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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Establishment of carbon footprint reduction goal RESOLUTION NO. 08-468 RESOLUTION APPROVING ESTABLISHMENT OF CARBON FOOTPRINT REDUCTION GOAL FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, Phase 1 of the Cool Cities Agreement calls for the City to develop a baseline carbon footprint from all City operations, and this baseline data was presented to the City Council in February 2008; and, WHEREAS, it should be remembered that since sufficient data is not available to determine CO2 levels in 1990 (as suggested in the Cool Cities Agreement), the Council agreed to rely on an average of the past six years of data that is available to establish our baseline; and, WHEREAS,this baseline was developed using consumption data for the sectors referred to as buildings, fleets, and street lights for City operations and the various utilities that we operate; and, WHEREAS, Phase 2 of the Cool Cities Agreement urges the City to adopt a carbon footprint reduction goal and to set the target time frame in which to meet this goal, and the U.S. Mayors Agreement recommends a 7%reduction of carbon emissions, based on 1990 data,by 2012; and, WHEREAS, staff has assembled a list of projects, changes in operations, changes in energy sources, and other tasks or investments targeted at reducing energy consumption, and these efforts involve operational changes and capital investments; and, WHEREAS,the individual operating departments will be inserting these items in their budgets over the next five years; and, WHEREAS,staff recommends that a goal be established to reduce CO2 levels in City operations by 15% by 2014, thereby allowing the City to schedule any investments needed to accomplish this reduction in the five-year CIP. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the establishment of a goal to reduce CO2 levels in City operations by 15%by 2014 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 281h day of October, 2008. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Popken Seconded by: Rice Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28'day of October, 2008.