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EPWM.CP;DK.F.\EPWM\ADMIN\WPDOCS\STAFFRPT\HABITAT2. HAY 1 It 1996
CounCll Meetlng' May 1":;', 1996 Sa!lta Mcnlca, CallIoccc::..a
TO. Mayor and C:...ty CauDell
FROM. City Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Adopt a Resol-:;t:.lon :C:xpressir.g Santa
MODlcals Ccmmi tments to Action to Pro~ote Sustalnab~llty
for Presentation at the Second Dnlted Natlo~s Cocference
on Huma~ Settlements (Harn tat II)
INTRODUCTION
ThlS report requests that C::.ty Co~ncll adopt a CCD1m.ltments to
Act1.on resolutlon WhlCh wlll be presented at the Second Unlted
Nations Conference O~ Human Settlements on the City's behalf by the
Internatlonal Co~~cil fcr Docal Er.Vlron~enta~ :nlc::..a':lves ;ICLEI'I.
The ~esolutlon will for~ally demonstrate Santa MOD1ca's commltmer:t
to sustalnabllJ..ty, as expressed In ~he Clty'S Sustalnable C=-~y
Program, to an lnternatlonal gatherlng of represent.atlves fro:n
federal governments, local goverC1~ents, a~d ~cn-goverL~ental
organizatlons
DISCUSSION
The United Natlons Conference c~ H~~an Settlements, also knowr. as
Habltat II, wlll convene lI'l J;.;.ne 1996 l.D 2:stanbul, Turkey_ The
goal of the conference 18 to make the wcrldfs cltles, tOT,vns a:1d
vlllages healthy, safe, equ::.1::able and sustaElable
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At the most recent Prepara':ory Com,r.l"C tee V,eetl::g for the
Conference, held lIT February 1996, a !:.umber of governments
supported an Austra:lan GoverGmeTI"C proposal WhlC~ calls on Habltat
II conference partlcipants, lnclud~ng local governmer~ts I to
announce thelr comm::.. t ;T,ent s co act.lon address::.ng 8ustalr_ablJ..:!..ty
The lntention of thlS proposal lS co demonstrate the progress that
has been made Slnce the 1992 L'nl-c.ed ~;at:.cr..s Ean:h Sc.:T.m:. ~ ::..r:
formulating, adopting and irrLplementiYJ,9 Local Agenda 21 plans
Agenda 21 18 the general blueprlnt for creatlng sustalnable
communltles that was developed at the 1992 Earth Summit and that
served as the startlng pOlnt for Santa Manlea's S<lstalnable Cl~Y
Program.
I CLE I , an internatlonal aSSOclatlon of local govern~enLs dedlcated
to the solution of local, regIonal, and global enVlrOD'1lental
problems, is takiYlg the lnltiatlve to collect Comm~ trren ts to Act~on
from lts ~embers and arrange for thelr formal presentation at the
conference. The Clty was cantaccea by ICLEI earlle~ t~~s mon~h and
asked to adopt a Comnu tments eo Act~on resolutIon L'he reso~ution
is essentlally a formal declaratlon of Santa Monlca's commlt~ent to
sustalnablllty, as expressed In the Susta~naDle Clty Program, whlcn
was adopted by Caunell In September 1994.
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to demonstrate that local governments have been. the drivlng force
behl.nd the world-,.vlde susta~n.abil:.ty jf,Over:tE:,!t . Vemo:'.s';::. Ta"C :.c:: of
this fact wlll aSslst ICLEI l"-' lobbying federal governments and
l.nternat~o:lal organlzatlons to provlae fundlng for tJ"~e
lmplementation of Local Agenda 21 lnit2..atlves, lnc2..udlng Sant.a
MODlcats Sustalnable Clty Progra'P. By adoptlng this resolClt.lo:l,
the City of Santa Monlca w~ll lDcrease lts v~slblllty as a leader
In the move towards sustalnabiilt.y and achleve recognltlc~ for :.ts
Sustainable Clty Program
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT
There 1.S no signiflcant Ilscal lffiDact assoclated Wlt.~ ~he aaoDtlon.
of the Coram1- tmen ts tc Act1.on resolutlon expresslng Sant.a Mon~cals
commltment to sL:.stainabill.ty
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recom~ended that City Councll adopt the att:ached COmITn tmen t
to Action resol1.;.c 1 or.. expreSSlI:g Santa MODlca's ccnm:;..trnent l:.c
sustainabillty for Presentatlon at the Second Unit..ed Nal:.lC:;'S
Conference on Human Settlements
Prepared by: Cra~g !?erklns, :Qirector of ~nv:;..Yonrnental and
P~bllC Works Mar-agement.
