Resolution - 2019-42RESOLUTION N0.2019-42
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING BALANCED ENERGY
SOLUTIONS AND THE MAINTAINING OF LOCAL CONTROL OF
ENERGY SOLUTIONS
WHEREAS, California's energy policies are critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
and reducing the impact of climate change on our citizens; and
WHEREAS, the State legislature and State agencies are increasingly proposing new
legislation and regulations eliminating choice of energy by mandating technologies to power
buildings and public and private fleets, including transit and long -haul trucking, as a strategy to
achieve the State's climate goals; and
WHEREAS, clean, affordable, and reliable energy is crucial to the material health, safety,
and well-being of West Covina residents, particularly the most vulnerable who live on fixed
incomes, including the elderly and working families who are struggling financially; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina, its residents, and its businesses values local control
and the right to choose the policies and investments that most affordably and efficiently enable
them to comply with State requirements; and
WHEREAS, building and vehicle technology mandates eliminate local control and
customer choice, suppress innovation, reduce reliability, and unnecessarily increase costs for West
Covina residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina understands that relying on a single energy delivery
system unnecessarily increases vulnerabilities to natural and man-made disasters, and that a
diversity of energy delivery systems and resources contribute to greater reliability and community
resilience; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina understands the need to mitigate the impacts of
climate change, and is committed to doing its part to help the State achieve its climate goals,. but
requires the flexibility to do so in a manner that best serves the needs of its residents and
businesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE TO SUPPORT BALANCED ENERGY SOLUTIONS
AND THE MAINTAINING OF LOCAL CONTROL OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 2"4 day of July 2019.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott E. Porter
City Attorney
ATTEST:
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Carrie Gallagher
Assistant City Clerk
I, CARRIE GALLAGHER, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, custodian of the original
records, which are public records over which I maintain custody and control for the City of West
Covina, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2019-42 was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof on the 2"d day of
July 2019 by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES: Castellanos, Lopez-Viado, Shewmaker, Wu, Johnson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Carrie Gallagher, CMC
Assistant City Clerk