TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Board of Supervisors
MEETING DATE: August 3, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Dan Gjerde
PHONE:
463-4221
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor John Haschak
PHONE:
463-4221
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 45 Minutes
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Adoption of a Resolution Declaring the Intent of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors to Reduce and Eliminate the Carbon Footprint of Buildings and Operations of the County of Mendocino, with an Initial Investment of at Least $2 Million
(Sponsors: Supervisor Gjerde and Supervisor Haschak)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Resolution declaring the intent of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors to reduce and eliminate the carbon footprint of the buildings and operations of the County of Mendocino, with an initial investment of at least $2 million; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has taken multiple previous actions recognizing the release of carbon emissions as the primary driver in creating extreme weather events, extreme droughts and extreme wildfires (most notably on July 9, 2019 and July 21, 2020) and taken multiple previous actions to reduce the carbon emissions of the County of Mendocino and the greater Mendocino County community (most notably on August 2, 2016 and July 21, 2020).
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Supervisors Dan Gjerde and John Haschak are bringing forward a resolution they believe captures the ideas and aspirations expressed by County Supervisors and community members to see Mendocino County government directly take on the cause of climate change: carbon emissions. As noted by County Supervisors, the State of California, seizing a new partnership with the federal government, is poised to offer the County of Mendocino millions in matching dollars to reduce and eliminate the carbon footpri...
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