HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-10-26; City Council; Resolution 2010-2451 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-245
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
4
WHEREAS, Proposition 23, titled the "Suspends Implementation of Air Pollution
5
Control Law (AB 32) Requiring Major Sources of Emissions to
6
Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions that Cause Global Warming
7
Until Unemployment Drops to 5.5 Percent or Less for Full Year" measure,
o
was certified for the November statewide ballot on June 22, 2010.
10 WHEREAS, Proposition 23, if approved by voters, suspends State laws requiring
11 reduced greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, until California's
12 unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or less for four consecutive quarters. And also
13 requires the State to abandon implementation of the comprehensive greenhouse-gas-
14 reduction program that includes increased renewable energy and cleaner fuel
requirements, and mandatory emission reporting and fee requirements for major
16
polluters such as power plants and oil refineries, until suspension is lifted.
17
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of18
Carlsbad, California, as follows:
20 1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
21 2. That the City Council opposes Proposition 23 on the November 2, 2010,
22 California state ballot.
23
24
25
26
27
28 "
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 26th day of October, 2010, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall and Blackburn.
NOES: Packard.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
\ /LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk
^^ (SEAL) .««>,
' '' x