HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2019-C27RESOLUTION NO. 2019-C27
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING BALANCED ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND
LOCAL CHOICE OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE RESOURCES AND
TECHNOLOGIES
WHEREAS, the State Legislature and State agencies are increasingly proposing new
legislation and regulations eliminating choice of energy by mandating technologies to power
buildings and public and private fleets, including transit and long-haul trucking, as a strategy to
achieve the state's climate goals; and
WHEREAS, clean, affordable and reliable energy is crucial to the material health, safety
and well-being of the City of Azusa residents, particularly the most vulnerable, who live on fixed
incomes, including the elderly and working families who are struggling financially; and
WHEREAS, the need for clean, affordable and reliable energy to attract and retain local
businesses, create jobs and spur economic development is vital to our city's success in a highly
competitive and increasingly regional and global marketplace; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa and its residents and businesses value local control and
the right to choose the policies and investments that most affordably and efficiently enable them
to comply with state requirements; and
WHEREAS, building and vehicle technology mandates eliminate local control and
customer choice, suppress innovation, reduce reliability and unnecessarily increase costs for the
City of Azusa residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City understands that relying on a single energy delivery system
unnecessarily increases vulnerabilities to natural disasters and equipment failures, and a diversity
of energy delivery systems and resources contribute to greater reliability and community
resilience; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa understands the need to mitigate the impacts of climate
change and is committed to doing its part to help the state achieve its climate goals, but requires
the flexibility to do so in a manner that best serves the needs of its residents and businesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
1. That the City supports balanced energy solutions that provide the City, its
residences, and its businesses with the decision-making authority and resources necessary to
achieve the State's climate goals independent of resource type or technology, and the City
opposes any state legislation or policy that eliminates local control by mandating certain energy
specific technologies for the powering of buildings or the fueling of vehicles.
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2. The Recitals set forth above are incorporated herein and made an operative part of
this Resolution.
3. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of July 2019.
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Joseph Romero Ro&fia
Mayor
ATTEST:
J rva ce Cornejo r.
Secretary City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2019-C27 was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting of the City Council Thereof held
on the 151h day of July, 2019.
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, MACIAS, ALVAREZ
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ROCHA
Je Cornejo, Jr
ity Cleric
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Best est &. Krieg r, LLP
City Attorney
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