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File #: 2021-1334    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 3/19/2021 In control: Committee on Land Use and Economic Development
On agenda: 3/23/2021 Final action: 4/6/2021
Enactment date: 4/6/2021 Enactment #: 238
Effective date: 4/8/2021    
Title: Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding and/or an amended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) in support of the American Cities Climate Challenge. The MOU(s) shall be at no cost to the City.
Indexes: MISCELLANEOUS
Attachments: 1. 2021-1334 Cover Ltr ACCC MOU Director Letter, 2. Summary 2021-1334

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Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of City Planning to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding and/or an amended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) in support of the American Cities Climate Challenge. The MOU(s) shall be at no cost to the City.

 

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Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

 

Section 1.                     The Mayor and the Director of the Department of City Planning are hereby authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and/or an amended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) in support of the American Cities Climate Challenge. The Project is an initiative to create healthier and more prosperous cities by supporting a critical mass of the most populous cities in meeting or exceeding their city’s equivalent of the U.S. emission reduction targets under the Paris Climate Agreement. The partnership between NRDC and the City will support bold solutions that can be replicated by other municipalities nationwide and around the world to advance local economic prosperity and reduce pollution. The MOU(s) shall be at no cost to the City.

 

Section 2.                     Said MOU(s) shall be approved by the City Solicitor as to form and substance.