RESOLUTION 2023---
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO TO AMEND
THE ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING POLICY AND THE PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT POLICY TO COMPLY WITH SB 1383
REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, the City implemented an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Policy by Resolution 2007-003 adopted on March 7, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City implemented a Purchasing and Procurement Policy by Resolution 2018-035 adopted on March 5, 2018 to govern city employee purchases and most recently updated this Policy on March 20, 2023 through Resolution 2023-033; and
WHEREAS, California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction law, SB 1383, requires jurisdictions to update policies and procedures to procure recovered organic waste products, as well as 30% post-consumer content paper products; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends adopting the updated Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy and the Purchasing and Procurement Policy with the proposed language changes to comply with SB 1383 and to reduce the City’s greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the City’s Climate Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, this is not a project as defined by CEQA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo does hereby a mend the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy and the Purchasing and Procurement Policy as set forth in the redline version of these policies as attached to this resolution.
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ADOPTED this 5th day of June 2023, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Abel Pineda, Mayor