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Santa Barbara School District, CA Tobacco-Free Schools

Type: Policy
Status: Adopted on 9/12/06
Source File: http://www.sbsdk12.org/board/policies/3000/BP3513.3.pdf
Text:
Board Policy 3513.3
The Governing Board recognizes the health hazards associated with smoking and the use of tobacco
products, including the breathing of second-hand smoke, and desires to provide a healthy
environment for students and staff.
The Board prohibits the use of tobacco products at any time in district-owned or leased buildings, on
district property and in district vehicles. (Health and Safety Code 104420; Labor Code 6404.5; 20
USC 6083)
This prohibition applies to all employees, students and visitors at any instructional program, activity,
extra curricular event or athletic event.
No school shall permit the smoking or use of tobacco, or any product containing tobacco or nicotine
products, by pupils of the school while the pupils are on campus, or while attending school-sponsored
activities or while under the supervision and control of school district employees. (EC
48901a)
Smoking or use of any tobacco-related products and disposal of any tobacco-related waste are
prohibited within 25 feet of any playground, except on a public sidewalk located within 25 feet of the
playground. (Health and Safety Code 104495)
Category:California
Category:Policies
Category:School Districts
Category:Smoking
Santa Clara County, CA Fuel Cell Advancement Initiative

Type: Policy
Status: Adopted on 9/14/04
Source File: Click here
Text:
1. Directed County Executive to consider stationary fuel cell applications
when planning for building projects and energy-system upgrades, to build
public and private partnerships to support Research and Development of
fuel cells and clean hydrogen production efforts in Santa Clara County,
and to apply for grants to support stationary fuel cell demonstration
projects.
2. Directed County Executive to identify a fuel cell vehicle (FCV)
demonstration project, to work with California Fuel Cell Partnership to
develop interest among FCV manufacturers to lease demonstration
vehicles to County, to identify a clean and efficient hydrogen refueling
infrastructure, and to apply for grants for grants to support Fuel Cell Fleet
Vehicle Demonstration Project.
3. Directed Administration to contract with a consultant specializing in energy
and transportation engineering to assist County with implementation of
recommendations for fuel cell and FCV technology, and to apply for
planning grants to fund consultant services.
4. Directed Legislative Committee to consider sponsoring legislation relating
to hydrogen and fuel cell technology expansion and advancement,
consumer incentives for low- and zero-emissions vehicles, photovoltaic
and other clean, distributed generation applications.
5. Directed County Executive to participate in local and regional information exchange
forums of public and private stakeholders to educate and
leverage resources to support advancement of local hydrogen economy,
and to work with California Hydrogen Highway Network to include
County’s fuel cell and hydrogen efforts as a model in Governor’s
Hydrogen Highways Blueprint.
Category:California
Category:County Governments
Category:Hydrogen-Based Energy
Category:Policies
Santa Cruz, CA Campaign Finance Reform

Type: Ordinance
Status: Adopted in June 2000
Source File: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/cc/election/Reform.html
Description:
The Santa Cruz City Council enacted the campaign finance reform ordinance in June, 2000, upon the recommendation of the Campaign Finance Reform Task Force. The Task Force had met since early 1997 to study the possible impacts of voluntary spending limits on local elections. The 2000 ordinance essentially limited campaign expenditures by candidates, and after further consideration, the Council amended the ordinance in April, 2002, to include limitations on campaign contributions to candidates. In 2004 there was an additional ordinance pertaining to City Council Election Campaign expenditures and contributions.
The Council and Task force recognized that monetary contributions to political campaigns are a legitimate form of citizen participation, but that the financial strength of individuals or organizations should not permit them to exercise a controlling influence on the election of candidates. The intended purposes of the City's voluntary campaign expenditure and contribution limitations ordinance are:
	
* to minimize the potentially corrupting influence and appearances of corruption caused by excessive contributions;
* to limit overall expenditures in campaigns, thereby allowing candidates to spend less time fundraising and more time communicating with voters; and
 	 
* to provide incentives that encourage candidates to voluntarily limit their campaign expenditures.
Candidates who agree to the campaign spending and contribution limits are entitled to be featured (at no charge to themselves) on the City's website.
The City will also pay for the cost of maintaining the required electronic record keeping for campaign finance records from July 1 through January 31 for each election.
The expenditure limitation cap is established every election year by using the most recent census records and a rate of $.39 per city resident.
Therefore, this year's (2007) expenditure limit is $22,200 (56,925 residents x $.39).
The contribution limit is $290 per individual or business and $696 from an organizational entity or committee.
Candidates must agree to
	
