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RESOLUTION 2014 - 41 <br /> WHEREAS, University City and its citizens reside with the service territory <br /> of Ameren Missouri; and <br /> WHEREAS, Ameren Missouri produces 80% of its electricity from coal- <br /> fired power plants, and only a small amount from clean and renewable forms of energy <br /> such as wind and solar; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of University City has made a commitment, through <br /> the Sustainability Strategic Plan for the City, to encourage sustainable programs and fr <br /> practices that improve the health and quality of life in our community; and <br /> WHEREAS, as Ameren customers we acknowledge that our energy use <br /> has an acute impact on the environment, and that Missouri residents living closest to <br /> Ameren's coal plants bear the greatest burden of that impact; and. <br /> WHEREAS, as Ameren customers, we have an ethical and moral <br /> obligation to demand that our energy dollars do not facilitate the destruction of the <br /> environment but rather promote clean energy that keeps our rivers clean and our air <br /> breathable. <br /> 1 <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that City Council of University <br /> City, Missouri calls on Ameren Missouri to take swift and meaningful steps to reduce its <br /> reliance on coal-fired generation; make a transition from a coal-dominant energy <br /> portfolio, to one that relies on wind, solar, and energy efficiency; and encourage Ameren <br /> to move as quickly as possible to make this transition, while ensuring a fair and <br /> equitable transition of its workforce from its coal plants to a more robust clean energy <br /> economy. <br /> Adopted this 13 day of October, 2014. <br /> .i► , 0 • 5.120xze <br /> Shelley W- , ' ayor <br /> may, <br /> Attest: r, ' <br /> 4,Q <br /> Joyce Pumm, City Clerk a Via. <br /> 4 <br /> .10 AtIS <br />