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'" FLORIDA,'tEAGUE OF CITIES, INC. 301 South Bronaugh Street, Suite 300 . P.O. Box 1757 . Tallahassee, FL 32302-1757 (850) 222-9684 . Suncom 278-5331 . Fax (850) 222-3806 . Web site: www.flcities.com RECEIVED Nuv 0 1 Dear Mayor: CITY . 2007 OF "itA 'IV OFFICE OFu,- J Y ISLES B Th' . " P'd f h Fl 'd L fC" .TH.FCllv, EACH IS year, my pnonty as reSI ent 0 t e on a eague 0 It1es IS to ass,fstrORiVEY Florida's cities in becoming "Green Local Governments." It would be my desire that all 412 cities in Florida embrace this as a priority for their city. October 29,2007 Accordingly, the Florida League of Cities' Board of Directors approved the attached resolution and requests your city's consideration of this resolution. The Florida League of Cities recognizes the importance of environmental stewardship and understands that successful environmental stewardship practices will enhance local and national energy security, protect natural resources for future generations and result in long term cost savings. The Florida Green Building Coalition, Inc., is a non-profit corporation whose primary mission is to develop and maintain Green Designation Standards for Florida and to promote cost-effective, sustainable environmental improvements. The Coalition has developed the "Green Local Government Standard," which focuses on improving municipal environmental performance through measurable criteria in ode rot promote alternative energies and a cleaner environment. In short, the Coalition is a one-stop source of guidance, "how-to" steps and information. It can assist municipalities in developing a comprehensive program for improving environmental stewardship and energy efficiency that is tailored to the individual municipality and which includes measurable criteria for evaluating progress. We encourage you to adopt the attached resolution, support the "Green Local Government Standard" and pursue steps toward becoming a Florida Green Local Government. For further information, please contact Rebecca O'Hara at the Florida League of Cities at 1-800-342-8112 or the Florida Green Building Coalition, Inc. on the web at www.floridagreenbuilding.org President Frank Ortis, Mayor, Pembroke Pines First Vice President Carmine Priore, Council member, Wellington. Second Vice President John Marks, Mayor, Tallahassee Executive Director Michael Sittig. General Counsel Harry Morrison, Jr.