HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1997.11.20 - 25139REPORT (Misc. 197227) November 20, 1997
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, KAY SCHMID, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: MR #97227 - UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE TREATY
OPPOSITION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having met on November 10,
1997, recommends that the above referenced resolution be adopted
with the third BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph amended as follows:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this
resolution be forwarded to the President of the United
States, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Senator
Spencer Abraham, Senator Carl Levin, Oakland County
legislators, the Governor of the State of Michigan, and
to Oakland County's legislative agents.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move acceptance of the foregoing report.
GEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Miscellaneous Resolution # 97 227 _ _ _
BY: Commissioner Shelley Taub, District #12
Commissioner Donn L. Wolf, District #19
RE: United Nations Climate Change Treaty Opposition
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was
adopted in May, 1992 at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro and calls upon
industrialized nations to aim towards voluntarily limiting their greenhouse gas emissions
to 1990 levels by the year 2000; and
WHEREAS, ongoing international negotiations are underway aimed at finalizing a
Climate Treaty by the end of 1997 that is expected to require legally-binding cutbacks in
energy usage and emission targets that will be applicable to developed nations only; and
WHEREAS, a growing body of economic studies indicate that any U.S. effort to
significantly limit greenhouse gas emissions in a short time frame will slow economic
growth, cost hundreds of thousands of jobs in Oakland County and throughout the United
States, and discourage investments in more energy-efficient technologies or facilities; and
WHEREAS, mandatory constraints on fossil fuel use would raise the monthly cost
to consumers for electricity, heating and cooling bills. Projections also indicate that the
residents of Oakland County could experience a gasoline price increase of up to $0.50 per
gallon. This would be particularly detrimental to those on fixed incomes, living in rural
areas or dependent on private vehicles to transport their families to work, school and
stores; and
WHEREAS, ill-advised policies on climate control change could significantly limit
personal mobility, seriously disrupt the growing economy of Oakland County and would
negatively impact those businesses located in Oakland County that could no longer
compete effectively against their foreign counterparts as a result of the higher cost of fuel;
and
WHEREAS, the exemption for developing countries is inconsistent with the need for
global action on climate change, is environmentally flawed and imposes trade
disadvantages. The Climate Treaty will inflict serious harm to Oakland County's economy
with the loss of manufacturing jobs, as the incentive to move industry abroad to exempt,
high-growth countries such as Mexico, China and Brazil is heightened; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners holds that the United
States should not agree to any international global climate proposals that are not justified
by sound scientific and economic policies.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners strongly urges the United States not be signatory to any protocol to, or
other agreement regarding, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
of 1992, at negations in Kyoto in December 1997, or thereafter, which would:
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(A) mandate new commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions for
the United States, unless the protocol or other agreement also mandates new
specific scheduled commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions for
developing countries within the same compliance period, or
(B) result in job loss or serious harm to the economy of Oakland County, the
State of Michigan and the United States; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT any protocol to, or other agreement regarding,
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992, signed by the
United States at negotiations in Kyoto in December 1997, or thereafter, should:
(1) be voluntary as much as possible;
(2) include all nations, developed and developing, under comparable criteria and
within the same compliance period;
(3) assist developing nations in growing economically while increasing energy
efficiency; and
(4) promote technology approaches that can reduce adverse impacts on
consumers and the economy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the members of the United States Senate are
strongly urged not to consent to any protocol or agreement regarding the Global Climate
Change, unless said protocol or agreement is:
(i.) accompanied by an analysis of the detailed explanation of any legislation or
regulatory actions that would be required to implement the protocol or agreement;
and
(ii.) accompanied by an analysis of the detailed financial costs and other impacts
on the economy of the United States that would be incurred by implementation of
the protocol or agreement.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT that copies of this resolution be forwarded to
the President of the United States, Senator Spencer Abraham, Senator Carl Levin,
Oakland County legislators, the Governor of the State of Michigan, and to Oakland
County's legislative agents.
Mr. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
Revised 10/20/97
Resolution #97227 October 23, 1997
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #97227 November 20, 1997
Moved by Schmid supported by Holbert the General Government Committee
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Schmid supported by Holbert the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Powers supported by Obrecht the resolution be amended by adding
a first WHEREAS paragraph, to read:
"WHEREAS the Michigan Association of Counties, the National
Association of Counties and SEMCOG have recommended support for the
following concepts in the main body of the resolution; and"
and further, change the wording in the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph,
so it reads, as follows:
"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners strongly supports MAC, NACo and SEMCOG, and urges that the
United States not be signatory to any protocol to, or other agreement
regarding, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of
1992, at negations in Kyoto in December 1997, or thereafter, which
would
Discussion followed.