Dean Kubanl, :Snv~ronf"LeDtal Programs ~~~alyst
Attachment- Resolutior:
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Resolutlon Nunber 9028
(Clty Counc~l Serles)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MON:CA,
CALIFORNIA1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! EXPRESSING ITS COMMITMENTS
TO ACTION TO PROMOTE LOCAL, REGIONAL k~D G~OBAL SUS~A:NAE=~~TY
THE C:TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF S~~A MONICA ~OES RESO~VE
AS FOLLOWS-
WHEREAS, the Clty of Santa Monlca recognlzes that local
declsions and actlons have lmpacts on econornlC, soclal and
environmental condltlons far beyond local borders, and
WHEREAS, the C~ty of Santa Monlca ~eccgnlzes the UTIlque
and lncreaslng role oi local governments lD gUldlng the
developwent of cltles and local communltles, ln 8upport1ng human
development, and ln managlng the use of natural resourceSi and
WHEREAS! the Clty of Santa Monlca has made a comm1t~ent
In the adoptloE or lts Sustalnable C1LY Program to use lts powers
and resources to suppo~t sustalnable development ln Santa Monlca
and to encourage partnersh~ps to this end between the publlC and
prr...rate secrors, and among c~t1es :Lnternar.1onally, and
WHEREAS, the Clty of Santa Monlca supports the efforts
of the upcomlng Un~ted Natlons Conference on Human Settlements
(Habltat II) , WhlCh w~ll focus on the lmportance of healthy,
safe, equltable, and sustalnable cltiesl towns, and v:Lllages, and
w1Il produce a Global PlaB of AC~lon for sustalnable human
settlements developmenti anci
WHEREAS, the City of Santa MOTIlca recognlzes that any
Global Plan of AC~lO~ w:Lll only have a concrete 1mpact If ...L!....- 1S
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lmplemented through concrete actloES by local gove2:"Ylments ane.
other partne:::.-s at the local level
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL O~ ~hE CI~Y OF S~~~TA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS.
SECTION 1 That the City of Sar.:.ta HODlca, as a
Member of the Internat~onal Cauncll for Local Envlron~ental
InltlatlVe.s (ICLEI} , heyeby ]ol.ns wlt.h citles, pre.:!::ecture.s,
count1es, and towns fro~ throughout the world to SUDM1~
Commitments to Act.lon to achleve tile objectlves of sustalnable.
human settlements development
SECTION 2. That the Clty of Sanca Monlca wlll do
the followlng.
(a) Promoce t.he l..:.se of conservat::Lon t.echnologl.es ana.
practlces to reduce the use of non-renewable Yesources.
(b) Maxirraze the ut::l:.zat.lon of alternatlve forms of
transportatlon, develop lnnovat:l.ve trafflc pOl:l.CleS and advocate
the reglonal development of publlc transportatlon systems
(c) Protece and enhance envlronmental and publlC health
by reduclng or ellmlnatlng che use of hazardous and tox~c macerlals
by resldents and buslnesses, ffilr:lffilz:;.ng the levels of pollutants
enterlng the al.r, soil and water, and lessenlng the :!:'lsks WhlCh
envlronmental problems pose co human health.
(d) Ensure that no one geographlc or SOCloeconOffilC group
In the City 15 be.lng unfalrly lmpacted by envlronmental pollutlon.
(e) Encourage the cieve:iopment of m:l.Xed-US2,
pedestrlan-orlented proJects, promote che growth of local
buslnesses WhlCh provlde employment opportunlties to Santa Mon:lca
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residents, and fac~l~tate a w~de ~ange of educatlonal prograNs f~~
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the beneflt of all members of the comWuDlty
SECTION 3. The C:Lty Clerk shall certify t.o t:.he
adopt lOr.. of thlS Resolu'Clon, aI'-d thencefortb. and t.he!:"eaf-cer che
same shall be lD fLi.l:i- force and effect
APPROVED AS TO FOR~.
Marsha
Clt.y Att.orney
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Adopted and approved thIS 14th of May, 1996
Mayor
I hereby certIfy that the foregomg ResolutIon 9028 (CCS} was duly adopted at a meetmg
of the CIty Council held on the 14th of May, 1996 by the followmg vote
Ayes Counctlmembers Abdo. Ebner, Genser, Greenberg, 0' Connor Rosenstem
Noes Counctlmembers None
AbstaIn CouncIlmembers None
Absent Councllmembers Holbrook
ATTEST
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CIty lerk