EXHIBIT 1

RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -

ARESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) CLEAN POWER PLAN AND PROMOTION OF CLEAN ENERGY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WHEREAS,on August 3, 2015, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced the Clean Power Plan (“CPP”) a historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change; and

WHEREAS, power plants are the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the country, accounting for roughly one-third of all emissions in the United States, yet there are currently no national limits on carbon pollution from power plants; and

WHEREAS, carbon pollution exacerbates climate change and contributes to more frequent and more violent extreme weather events that costs our city and threatens public health; and

WHEREAS, shaped by years of unprecedented outreach and public engagement, the final CPP is designed to strengthen the fast-growing trend toward cleaner and lower polluting American energy; and

WHEREAS, the CPP established the first-ever national standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants; and

WHEREAS, the final CPP sets flexible and achievable standards to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, 9 percent more ambitious than the proposal; and

WHEREAS, by setting carbon pollution reduction goals for power plants and enabling states to develop tailored implementation plans to meet the goals, the CPP is a strong flexible framework; and

WHEREAS, the CPP will provide significant public health benefits by putting in place a drive cleaner energy sector, reduce the premature deaths from power plant emissions by nearly 90 percent in 2030 compared to 2005, and decrease the pollutants that contribute to the soot and smog. The CPP will also avoid up to 3,600 premature deaths, lead to 90,000 fewer asthma attacks in children, and prevent 300,000 missed work and school days, save the average American family nearly $85 on their annual energy bill in 2030, reduce enough energy to power 30 million homes, and save consumers a total of $155 billion from 2020-2030; and

WHEREAS, the final CPP significantly reduces carbon pollution from the electric power sector while advancing clean energy innovation, development, and deployment. It also ensures the U.S. will stay on a path of long-term clean energy investments that will maintain the reliability of our electric grid, promote affordable and clean energy for all Americans, and continue United States leadership on climate action; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission have determined that supporting the EPA Clean Power Plan for reducing carbon pollution from power plants is in the best interest of the City and its residents.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA:

SECTION 1. Support of EPA’S Clean Power Plan.The Mayor and City Commission hereby supports the EPA’s Clean Power Plan for setting carbon pollution reduction goals for power plants and enabling states to develop tailored implementation plans to meet those goals.

SECTION 2.SECTION 2.Directions to City Manager. The Mayor and City Commission direct the City Manager to cause a copy of this resolution to be forwarded to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy at Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 1101A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460, nd all appropriate parties.

SECTION 3. Effective Date.This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.

APPROVED and ADOPTED this _____ day of August, 2015.

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JOY F. COOPER

MAYOR

SPONSORED BY: MAYOR JOY F. COOPER and COMMISSIONER KEITH LONDON

ATTEST:

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MARIO BATAILLE, CMC

CITY CLERK

Approved as to legal sufficiency

and form

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V. LYNN WHITFIELD

CITY ATTORNEY

1RESO NO. 2015-

IWO NO. 2015-212 (AM)

FILE NO. 15-673