HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2009-131 greenhouse gas emissions inventoryMARANA RESOLUTION N0.2009-131
RELATING TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; AUTHORIZING STAFF TO
COORDINATE WITH PIMA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS TO COMPLETE A
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY FOR THE TOWN OF MARANA
WHEREAS Arizona had an estimated 60% increase in greenhouse gas emissions from
1990 to 2006; and
WHEREAS on September 7, 2006 Arizona's Governor Napolitano signed Executive
Order 2006-13, which established a statewide goal to reduce Arizona's future greenhouse gas
emissions to the 2000 emissions level by the year 2020, and to half that level by 2040; and
WHEREAS, in anticipation of new federal legislation on greenhouse gas emissions and
to serve as a planning tool to assist the Town in making future cost-effective decisions for
compliance with the regulations, the Town could benefit from a greenhouse gas emissions
inventory that establishes a baseline for greenhouse gas emissions levels in the Town, determines.
if the Town has high or low levels, and provides information on greenhouse gas generators; and
WHEREAS the Pima Association of Governments completed a greenhouse gas emissions
inventory for the City of Tucson and Pima County in November of 2008 and currently has the
nationally accepted model to measure greenhouse gas emissions that can be used for the Town's
inventory; and
WHEREAS the Town of Marana can coordinate with PAG to complete the inventory for
the Town, resulting in acost-effective Town of Marana greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, authorizing Town staff to coordinate with the Pima
Association of Governments to complete a greenhouse gas emissions inventory for the Town of
Marana.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 18th day of August, 2009.
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