TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
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Council President Kritzer
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Malisa Files
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This Public Hearing is being Held for the Purpose of Considering Passage of a Resolution Opposing Initiative 2117, the Ballot Title of Which is as Follows:
Initiative Measure No. 2117 concerns carbon tax credit trading.
This measure would prohibit state agencies from imposing any type of carbon tax credit trading, and repeal legislation establishing a cap and invest program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ]
a. Resolution No. 1587: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Redmond, Washington, Opposing Initiative No. 2117, Relating to the Repeal of the Climate Commitment Act and Prohibiting Carbon Tax Credit Trading, Scheduled for this November 5, 2024, General Election
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Attachment A contains a resolution opposing Initiative 2117 relating to the repeal of the Climate Commitment Act and prohibiting carbon tax trading. The initiative will go before the voters in November. Should the initiative pass, Redmond will lose $1 million in Climate Commitment Act grant dollars for the City's first electric fire engine and support for the 148th Ave NE Bicycle and Pedestrian Overpass project (see Attachment B). This item has been brought forward to Council through the Council Policy Proposal process (see Attachment C). At the Business Meeting on September 3, 2024, there will be a hearing in which members of the legislative body or the public must be allowed an approximately equal opportunity to express opposing views. This will be a public hearing where public comment is allowed at the time of the agenda item and anyone with a comment will be allowed to speak for up to 3 minutes on this item.
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