HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2007-119 Authorizing City Membership in ICLEI RESOLUTION NO. 2007-119
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CITY OF EDINA
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o CLIMATE PROJECTION CAMPAIGN
CiLy of Edina
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the City's best interests to take action
to stop global warming; and
WHEREAS, on February 6, 2007, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2007-20
concerning the Cities for Climate Protection and the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. The
City Council approved signing the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and also requested
that the new Energy and Environment Commission review the requirements of the ICLEI Cities for
Climate Projection program and present a recommendation to the Council on whether to join ICLEI;
and
WHEREAS, in joining 28 other Minnesota cities and over 700 U.S. cities in signing the U.S.
Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, Edina has committed to take actions including the following:
(1) Urging the federal government and state governments to enact policies and programs to meet or
beat the target of reducing global warming pollution levels to 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012; (2)
Promoting land use and transportation policies that result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions; (3)
Increasing the use of clean, renewable energy and making energy efficiency a priority; (4) Adopting
purchasing and building construction and operation practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
(5) Increase recycling rates and urban forest cover; and (6) Support education efforts about how to
• take actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
WHEREAS, ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign assists cities to adopt
policies and implement quantifiable measures to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions, improve air
quality, and enhance urban livability and sustainability. The campaign is based around five
milestones that local governments commit to undertake. The milestones allow local governments to
understand how municipal decisions affect energy use and how these decisions can be used to
mitigate global climate change while improving community quality of life. Edina would join more
than 800 local governments participate in the CCP, integrating climate change mitigation into their
decision-making processes
WHEREAS, the Energy and Environment Commission passed a motion unanimously
recommending that the City join ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection Campaign at its meeting in
September 2007. The Commission stated that ICLEI membership will enable the City to access the
tools and technical assistance offered by ICLEI and learn from the experience of other member cities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Edina City Council that the City of Edina join
ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection Campaign as a full member and, through its Energy and
Environment Commission, take a leadership role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the
community and in promoting public awareness about the causes and impacts of climate change.
ADOPTED this 5th day of November, 2007.
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KESOLUTION NO. 2007-119
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STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify that
the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its Regular
Meeting of November 5,2007, and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
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WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this��4day of 2017-7
• Debra A. Mangen, City Clerk
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