CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	City Manager’s Office		Commission Meeting Date:  June 13, 2017
Staff Contact:	Thomas M. Markus, City Manager
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Confirm action of the Mayor signing onto a statement expressing support for the Paris Climate Agreement on June 6, 2017.
Executive Summary:		The Paris Climate Agreement is an effort sponsored by the United Nations to get nations to cooperate in addressing global warming and climate change.  On March 28, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order to nullify President Obama’s climate change efforts.  On April 18, 2017, the City Commission authorized Mayor Soden to sign the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda letter to the President objecting to efforts by the President to roll back critically important U.S. climate policies, and urging the President to embrace the Paris Climate Agreement Commitment. In response to President Trump’s June 1, 2017 withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, Mayor Soden signed onto a statement, on behalf of the City Commission, expressing support for the Paris Climate Agreement consistent with the previous actions of the City, which were approved at the April 18, 2017 meeting.
Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor		Safe, Healthy, and Welcoming Neighborhoods
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		There is no fiscal impact to the City.
Attachments:		Statement signed on June 6, 2017 04/18/17 CC Meeting Materials on Mayors National Climate Action Agenda 04/18/17 Approved CC Minutes Authorizing Mayor to Sign Letter

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