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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Virginia Bernal <v_bernal@sbcglobal.net> <br />Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 1:30 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Protect Santa from lead and other environmental toxins <br />Categories: Correspondence <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor Sarmiento, <br />I am group leader of the CA OC North-Central Chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby. As some city council members know, <br />from our past communications in June 2019 when the council adopted Resolution 2019-037 encouraging our US <br />Congress to pass the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, my organization is laser -focused on climate policy to <br />reduce greenhouse gas emissions. <br />We collaborate with other environmental organizations with broader scope, fully aware that climate change impacts are <br />far ranging. Thus, I want to express full support for the contributions of many local organizations to the text of the <br />Climate Emergency Resolution being introduced by Council Member Jessie Lopez. It is a bold plea made by the young — <br />the generation that will feel the greater impacts of climate change —for our city to confront the Climate Emergency with <br />several approaches including lowering our city's fossil fuel dependence, local control of our electric power via CCE, <br />addressing contamination & health inequities, environmental and socioeconomic justice issues such as parks and open <br />spaces, job creation and training, and collective bargaining. <br />This Climate Emergency Resolution is bold and inclusive, passionately felt and reasonable given the realities our city <br />faces. <br />I encourage you, City Council members, to adopt it and commit to work on the requested solutions. <br />Please commit to taking local action to explore policies that stop fossil fuel expansion, speed up the clean energy <br />transition, reduce local pollution, and empower our local community and economy. <br />Thank you, <br />Virginia Bernal <br />Citizens Climate Lobby <br />CA OC North Central Chapter <br />714-878-5099 <br />Virginia Bernal, 92703 <br />41 <br />