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Attachment 1 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 08- A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHEREAS, on J my 15, 2008 the City Council issued direction to staff to develop the duties and responsibilities for a Committee on Energyand the Environment; and WHEREAS, preservation of environmental quality and conservation of energy are issues of over- riding concern at state and local levels; and WI-EREAS, to further enhance the City's commitment to the environment, the City of Pleasanton is establishing a Committee on E nergy and the Environment to advise the City Council on energy and environmental related issues, strategies, planning and protections and opportunities for conservation; and WHEREAS, the Committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities: 1. Work closely with City staff to prepare an Energy and Environmental Priorities Plan focusing on energy and environmental issues and strategies reflecting community opportunities, needs and interest; 2. Promote and recommend strategies toward preservation, enhancement and conscientious utilization of environmental resources for use by residents and businesses of the City of P leasanton; 3. Identify and give special consideration to issues that may adversely affect those natural resources within the City of Pleasanton; 4. Develop strategies that are measurable in a quantitative and qualitative fashion; 5. Support the intent of the General Plan's environmental goals, policies and programs; and WHEREAS neither review nor approval by the Committee shall be a requirement for approval of construction of residential, commercial, office or industrial developments by the City of Pleasanton. WHEREAS the Plan shall not conflict or cause overlap with existing commission functions. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS Section 1: The City Council does hereby establish a Committee on Energy and the Environment. 1