CC Resolution 2019-020 Balanced Energy Solutions RESOLUTION NO. 2019 - 020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
BALANCED ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND LOCAL
CONTROL
WHEREAS, California's energy policies are critical to reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the impact of climate change on our
citizens; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature and State agencies are increasingly
proposing new legislation and regulations eliminating choice of energy by
mandating technologies to power buildings and public and private fleets,
including transit and long-haul trucking, as a strategy to achieve the state's
climate goals; and
WHEREAS, clean, affordable and reliable energy is crucial to the
material health, safety and well-being of the City of La Quinta residents,
particularly the most vulnerable, who live on fixed incomes, including the
elderly and working families who are struggling financially; and
WHEREAS, the need for clean, affordable and reliable energy to attract
and retain local businesses, create jobs and spur economic development is
vital to our city's success in a highly competitive and increasingly regional and
global marketplace; and
WHEREAS, the City of La Quinta, its residents and businesses value
local control and the right to choose the policies and investments that most
affordably and efficiently enable them to comply with State requirements; and
WHEREAS, building and vehicle technology mandates eliminate local
control and customer choice, suppress innovation, reduce reliability and
unnecessarily increase costs for the City of La Quinta residents and
businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City understands that relying on a single energy
delivery system unnecessarily increases vulnerabilities to natural and man-
made disasters, and that a diversity of energy delivery systems and resources
contribute to greater reliability and community resilience; and
WHEREAS, the City of La Quinta understands the need to mitigate the
impacts of climate change and is committed to doing its part to help the State
achieve its climate goals but requires the flexibility to do so in a manner that
best serves the needs of its residents and businesses.