By Year

Find here, the 2024 Resolutions passed by our membership.

TRANSFORMING THE GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN INTO A THRIVING BLUE-GREEN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR WHILE SAFEGUARDING OUR FRESHWATER RESOURCES – A Resolution Submitted by the city of Montréal, QC

ACCELERATING LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT IN GREAT LAKES BIG CITIES – A Resolution Submitted by Milwaukee, WI

CLOSING THE DRINKING-WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING GAP THROUGH ROBUST FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN THE DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND – A Resolution Submitted by Mount Vernon, NY

CALLING FOR INCREASED FUNDING IN FUTURE PROOF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THRIVING COMMUNITIES – A Resolution Submitted by Candiac, QC

IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND COASTAL PROTECTION IN THE GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN – A Resolution Submitted by Contrecœur, QC

SUPPORTING THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE ACT OF 2024 – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Sheboygan, WI

SECURING DEDICATED FUNDING TO ADDRESS SHORE RESILIENCY AFFECTED BY CLIMATE-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE – A Resolution Submitted by Municipality of Chatham-Kent, ON

ENHANCING PASSENGER CONNECTIVITY AND MOBILITY ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
AND ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN – A Resolution Submitted by the City of St. Catharines, ON, and Repentigny, QC

URGING IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADVANCE THE BRANDON ROAD INTERBASIN PROJECT AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE CARP INTO THE GREAT LAKES – A Resolution Submitted by the Cities of North Chicago, Waukegan and Zion, IL

INCENTIVIZING EFFORTS TO REDUCE SINGLE-USE PLATICS POLLUTION AND ENCOURAGE FRESHWATER STEWARDSHIP – A Resolution Submitted by the Township of the Archipelago, ON

SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED PASSENGER RAIL LINK BETWEEN TORONTO AND CHICAGO BY CONNECTING DETROIT, MI AND WINDSOR, ON – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Detroit, MI

EMPOWERING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE AND GREAT LAKES TRANSPORT NETWORK TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BLUE ECONOMY – A Resolution Submitted by the Communauté Métropolitaine de Québec (CMQuébec), QC

ENSURING ADEQUATE RESOURCES AND PROMOTING THE RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER – A Resolution Submitted by the Communauté Métropolitaine de Québec (CMQuébec), QC

Supporting the Proposed Passenger Rail Link between Toronto and Chicago by Connecting Detroit, MI and Windsor, ON – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Detroit to the board of directors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative

Responding to Ontario Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster Act) – Protecting Our Natural Capital While Addressing the Housing Crisis – A Resolution Submitted by the Township of The Archipelago

Advancing Climate Action Plans Across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Cleveland, OH

Pledge to Support Climate Action Across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin

Ensuring representation of the Cities Initiative with the Government of Quebec to meet the needs of Quebec’s waterfront municipalities – A resolution submitted by the Quebec City Metropolitan Community and the City of Montreal

Reaffirming the Vital Importance of the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement – A Resolution Submitted by the County of Grey

Enhancing Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy Through a Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin Coastal Resiliency Study – A Resolution Submitted by the Town of Lincoln and Town of Tecumseh

Protecting the Great Lakes from Invasive Carp – A Resolution Submitted by the City of North Chicago

Strengthening Canada’s Stewardship of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin – A Resolution Submitted by the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake

Ensuring Critical Federal Funding for Lead Service Line Replacement Goes to States and Cities Most in Need – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Rochester, NY

Promoting Sustainable Use of Road Salt in Winter Months and Developing Effective Alternatives – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC

Maximizing Critical Federal Funding for Lead Service Line Replacement – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Sheboygan, WI

Promoting Effective Federal-State-Local Collaboration on the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study – A Resolution Submitted by the Village of Sodus Point, NY and the City of Duluth, MN

Improving Control of Invasive Species and Water Quality in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin – A Resolution Submitted by the Township of Tiny

Strengthening Water Quality and Community Resilience Through a Dedicated Water Infrastructure Funding Program – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Welland

Protecting Source and Drinking Water from PFAS Contamination – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Zion, IL

Maximizing the Impact of Federal Investments in Lead Service Line Replacement – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Chicago, IL

Taking a proactive approach and restoring funding for shoreline protection infrastructure along the St. Lawrence Seaway – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Contrecoeur, QC

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Leading the Creation of a Bi-National Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Blue Economy Strategy – A Resolution Submitted by The City of Racine, IL and the City of Rimouski, QC

Creating a Great Lakes Authority – A Resolution Submitted by The City Sheboygan, IL

Securing the Future of Canada’s Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Blue Economy Through Strategic Planning and Investments – A Resolution Submitted by St. Catharines, ON

Regulating Floating Cottages – A Resolution Submitted by Township of the Archipelago