Vote on amendment:
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Schmid supported by Obrecht the resolution be amended to coincide
with the recommendation in the General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Huntoon, Johnson, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt, Obrecht,
Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield. (16)
NAYS: Holbert, Jacobs, Jensen, Kingzett, Coleman. (5)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on November 20, 1997 with the original
record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 20th day of November 1997.
,
Lyni'D. Allen, County Clerk
DEPUTY CLERK — REGISTER Chief Deputy County Clerk
MARY JO HAMMOND
Director of Elections
SUE PAYNE
Chief Deputy Register
LYNN D. ALLEN
OAKLAND COUNTY CLERK - REGISTER OF DEEDS
PONTIAC MI 48341-0413
G. WILLIAM CADDELL STEPHANIE A. SCHROEDER
December 1, 1997
To Whom It May Concern:
Attached is a certified copy of Miscellaneous Resolution
#97227 which was adopted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners on November 20, 1997. As the County Clerk/Register
of Deeds, I have been instructed to provide you with this adopted
resolution. Since amendments were made to this resolution, I have
also included a "Representative Copy". While the Representative
Copy is not the official copy, it conveys more succinctly the
intent of the adopted County resolution.
Sincerely,
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Lynn D. Allen
County Clerk/Register of Deeds
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REPRESENTATIVE COPY
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #97227
BY: Commissioner Shelley Taub, District #12; Commissioner Donn L. Wolf,
District #19
IN RE: UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE TREATY OPPOSITION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Michigan Association of Counties, the National Association of
Counties and SEMCOG have recommended support for the following concepts in the
main body of the resolution; and
WHEREAS the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was
adopted in May, 1992 at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro and calls upon
industrialized nations to aim towards voluntarily limiting their greenhouse gas
emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000; and
WHEREAS ongoing international negotiations are underway aimed at finalizing
a Climate Treaty by the end of 1997 that is expected to require legally-binding
cutbacks in energy usage and emission targets that will be applicable to
developed nations only; and
WHEREAS a growing body of economic studies indicate that any U.S. effort
to significantly limit greenhouse gas emissions in a short time frame will slow
economic growth, cost hundreds of thousands of jobs in Oakland County and
throughout the United States, and discourage investments in more energy-efficient
technologies or facilities; and
WHEREAS mandatory constraints on fossil fuel use would raise the monthly
cost to consumers for electricity, heating and cooling bills. Projections also
indicate that the residents of Oakland County could experience a gasoline price
increase of up to $0.50 per gallon. This would be particularly detrimental to
those on fixed incomes, living in rural areas or dependent on private vehicles
to transport their families to work, school and stores; and
WHEREAS ill-advised policies on climate control change could significantly
limit personal mobility, seriously disrupt the growing economy of Oakland County
and would negatively impact those businesses located in Oakland County that could
no longer compete effectively against their foreign counterparts as a result of
the higher cost of fuel; and
WHEREAS the exemption for developing countries is inconsistent with the
need for global action on climate change, is environmentally flawed and imposes
trade disadvantages. The Climate Treaty will inflict serious harm to Oakland
County's economy with the loss of manufacturing jobs, as the incentive to move
industry abroad to exempt, high-growth countries such as Mexico, China and Brazil
is heightened; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners holds that the United
States should not agree to any international global climate proposals that are
not justified by sound scientific and economic policies.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
strongly supports MAC, NACo and SEMCOG, and urge that the United States not be
signatory to any protocol to, or other agreement regarding, the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992, at negations in Kyoto in December
1997, or thereafter, which would:
(A) mandate new commitments to limit or reduce greenhouse gas
emissions for the United States, unless the protocol or other
agreement also mandates new specific scheduled commitments to
limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions for developing countries
within the same compliance period, or
(B) result in job loss or serious harm to the economy of Oakland
County, the State of Michigan and the United States; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any protocol to, or other agreement regarding,
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992, signed by the
United States at negotiations in Kyoto in December 1997, or thereafter, should:
(1) be voluntary as much as possible;
(2) include all nations, developed and developing, under comparable
criteria and within the same compliance period;
(3) assist developing nations in growing economically while
increasing energy efficiency; and
(4) promote technology approaches that can reduce adverse impacts on
consumers and the economy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the United States Senate are
strongly urged not to consent to any protocol or agreement regarding the Global
Climate Change, unless said protocol or agreement is:
(i.) accompanied by an analysis of the detailed explanation of any
legislation or regulatory actions that would be required to
implement the protocol or agreement; and
(ii.) accompanied by an analysis of the detailed financial costs and
other impacts on the economy of the United States that would be
incurred by implementation of the protocol or agreement.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the
President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, Senator
Spencer Abraham, Senator Carl Levin, Oakland County legislators, the Governor of
the State of Michigan, and to Oakland County's legislative agents.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Shelley Taub, District #12
Donn L. Wolf, District #19