CC - 2019-15 - Supporting a Model Resolution for Maintaining Local Control of Energy Solutions RESOLUTION NO. 2019-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD SUPPORTING A MODEL RESOLUTION FOR
MAINTAINING LOCAL CONTROL OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS
WHEREAS,California's energy policies are critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
and reducing the impact of climate change on our citizens; and
WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, clean, affordable and reliable energy is crucial to the material health, safety
and well-being of Rosemead residents, particularly the most vulnerable, who live on fixed
incomes, including the elderly and working families who are struggling financially; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, City of Rosemead, 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; and
WHEREAS, building and vehicle technology mandates eliminate local control and
customer choice, suppress innovation, reduce reliability and unnecessarily increase costs for
Rosemead residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City 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;
and
WHEREAS, City of Rosemead 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.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
as follows:
That 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 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 1. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and hereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 9th day of April, 2019.
Y AA.- tai
Margaref.Clark,Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
;
Rachel Richman, City Attorney Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) §
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
I,Ericka Hernandez,City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead,California,do hereby
certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution, No. 2019-15, was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Rosemead, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 9th day of
April, 2019,by the following vote,to wit:
AYES: ARMENTA, CLARK, DANG, LOW, LY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk