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72-R-14
A RESOLUTION
To Adopt the Sustainable Municipal Water Management Scorecard
Evaluation of Evanston's Integrated Water Management Policies
WHEREAS, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative ("GLSLCI")
is a coalition of mayors and other local officials from the United States and Canada that
works with federal, state and provincial governments to advance the protection and
restoration of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has been a member of this organization
since 2007; and
WHEREAS, GLSCSI adopted a Declaration of Sustainable Municipal
Water Management in 2012, providing a scorecard for members to report publicly on
progress towards achieving effective management in six areas of performance related
to water; and
WHEREAS, by evaluating best management practices in all of these
areas, Evanston can report a complete picture of integrated sustainable water
management; and
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston has completed an evaluation using the
Sustainable Municipal Water Management Scorecard,
NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by reference
as though fully restated.
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SECTION 2: The City of Evanston endorses and supports the GLSCSI
Sustainable Municipal Water Management Scorecard framework for evaluating
Evanston's integrated water management policies.
SECTION 3: The Director of Utilities may provide an annual update to
City Council on Evanston's Sustainable Municipal Water Management Scorecard.
SECTION 4: Nothing in this Resolution 72-R-14 shall be construed or
held to abrogate or limit the City's immunities under the Illinois Tort Immunity Act, 745
ILCS 10/1 et seq.
SECTION 5: That this Resolution 72-R-14 shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law.
Eli eth B. Tisdahl, Mayor
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Rod ey Gre21, City Clerk
Adopted:L-V?tf )bo-r APp, 2014