HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2019-51 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH SUPPORTING MAINTAINING
LOCAL CONTROL OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS
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WHEREAS, the State of California's energy policies are critical to reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and reducing the impact of climate change on our citizens; and
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
Providing clean, affordable and reliable energy is cyucial to the material health, safety
and well-being of Huntington Beach residents, particulayly the most vulnerable, who live on
fixed incomes, including the elderly and working fairoes who are struggling financially; and
The need for clean, affordable, and reliably energy to attract and retain local businesses,
create jobs and spur economic development is vital to the City's success in a highly competitive
and increasingly regional and global marketpl9ce; and
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The City of Huntington Beach, its/residents, and its businesses values local control and
the right to choose the policies and inve$tments that most affordably and efficiently enable them
to comply with State requirements; a�d
Building and vehicle techndlogy mandates eliminate local control and customer choice,
suppress innovation, reduce reliability and unnecessarily increase costs for Huntington Beach
residents and businesses; and//
The City of Huntington Beach understands that relying on a single energy delivery
system unnecessarily increases vulnerabilities to natural and man-made disasters, and that a
diversity of energy deli lery systems and resources contribute to greater reliability and
community resilienco'; and
The City f Huntington Beach understands the need to mitigate the impacts of climate
change and is mmitted 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.
W, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
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NO ACTION TAKEN
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Resolution No. 2019-51
1. The City supports balanced energy solutions that provide it with the decision making
authority and resources needed to achieve the State's climate goals and opposes proposed State
legislation and policies that eliminate local control by mandating technologies that can be used to
power buildings and fuel vehicles, and also meet or exceed emissions reductions regulations.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the day of , 2019.
Mayor
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
terim City Manager - Interim City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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