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02/25/2009 <br />ORIGINAL <br />RESOLUTION NO. 14923 <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY TO ADOPT THE SAN MATEO COUNTY ENERGY STRATEGY <br />WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City ( "City ") is committed to reducing <br />greenhouse gas emissions and taking action on climate change; and <br />WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Energy Strategy identifies five main goals <br />with associated actions related to renewable energy and energy efficiency, water <br />conservation and new sources of water, collaboration between cities and with utilities, <br />economic development opportunities, and promoting leadership; and <br />WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Energy Strategy reinforces the City's <br />Environmental Initiatives, energy efficiency and water conservation efforts and also <br />provides information and resources that support the City's current climate action <br />planning efforts; and <br />WHEREAS, the Utility and Sustainability Task Force, an ad hoc committee of the <br />Congestion Management and Environmental Quality Committee of the City /County <br />Association of Governments (C /CAG), was chartered in 2006 to develop a countywide <br />energy strategy that would consider the county's future energy and infrastructure needs <br />and recommend how to address these needs in an economically, socially, and <br />environmentally responsible manner; and <br />WHEREAS, the City received a draft County Energy Strategy in September 2008 <br />for comment and provided feedback to the County; and <br />WHEREAS, the final County Energy Strategy was completed in November 2008 <br />and approved by the County Board of Supervisors and C /CAG Board of Directors; and <br />ATTY /RESO /RESO.1884 14923 <br />021009 MUFF # 205 <br />