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File Number: 07-00491
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, URGING THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESS TO SUPPORT LOCAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY
CONSERVATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS.
WHEREAS, many of the nation's cities are increasingly recognizing the value and importance of local
programs that encourage energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and "green
building" practices within their communities; and
WHEREAS, some of the nation's cities have adopted, or are working to adopt, such programs and
practices for their own municipal operations, and are also encouraging such programs and practices
for the residential, commercial and industrial sectors within their communities; and
WHEREAS, during the past five (5) years, the City of Miami has launched an aggressive and
ambitious environmental program to clean our streets, our waterways, brown fields, storm drains, and
improve our air and water quality, thus erasing 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 Mayors 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, locally -based energy efficiency, energy conservation, renewable energy, and "green
building" programs can help reduce energy use, thereby reducing local energy costs and improving
local air quality; and
WHEREAS, local energy efficiency, energy conservation, renewable energy, and "green building"
programs can provide a host of additional community benefits including strengthening the local
economy and creating new jobs in the areas of energy and green buildings; and
WHEREAS, Congress is currently considering federal energy legislation that would establish a new
comprehensive energy policy for the nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
City of Miami
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File Number: 07-00491
Section 1. The Miami City Commission urges the President of the United States and the members of
the United States Congress to recognize the economic importance to the nation's cities of federal
programs that encourage and support energy efficiency, energy conservation, renewable energy, and
"green building" programs at the local level; and further urges the Congress to ensure that any final
energy legislation includes strong federal support and federal funding to energy conservation, energy
efficiency, renewable energy, and "green building" practices at the local level.
Section 2. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the President of the
United States, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the
Department of Energy, the Senate Majority Leader, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
all the members of the United States Congress.
Section 3. 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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