Proclamation
energy efficiency is the cheapest, quickest, and cleanest way to meet the City of Manhattan Beach’s energy needs, avoid dangerous pollution, and reduce utility bills for residents and businesses in our community; and
implementing energy efficiency and other clean energy policies and programs can help boost economic opportunities and job creation while continuing to move the City of Manhattan Beach toward a sustainable future; and
smarter energy use reduces the amount of electricity needed to power our lives, which helps avoid power plant emissions that can harm our health, pollute our air, and warm our climate; and
for cities and states like ours that are trying to tackle harmful pollution, energy efficiency can get us about halfway toward our emissions reduction goals; and energy efficiency makes our homes and workspaces healthier, safer, and more comfortable; and cutting energy waste saves U.S. households billions of dollars on their utility bills every year, up to $500 per household from appliance efficiency standards alone; and improved energy codes for homes and commercial buildings also can significantly reduce utility costs and create new jobs, and the City of Manhattan Beach supports increasing the minimum levels of efficiency for new buildings through adoption of a stricter code or the model 2021 International Energy Conservation Code; and
together we can continue to contribute to our sustainability efforts by learning more about energy efficiency and practicing smarter energy use in our daily lives;
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that I, Richard Montgomery, Mayor of the City of Manhattan Beach, California, on behalf of the City Council and the residents of Manhattan Beach, do hereby proclaim October 4, 2023 as
Energy Efficiency Day
And urge citizens to join us in supporting our clean energy goals and moving toward more energy efficiency now and in the future.
Dated this 3
rd
day of October, 2023.
MAYOR RICHARD MONTGOMERY
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK LIZA TAMURA
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