Passed by the League of California Cities
October 19, 1993
WHEREAS, it is recognized that we live in a period of great environmental crisis; and
WHEREAS, we need to create the basis for a more sustainable way of life, both in California and globally, through wise stewardship of our natural environment and prevention of harm to human health; and
WHEREAS, our impact on the natural environment must not jeopardize the prospects of future generations, balanced with the needs of economic growth; and
WHEREAS, environmental quality and economic health are mutually dependent, and a healthy environment cannot be achieved if inequitable burdens are placed on any one ethnic, geographic. or economic sector of the population; and
WHEREAS, policies and programs must recognize the inter-connections between different environmental problems, and solutions should be based on an uation of true long-term costs and benefits, not just those of the current market; and
WHEREAS, communities must somehow learn to achieve the markets that promote both conservation and economic growth; and
WHEREAS, our society and economy cannot be sustained at our current level of national resource consumption and environmental pollution; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities assembled in Annual Conference in San Francisco, October 19, 1993, that the League encourage the following:
- Creation of Sustainable Community programs in California cities through the participation of all segments of the respective communities,
- Regional efforts to adopt policies and programs based on the concept of sustainability to ensure the future well-being of our natural and human resources, and
- Participation of California cities in new forums/organizations to promote and implement sustainable policies.