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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2616 RESOLUTION NO. 2616 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY. OF ARCADIA. CAl;.IFORNIA, DECLARING ITS OPPOSITION.TO ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 1459 WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 1459 was introduced at the cur- rent session of the California State Legislature by Assemblyman Ernest R. Geddes; and WHEREAS, Assembly Blll No. 1459 proposes to amend sections of the Californla Health and Safety Code relative to the powers ot county sanitatlon districts with reterence to rubbish collection, transter and disposal; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 1459, as introduced ls pre- sently proposed to be further amended to ellminate some ot the obvlous opposition to and detects in said Bill No. 1459; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council ot the City of Arcadia does determlne and resolve as follows: SECTION 1; That Assembly Bill No. 1459, as introduced, it amended as presently proposed, provides tor some improvements ot existing legislation; that sald legislation, however, would enable county sanitation distrlcts to engage in the business of transter and disposal of rubbish. That sald power, coupled wlth the power of eminent domain, can well lead to a dlstrict monopoly of the field of rubbish disposal. That the proposed legislation would on its tace leave the function ot rubbish collectlon in the hands of local govern- ment and private industry; however, the control ot rubbish disposal is in effect also the control of rubbish collection, and such legis- latlon could be the opening wedge to the entry of government into a field of operation whlch has in the past been handled either by local government or private industry. That such legislation, if it is to be favorably considered, should provide adequate safegaurds tor the preservation of the compet1tlve factors of private lndustry so that - 1 - 2616 ,"~ district operations in the field,of rubbish disposal wlll be etfec~- tively controlled as to cost ot operation by the wholesome leveling lnfluence of prlvate enterprise and ingenuity. That although Assembly Bill No. 1459, as lntroduced and as proposed to be amended, contains purely permissive provisions, such permlssive provisions coupled with the power ot condemnation and the removal of private enterprise all too otten combine to the detriment of the persons l whom such permisSive provisions were intended to serve. SECTION ,2. That for the foregoing reasons the City Council of the City of Arcadia does hereby urge that Assembly Bill No. 1459 either be tabled for intensive study, or if lt ls to be favorably consldered that the same be further amended to include adequate safeguards for the protection ot private industry in the field of rubbish disposal and the maintaining of the leveling factor of prl- vate competition ln the field to be entered by district government, and by including therein provlsions enabling county sanitation dis- tricts to contract with the owners of existing disposal facilities when such facilities are in operation and adequate to meet the needs of the district for rubbish dlsposal purposes. SECTION 3. The Clty Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall cause coples thereof to be sent to Honorable Ernest R. Geddes, Honorable Frank Lanterman, and other members of the State Assembly and Senate. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held on the 5th day of April, 1955, bW the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Camphouse, Dennis, Dow, Hulse and Phillips NOES: None ABSENT: None SIGNED AND APPROVED this 5th ATTEST~ . ~ P(-:~ '~ty Clerk . . DtpUn C day of . - 2 -