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City of Palo Alto
City Manager's Report
TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PUl'IUC WORKS
DAn:: September 14, 1995 CMR:4U1:95
SUBJECT: POLLUTION PRn'ENTION WEEK 1995
BrotJEST
This reporI is monna!iooal only and requires 00 Council action.
POllCY IMPI,ICATIONS
Pankipaling Hi Po!luOOn Pre\:ention Week continues the policy 0( prOlllOting pollution
pr~ention 10 prOlect the envir6mnent.
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EJWITIVE SlrMMABY
For the last two years, City staff bave participated in local and regional programs
ul<:b<ating PoIIutioo. Prevention Week in California. This year, Pollution Prevention ;'
Week bas become a natiooaI ~eIlI, wbich IocaJ governments across the United States will • ce<:ognizc. Cooneil. is being requested 10 adopt the attached proclamation 10 formallyr
designate Sep!ember IS 10 24, 1m, as Pollution Preveufun Week in Palo Alto. .'
Palo Alto City staff a<:tively p<0ID0Ie pollution p<evention in oor community Ihrougboot
the year. Special zetivities planned for Pollution Prevention Week 1m include:
• participating in pollution p<evention workshops and rOUDd table discussions wilh
businesses and community members, coordinated by the Santa Oaca County
Pollution Prevention Program;
• c""",, ICtjng • special mailing of pollution p<evcotidoi information 10 local businesses;
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• continuing ongoing efforts 10 educate local businesses and members of !he public
.bout the economic and enviroomental benefits of implementing pollution
prevention.
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During Pollution frevention Week, :he City will focmaIly receive ~ resolution from Ih<
~ Board o(Supervisors hoooring Ih< ~giooal Waler Quality Control Plan!. .>'inner
.01 ,'1994-1995 Suzanne Wi1>on Environmerual Achievemenl Awan! fo< promotifIg
"P9/hItiOO ('<eVeDtioo in our cooununity.
"SCM· IMPACT
Participating ~ Pollutioo Preventioo Week has no fiscAl impact foe !he City.
ENVIRQNMFJ!<-rAi. ASS&§MF.NT
City participatjoo in Pollutioo Preventioo Week does DO( cOIIStitute a project under !he
California Eaviroomcntal Quality Act and, therefore, an em1tomnental asses,= has DO(
been performed.
ATUCHMFNI
Proclamation declaring September 18 to 24, 1995 as Pollutioo Prevention Week 1995.
PREPARED BY, Kelly D. Moran, Manager, Envirorunental Control Programs
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW:R 1. ~
GLF.NN S. ROBERTS
DireclOr 0( Public Worb
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CIlY OF PALO ALTO
PROCLAMATION
POUUl1ON PREVEI"nON WEEK
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto SIippIXIS a clean and Slife e1TVironmenJ for iIs "stdenis; and
WHEREAS. pofIurion prevention is an opprooclt 10 emironmentaf protection thai .foco$es on
waste prevenri07f and is, tkreJore, a desirable strategy for potecting OW'
t!rrviroron~nt; and
WHER£'5. pol1u6on prev<ntiOil C(In i1=eQJe industrial efficiency and save busineS><? manry;
and
WHEREAS, pof/ution. prevenJicm offers both emvanmerrlaJ pt"!J!ection and increased economic
competitiveness; and
WHEREAS, by Jcx=ing alJ£ntion on pollution pr,velltiOn. the City of Palo Allo is protecting its
"Wot¥r, air. and soil and incre.mng "'" Slifety of its citizen<; and
WHEREAS. l'OillJlJON PREYENTION ,rEEK is an opporrunityfor gov<mme/l~ industry. and
ellVirtJnme11ta1 organizations kJ recoglli:e the poterJia/ of pollution prfJ\.'enli~ 10
ce!elY.-ate past successes qf pollutiO!l prevention in OUT community. and 10 lVOrrl
lOgether 10 pfmr for a pra<perous and suslainable future.
NOW. l'HEJIEFORE. I. S. JOSEJ'H SIMJ7UN. Mayor of tk City of Palo .4110. on behalf of "'" CIIy
Cwnci~ do hereby proclaim s.ptemh<!r 18-24. 1995. as POLLUTION
PREYDrlXJN WEEK and ruge aD citi:.ens and hu.sin2sses 10 pcrdcipafe in C1f..'civities
that prevent pollll1ion in our community.
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S JOSEPH SlMlnW
Mayor
Cily of Palo Alto
s.ptemh<!r 1995
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