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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR16-032 Designating the Week of April 17-23 as Earth Awareness Week Commissioner P"114-N moved adoption of the following Resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 2016- 0 J'V RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF APRIL 17- 23,2016 AS "EARTH AWARENESS WEEK" WHEREAS,the decisions we make as individuals and as an organization have direct and indirect impacts on environmental health and sustainability; and WHEREAS,the citizens of Eagle County want the quality of our environment to be sustained for present and future generations; and WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County(hereinafter the "Board") considers environmental stewardship a top priority to ensure the health, safety, welfare, and economic well-being of its citizens; and WHEREAS, Eagle County Government's strategic plan includes goals to protect the natural environment, including protection of surface and ground water quality and quantity, concentrating development in populated areas guided by smart growth principles, preserving community buffers and open spaces, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in county government and our communities, and achieving a community waste diversion goal of 30%by 2030. WHEREAS,Eagle County Government is committed to conduct ongoing monitoring and reviews of our processes as part of our environmental management system to assure our actions align with our environmental objectives; and to remain compliant with all applicable environmental regulations; and WHEREAS, Eagle County Government has established a cross-functional environmental working group referred to as our"Actively Green Team"to implement the environmental management system; and WHEREAS,April 22, 2016 marks the forty-sixth(46th) anniversary of the first Earth Day, a day established to increase environmental awareness and encourage individuals to consider how their individual actions affect the environment; and WHEREAS,there are also global efforts to involve communities in the celebration of Earth Day through special events,media coverage and local efforts; and ey s Offce iE:. ,ers' Office • WHEREAS, designating a week in April as Earth Awareness Week is one of the many ways that Eagle County government can promote environmental awareness and education through community outreach. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO: THAT, the week of April 17 - 23, 2016 be designated Earth Awareness Week. THAT, the Board hereby finds, determines and declares that this Resolution is necessary for the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held this 19th day of April, 2016. COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF 24 10 COLORADO, By and Through Its 4 r, , BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: * . 1 Iti+O`t 1 yp# By: Clerk to thy:oard of Jeann- cQueeney County Commissioners ddipLir 1 'i�'ian . Ryan om ' ssion-' A, .//1. AAI,Ji i . -11"'/ athy C dler-Henry (� Commissioner Commissioner ,ND ._W44.4-4c-i seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called,the vote was as follows: Commissioner McQueeney 1 Commissioner Ryan fQ-ti� Commissioner Chandler-Henry This resolution passed by Z / 0 vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado