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
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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
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Clerk to thy:oard of Jeann- cQueeney
County Commissioners ddipLir
1 'i�'ian . Ryan
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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