CC RESOLUTION 5142RESOLUTION NO. 5142
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, TO MAINTAIN LOCAL CONTROL OF ENERGY
SOLUTIONS IN OPPOSITION TO THE ZERO -EMISSIONS
BUILDINGS AND SOURCES OF HEAT ENERGY.
THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AND FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Recitals:
A. California's energy policies are critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
and reducing the impact of climate change on our citizens; and
B. 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
C. Clean, affordable and reliable energy is crucial to the material health, safety and
well-being of the EI Segundo residents, particularly the most vulnerable, who live
on fixed incomes, including the elderly and working families who are struggling
financially
D. 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
E. EI Segundo, 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
F. Building and vehicle technology mandates eliminate local control and customer
choice, suppress innovation, reduce reliability and unnecessarily increase costs
for City of EI Segundo residents and businesses
G. EI Segundo understands that relying on a single energy delivery system
unnecessarily increases vulnerabilities to natural and man-made disasters, and
that a diversity of energy delivery systems and resources contribute to greater
reliability and community resilience
H. EI Segundo 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.
RESOLUTION NO. 5142
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SECTION 2: THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY RESOLVES that EI Segundo 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 policy 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.
SECTION 3: The City Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to Governor
Newsom, U. S. Senators Feinstein and Harris; U.S. Representative Lieu; State Senator
Allen; State Representative Burke; and any other interested parties.
SECTION 4: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption and will
remain effective unless repealed or superseded.
SECTION 5: The City Clerk will certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; will
enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of said City; and will make a minute of
the passage and adoption thereof in the record of proceedings of the City Council of said
City, in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED AND ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 5142 this 19th day of March, 2019.
Dr6w Boyler
ATTEST:
Tracy"�/1�'ea r, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
k;�, Mark D. Hensley, C tyttorney
RESOLUTION NO. 5142
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
I, Tracy Weaver, City Clerk of the City of EI Segundo, California, hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of the City is five; that the foregoing
Resolution No. 5142 was duly passed and adopted by said City Council, approved and
signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested to by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
regular meeting of said Council held on the 19th day of March 2019, and the same was
so passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Boyles, Mayor Pro Tem Pirsztuk, Council Member Brann, Council
Member Pimentel, and Council Member Nicol
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this day of April, 2019.
T cy Weaver, City Clerk
of the City of EI Segundo,
California
(SEAL)
RESOLUTION NO. 5142
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