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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Minnella, Alex
DATE: October 5, 2018
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of the Cool DuPage Initiative and Goals as a Charter Community in Partnership with DuPage County (City of Aurora - 18-0918 / KDWK-18.120-PZ/S - AM - Ward
PURPOSE:
Staff is requesting to authorize the acceptance of the Cool DuPage initiative and goals as a charter community in partnership with DuPage County. The details of the proposal include the reduction of countryside greenhouse gas emissions.
BACKGROUND:
This resolution supports the common goal of the City of Aurora and the County of DuPage of reducing countryside greenhouse gas emissions under the April 14, 2015 DuPage County Energy Conservation and Air Quality Improvement Plan. The City of Aurora currently holds membership in many environmentally minded organizations including U.S. Conference of Mayors, Chicago Area Clean Cities, Clean Air Counts, Cool Cities, U.S. Green Buildings Council, Illinois Recycling Organization, and Tree City USA.
This Cool DuPage effort originated as a part of the Sierra Club's nationwide Cool Counties initiative, and the County's goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ten percent by 2020 and twenty percent by 2030 by reducing energy consumption and vehicles miles traveled on a countryside basis.
There is no monetary incentive or cost to the City.
By accepting the Cool DuPage initiative the City of Aurora becomes a charter community level partner and agrees to complete a few actions to obtain technical and outreach assistance and recognition from the County.
Municipalities that adopt the resolution, pledge their leadership and support to promote energy efficiency and improved air quality to their residents, commercial businesses and local governments.
By joining the effort, the City will be required to look at its buildings and analyze the study to be conducted to see what programs might help reduce energy consumption.
Partner goals include...
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