tailieunhanh - City Propositions A-E November 6, 2012 City of Houston Bond Election

Governments and leading climate scientists agree that to avoid dangerous climate change, the global average temperature increase above pre-industrial levels must stay below A ‘Low-Carbon Economy’ is defined as a world economy operating within these limits. Even to achieve a ‘likely’ probability – that is at least a 66% chance of success2 – of limiting temperature increase to this level requires global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to reduce by 50-70% by 2050 relative to 1990 This requires significant emissions mitigation leading to global annual GHG emissions well below 20 gigatonnes CO2-e by The lower the GHG emissions, the greater the chance of avoiding. | City Propositions A-E November 6 2012 City of Houston Bond Election Hopper Rd Keith WeiRH Park f -1 M tastexj Jensen Gulfgale Pine Valle MacGregor Parkway OST South Union Why do we need the City Bonds Bond revenues are a primary resource in funding the city s capital improvement projects Our current needs range from roof and foundation repairs at city-owned buildings to entirely new police and fire stations to improvements to parks libraries and health trash and recycling facilities The city is asking voters to authorize the sale of 410 000 000 in bonds on the November 6 ballot dome CITY PROPOSITIONS A-E NOVEMBER 6 2012 CITY OF HOUSTON BOND ELECTION Hopper Rd Keith WeiRH Park r - r ì-1 M tastew Jensen Gulfgate Pine Valle Greater Third Ward MacGregor Parkway OST South Why now Fiscal planning. The city asks voters to authorize the sale of bonds every 5 - 6 years The current authorization approved in 2006 will last for about one more year A five-year bond authorization provides time for planning for continued maintenance and improvements at public facilities Th is is a pre-approval the actual sale of any of the bonds cannot occur without a subsequent vote of City Council CITY PROPOSITIONS A-E NOVEMBER 6 2012 CITY OF HOUSTON BOND .