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Resolution No. 2021-XXX <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />1 <br />5 <br />5 <br />9 <br />8 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2021-XXX <br />Santa Ana Climate and Public Health Emergency Resolution of 2021 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />DECLARING A CLIMATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, <br />COMMITTING TO POLICIES OPPOSING FOSSIL FUEL EXPANSION <br />AND ACCELERATING THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION AS PART <br />OF THE SAFE CITIES MOVEMENT, COMMITTING TO POLICIES THAT <br />WILL REDUCE BOTH NEW AND EXISTING LEAD CONTAMINATION, <br />AND ENDORSING THE CALL FOR A GLOBAL FOSSIL FUEL NON- <br />PROLIFERATION TREATY. <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 />WHEREAS, these health and safety risks disproportionately impact those who <br />also face environmental justice and socioeconomic and health inequities, <br />including youth, elders, Indigenous people, people of color, low-income people, <br />migrant communities, those experiencing mental and physical disabilities, those <br />experiencing houselessness, and people with health conditions; and <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 <br />health and safety at the local and global levels; and <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 smaller 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 />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 />WHEREAS, climate change exacerbates prolonged drought punctuated by <br />unpredictable atmospheric river behavior and flooding, more frequent extreme heat <br />1ThinkProgress. “The Toxic Legacy of Lead Storymap.” <br /><https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=05dd9a8ec7004882b113714e7fe5ee3a>