Resolution 13343CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 13343
ENDORSING AND JOINING IN BUILDING A CONSENSUS ON ANEW SHARED VISION
THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT COMPACT FOR A
SUSTAINABLE BAY AREA
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda's economy, historical resources, cultural amenities,
environmental resources, and the diversity of the population make this City a unique and special
place; and
and
WHEREAS, the entire Bay Area is undergoing rapid changes and facing serious challenges;
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, sustaining the region's built and natural environment and economy in a way that
ensures for all residents requires innovative thinking and "e- vision" - a balanced, integrated,
inclusive, collaborative approach; and
WHEREAS, e- vision is a vision of the future that integrates the three E's of Sustainable
Development: 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 sustain ability action plan for the Bay Area;
and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Development defines sustainable
development as the ability "...to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs;" 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; and
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WHEREAS, on April 23, 2001, the Planning Board of the City of Alameda heard a
presentation by the Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Development and reviewed the draft Compact
for a Sustainable Bay Area and recommended that the City Council endorse and join in building a
consensus on a new shared vision through the development and adoption of the Bay Area Alliance
draft Compact; and
WHEREAS the Planning Board of the City of Alameda found the proposal is not a project
as defined under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15378; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Alameda joins the
overall goal of stakeholder organizations and civic leaders regarding a new shared local vision rooted
in common values about how the region can grow in a more sustainable manner; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Alameda endorses and
joins in building a consensus on anew 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.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the
19th day of June, 2001, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson, and
Mayor Appezzato - 4.
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmember Kerr - 1.
None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this
20th day of June, 2001.
Diane Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda