DeKalb County Government - File #: 2023-0553

• File #: 2023-0553
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Action
• File created: 5/5/2023
• In control: Board of Commissioners
• On agenda: 8/8/2023
• Final action: 8/8/2023
• Title: Commission District(s): All Commission Districts A Resolution to Establish an Environmental Justice Ad-Hoc Committee To Investigate to Make Recommendations to Mitigate Exposure to Marginalized Communities From Hazardous Waste, Resource Extraction, and Other Land Uses from Which These Communities Do Not Receive Benefits.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/8/2023	1	Board of Commissioners	withdrawn	Pass
7/31/2023	1	PECS-Planning, Economic Development & Community Services Committee	recommended holding in committee	Pass
7/25/2023	1	Board of Commissioners	deferred	Pass
7/11/2023	1	PECS-Planning, Economic Development & Community Services Committee	recommended holding in committee	Pass
6/27/2023	1	Board of Commissioners	deferred for 30 days	Pass
6/13/2023	1	Board of Commissioners	deferred	Pass
6/6/2023	1	PWI-Public Works & Infrastructure Committee	recommended for deferral	Pass
5/23/2023	1	Board of Commissioners	deferred to the next meeting	Pass
5/16/2023	1	Committee of the Whole	accepted to BOC agenda - Preliminary

Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Board of Commissioners - District 6

SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): All Commission Districts
A Resolution to Establish an Environmental Justice Ad-Hoc Committee To Investigate to Make Recommendations to Mitigate Exposure to Marginalized Communities From Hazardous Waste, Resource Extraction, and Other Land Uses from Which These Communities Do Not Receive Benefits.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Edward C. "Ted" Terry
Phone Number: 404-371-4909

PURPOSE:
This proposed resolution to establish an Ad-Hoc Committee for Environmental Justice aligns DeKalb County with President Biden's Justice40 Initiative to ensure that DeKalb County's policies and practices are doing their part to address environmental injustice in all areas of the county, especially the areas that impact marginalized communities.

NEED/IMPACT:
DeKalb County Government recognizes the importance of addressing climate change, promoting sustainability, and pro environmental justice and is committed to do its part to ensure that all DeKalb County residents are entitled to clean air, water, and a healthy environment that in turn directly effects health and quality of life.

The acknowledgment of environmental racism prompted the environmental justice social movement that began in the 1970s and 1980s in the United States. The term is used to describe environmental injustice within a racialized context in practice and policy. Multiple studies have proven that people of color and low-income neighborhoods are disproportionately impacted by environmental injustices like hazardous waste sites and polluting facilities.

President Biden's Justice40 Initiative was created to address environmental injustice by stating "40 percent of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution." Esta...