HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION NO. 10-01-137STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
RESOLUTION NO. 10-01-137
%boa A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT DEEP GEORGIA BEAUTIFUL AND DEEP AMERICA
BEAUTIFUL ACCEPT AND RECOGNIZE MILTON GROWS GREEN AS THE CITY OF MILTON'S
AFFILIATE FOR THOSE PROGRAMS' AND FOR OTHER DESIGNATED PURPOSES
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Milton, GA while in regular session on
the 6th day of January, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. as follows:
WHEREAS, the City of Milton wishes to continue to promote and encourage environmental
responsibility and the efficient use and conservation of natural resources by citizens and
organizations having activities in the City of Milton, which was part of the stated purpose for the
Milton Grows Green Committee ("MGG) being formally recognized by Council and certified as
an official �'itizens Committee as of Ocil-obc;f 6,2008 (Resolution 08-10-06); and
WHEREAS, the City of Milton environmental citizens committee (MGG) has functioned as an
official citizens committee of the City for just over one year, and has already taken a leading role
in or primary responsibility for a variety of environmental programs in the City of Milton,
including Adopt -A -Road, Adopt -A -Stream. Rivers Alive, recycling at our baseball fields, Bring
One for the Chipper, projects included in the Great American Clean-up, and working jointly with
our neighboring jurisdictions on events like bulky trash amnesty days; and
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WHEREAS MGG's Environmental Education programs are ir. �_,peration in a number of schools
in Milton, and will quickly expand to make environmental education programs and resources
available at all Milton schools, public and private; and
WHEREAS, MGG has an interest in providing information to the City government on possible
approaches to air, water and energy issues, and land use programs to help preserve open spaces in
Milton while (riding ways to encourage future development that is more sustainable and
provides a higher standard of amenities and a stronger tax base for the City's future; and
WHEREAS, the Milton Grows Green Committee, working closely with staff as it presented its
broad -reaching approach to environmental issues and citizen involvement through education,
outreach and volunteer engagement in environmental projects, applied for a CREATE Award
from the Atlanta Regional Commission, which the City won in the "Community Building &
Involvement" category; and
WHEREAS, the MGG Governing Board has worked closely with City staff to try conserve the
City's economic resources and keep the immediate cash costs of environmental programs as low
as possible, although the committee is composed of volunteers, so that there are at present no
City employees with a job description containing a distinct environmental component; however
WHEREAS, Milton has recently begun to hire all its own public employees, and the City
Manager has indicated that he intends to include environmental responsibilities as a component
of one employee's job description; and
WHEREAS, the employee who has the responsibility for environmental matters would become
on" an ex officio member of MGG's Governing Board, and act as a channel for information transfer,
budgeting oversight and grant compliance for matters relating to MGG; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Milton desires a closer relationship with organizations such as Keep
America Beautiful and Keep Georgia Beautiful, and believes that having the Milton Grows
Green Committee as the designated KAB/KGB affiliate for Milton would produce the best result
for the citizens of Milton, at a substantial cost savings
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MILTON, GEORGIA, AND IT IS RESOLVED BY THE AUTHORITY OF CITY COUNCIL,
that the City of Milton supports the Milton Grows Green Committee in its efforts to become the
affiliate for the Keep America Beautiful/Keep Georgia Beautiful program in the City of Milton,
and will support MGG's efforts, both in becoming the affiliate for Milton, and in carrying out the
many programs of these organizations in litter reduction and in helping to protect the beauty of
our City.
RESOLVED this 6t' day of January 2010.
Attest:
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Sudie AM Gordon, Interim City C erk
(Seal)
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Approved:
Joe Lockwo , a r