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Proposal fbr Cooperative Effort for, Working on International Counoil for Local Enviror► . . Page I of 3 <br /> 6 <br /> AGENDA #4h <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> UM <br /> TO : Mayor and Town. Council <br /> FROM 1 . Calvin Haxtm , Town Manager, <br /> UBJECTO Prapoaal for oopwative Effort far orldeng on Intenatioral Coun � l far Local <br /> Buvinnmental Initiatives <br /> DATE . October 22 , 2001 <br /> The attacbed resolution requests the mange County Board of Con= sdonm and the C =boro Board <br /> of Ald. ormen try awborize their I enag to wc�rl� jointly with chapel Hill staff to obtain a funding <br /> 50 = 0 and prepare a countyweide emi.asicns reduction plan. �:meee feuding becomes available . <br /> 0 as as tea <br /> This memorandum responds to tho . Councallsoroquesto foz k report an whether C =bom and Orange <br /> County are will ' to work Writh hapol r1i11 on a county itie emissions red=o6on ply , <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Sri August 23 , 1999 , the Council adopted a resolution pledging the Town to join in the i#aes for <br /> Cli mate Protection Campaign , spar red by the Int = atioaal Qmncil for Local Envirarnnental <br /> Initiatives and the U . S . Enviro=antal Protection Agency. The resolution autho =J ud the Town <br /> vranager to , . <br /> * Take a le &zsliig rile in i reasmg energy eff d =y and. reducing greenhouse gas ez� i .Ssi <br /> aon � <br /> frown municipal operations ; <br /> • Apply for a grant from International Council for Loeai Envirenn=W Initiatives (ICI); and, <br /> If a grant is av&-arded, retain the seirvc cs Ufa eonitanC and develop and MP lament a loyal action <br /> plan which desuAbes the steps to be taken by the Town and the oonr unity to reduce both greenhouse <br /> ,has and ai£ pollution emissions ; 1he plan would include : <br /> o Obtain an analy�ls of greenhoLse gas emis �;iong corning from rnumcipd operations and the <br /> unworn unity as a whole. <br /> o Develop a forecast of emissions gmwtb for a future (foreast) year , . <br /> o Adept a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. <br /> o Develop a local action plan spmify the actions to be taboo to achieve. the emissions reduotiou <br /> target . • <br /> c Implement and monitor the plan and report the results . <br />