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applicable law; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana government fully recognizes the limits to its authority over <br />fossil fuel transport imposed by the federal government, and finds that this action is within the <br />City's authority; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Santa Ana declares that a climate, <br />environmental justice, public health, and ecological emergency threatens our city, region, state, <br />nation, humanity and the natural world; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Santa Ana endorses the call for a global Fossil <br />Fuel Non -Proliferation Treaty6 that will end new fossil fuel exploration and expansion, phase out <br />existing production in line with the global commitment to limit warming below 1.5°C above <br />pre -industrial levels, and accelerate just and equitable energy transition plans; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Santa Ana urges the State of California and the <br />United States Federal Government to support the initiative for a Fossil Fuel Non -Proliferation <br />Treaty; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Santa Ana commits to investigate and implement <br />policies limiting or preventing fossil fuel expansion as part of the SAFE Cities movement <br />because of the inherent dangers to the public's health and safety in extraction, production, <br />transport, storage, and combustion of fossil fuels; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Santa Ana intends to investigate and implement <br />policies limiting or preventing exposure to lead and other environmental toxins from new and <br />existing sources and implementing policies to remediate lead and other environmental toxins, in <br />tandem with renter protections to ensure that remediated households are not displaced as a <br />result of environmental clean up efforts; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Santa Ana, in their commitment to environmental <br />justice and in reducing the impact of climate change on low-income communities and <br />communities of color, support land use that will accommodate more park space that would <br />mitigate environmental pollution including carbon emissions, especially in areas where open <br />space is threatened to be eliminated due to urban development. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Santa Ana will investigate and implement policies <br />promoting decarbonization and electrification of buildings and transportation, and other <br />development to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and achieve maximum energy efficiency, <br />water efficiency, and safety, including the use of Reach Codes,and; <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Santa Ana will achieve 100 percent of electricity <br />power supply for municipal use plus offer the same to all residents and businesses through <br />clean, renewable, and zero carbon emission energy sources before the year 2025; and <br />6Fossil Fuel Nonproliferation Treaty. Fossilfueltreaty.ora <br />