Resolution No. 97441
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RESOLUTION NO. 9744
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON INSTRUCTING ALL CITY DEPARTMENT HEADS TO
CONSIDER THE PROCUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY
PREFERABLE VEHICLES
WHEREAS, buying climate -friendly vehicles harnesses the
purchasing power of public agencies to.reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and combat climate change, both in its own operations and throughout
the community, while at the same time encouraging others to do
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon believes that
the City has an opportunity to serve as a community model for
environmental leadership by incorporating a plan of action that will
conserve precious resources, reduce the burden on the local and global
environment, reduce the use of hazardous substances from its
operations, protect public health and help develop markets for
environmentally responsible vehicles as well as potentially improve the
environmental quality of the region by incorporating environmental
consideration in the purchasing of its vehicles; and
WHEREAS, for_the purposes of this resolution, environmentally
preferable vehicles means vehicles that have a lesser or reduced effect
on human health and the environmental when compared to competing
vehicles that serve the same purpose; and
WHEREAS, for the purposes of this resolution, practicable
means whenever possible and compatible with local, state and federal
law and specified operation, without reducing performance, public
safety, quality, or effectiveness and where the vehicle is available at
a reasonable cost in a reasonable period of time; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon desires to
encourage and increase the use of environmentally preferable vehicles
including, but not limited to, flexible fuel vehicles, alternative fuel
vehicles and advanced technology vehicles in order to promote practices
that improve public and worker health, conserve natural resources and
reward environmentally conscious manufacturers, while remaining
fiscally responsible; and
WHEREAS, while the City is committed to procuring climate -
friendly vehicles that meet its performance standards and requirements
at a competitive cost, nothing in its policy regarding climate -friendly
purchasing of vehicles may be construed as requiring the acquisition of
goods or services that do not perform adequately for their intended
use, exclude adequate competition, or are not available at a reasonable
price in a reasonable period of time; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is to the City's
advantage, and in the public interest of the inhabitants of the City,
to instruct its Department Heads to purchase, as far as practicable,
environmentally preferable vehicles.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained herei.nabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
instructs the Department Heads of the City of Vernon to consider, when
practicable, the purchase of environmentally preferable vehicles.
SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon is not
requiring its departments to procure vehicles that do not perform
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adequately for their intended use, exclude adequate competition or -are
not available at a reasonable price in a reasonable period of time.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and thereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of October, 2008.
AT TES
MANUEYLA GIRON, City Clerk
Name: Leonis C. Malburg
Title: Mayor /
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, MANUELA GIRON, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 9744, was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular
meeting of the City Council duly held on Monday, October 20, 2008, and
thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of
Vernon.
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MANUELA GIRO -, ity Clerk
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 29, 2008
TO: Rory Burnett, Finance Director
Sharon Duckworth, City Treasurer
Avigal Horrow, Human Resources Director
Donal O'Callaghan, Director of Light & Power
Lewis Pozzebon, Director of Environmental Health
Steve Towles, Chief of Police
Martha Valenzuela, Director of Personnel/Purchasing Agent
Mark Whitworth, Fire Chief
Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services & Water
Willard Yamaguchi, Chief Deputy City Attorney/Risk Manager
FROM, Nelly Giron, City Clerk
RE: Resolution No. 9744 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon Instructing All City Department Heads to
Consider the Procurement of Environmentally Preferable
Vehicles
Transmitted herewith is a copy of Resolution No. 9744 referenced
above, which was approved by City Council on October 20, 2008.
Thank you.
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