HomeMy WebLinkAbout6609RESOLUTION NO. 6609
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUED
AB 939 DIVERSION CREDIT FOR USE OF GREEN WASTE
AS ALTERNATIVE DAILY COVER AT LANDFILLS
WHEREAS, the Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (Assembly Bill
939 or "AB 939") placed aggressive waste diversion mandates on local
governments to achieve 50 percent waste diversion by the year 2000 and delegated
discretion to local government as to how best to comply with the law; and
WHEREAS, state law clearly establishes that the use of a waste product,
such as shredded green waste, for construction and operation of a solid waste
landfill, including the use of green waste as alternative daily cover, displaces the
use of virgin materials and constitutes diversion through recycling and is not
considered disposal; and
WHEREAS, the use of green waste as alternative daily cover at County
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County landfills conserves natural resowces,
energy, and landfill capacity, and contributes to the production of green power
from landfill gas thereby reducing reliance on fossil fuels; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia has taken the initiative to implement
separate green waste collection and rely upon the consistently dependable
recycling of green waste for alternative daily cover for a significant portion of their
waste diversion compliance; and
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WHEREAS, from time to time, the Legislature has considered proposals to
eliminate waste diversion credits for green waste altemative daily cover programs;
and
WHEREAS, these proposals would severely limit the discretion local
jurisdictions are afforded by AB 939 and would require them to invest substantial
additional resources in developing new programs to replace those green waste
alternative daily cover programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Arcadia strongly supports the continuation of
waste diversion through recycling for green waste alternative daily cover programs
under AB 939, and the City Council further directs City Staff to communicate this
policy position to members of the Legislature, the Governor of California and
administrative agencies, as necessary.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 19th day of February , 2008.
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Ma3cnr of the City of Arcadia
Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
'ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies
that the foregoing Resolution No. 6609 was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor Pro Tempore and attested to by the City
Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 19th day of February, 2008
and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler, Harbicht, and Wuo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Segal
ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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