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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE ORANGE COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION FOR AN IMPOSITION OF A SELF HAULER
SURCHARGE OF $19 PER TON AT COUNTY LANDFILLS
TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SELF HAULED WASTE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. The Orange County Waste Management Commission has recommended
that the County of Orange take steps to reduce the amount of self-hauled
waste at County landfills, in order to increase the amount of recycled
waste in the County.
B. The Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939, Public
Resources Code section 40000 et seq.) required cities and counties to
reduce the amount of waste disposed in landfills by the year 2000 and
beyond by fifty percent (50%) or face fines of up to $10,000 per day.
C. The City of Santa Ana meets and exceeds this standard, but other cities
and unincorporated areas have had problems meeting this requirement.
D. Two Orange County Grand Juries and two ad hoc committees of the
Orange County Waste Management Commission have identified self
hauled waste, which makes up fifteen percent (15%) of all waste disposed
of at county landfills, as a barrier to AB 939 compliance for the following
reasons:
1. Self hauled waste is predominately unprocessed (not recycled) and is
hauled directly to the landfills by contractors, clean-up businesses,
landscapers, gardeners, roofers, and demolition contractors.
2. Self hauled waste consists of more than sixty percent (60%)
readily recyclable and compostable materials that if diverted from
the landfills could increase countywide diversion by up to four
percent (4%).
3. Self hauled waste is not regulated by the State or by city permit or
franchise.
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4. Self-haulers operate outside the recycling infrastructure and
therefore do not pay their fair share of recycling costs as do
residents and businesses.
5. With self hauled waste it is difficult to accurately determine its
jurisdiction of origin.
E. Adoption of a surcharge on self hauled waste a preferable option as it is a
market-driven, economically based solution; provides self-haulers with
facility choices; encourages private sector market and diversion facility
development; results in no increase to city contract rates through 2010;
equalizes competition among self-haulers; has minimal impacts to
operations and administration; and generates revenue to administer the
program and develop countywide diversion programs.
Section 2. The City Council supports the County's proposed AS 939 surcharge
of $19 per ton on self hauled waste at County landfills to encourage increased recycling by
self haulers.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 1yth day of April. 2006.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
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Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
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AYES:
Councilmembers: Alvarez. Bist. Bustamante. Christv, Garcia (5)
NOES:
Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN:
Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Pulido. Solorio (2)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION & ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2006-020 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on April 17, 2006. ~
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Patricia E. Healy
Clerk of the Council
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