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Sponsored by: Mayor Stoddard
City Commission Meeting: 06-06-17
RESOLUTION NO. __________ 1
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A Resolution Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami, 3
Florida, authorizing the Mayor, Philip K. Stoddard, to join the Mayors 4
National Climate Action Agenda with its attendant commitments to climate 5
protection. 6
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WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission recognize that greenhouse gas 8
emissions from human activity have been proven by the best science to be heating the 9
oceans and atmosphere, accelerating sea level rise, and acidifying the planet’s oceans; and 10
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WHEREAS, all of South Florida, including the City of South Miami, is threatened 12
existentially by sea level rise induced by global warming; and 13
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WHEREAS, on May 1, 2012, the City Commission unanimously approved a 15
resolution sending a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator 16
Lisa P. Jackson, supporting the EPA’s increased efforts to reduce greenhouse gas 17
pollution under the Clean Air Act; and 18
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WHEREAS, the City of South Miami has joined 24 states, Broward County and 20
numerous municipalities around the county and intervened in the case of West Virginia v. 21
EPA (D.C. Cir. No. 15-1363) to support enforcement of Obama administration EPA’s 22
Clean Air Act rules; and 23
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WHEREAS, the City of South Miami prides itself on being a leader in the fight 25
against climate change and for clean air, having signed the Mayors’ Climate Protection 26
Agreement and working to promote solar energy, increase in the City’s tree canopy, and to 27
promote alternate transportation; and 28
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WHEREAS, Mayor Stoddard has been asked to join and support the Mayors 30
National Climate Action Agenda, a national group of Mayors dedicated to reducing 31
greenhouse gas emissions and supporting the Paris Climate Agreement in protection of the 32
planet. 33
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 35
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT: 36
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Section 1. The City Commission hereby authorizes the Mayor Philip K. 38
Stoddard to include South Miami as a member of the Mayors National Climate Action 39
Agenda, and to use the City logo or seal as an indication of our City’s membership. 40
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Section 2. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for 42
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the 43
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. 44
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Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. 46
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this th day of , 2017. 1
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ATTEST: APPROVED: 3
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CITY CLERK MAYOR 6
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM, COMMISSION VOTE 8
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY, Mayor Stoddard: 9
AND EXECUTION THEREOF: Vice Mayor Welsh: 10
Commissioner Edmond: 11
Commissioner Harris: 12
Commissioner Liebman: 13
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CITY ATTORNEY 15
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