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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH AMENDING THE LONG BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING THE TITLE OF
CHAPTER 2.38 AND SECTION 2.38.010, ALL RELATING
TO THE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE CITY
COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Long Beach Climate Action Plan (“LB CAP”) in August 2022, which includes climate action goals aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change adaptation goals that focus on the negative impact climate change has on infrastructure, services, and the well-being of the community; and
WHEREAS, funding was then identified in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget to establish the Office of Climate Action and Sustainability; and WHEREAS, the Sustainable City Commission (“Commission”) is supported by staff from the Office of Climate Action and Sustainability; and WHEREAS, on April 27, 2023, the Commission unanimously voted to approve a recommendation to the City Council to change the Commission’s name to the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission;
WHEREAS, the proposed Commission name change more closely aligns with the City’s strong focus and vision of the LB CAP to create a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable City by addressing climate change on a way that remedies existing environmental health disparities while also improving health, quality of life, and economic vitality throughout Long Beach; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2023, the City Council voted to amend Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.38 to change the Sustainable City Commission’s name to the ORD-22
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission and requested the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending Chapter 2.38 of the Lang Beach Municipal Code to: (1) revise the title of the Sustainable City Commission to the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach ordains as follows:
Section 1. The Title of Chapter 2.38 of the Long Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
Chapter 2.38 Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission Section 2. Section 2.38.010 of the Long Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
2.38.010 Created.
There is created a Commission to be known as the Climate Resilient and Sustainable City Commission.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance by the City Council and cause it to be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the City of Long Beach, and it shall take effect on the thirty-first (31st) day after it is approved by the Mayor.
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of ________________________, 2023, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers:
Noes: Councilmembers:
Absent: Councilmembers:
Recusal(s): Councilmembers:
City Clerk
Approved:
(Date) Mayor