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Pmpoeal for Coopmafive Effott for Working on lntervatloral ComcE for Local Evvirotwe.: Page 1 of 3 <br />6 <br />AGENDA #4h <br />NEMOR 1NDi1M <br />T0: Mayor and Town Cowcil <br />.PROM: W. Calvin Horton, Town Mmagm <br />SLBffiCT: Proposal for Coopmative Effort fm Working on lntematlorul Coundl fm Local <br />Sovironmantalhotiafivice <br />DATE: Octobn 22, 2001 <br />The aztached resolutim.requeats the Orange County Bomd of Cornmiaeiovem and Ne Cartboro Boats <br />of Aldmmm m autborize Q~ev Mmmgers m workjvivtly k7dt Chapel Blll a[e!f to ob~am v fimdmg <br />source andprcpare a ceuntywide eadasiova reducdonplan once lundingbeomesanailable. <br />This memormdomtesponds m t1uComti1'srequert for a report on whether Caabaro and Ormge <br />Covmy ore willing to wmk with Chapetl3i11 ovacamtywida emiasiom redwtiov plan. <br />BACKGROUND <br />On.4vgust 23,1999, doe Cowcil adoptM a resolution pledging the Town tojain m the Cities for <br />Climate Promcdov Campaign, spomerodby the International Cowcil for Local Bnvirorwrntal <br />Ivitiaavea end the U.S. Envvomv®ml Protxtlon Agency. The resotudon amlwrizW the Toum <br />Manager m: <br />Take a IeadmsMp role in inereesing erwegy efficieuy vvd rcAOCmg gremhwse gas emissions <br />Eom mvrioipal operedons; <br />• Apply Por a grant Eom Intemetiovel Cowcil far Local HnvlrovmwW Lutiv4ves (tCf.El); and, <br />if a grmrt is awarded. retain the services dfa cv¢wltarr[ eva develop ma implement a local action <br />plan which decribea the etepe to betaken by the Toam end the eommuvity to reauee both grceNwuse <br />gee end airpollutivn emissions; the plvn wanld include: <br />o Obtain mr analysis vlgreanbovse gas emisnvns cordng from municipaloperatiove endthe <br />wnunwitY as awhole. <br />o Develop a fvreoast ofamisaievs grow1E Poi a Hatvre (tbrecaaQ yeaz.. <br />o AdopCagreevhwsa gas emissions rMucfiov [mgct. <br />Dwelvp a local ecfio¢plan specifying the ecrions m be taken m addn~e the emissions reduction <br />4arget. <br />c Lnplemmt and mouiror [hc plm end rcpon the msvl[s <br />