Securing Canada’s $1 Billion Investment in a Freshwater Action Plan – A Resolution Submitted by the Township of Tiny, ON

Implement a Technical Assistance Program for U.S. Federal Infrastructure Grant Applications – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Zion, IL

Call to Provincial and Federal Governments to Collaborate with Local Governments to Investigate and Fund – Cladophora/Algal Bloom Elimination, Phosphorus Reduction, Tertiary Treatment of Wastewater, Implementation of Green Infrastructure – A Resolution Submitted by the Town of Ajax, Ontario

Support for Improved Partnership and Funding Opportunities to Advance Shoreline Protection, Erosion Control, Infrastructure Improvements, and Naturalized Restoration – A Resolution Submitted by the Town of Lincoln, Ontario

Support Bill 228 – Banning Unencapsulated Polystyrene Foam – A Resolution Submitted by Township of The Archipelago. Ontario

Support Bill 279 – Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Microplastics Filters for Washing Machines), 2021 – A Resolution Submitted by Township of The Archipelago. Ontario

Support for Federal and Provincial Economic Investments in Priorities to Build Resilience for and Coastal Communities – A Resolution Submitted by the Township of Tiny, Ontario

Supporting Tourism to Promote Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability Throughout the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River System – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Niagara Falls, ON

Support for U.S. Federal Economic Investments in Water Restoration Priorities for Great Lakes Coastal Communities – A Resolution Submitted by the Mayor of  Milwaukee, WI

Urging the Canada Water Agency to Include the Recommendations from Action Plan to Protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence 2020-2030 Into Their Planning – A Resolution Submitted by the City of Collingwood, ON

1:Building Resilient Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities and Towns
2: Taking Action to Halt Asian Carp and Other Aquatic Invasive Species
3: A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Nutrient Pollution
4: North Harbour Mercury Contamination in Thunder Bay — Submitted by the City of Thunder Bay
5: Niagara River Ramsar Nomination — Submitted by the City of St. Catharines ON and the City of Niagara Falls, NY
6: Supporting the Edmonton Declaration — Submitted by the City of Niagara Falls, NY

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2017 Resolutions: All

1. Coal Tar Sealants
2. Aging Oil Pipelines and Line 5
3. Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Federal Restoration Funding
4. Maritime Industry
5. Marine Sanctuary
6. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
7. Public Water Services
8. UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Designation

2016 Resolutions: All

1. Nutrients in Lake Erie
2. Safe Drinking Water
3. Climate Change
4. Asian Carp
5. Radioactive Waste
6. Microbeads and Marine Debris
7. Standardized Pipeline Safety Indicators
8. Action on Phragmites in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence (Submitted by the Town of Collingwood, ON)
9. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in the Great Lakes Basin (Submitted by the City of Washburn, WI)
10. Integrated Management of the St. Lawrence River (Submitted by the City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC)
11. Sewer Overflow and Bypass Management (Submitted by the City of Montreal, QC)
12. Opposing the Waukesha Water Diversion Application
13. North Harbour Mercury Contamination in Thunder Bay (Submitted by the City of Thunder Bay, ON)

2015 Resolutions: All

1. Asian Carp
2. Action on Nutrient Pollution in the Great Lakes
3. Oil Transport by Rail and Derailments
4. Oil Transportation in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region
5. Harmonizing Regulatory Systems for Ballast Water for Vessels Operating Exclusively in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway (City of St. Catharines)
6. Action on Phragmites in the Great Lakes
7. Resolution Endorsing City of Mississauga Council Resolution on Protection and Restoration of Wetland Habitats in Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin

2014 Resolutions: All

1. Municipal Climate Adaptation and Resiliency
2. Asian Carp
3. Microbeads
4. Reducing Nutrient Loadings in the Great Lakes
5. Urban Planning and Topography (City of Montreal)
6. Water Infrastructure Financial Sustainability Indicators (City of Montreal)
7. Fossil Energy Transportation

2013 Resolutions: All

1. Climate Impacts in the Great Lakes Region and Building Resilient Communities
2. Low Water Levels in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin
3. Keeping Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
4. Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors Continued Commitment to Protection and Restoration
5. St. Lawrence Action Plan
6. Shoreline Protection and Restoration
7. Projecting Water Demand due to Population Growth by 2050 (City of Mississauga)
8. Endorsing City of Sault Ste. Marie Ballast Water Standards Resolution

2012 Resolutions

1. Shoreline Invasive Plant Species (Municipality of Chatham-Kent)
2. Sediment Management (Municipality of Chatham-Kent,ON)
3. Proposed listing of Silver Lamprey as a species of “special concern” under the Species at Risk Act (Township of Nipigon)
4. Support for Urban and Rural Stormwater Management in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin (Ajax, ON and Goderich, ON)
5. Sustainable Municipal Water Management
6. Development of the Ontario Great Lakes Protection Act
7. Keeping Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes
8. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
9. Shale Gas Exploration, Extraction, and Treatment Activities and the Role of Local Government