* spend $1,000 in supporting their candidacy or procure 250 signatures of City electors 
* form a controlled finance committee 
* accept contribution and expenditure limits 
* provide information from any organization upon the request of the City of Santa Cruz.
Category:California
Category:Campaign Finance
Category:City Governments
Category:Ordinances
Category:Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA Discouraging Everyday Use of Bottled Water

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 10/23/07
Vote: Unanimous (with one absent)
Source File: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/council/resolution/Resolution%20No.%20NS-27,631.pdf
Search Strings: municipal water, bottled water, single-use
Text:
Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Drinking Water
Category:Resolutions
Category:Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA Encouraging a Zero Waste Long-Term Goal

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 11/2/99
Source File: http://www.grrn.org/zerowaste/resolutions/santa_cruz_110299.html
Text:
RESOLUTION NO. 440-99
RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING "AMERICA RECYCLES DAY" AND ENCOURAGING A ZERO WASTE LONG-TERM GOAL FOR SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
WHEREAS, each year, residents of the U.S. generate more than 217 million tons of municipal solid waste - more than 4.4 pounds per person per day; and
WHEREAS, though the nation has reached an overall recycling rate of more than 28 percent, more can be done, especially in "closing the loop" by purchasing products made with recycled content; and
WHEREAS, the placement of materials in waste disposal facilities, such as landfills and incinerators, wastes natural resources, wrongly transfers liabilities to future generations, and has the potential to cause damage to human health; and,
WHEREAS, avoiding the creation of waste or discards in the first place is the most economically efficient and environmentally sustainable resource management strategy; and,
WHEREAS, a resource recovery-based economy will create and sustain more productive and meaningful jobs than a disposal-based economy; and,
WHEREAS, with the appropriate economic incentives, manufacturers can and will produce and businesses will sell products that are durable and repairable and that can be safely recycled back into the marketplace or nature; and,
WHEREAS, government is ultimately responsible for establishing criteria needed to eliminate waste, for creating the economic and regulatory environment in which to achieve it, and for leading by example.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that November 15, 1999, is hereby proclaimed as "America Recycles Day" in Santa Cruz County; and
The County of Santa Cruz hereby encourages the pursuit of zero waste as a long-term goal in order to eliminate waste and pollution in the manufacture, use, storage, and recycling of materials. This goal can be achieved through action plans and measures that significantly reduce waste and pollution. These measures will include encouragement of residents, businesses and agencies to judiciously use, reuse, and recycle materials, and motivation of businesses to manufacture and market less toxic and more durable, repairable, reusable, recycled, and recyclable products.
This resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
Category:California
Category:County Governments
Category:Resolutions
Category:Zero Waste
Santa Cruz, CA Green Building Working Group

Type: Policy
Status: Established in 2002
Source File: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pl/building/green.html
Description:
Establishment:
In 2002 the City Council approved the formation of a Green Building Working Group. Initially a group of seventeen interested citizens and staff came together with the following mission:
Mission:
The mission of this committee is to explore the use of green building products with the intent to apply them to local and regional construction projects and to address sustainable design practices. The program is currently envisioned as a progressive program spread over not more than a 5 year plan, beginning with introductory applications and volunteer compliance followed by introduction of mandatory applications in conjunction with other state and local programs including, but not limited to:
* Best Management Practices
* Deconstruction and reuse of materials
* Erosion control and grading ordinances
* Energy and waste management
* Application to residential, commercial, and industrial projects
After nearly three years of work and several different approaches, the Green Building Working Group finally settled on a program based on two already successfully established green building programs. Specifically, for non-residential buildings the guidelines of the LEED© 2.0 was used as the basis of a point driven system in obtaining compliance for permit issuance. For residential buildings, the Alameda Waste Management Authority's program was tapped to also generate a point driven program in obtaining compliance for permit issuance. Both programs were designed to be user friendly and easy to comply with. For people interested in going beyond the minimum standards two different levels of points were established for each system, one to generate accelerated processing and one for both accelerated processing and an awards program. Also, the program full implementation was reduced to two years.
The program was approved by the City Council in October of 2005 and became effective on January 3, 2006. For the first year participation in filling out the Green Building points check list is mandatory, however installation of green building measures is voluntary.
Commencing on January 2, 2007, installation of designated green components becomes mandatory in order to obtain a building permit and a building final. Listed below are the ordinance, new standards and associated check lists. Staff will update these from time to time so make sure to check either here or at the building counter for the latest versions.
Additional Information:
Green Building Report to Planning Commission
Appendix A - Green Building Standards
Appendix B - New Home Green Points Checklist
Appendix C - Non-Residential Checklist
Appendix D - Glossary
City Council Agenda Report - October 25, 2005
Ordinance - Green Building Regulations
Category:Building Standards
Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Policies
Category:Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA In Support of Food and Commercial Workers in Contract Negotiations

