HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-010RESOLUTION NO. 91-010
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
SPECIFYING THE PROCESS FOR APPROVING AND SITING IN ORANGE
COUNTY SOLID WASTE FACILITIES REUSING OR RECYCLING LESS THAN
15% OF MATERIAL RECEIVED AND SERVING MORE THAN ONE
JURISDICTION
WHEREAS, AB 2296 requires that on or before February 1, 1991,
each county and majority of the cities containing the majority of
the population in the incorporated area in the county, must adopt
a resolution concerning the approval and siting of solid waste
facilities, not identified in a previously approved County Solid
Waste Management Plan, which are designed to recover or reuse less
than 15% of the material received; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Local Task Force is charged with
ensuring a coordinated and cost-effective regional recycling
system, pursuant to AB 939, Article 2, Section 40950; and
WHEREAS, the Local Task Force can assist the recycling
activities of the cities by ensuring that solid waste facilities
maximize the recycling of material received within and beyond local
jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, recycling, the second priority of the AB 939 Source
Reduction and Recycling hierarchy, can be accomplished efficiently
only if recyclable materials are recovered and reused at all points
of entry; and
WHEREAS, solid waste reduction within the County of Orange
must be a comprehensive endeavor, requiring both private and public
sector cooperation and conformity with all local, state, and
regional laws and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana specifies that the following process be
established for approval and siting of solid waste facilities
during the AB 939 "gap" that have not been identified in the
previously approved County Solid Waste Management Plan:
A. Any individual or entity that proposes to develop a solid
waste facility in the County of Orange that recovers or reuses
less than 15% of the material received and serves more than
one jurisdiction shall be subject to an approval process
requiring vote by the County of Orange and a majority of the
cities containing a majority of the incorporated population
in the county.
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B. A facility site identification and description shall be
submitted to the Local Task Force for review and comment
regarding its conformity with AB 939 Source Reduction and
Recycling diversion goals.
ADOPTED this 29nd day of January,1991.
ATTEST:
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COUNCILMEMBERS:
Young Aye
Pulido aye
Acosta A.¥e
Griset Aye
McGuigan Aye
Norton A¥e
Richardson Aye
City Attorney
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY
state of california
county of Orange
I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the
attached Resolution 9]-0]0 to be the original resolution
adopted by the city Council of the city of Santa Ana on
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city of Santa Ana