HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-1639RESOLUTION NO.20-1639
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON ADOPTING A
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN ENTITLED "SIMPLY SUSTAINABLE - A FRAMEWORK FOR
DENTON'S FUTURE"; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, "sustainability" is key to our future, and it is generally defined as "meeting
today’s needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet those same needs;" and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton’s vision is to be a sustainable community that will engage
our employees, businesses, institutions, organizations, and citizens in more sustainable practices;
and
WHEREAS, on this date the City Council of the City of Denton is adopting a sustainability
plan entitled "Simply Sustainable - A Framework for Denton's Future" (hereafter the "Sustainability
Framework"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton shall work in a leadership role to improve our community
environment, and to utilize our resources in ways that are fiscally and socially responsible; the City
will endeavor to do this to protect and to restore our environment, to create economic value, and in
the interests of supporting and strengthening our community; and
WHEREAS, sustainability strategies such as energy efficiency, improved air quality, water
conservation, watershed protection, clean energy production, and the use of local and
environmentally preferable products will benefit the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the Denton community to create Municipal and Community
guidelines to advance Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Strategies and Resilience Measures; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to identify numerous guidelines and initiatives and
embed Sustainability decision making throughout its policies and procedures; and
WHEREAS, the Denton community was involved in and was an integral part of developing
this Sustainability Framework through a number of public meetings, surveys, and stakeholder
committees, where City staff and all interested community members worked for over three years in
creating this Sustainability Framework; and
WHEREAS, this Sustainability Framework is intended to be a living document that
encourages the inclusion of sustainability and resiliency in future initiatives, and as a whole,
providing a framework for a Sustainable Denton; and this Sustainability Framework is intended by
the Council to be updated on a routine basis, and will be open to public input; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that this Sustainability Framework is in the best interests
of the community and its citizens, and accordingly; NOW THEREFORE,
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The recitals contained in the preamble of this resolution are hereby
incorporated into the body of this resolution as if set out fully herein.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts the sustainability framework entitled "Simply
Sustainable - A Framework for Denton’s Future," a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit " A,”
and is incorporated by reference herewith.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion to a
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Chris Watts, Mayor:
Gerard Hudspeth, District 1 :
Keely G. Briggs, District 2:
Jesse Davis, District 3 :
John Ryan, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5 :
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6:
PASSED AND APPROVED this the \ SJ day of &Am, 2020.
'ORCHRIS WATTg
ATTEST:
ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY
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