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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2010 - RESOLUTION OPPOSING PROPOSITION 23, SUSPENSION OF AB 32 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL LAW WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 32: Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) was signed by the Governor of California in 2006, creating a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit that aims to reduce emissions throughout the state; and WHEREAS, on February 5, 2007, the San Leandro City Council, through Resolution 2007 -009, adopted a Citywide greenhouse gas emissions goal of 25% below 2005 levels by 2020; and WHEREAS, on December 21, 2009, the San Leandro City Council, through Resolution 2009 -169, adopted the San Leandro Climate Action Plan, a Vision for a Sustainable San Leandro to provide the City and its residents and businesses with a roadmap toward achieving the adopted emissions reductions target; and WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro is a member of the Alameda County Climate • Protection Project; and WHEREAS, for the past three years or more the City of San Leandro has been working with the residents, businesses, regional agencies and many others to promote energy efficiency through trip reduction, green building practices, increased energy conservation, and more, all in an effort to meet the goals of AB 32; and WHEREAS, the proponents of Proposition 23, the Ballot initiative that would suspend AB 32, claim the proposition would only suspend AB 32's air pollution regulations until California's economy improves, but the proposition would lower California's clean air standards by prohibiting the regulations from being enforced unless the state's unemployment rate drops to a fixed level of 5.5% or below for four consecutive quarters, a level that has rarely been achieved; and WHEREAS, since 2005, California green jobs have grown 10 times faster than the statewide average. California's clean technology sector received $9 billion from 2005 -2009 and $2.1 billion investment capital in 2009 alone - 60 percent of the total in North America and more than five times the investment in its nearest competitor, Massachusetts, and is generating tens of thousands ofjobs; and WHEREAS, by stifling the demand for clean energy products, this proposition would eliminate the motivation to find alternative energy, thereby increasing dependence on fossil fuels and dirty oil which will result in rising prices for consumers and a continued drag on the economy. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE to oppose Proposition 23 on the November 2010 ballot and directs the City Manager to continue to comply with the goals of AB 32, Resolution 2007 -009, and the goals of San Leandro's Climate Action Plan, all toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions in San Leandro.