Council Member Inquiry/Motion Form Demande de renseignements d’un membre du Conseil /Formulaire de motion
From/Exp. : Councillor M. Wilkinson	Date : June 25, 2008	File/Dossier : 23-08
To/Dest. : City Manager
Subject/Objet : Measures to Reduce Fuel Consumption
Inquiry/Demande de renseignements Motion MOTION Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson Seconded by Councillor S. Qadri WHEREAS the City uses fuel or oil based products such as asphalt in large amounts; and WHEREAS the cost of fuel, asphalt and similar products have increased in price and forecasts are that these products will continue to have significant increases in price; and WHEREAS a one cent increase in the cost of a litre of diesel fuel for OC Transpo alone costs the City about $400,000; and WHEREAS City reserves are low such that increases in fuel costs cannot be handled with existing funds; and WHEREAS many other municipalities are taking measures to reduce fuel consumption and/or increase revenues to cover fuel costs; and WHEREAS staff have already determined that there will need to be a reduction in the road resurfacing program due to the increase in asphalt costs; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff develop an Eco-Driving policy for submission to the Transportation Committee by October 2008 that will result in the most fuel effective uses of City vehicles, including items such as type of vehicle, planning the route, using air conditioning sparingly, proper tire inflation, avoiding idling, driving within speed limits, not having jackrabbit starts and hard braking. Until the policy is finalized that staff be encouraged to use such fuel efficiency practises. CARRIED BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager direct management in all City branches, through consultation with staff in each branch and with the public if there is an impact on service levels, to immediately undertake measures to reduce fuel usage and other use of petroleum based products with an overall goal to reduce usage by at least 25%, and report back through the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee on a quarterly basis on the fuel savings that have been achieved and on those that will be implemented in the next quarter; REFERRED TO STAFF BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the 2009 budget contain ongoing measures to annualize and improve on fuel savings and the subsequent reduction in CO2 gases. CARRIED
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