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Orozco, Norma From:Tristan Miller-Mansey <tristan@mansey.com> Sent:Tuesday, September 07, 2021 2:52 PM To:Sarmiento, Vicente; Mendoza, Nelida; Bacerra, Phil; Penaloza, David; jessie@votejessielopez.com; johnathan@hernandezforsantaana.org; eComment; Lopez, Jessie Subject:Pass The Climate Resolution - Item 33 - on Tonite's Agenda Dear Mayor & City Council Members, Tonite is historic. Please pass the Climate Resolution introduced by Jessie Lopez and reviewed by city legal. In this resolutions are SOLUTIONS that will grow our economy, reduce our pollution, improve our health, and lead the way on renewable energy. We are paying for the hidden cost of pollution. The cost is real and I live with it every day seeing my daughter suffer for the health impacts. She is 17 and should be enjoying her senior year at her Santa Ana school. I also saw my whole town burn after a forest fire many years ago due to kicking the can down the road on solutions that already exist. It doesn’t need to be this way. If we take action like this and see it through, we will reduce impact of fossil fuels causing these catastrophic fires, heatwaves, weather events, and increases in health-relate illnesses caused by pollution. We are paying trillions along with the priceless loss of our forests, our oceans, our diversity - when if we just implemented these solutions we would actually have save more money, save more lives, and protect our children’s future. An unprecedented 220 editors of medical journals are calling for urgent climate action in a joint plea issued this week - New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, The British Journal and our own local health officials. Plus 29 medical societies, including the American Medical Association, are calling for the urgent transition away from fossil fuels. According to recent testimony to Congress, policies which reduce emissions sufficient for global temperature rise to stay less than 2℃ would prevent roughly 4.5 million premature deaths, about 3.5 million hospitalizations and emergency room visits, and approximately 300 million lost workdays in the US over the next 50 years. Tonite you have the greatest opportunity to show our city and our state - that you are leading the way on a green economy, reducing pollution, going carbon neutral, and supporting green spaces. Let’s spur our economy. Let’s save money, our forests, and our health with renewable enery. Let’s reduce our health costs by reducing pollution. Let’s know we did everything we can so that the younger generation does pay the price for inaction. Let’s move with a sense of fierce urgency and confidence. Tonite you all will make a world of difference for decades to come. Let’s do this for Santa Ana! Tristan Miller Vice Chair Climate Reality OC Parent, Business Owner in Santa Ana Upwards of 500 residents and members in OC 1