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 9/14/04
Vote: Unanimous
Source File: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/council/resolution/United%20Food%20Workers%20Resolution.pdf
Search Strings: UFCW Bay Area Coalition, health plan, union, illegal and unfair tactics
Text:
Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Labor Issues
Category:Resolutions
Category:Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA In Support of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 11/23/07
Vote: Unanimous
Source File: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/council/resolution/Reso%2027,454.pdf
Search Strings: disabilities, United Nations, human rights, fundamental freedoms, ADA
Text:
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Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Disability Issues
Category:Resolutions
Category:Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA Nuclear Free Zone

Type: Policy
Status: Updated on 11/17/98
Source File: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/council/CouncilPolicies/11-04.pdf
Text:
POLICY TITLE
DECLARING THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ A NUCLEAR FREE ZONE POLICY STATEMENT:
Enriched nuclear and radio active waste constitute immediate and significant threats to public
health and safety and to the environment. The City has a responsibility to discourage any activity
which constitutes so grave a threat to its residents and environs.
The City Council of the City of Santa Cruz hereby declares the City to be a Nuclear Free Zone. No nuclear weapon or component of a nuclear weapon, enriched nuclear material or radioactive waste shall be produced, transported, stored, processed, disposed of, nor used within the City of Santa Cruz.
"Nuclear weapon" is any device, the intended explosion of which results from the energy released by reactions involving atomic nuclei, either fission or fusion, or both. This definition of nuclear weapons includes the means of transporting, guiding, propelling or triggering the weapon. "Component of a nuclear weapon" is any device, radioactive or non-radioactive, the intended function of which is to contribute to the operation of a nuclear weapon. "Enriched nuclear material" is artificially enriched or concentrated radioactive material. "Radioactive waste" are radiation emitting waste products of fission, fusion, mining, milling or other processing of radioactive elements.
This policy does not impact the engagement in the above mentioned activities pursuant to a contract entered into before the effective date of this policy. However, this policy does apply to the extension or renewal of a contract on or after the effective date of this policy if the original
contract was entered into before the effective date of this policy.
The City of Santa Cruz Nuclear Free Zone policy shall not be construed to prohibit the practice
of nuclear medicine or uses of commercial products containing small amounts of radioactive
materials such as smoke detectors, light-emitting watches and clocks, or gauges the purpose of
which is not to work toward the development of nuclear weapons of nuclear-generated power. The City shall take no action and expend no resources (funds, personnel or in-kind contributions), that violate this policy.
The City shall place and maintain signs reading "Nuclear Free Zone" at all City limit sign post
locations. The signs shall be clearly visible and its letters at least equal in size to those on the
nearest city limit sign.
Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Nuclear Free
Category:Policies
Category:Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA Opposing Extension of the USA Patriot Act

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 6/28/05
Vote: Unanimous
Source File: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/council/resolution/reso%2026,946.pdf
Search Strings: 9/11, John Ashcroft, civil liberties, U.S. Justice Department, Congress
Text:
Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Civil Rights
Category:Resolutions
Category:Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA Opposing Light Brown Apple Moth Spraying

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 10/23/07
Vote: In Favor - 5 Opposed - 1 Absent - 1
Source File: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/council/resolution/Resolution%20No.%20NS-27,634.pdf
Search Strings: spraying, health effects, environmental effects, eradication, aerial treatments
Text:
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Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Pesticides
Category:Resolutions
Category:Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA Opposing Preemptive Military Action Against Iran

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 11/13/07
Vote: In Favor - 6 Opposed - 1
Source File: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/council/resolution/Iran%20reso.PDF
Search Strings: President George W. Bush, U.S. foreign policy, nuclear weapons, military ambitions, U.S. Constitution
Text:
Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Peace
Category:Resolutions
Category:Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA Ordinance Pertaining to the Payment of a Living Wage

