RESOLUTION NO. _____
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Partner With the IQAir To Apply For State of California Community Resilience Center Grant Funds
WHEREAS, recent and ongoing climate events and public health emergencies have adversely impacted Emeryville and every part of California; and WHEREAS, the best available climate science projections anticipate that these climate impacts will worsen, expand, extend, and compound; and
WHEREAS, in the face of these challenges, building and strengthening resilience requires investments in both physical and social infrastructure; and WHEREAS, in 2021, Senate Bill (SB) 155 was signed into law, creating the California Strategic Growth Council’s Community Resilience Program (CRC) with “funding…for the construction or retrofit of facilities to serve as community resilience centers that mitigate the public health impacts of extreme heat and other emergency situations exacerbated by climate change; and
WHEREAS, IQAir is an air quality improvement organization dedicated to improving lives by improving air quality that is interested in partnering with the City of Emeryville to assess the senior center and civic center for the potential to upgrade HVAC systems to improve the air quality inside each facility through state grant funds; and WHEREAS, the State of California CRC grant deadline is September 19, 2023; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville that the City Manager is authorized to partner with the IQAir to apply for State of California Community Resilience Center Program funding to enhance the air quality of the Emeryville Senior Center, Civic Center and any other allowable city facilities by upgrading HVAC systems and community engagement.
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State Community Resilience Center Grants
City Council Meeting | September 5, 2023
ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, September 5, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK SPECIAL COUNSEL
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