2011 Resolutions: All

1. Stormwater Management in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin
2. Support for Measures to Promote Safe Shipment of Goods in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region
3. Impact of Local Investment on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
4. Chicago Area Water System 21st Century – Stopping Asian Carp and Other Invasive Species
5. Endorsing Green Marine
6. Protection of Drinking Water Intakes and Tributaries (Quebec Metropolitan Community)
7. Development and Consideration of Urban Water Management Principles
8. Water Summit
9. Resolution Endorsing Town of Ajax Resolution on Asian Carp (Town of Ajax, Ontario)
10. Flooding in the Richelieu and Lake Champlain Valleys

2010 Resolutions

1. Harbor Maintenance Tax (Cities of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI)
2. Phragmites (Georgian Bay Group)
3. Support for Regional Integrated Watershed Plans within the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the Canada Ontario Agreement
4. Human Health, Toxic Chemicals, and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin (Georgian Bay Group)
5. Lake Ontario Water Quality Action Plan for West Durham Waterfront (Town of Ajax, ON)
6. Protection for Migratory Birds and “Lights Out” Program
7. Asian Carp
8. Invasive Species
9. Municipal Involvement and Funding of the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin
10. St. Lawrence Plan
11. Investing in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
12. Vision for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
13. Water Infrastructure Investments
14. Quebec City’s Bid for the Universal Forum on Cultures 2016
15. Support of the Right of Public Passage along the Shoreline of the Great Lakes
16. Green CiTTS Program

2009 Resolutions

1. Beaches of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region
2. A New Approach to Stormwater Management
3. Tripartite Table on Great Lakes Collaboration and the Renewal of the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem
4. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
5. Infrastructure
6. Action on Climate Change
7. Business Case for Investment in Protection, Conservation, and Restoration of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
8. a. Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Product Collection and Disposal
9. b. Research and Education on Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products on Human Health and The Environment
10. Intermodal Transportation
11. Ballast Water Standards (Duluth, MN; Superior, WI; Thunder Bay, ON)
12. Great Ships Initiative (Duluth, MN; Superior, WI; Thunder Bay, ON)
13. Harbor Maintenance Tax (Cities of Duluth, MN; Superior, WI; and Thunder Bay, ON)
14. Improvements to Navigation on the Great Lakes (Cities of Duluth, MN; Superior, WI; and Thunder Bay, ON)
15. Action on Water Conservation (Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario)
16. Promotion of a Great Lakes Basin-wide Approach to Phosphorus Management
17. Support of Multi-Jurisdictional Cooperation and Collaboration
18. Support of Great Lakes Renewable Energy Exploration
19. Wastewater Treatment and Water Supply in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence

2008 Resolutions

1. Mercury Contamination in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
2. Prevention and Control of Aquatic Invasive Species and Ballast Water Management
3. Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Beaches
4. Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Sustainable Water Resources Compact and Agreement
5. Acceleration of the Restoration of Areas of Concern (AOCs)
6. National Clean Water Trust Funds
7. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
8. Water Levels
9. Short Sea Shipping
10. Water Conservation and Efficiency
11. Collection and Disposal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products

2007 Resolutions

1. Mercury Contamination in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
2. Ballast Water
3. Invasive Species
4. Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Beaches
5. Water Conservation and Efficiency
6. Great Lakes Water Resources Compact and Agreement
7. Sustainable Cities and Municipalities
8. The Declaration from Mayors Bordering the St. Lawrence River
9. Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Fund
10. Global Threat of Climate Change
11. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
12. Local Involvement in Restoration of Areas of Concern and Zones d’intervention prioritaire
13. Founding Canadian Chair and Director

2006 Resolutions: All

1. Great Lakes Restoration Legislation
2. Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Water Levels
3. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
4. Invasive Species
5. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
6. Canada-Ontario Agreement
7. Water Conservation and Stewardship Framework Plan
8. The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
9. Government of Ontario Bill 43 – Clean Water Act, 2005
10. Great Lakes Regional Collaboration
11. St. Lawrence Action Plan
12. Bylaws Amendments – Official Representative
13. Founding United States Chair and Director

2005 Resolutions

1. Preventing and Controlling Aquatic Invasive Species
2. Reducing Combined Sewer Overflows
3. Regional Collaboration
4. Swimming Bans
5. Great Lakes Charter Annex 2001
6. Great Lakes Protection and Restoration
7. Reducing Mercury Contamination in the Great Lakes
8. Devil’s Lake Diversion
9. Links with International Associations of Cities on Water Issues
10. St. Clair River Channel Erosion Issue and its Influence on Levels of Lakes Huron and Michigan

2004: Great Lakes Cities Initiative Resolution

2002: Mayors’ Resolution on the Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Plan