Type: Ordinance
Status: Adopted in 2000
Source File: http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/fn/PDF/LivingWageOrdinance.pdf
Findings and Purpose:
5.10.010 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
In enacting this chapter the city council makes the following findings and articulates the
following purposes for the promulgation of the living wage regulations set forth herein:
1. The health and welfare of all Santa Cruz citizens is benefited and advanced when Santa
Cruz workers are paid a wage which enables them to live above the poverty line;
2. The city awards many contracts to private sector employers to provide goods and
services to the city in accordance with those contracts;
3. Many workers in Santa Cruz and their families live at or below the poverty line. The
payment of inadequate wages to those workers tends to negatively affect the quality of
services provided to the city and its residents by fostering high turnover and instability in
the workplace;
4. The use of city funds to promote the creation of a living wage will increase the ability
of low wage workers to attain sustenance, decrease the amount of poverty and reduce the
amount of taxpayer funded social services provided in the city of Santa Cruz;
5. Some employers which provide contract services to the city do not provide health
insurance benefits to their employees. This factor negatively affects worker performance
and the quality of services delivered to the city and its residents, results in unwarranted
employee absenteeism and negatively impacts local and State health programs. These
problems can be ameliorated if employers provide reasonable health insurance benefits to
their employees;
6. City regulations requiring the payment of a living wage are consistent with other city
regulations such as the city's prevailing wage regulations designed to address the
economic needs of low wage workers in the city;
7. The expenditure of public funds for the procurement and provision of services is
conducted most responsibly when the expenditure promotes a community economic
standard intended to assure that city workers, including single parents, and their families
can subsist above the poverty line; and
8. The use of city funds to encourage living wage jobs will decrease poverty, increase
consumer income and invigorate neighborhood businesses.
9. The living wage requirement shall apply to social service agencies receiving $5,000.00
or more in annual support from the city of Santa Cruz. However, this requirement shall
not take effect until the city council amends this ordinance and/or passes a policy
resolution clarifying how the ordinance will be applied to such agencies.
Category:California
Category:City Governments
Category:Living Wage
Category:Ordinances
Category:Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz County, CA Polystyrene

== Santa Cruz County, Calif Environmentally Acceptable Packaging Materials ==
Type: Ordinance
Status: Adopted
Date: as amended on September 28, 2004
Full Ordinance: http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/bds/govstream/BDSvData/non_legacy/agendas/2004/20041207/PDF/033.pdf
Category:California
Category:County Governments
Category:Food Packaging
Category:Ordinances
Santa Cruz County, CA Resolution Supporting Ratification by the U.S. of CEDAW

Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted on 3/8/05 Unanimous
Source File: http://tinyurl.com/2odr5z
Text:
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING RATIFICATION BY THE UNITED STATES OF THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND EFFORTS TOWARDS LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF CEDAW PRINCIPLES
WHEREAS, the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is the only international agreement that comprehensively addresses the full equality of women in all areas; and
WHEREAS, March is Women's History Month, and March 2005, marks the tenth anniversary of a resolution adopted by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors supporting national ratification of CEDAW; and
WHEREAS, CEDAW was signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 but still has not been ratified by the United States as a result of the Senate's failure to vote; and
WHEREAS, to date, 179 countries, representing over 92 percent of the world, have ratified or acceded to the Convention; and
WHEREAS, having failed to ratify CEDAW makes the United States alone among industrialized nations; and
WHEREAS, ratification of CEDAW and full implementation of its principles will improve the economic status of women, make progress toward the elimination of violence against women, and achieve the equal treatment of women in the United States; and
WHEREAS, in August, 2004, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 358 calling for State implementation of CEDAW, but the bill was vetoed by the Governor; and
WHEREAS, to date, 16 states and territories, 18 counties, and 44 cities have passed resolutions supporting CEDAW, of which 10 counties and 10 cities are in the State of California, and similar efforts are underway in many other cities and counties; and
WHEREAS, the successful implementation of the CEDAW ordinance in the City and County of San Francisco has demonstrated the value of working toward integrating gender equity and human rights principles into all of its operations; and
WHEREAS, with the support of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, the Santa Cruz County Women's Commission has significantly contributed, since and before 1995, toward national ratification and local CEDAW implementation through community outreach, focus groups, and participation in national and international forums.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors hereby supports ratification by the United States of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and efforts towards local, state and national implementation of CEDAW principles.
Category:California
Category:County Governments
Category:Resolutions
Category:Women and Gender