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RESOLUTION NO. 93-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
SUPPORTING A RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
INVESTMENT IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead is committed to strengthening
southern California's weak economy and to reversing the negative
impact on the local community and its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress and the President approved a
new energy policy designed to increase utilization of clean,
domestically-produced natural gas to enhance the nation's energy
security and provide for economic growth and environmental protection;
and
WHEREAS, this new energy policy specifically directs the
Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a program to promote the
development and commercialization of existing and new, more advanced
natural gas utilization technologies; and
WHEREAS, the Clinton Administration supports a federal research,
development and demonstration (RD&D) investment in energy and
environmental technologies that will create private-sector jobs and
spur economic recovery and long-term growth; and
WHEREAS, a proposed $2.5 billion,federal investment over the next
decade in a natural gas end-use technology RD&D program would
facilitate a defense-conversion program in California; and
WHEREAS, strategic annual RD&D investment of $144 million over the
next eight years in the southern California region alone would, by the
year 2010, lead to more than 30,000 new jobs, $1 billion in additional
Gross Revenue Produce, and an increase of over $1.4 billion in real
disposable income in this region, in addition to other statewide
economic benefit; and
WHEREAS, due to southern California's unique characteristics, a
technically sophisticated workforce skilled in advance design,
engineering, management and financial services; high quality technical
training programs offered by leading U.S. educational institutions;
unique research facilities; a manufacturing sector oriented to
technology; excess research and development capacity due to reductions
in defense spending; and state and local agencies that actively invest
in RD&D related to governmental goals, RD&D investment in this region
is likely to yield greater economic benefits than other areas of the
country.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Rosemead urges the
DOE to establish, and the President and Congress to fund, an
accelerated $2.5 billion natural gas RD&D program focusing on the
following; improved, high-efficiency, low-emission gas combustion
technologies; dedicated natural gas vehicles and emissions controls,
and the requisite refueling infrastructure, and advanced engines and
propulsion concepts; electrochemical energy conversion through
commercialization of phosphoric acid and molten carbonate fuel cells,
and development of advanced natural gas-powered fuel cell
technologies; and that a strategic investment of federal RD&D dollars
be made in California, and specifically the southern California
region, because of its leadership in energy technology innovation and
adoption; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Rosemead encourages other
local government agencies and community coalitions to adopt policies
which encourage the research, demonstration and full commercialization
of new and advanced natural gas utilization technologies.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of February, 1993.
ATTEST:
J ity- Clerk
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MAYOR
I, JANICE WARNER, City Clerk, Rosemead, California, hereby CERTIFY
that this Resolution No. 93-12 was duly and regularly adopted by the
city Council of the City of Rosemead at a regular meeting thereof
held on the-23RD day of February, 1993, by the following vote:
Yes: Bruesch, Taylor, Clark, Vasquez, McDonald
No: None
Absent..None
Abstain: -None
TY_ CLERK
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