CORRECTION OF JANUARY 26, 2022 CITY COUNCIL JOURNAL OF PROCEESINGS
WHEREAS, On January 26, 2022, the Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development reported out and the City Council of the City of Chicago passed a substitute resolution (SR2022-994) calling for the committee to hold subject matter hearing on fleet electrification; and
WHEREAS, It was later discovered that the substitute resolution referenced in the committee report printed on pages 43237-43238 of the Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago and passed by the City Council was not printed in the Journal for said date; and
WHEREAS, It is necessary and appropriate to correct said error; now, therefore,
Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:
SECTION 1. The Journal ofthe Proceedings ofthe City Council ofthe City of Chicago of January 26, 2022 is hereby corrected by deleting in their entirety the eighth through tenth lines from the top of page 43238 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "On motion of Alderman Villegas, the said proposed substitute resolution transmitted with the foregoing report was Adopted by yeas and nays as follows:" and further, by inserting immediately below the eighteenth line from the top ofthe page the language attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage.
Exhibit "A".
The following is said resolution as adopted:
WHEREAS, Climate change has devastated and is expected to continue to devastate the globe, the United States, and the City of Chicago (City) with an estimated global economic impact of $23 Trillion if there is no action taken within the next coming decades; and
WHEREAS, The City has experienced major weather impacts due to climate change, including significant flooding and erosion resulting in millions of dollars of repairs and mitigation; and
WHEREAS, The City has a responsibility on an economic, moral, public health, and safety level to combat climate change; and
WHEREAS, The City recognizes the disparate impact climate change will continue to have without action, especially, on communities of color and lower socioeconomic status populations as demonstrated through its We Will Chicago initiative; and
WHEREAS, In April 2021, the City and Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot committed to four climate and energy goals: 1. Comprehensive Action Plan, 2. Chicago Zero Net Carbon Buildings Strategy Plan, 3. Electricity Franchise Agreement, and 4. Clean Energy Transition Planning; and
WHEREAS, Keeping the City's Electricity Franchise Agreement in mind, the City operates and maintains a large fleet of vehicles across several departments and agencies that are essential to delivering city services; and
WHEREAS, It is imperative that the City implement a proactive fleet electrification goal through public, nonprofit, and public/private partnerships to achieve its climate action plan goals and become a leader in combating climate change; and
WHEREAS, In order for the City to implement a more proactive fleet electrification goal, the City must first better understand why fleet electrification is crucial to the advancement of health and environmental justice, and learn from national leaders in the fleet electrification space; and, now, therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the members of the City Council, call on the City of Chicago Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development to hold hearings to better understand why fleet electrification is crucial and learn from national leaders in the fleet electrification space in effort to implement a more proactive fleet electrification goal.