HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 National Drive Electric Event @ DeAnzaPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, petroleum-fueled vehicles are responsible for over 50% of our local
greenhouse gas emissions and are a contributing factor to air pollution and climate
change, threatening the health of our citizens and the sustainability of our planet; and
WHEREAS, the imbalance between gasoline resources and worldwide demand is
escalating gasoline prices to levels that overburden commerce, hurt economic growth and
cause hardship to our citizens; and
WHEREAS, the transportation sector needs support to move toward adoption of clean
energy technology, including plug-in electric vehicles, that reduces our dependence on
foreign fuels and supports a healthy environment and economy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino is dedicated to being a leader in the use of clean energy,
establishing policies and programs that conserve energy, and promote sustainability; and
WHEREAS, September Tenth through Eighteenth, Two Thousand and Sixteen has been
designated as National Drive Electric Week throughout the Unites States to educate all
citizens about wide-spread availability of plug-in electric vehicles.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do hereby
recognize September Tenth through Eighteenth, Two Thousand and Sixteen as the
6th Annual National Drive
Electric Week
in the City of Cupertino and call upon all residents of Cupertino to participate in support
of aims and goals of this worthwhile effort.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of
Cupertino to be affixed this Saturday, September Seventeenth, Two Thousand and Sixteen.
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Barry Chang, Mayor