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A RESOLUTION
Authorizing the City Manager to Sign the Greenest Region Compact 2
with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus to Support Regional
Sustainability Initiatives
WHEREAS, the City recognizes climate change as a major local and
global threat; and
WHEREAS, the City is a regional and national leader in sustainability as
evidenced by the 4-STAR Community Rating, the Mayor's Climate Protection Award,
the EPA Green Power Partnership, and the 2015 U.S. Earth Hour Capital Award; and
WHEREAS, the City believes it is imperative to have coordinated regional
and national action to address the challenges of climate change and implement
consistent sustainability practices throughout the region; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus provides a forum for the
chief elected officials of the Chicago region to develop consensus and act on common
public policy issues and multi -jurisdictional challenges; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus' participating communities
have a history of environmental stewardship, from energy efficiency, water
conservation, urban forestry, and participating in Clean Air Counts; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus created the Greenest
Region Compact in 2007 to address environmental sustainability issues of global
importance at the local level; and
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WHEREAS, the Greenest Region Compact, a 2018 update to the original
pledge and sometimes referred to as the Greenest Region Compact 2, is built on
important environmental initiatives already underway in communities, in partnership with
many non-profit, state, regional and national organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Greenest Region Compact 2 synthesizes sustainability
goals already adopted by leading communities in the region; and these consensus
goals align with common regional, state, national and global objectives; and
WHEREAS, the Greenest Region Compact 2 offers a companion
Framework to guide communities of all sizes and strengths to assess their current
efforts; develop a sustainability plan suited to local priorities; and will offer resources to
help them succeed; and
WHEREAS, the consensus goals of the Greenest Region Compact 2 will
guide coordinated efforts toward enhanced quality of life for residents' protection and
stewardship of the environment and sustainable economic vitality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are found as fact and incorporated
herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City endorses the Greenest Region Compact 2
proposed by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus and agrees to work to achieve them, both
in their own communities and in collaboration throughout the region.
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SECTION 3: The City Manager and their designee are hereby authorized
and directed to sign, and the City Clerk hereby authorized and directed to attest, any
documents necessary to implement the terms of this resolution.
SECTION 4: This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after
the date of its passage and approval in the manner required by law.
Attest: Approved as to form:
Devon Reid, City Clerk Michelle L. Masoncup, Cor oration Counsel
Adopted: X\3y5� `3 , 2018
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