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Resolution: R-07-0194
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3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 07-00489 Final Action Date: 4/12/2007
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO DEVELOP AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A "MIAMI GREEN
FLEET PROGRAM," THAT ESTABLISHES POLICIES THAT ASSURE THAT THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") IS PURCHASING, LEASING, OR OTHERWISE OBTAINING
THE MOST ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLES AND VESSELS POSSIBLE THAT
MEET THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY, FOR
WHICH THE VEHICLES OR VESSELS ARE INTENDED, AND THAT THE FLEETS
WILL BE MANAGED AND OPERATED IN A MANNER THAT IS ENERGY EFFICIENT
AND MINIMIZES EMISSIONS; DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO
PRESENT SAID ORDINANCE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS TO THE CITY COMMISSION
FOR ITS CONSIDERATION.
WHEREAS, during the past five (5) years, the City of Miami ("City") has launched a
comprehensive and aggressive environmental program to clean our streets, our waterways, brown
fields, storm drains, and improve our air and water quality, thus reversing decades of environmental
neglect; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of this environmental program, Mayor Manuel A. Diaz ("Mayor") was
one of the first United States Mayors to sign the Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement (the
"Agreement") committing cities to take actions to reduce global warming pollution by striving to meet
or exceed Kyoto Protocol targets; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor's commitment to join other mayors throughout the country (today 400
Mayors representing over 58 million people have signed the Agreement), brought the issue of
environmental policy to the forefront of South Florida priorities; and
WHEREAS, during the Mayor's 2006 State of the City Address, core steps for environmental
policy were etched out, increasing the level of focus on innovation, and developing a strong
foundation for environmentalism; and
WHEREAS, one of those steps was to convert one thousand (1,000) City vehicles to hybrid or
other alternative fuels by the year 2012; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that energy use associated with the operation of its own motor
vehicle and vessel fleets exacerbates local air quality problems and results in greenhouse gas
emissions that contribute to global climate change; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that its departments have a significant role to play in improving
local air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fleet operations; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that by improving the energy efficiency of its fleets, significant
monetary savings will result in the long term; and
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WHEREAS, the City wishes to exercise its power as a participant in the marketplace to ensure
that purchases and expenditures of public monies are made in a manner consistent with the policy
improving local air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to establish a "Miami Green Fleet Program" addressing the
management, operation, and procurement of fleet vehicles and vessels under the control of the City
in order to improve the energy efficiency of its fleets and reduce emission from its fleets;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is directed to develop an ordinance establishing a "Miami Green
Fleet Program," that establishes policies that assure that the City is purchasing, leasing, or otherwise
obtaining the most energy efficient vehicles and vessels possible that meet the operational needs of
the department or agency, for which the vehicles or vessels are intended, and that the fleets will be
managed and operated in a manner that is energy efficient and minimizes emissions.
Section 3. The City Administration is directed to present said ordinance within sixty days to the
City Commission for its consideration.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{1}
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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