APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ________________________ CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER DAN KALB RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SB 511 (BLAKESPEAR), GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORIES, REQUIRING THE STATE AIR RESOURCES BOARD TO PREPARE AND APPROVE A SCOPING PLAN FOR ACHIEVING THE MAXIMUM TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE REDUCTIONS IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has been on the forefront of climate policy for decades; and WHEREAS, the effects climate change are becoming more evident every year; and WHEREAS, the increasing frequency and severity of wildfires, extreme heat, extreme cold and drought in California are the manifestations of the influence of climate change; and WHEREAS, California has taken a number of steps at the state level to address climate change in some matter; and WHEREAS, California’s 202-2022 and 2022-2023 budgets include a $56 billion dollar package to address wildfire and forest resilience, drought and water resilience and climate resilience over three years; and WHEREAS, the vast majority of local governments across California do not have the resources and expertise to prepare and prioritize their own GHG emission inventories; and WHEREAS, SB 511 would direct the California Air Resources Board to assemble and share GHG inventories with local governments, which will provide critical data essential to drafting the best climate action plans possible; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the City of Oakland endorses Senate Bill 511 and urge the California State Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom to support its enactment into law; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council directs the City Administrator or his designee to immediately distribute this Resolution upon its adoption to Governor Gavin Newsom and State Senator Blakespear. 2 IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS NOES – ABSENT – ABSTENTION – ATTEST: ASHA REED City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California
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