HomeMy WebLinkAboutUSEPA Climate Showcase Communities Grant (Support)Ron Everett
Mayor
Carol Herrera
Mayor Pro Tem
Wen P. Chang
Council Member
Jack Tanaka
Council Member
Steve Tye
Council Member
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U.S. EPA
Attention: Jane Kurtz
OAR/OAP/C|imoateProtection Partnerships Division
131OLStreet, NW, #1O05F
Washington, DC2UUOS
RE: San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Climate Showcase Communities Grant
Proposal
Dear Ms. Kurtz,
| am writing in support of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments )
grant proposal for the Climate Showcase Communities Program. This project will enable
the more than two million California residents living and working in our thirty-one /31\
incorporated cities and many unincorporated communities toachieve greenhouse gas
reductions. This will be accomplished through coordinated planning and
implementation efforts made possible bythis grant that are tailored to the needs and
opportunities of each unique jurisdiction. The San Gabriel Valley prides itself on its
diverse and balanced fabric of cultures, residential neighborhoods, local businesses, and
industry where there is nota "one size fits all" approach to addressing any issue, but
rather e history of collaboration to identifying solutions that can be achieved and
replicated.
Participating in the Climate Showcase Communities program will allow the SGVCOG to
demonstrate how a region committed to local control can develop a flexible strategy
that builds capacity, leverages our collective size, and is responsive to the needs of each
community. In addition to modeling regional collaboration, the proposed program will
yet an example for how local governments can be both proactive and cost effective in
responding to state and federal greenhouse gas legislation, such as AB 32 in the State of
On behalf of the City of Diamond Bar, I encourage the Environmental Protection Agency
to recognize the opportunity presented by this proposal and evvond funding under the
Climate Showcase Communities Grant.
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City Manager