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19-3664
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 7/25/2018 | approve | Pass |
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19-3082
| 1 | | ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION OF COOK COUNTY | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE SUBSTITUTE to File 19-3082
PROPOSED ORDINANCE SUBSTITUTE
ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION OF COOK COUNTY
WHEREAS, Cook County Government and the Forest Preserves of Cook County commit herein to combat global warming, which according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) has resulted in detrimental impacts to the Midwest including extreme heat, heavy downpours and flooding affecting infrastructure, health, agriculture, forestry, transportation, air and water quality, and exacerbating risks to the Great Lakes. How Climate is Changing, NASA: Global Climate Change, Vital Signs of The Planet (April 12, 2019), https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/. Global warming is expected to depress economic development, while decreasing gross domestic product per capita 23% lower by 2100 and widening income inequality. Marshall Burke, et al., Global non-linear effect of temperature on economic production, 527 Nature Int’l J. Sci. 235 (2015).
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 2. Administration Article VI, Boards, Co | waive the rules | Pass |
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19-3082
| 1 | | ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION OF COOK COUNTY | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE SUBSTITUTE to File 19-3082
PROPOSED ORDINANCE SUBSTITUTE
ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION OF COOK COUNTY
WHEREAS, Cook County Government and the Forest Preserves of Cook County commit herein to combat global warming, which according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) has resulted in detrimental impacts to the Midwest including extreme heat, heavy downpours and flooding affecting infrastructure, health, agriculture, forestry, transportation, air and water quality, and exacerbating risks to the Great Lakes. How Climate is Changing, NASA: Global Climate Change, Vital Signs of The Planet (April 12, 2019), https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/. Global warming is expected to depress economic development, while decreasing gross domestic product per capita 23% lower by 2100 and widening income inequality. Marshall Burke, et al., Global non-linear effect of temperature on economic production, 527 Nature Int’l J. Sci. 235 (2015).
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 2. Administration Article VI, Boards, Co | accept as substituted | Pass |
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| 2 | | ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION OF COOK COUNTY | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE SUBSTITUTE to File 19-3082
PROPOSED ORDINANCE SUBSTITUTE
ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION OF COOK COUNTY
WHEREAS, Cook County Government and the Forest Preserves of Cook County commit herein to combat global warming, which according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) has resulted in detrimental impacts to the Midwest including extreme heat, heavy downpours and flooding affecting infrastructure, health, agriculture, forestry, transportation, air and water quality, and exacerbating risks to the Great Lakes. How Climate is Changing, NASA: Global Climate Change, Vital Signs of The Planet (April 12, 2019), https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/. Global warming is expected to depress economic development, while decreasing gross domestic product per capita 23% lower by 2100 and widening income inequality. Marshall Burke, et al., Global non-linear effect of temperature on economic production, 527 Nature Int’l J. Sci. 235 (2015).
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 2. Administration Article VI, Boards, Co | recommend for approval as substituted | Pass |
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