ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: City Manager Item No: D5
Prepared by:
Imelda Huerta, Assistant to the City
Manager Meeting Date: April 25, 2023
Approved by: John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Discussion SUBJECT: EARTH DAY RESOLUTION
RECOMMENDATION: Discuss a resolution supporting Earth Day.
CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Climate and Environmental Responsibility PRIOR ACTION: None.
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: Councilmember Melendez requested the City Manager place a discussion item on an upcoming agenda to discuss a resolution supporting Earth Day. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this discussion item.
EXHIBITS:
1.City Council Resolution No. 2023- , commemorating and supporting Earth Day’s Call for Environmental Citizenship and Action
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Approved above recommendation, adopted City Council Resolution No. 2023-69.
Vote: 4-0 (O'Donnell absent)
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF
VISTA, CALIFORNIA, COMMEMORATING AND SUPPORTING EARTH DAY'S
CALL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP AND ACTION
The City Council of the City of Vista does resolve as follows:
1. Findings. The City Council hereby finds and declares the following:
A. WHEREAS, Earth Day is held on April 22 every year and serves as an opportunity for individuals and communities to recognize the need to protect our environment; and
B. WHEREAS, the City of Vista has taken action to show our commitment to improving our environment, practicing sustainability, and protecting natural resources; and C. WHEREAS, the City of Vista implemented a Climate Action Plan in 2012 to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from activities within the city, and by identifying threats and strategies for adapting to future environmental conditions caused by climate change; and
D. WHEREAS, the City of Vista implemented a single-use plastic ordinance to ensure businesses providing convenience items would be held accountable to reduce their waste and will ban harmful styrofoam containers by July 1, 2023; and E. WHEREAS, the City of Vista has hired two community improvement workers to address litter to keep our environment, including our waterways, clean of trash; and F. WHEREAS, in 2022 the City of Vista joined Clean Energy Alliance in order to provide renewable energy options to customers and the City of Vista worked to obtain state funding for solar panels for the Civic Center; and
G. WHEREAS, the City of Vista, with the leadership of the Vista City Council, wishes to continue its commitment to improving our environment, practicing sustainability, and protecting natural resources.
2. Action.
The City of Vista resolves to:
A. Develop our community, establish land use designations, and build public infrastructure in a way that is conducive to a sustainable city.
B. Protect open spaces and conserve natural habitat within the City of Vista for the benefit of wildlife and the public.
C. Increase the number of parks within the City of Vista so residents will have more green space to enjoy for their enrichment and wellbeing.
D. Expand our tree canopy, plant native plant species, and build urban forests in an equitable way so that all residents can experience the relief and joy of trees in their neighborhoods.
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E. Enhance our municipal Climate Action Plan to meet the environmental needs of future generations and support regional efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
F. Further educate the public about our City's sustainability efforts and what individual actions residents can take in order to reduce their personal carbon footprint.
3. Adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Vista held on April 25, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
JOHN B FRANKLIN, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
WALTER CHUNG, CITY ATTORNEY KATHY VALDEZ, CITY CLERK
By: By:
APPROVED
Walter C.Chung
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