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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-43 - Southern California Association of Governments• RESOLUTION NO. 97 - 43 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 374 -97 -2 OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES AND OTHER POLICIES PERTAINING TO WASTE DIVERSION, SOURCE REDUCTION, AND RECYCLING WHEREAS, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is a Joint Powers Agency established under California Government code Section 6502 et seq.; • WHEREAS, SCAG is the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura, and as such is responsible for regional transportation planning within its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, as the designated MPO, SCAG is required by 23 U.S.C. §134(f)(13) to consider, inter alia, the overall social and economic effects of transportation decisions, and is required by Federal regulations by 23 C.F.R. §450/316(a)(13) to consider the effects and impacts of metropolitan transportation plans on the human, natural and manmade environment such as housing, employment and community development; and WHEREAS, Federal regulations 23 C.F.R. §450.322(b)(9) require the metropolitan transportation planning process engaged in by SCAG to reflect, inter alia, national, State, and local environmental resource plans as well as • the overall environmental goals of the Metropolitan Planning Area; and • Res 97 -43 WHEREAS, SCAG is also a designated Areawide Waste Treatment Management Agency pursuant to 33 U.S.C. §1288, and as such is responsible for developing effective areawide waste treatment management plans for the area; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 25135.3 of the Health and Safety Code, SCAG is responsible, together with the San Diego Association of Governments, for preparing the Southern California Hazardous Waste Management Plan; and WHEREAS, the Integrated Solid Waste Management Chapter of the Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide recommends eliminating unnecessary duplication in solid waste programs carried out by local governments; and WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Task Force promotes waste management practices such as waste prevention, recycling, composting, safe disposal and transformation; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that SCAG supports retention of the AB 939 25 percent diversion mandate for year 1995; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that SCAG supports changes to AB 939 that would makes the 50 percent diversion mandate for year 2000 a goal and extends the 50 percent diversion mandate to year 2010; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that SCAG supports initiating State legislation establishing 1990 or 1995 data as the base year for the balance of AB 939 waste diversion targets and gives credit to cities and counties that have met or exceeded their year 1995 25 percent diversion mandate; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that cities and counties should have the option to use 1990 or 1995 as the base year; and Res 97 -43 • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the subsequent target should be credited by anything not sent to the landfill as residual solid waste; and • • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any waste that is transformed or composted should not be considered as residual solid waste; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that SCAG encourages cities and counties to continue implementing their Source Reduction and Recycling Elements; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Regional Council of the Southern California Association of Government supports above revised Solid Waste Management Policies and encourages its local jurisdictions to do the same; and Adopted this 27th day of May, 1997 ATTEST: CITYCLERK D MAYOR CJ • • STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, LAVONNE M. HARKLESS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 97 -43, was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 27th day of May, 1997, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: O'Neil, Thomson, Edwards, Glover, Noyes, and Mayor Debay Noes: None Absent: Hedges Abstain: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official sea] of said City this 28th day of May, 1997. (Seal) City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California