HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9331Resolution 9331
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Confirming that the
City Manager is Authorized to Report Greenhouse Gases Generated
in Municipal and Utility Operations to Federal and State Agencies
and to Participate in Cap and Trade Programs
RECITALS
A. The City of Palo Alto's municipal and utility operations generate
greenhouse gases in varying amounts. Some of these operations, such as the electric utility,
gas utility, and landfill, are currently subject to Federal regulations mandating reporting of
greenhouse gases, State regulations mandating such reporting, State regulations requiring
participation in the State's cap and trade program, or some combination of these regulations.
Other regulations may apply to th,ese operations or other municipal or utility operations in the
future.
B. Some of these regulations require that the staff member completing the
greenhouse gas reports or taking actions under the cap and trade program certify that he or
she has the necessary authority to make such reports and that the City will be bound by his or
her representations and actions with respect to this program.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council confirms that the City Manager or his or her designee
is authorized under the City Charter and Palo Alto Municipal Code to perform on behalf of the
City of Palo Alto all duties and responsibilities required by Title 40, Part 98 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting), Title 17, Article 5, Sections 95800
through 96022 (California Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Market-based Compliance
Mechanisms), and Sections 95100 through 95158 (Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of
Greenhouse Gases) of the California Code of Regulations, or any other regulation related to
the reporting of greenhouse gases or the tracking and disposition of allowances, offsets, or
other instruments as part of programs related to the tracking or reduction of greenhouse
gases.
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SECTION 2. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not ~J
constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act and no environmental
assessment is required.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: May 6, 2013
AYES: Berman, Burt, Holman, Klein, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd
NOES:
ABSENTIONS:
ABSENT: Kniss
APPROVED:
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