Agenda - 02-05-2019 8-a - Minutes

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13 1 Commissioner McKee said if the Board wants a resolution, it should form a committee 2 (as it did with gun safety), bringing all sides of the debate together, to create a doable and 3 reasonable proposal. 4 Commissioner Price asked if the attachment from the Green Party is the definitive green 5 new deal, or is it one entity's suggestions for the discussion. 6 Commissioner Marcoplos said, as far as he knows, it is one entity's suggestions for the 7 debate. 8 Commissioner Price asked if this resolution is sent forward, will the attachment be 9 included. 10 Commissioner Marcoplos said he only submitted the resolution. 11 Commissioner Price asked if the resolution can be sent to the Commission for the 12 Environment (CfE) first. 13 Commissioner Marcoplos said there is no time to waste, and there is science to back up 14 the resolution. 15 Commissioner Greene proposed striking the phrases "over the next 12 years" and "to 16 end the 6t" mass extinction of the species." She referred to the tax rate for highest earning 17 Americans, and noted it was as high as 70% until the 1980s. She said she disagreed that a 18 global government will be needed, but rather the whole global economy is going to be affected 19 by this global crisis. 20 Commissioner McKee said he stated his opinion, and the background documents are 21 his greatest concern. He said he extremely leery of the some of the proposed changes, and 22 opposed extremely high tax rates in 1980s and still does now. 23 Commissioner Greene said the tax rate was even higher during WWII. 24 Commissioner McKee said WWII was a true national emergency. 25 Chair Rich said attachment 1 is from the Green Party, and is one opinion on how the 26 Green New Deal could work. She said it will not be attached to the resolution. 27 John Roberts said the resolution stands alone, and there is no attachment reference. 28 Chair Rich told Commissioner Bedford that the Board sends many resolutions to people 29 prior to speaking with them. She said this practice is not unusual at all, and promotes a more 30 public process. 31 Chair Rich asked Commissioner Marcoplos if he accepted the suggestions from 32 Commissioner Greene to strike certain phrases from the resolution. 33 Commissioner Marcoplos said no, and the phrase "the next 12 years" is the most 34 important phrase in the resolution. He said it is the most alarming piece of climate change, and 35 the public needs to be alerted. He said the 61" mass extinction is also scientifically backed. 36 Commissioner Rich asked if Commissioner McKee is making a motion to form a 37 committee. 38 Commissioner McKee said he would leave that to the will of the Board, but considers it a 39 prudent idea for open dialogue. 40 41 A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin 42 for the Board to approve the Resolution Requesting That Representative David Price Endorse 43 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Resolution for a Select Committee on a Green New Deal. 44 45 VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Commissioner McKee) 46 47 Commissioner Dorosin said he would like to ask the CfE to consider some of this, and 48 provide this evening's minutes to them. 49 The Board agreed by consensus.