8987-18 Establish Resiliency Task Force

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Referred to Committee of the Whole 2/20/18. Substitute version recommended for adoption 3/5/18. Please substitute for the original. RESOLUTIONNO. 8987 -18 BY:Anderson, Bullock, George, Litten, O'Leary, O'Malley, Rader. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least two thirds members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, es- tablishing the Resiliency Task Force for purposeful planning and advising the administration on matters including but not limited to the local effects of climate change, globalization, popula- tion growth, overconsumption, housing insecurity, rising healthcare costs in the City of Lake- wood, all in view of the goals set forth in the Community Vision. WHEREAS, focused resiliency planning will influence the quality of life of citizens and effect the design, operation and governance of the city; and WHEREAS, focused resiliency planning will allow Lakewood to endure, adapt, and thrive in a future no matter what kinds of chronic stresses or acute shocks it experiences; and WHEREAS, focused resiliency planning will identify scalable solutions for Lakewood to continue fostering vibrant and thriving neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, a task force therefore should be created to begin the process of focused re- siliency planning, all in view of the Community Vision's goals; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this reso- lution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the City wishes to engage a task force immediately for the purposes stated above; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Resiliency Task Force is hereby created for the for purposeful planning and advising the administration on matters including but not limited to the local effects of cli- mate change, globalization, population growth, overconsumption, housing insecurity, rising healthcare costs in the City of Lakewood, all in view of the goals set forth in the Community Vision. Section 2. The Resiliency Task Force shall be composed of thirteen members, seven of whom shall be appointed by individual Councilmembers, and six of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor. The appointees shall have no formal term and may select a chairperson from among them. Council may appoint a representative from among councilmembers to attend task force meetings as a non - voting member, and in that event Council's representative shall report to Council following each public meeting of the task force. The Mayor or any designee of his or her choosing shall serve as a non - voting member. The administration shall appoint a staff