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Resolution No. 2021-XXX <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2021-XXX <br /> <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY, COMMITTING TO POLICIES <br />OPPOSING FOSSIL FUEL EXPANSION AND ACCELERATING THE <br />CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION AS PART OF THE SAFE CITIES <br />MOVEMENT, COMMITTING TO POLICIES THAT WILL REDUCE BOTH <br />NEW AND EXISTING LEAD CONTAMINATION, AND ENDORSING THE <br />CALL FOR A GLOBAL FOSSIL FUEL NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY. <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS, communities across the City of Santa Ana are impacted by the <br />health and safety risks of fossil fuels, climate change, lack of access to safe and open <br />spaces and parks, lead, and other environmental toxins; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, these health and safety risks disproportionately impact those who <br />also face environmental justice and socioeconomic and health inequities, including <br />youth, elders, Indigenous people, people of color, low-income people, migrant <br />communities, those experiencing mental and physical disabilities, those experiencing <br />houselessness, and people with health conditions; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the construction of new fossil fuel infrastructure and expanded <br />reliance on fossil fuels exposes communities to substantial risks to the public’s health <br />and safety at the local and global levels; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, human exposure to lead via soil and other sources has been directly <br />linked in children to a number of neurological issues, including sma ller brain volume, <br />lower working memory and processing speed, more limited perceptual reasoning, poor <br />school performance, and asthma, and in adults to cardiovascular issues, renal <br />problems, osteoporosis, and cognitive deficiencies; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, lead levels higher than safely permitted by the state of California <br />and recommended by experts have been found throughout Santa Ana neighborhoods1; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, climate change exacerbates prolonged drought punctuated by <br />unpredictable atmospheric river behavior and flooding, more frequent extreme heat <br />events, wildfires, stronger Santa Ana winds, and warmer water temperatures that can <br />result in increased circulation of lead in local environments2; and <br /> <br /> <br />1ThinkProgress. “The Toxic Legacy of Lead Storymap.” <br /><https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=05dd9a8ec7004882b113714e7fe5ee3a> <br />2 “The State of Public Health Lead Policies: Implications for Urban Health Inequities and Recommendations for Health <br />Equity“<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466291/>