reduce reliability, and unnecessarily
increase costs for Arcadia residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia understands that relying on a single energy
delivery system unnecessarily increases vulnerabilities to natural and man-made
disasters, and that a diversity of energy delivery systems and resources contribute to
greater reliability and community resilience; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia understands the need to mitigate the impacts
of climate change, and is committed to doing its part to help the State achieve its
climate goals, but requires the flexibility to do so in a manner that best serves the needs
of its residents and businesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. For the forgoing reasons, the City Council of the City of Arcadia
hereby supports balanced energy solutions and the maintaining of local control of
energy solutions.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd day of September, 2019.
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r,1!or of the City of Arcadia
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 7274 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 3rd day of September, 2019 and that said Resolution was adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Amundson, Beck, Chandler, Tay, and Verlato
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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