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RESOLUTION NO. 5097
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA IN OPPOSITION TO CALIFORNIA STATE
SENATE BILL 965
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia is committed to the support
of environmentally sound and cost effective solid waste management
faciliti~s in Los Angeles County, including transfer stations,
refuse-to-energy facilities, and landfills; and
WHEREAS, California State Senate Bill 965 has been intro-
duced in the California State Senate which would eliminate the
expansion of existing solid waste management facilities or siting
of new facilities and could jeopardize the eontinued operation of
existing solid \vaste management facilities in Los Angeles County
within one mile of a residential structure, regardless of environmental
control and documentation or economic consequences; and
WHEREAS, the siting of solid waste facilities is a matter
appropriate to local control, so long as that control is required
to be exercised in an environmentally sound and responsible manner;
and
WHEREAS, the Senate Bill 965 is unnecessary in that existing
State law, Section 66784.1 of the Government Code, requires that the
County in which a facility is located make a finding that ". the
distance of residents from the site is sufficient to permit adequate
control of noise levels, odor nuisances, traffic congestion, litter
nuisances and vectors"; and
WHEREAS, the potential fiscal impact of Senate Bill 965
is excessive and could exceed $1.5 billion per year as a direct
result of long distance haul to remote areas of Los Angeles County.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City does hereby express its total
opposition to California Senate Bill 965.
SECTION 2. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded
to Governor George Deukmejian, Lt. Governor Leo T. McCarthy,
Controller Kenneth Cory, Treasurer Jesse M. Unruh, l1embers of the
Senate Finance Committee, and other Members of the California
Legislature.
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SECTION 3 ~'hat the Clerk of the Council shall certify to the
adoption of this resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
regular meeting of the City
17th day of May, 1983,
Councilmen, to wit:
the foregoing resolution was adopted at a
Council of the City of Arcadia held on the
by the affirmative vote of at least three
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmen
None
Councilman
Dring, Haltom, Hannah & Lojeski
Pellegrino
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SIGNED AND APPROVED this 17th
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