Req. #12912 Amended 4-19-11
RESOLUTION NO. 38248
A RESOLUTION directing adoption of a Sustainable Procurement Policy.
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WHEREAS the 2008 Tacoma Climate Action Plan directed the City, its
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4 leaders, and its employees to lead by example in making--and by inspiring
5 residents and businesses to make--policy and behavior changes to minimize
6 negative impacts on human health and environment while supporting a diverse,
7 equitable, and vibrant community and economy, and
8 WHEREAS the 2008 Tacoma Climate Action Plan sought
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implementation by the City of an environmentally responsible purchasing policy,
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which would consider the cradle-to-grave lifecycle effects of goods and services
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12 purchased, and
13 WHEREAS, on January 25, 201 1, the City Council adopted
14 Resolution No. 38188, supporting lifecycle assessments and lifecycle thinking
15 as a way to identify possible sustainability improvements to the City's processes
16 for procurement of goods and services; Now, Therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TACOMA:
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19 Section 1. That the City will develop a sustainable procurement policy,
20 which will be contained in and implemented as part of its Purchasing Policy
21 Manual.
22 Section 2. That the City's sustainable procurement policy will include
23 instructions for consideration of lifecycle impacts of procurement choices,
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specifically factors such as:
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