HomeMy WebLinkAbout946 - SUPPORTING the Boulder Business & Community Leaders Forum: Saving Energy, Saving Money, MeetinRESOLUTION NO 946
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY LEADERS FORUM
TO DISCUSS ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
ISSUES FOR BOULDER
WHEREAS, the City of Boulder has a long history of protectmg and enhancmg
environmental quality m the City; and
WHEREAS, m January 2004 City Council members reaffirmed their commitment to
environmental sustamabilrty as one of four major Council policy goals; and
WHEREAS, the C~ty parCicipates m the Cit~es for Climate Protection campaign and is
developmg a greenhouse gas em~ssions mventoiy for the Crty, and
WHEREA5, m December of 1997, m Kyoto, Japan, the Parties to the Umted Nahons
Framewark Convenrion on Climate Change developed Protocols to reduce the emiss~ons
of greenhouse gases by seven percent below 19901evels, and
WHEREAS, m May 2002, City Council adopted a Kyoto Resolution following these
Protocols, and estabhshed a goal to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases m the City
of Boulder by 7 percent below 19901evels; and
WHEREAS, eighty-one percent of Boulder res~dents believe that reducmg air pollut~on is
~mportant m improvmg the quality of life m Boulder, accordmg to the results of a 2001
survey; and
WHEREAS, m August 2001 the Boulder Vailey Comprehensive Plan was updated and
mcludes spec~fic pohcies related to global chmate change and energy use a~med at
reducmg air pollution, mcreasmg energy eff~ciency and conservation, mcreasmg the use
of renewable energy m the commumty, and hmitmg growth m the use of all
non-renewable energy resources; and
WHEREAS, the Boulder Valley Comptehensive Plan requires the City to accommodate
new growth by an overall per capita decrease m energy use; and
WHEREAS, there is mcreasing scient~fic ev~dence that carbon dioxide (COZ) and other
greenhouse gases released mto the atmosphere w~ll have a profound effect on the Earth's
chmate, mcreasmg the risk to mumcipal governments from mcreased extreme weather
events, changmg ramfall and crop productivrty patterns, and migrarion oP mfectious
diseases, and
WHEREAS, local government achons taken to reduce greenhouse gas emiss~ons through
mcieased energy efficiency, ieduced vehicle miles traveled, and waste reduchon can
provide many local benefits by decreasmg a~r pollution, creahng ~obs, extendmg landfill
l~fe, and reducmg energy expenditures for the City, ~ts busmesses and its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Council intends for the Ctty to take a leadership role in increasing
energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from municipal operations;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BOULDER, COLORADO
Seaton 1. Counctl hereby declares its support for the Community Leaders Forum,
scheduled for May 20, 2004, to allow for community discussion and involvement m
energy efficiency, energy policy, and greenhouse gas emissions reductions programs, m
direct support of a Local Action Plan for Greenhouse Gas Emissrons Reductions, the
Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan and the Council's Environmental Sustamabilrty
Goal
Section 2 The Ctty Manager is hereby directed to assist with planning and promotion of
the Community Leaders Forum: Saving Energy, Saving Money, Meeting Kyoto Targets.
Section 3. The Ctty Manager shall incorporate the meaningful dtscusston and
involvement from the Community Leaders Forum m a Local Action Plan for Greenhouse
Gas Emissions Reductions.
APPROVED this 4`" day of May, 2004.
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Mayor
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ATTEST:
City Clerk on Behalf of the
Director of Finance and Record