HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 34-2001RESOLUTION NO. 34-2001
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF BAY AREA
ALLIANCE FOR E-VISION
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco economy, environmental resources, cultural
amenities, educational institutions, and the diversity of the population make this region a unique
and special place; and
WHEREAS, the entire Bay Area is undergoing rapid changes and facing serious
challenges; and
WHEREAS, traffic congestion, long commutes, and overburdened transit systems, the
lack of sufficient housing and skyrocketing housing costs, loss of open space, declining
neighborhoods, air and water pollution and the increasingly inequitable distribution of the
benefits of our thriving economy are interrelated problems that require integrated solutions; and
WHEREAS, E-vision is a vision of the future that integrates the three Es of Sustainable
Development (Three Es); prosperous economy, quality environment, and social equity, e-vision
is inclusive of all stakeholders; and celebrates the region's diverse social, environmental, and
economic strengths; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Development is a multi-stakeholder
coalition established in 1997 to develop and implement a sustainability action plan for the Bay
Area; and
WHEREAS, the overall goal of the Bay Area Alliance draft Compact is to reach
consensus among a critical mass of stakeholder organizations and civic leaders regarding a new
shared vision rooted in common values about how the region can grow in a more sustainable
manner.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South
San Francisco endorses and joins in building a consensus on a new shared vision through the
development and adoption of the Bay Area Alliance draft "compact" that can become the
foundation for implementation actions by both the public and private sector at the local, regional,
state and national levels.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the
City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a Regular meeting held on the 25th
day of April
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
,2001 by the following vote:
Councilmembers Pedro Gonzalez, Karyl Matsumoto and John R. Penna, Mayor
Pro Tem Eugene R. Mullin and Mayor Joseph A. Fernekes
None.
None.
None.
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