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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8689 - County Solid Waste Management Plan• • • • RESOLUTION NO. 9689 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CONCURRING IN THE COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN WHEREAS, the Nejedly- z'berg -Dills Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act of 1972 (hereafter referred to as the Act) requires each county in cooperation with affected local jurisdictions, to prepare a comprehensive, coordinated solid waste management plan; and WHEREAS, said Act also requires that such plan shall be consistent with state policy and any appropriate regional or sub - regional solid waste management plan; and WHEREAS, said Act also requires that the county solid waste management plan shall be subject to the approval by a majority of the cities within the county which contain a majority of the population of the incorporated area of the county; and WHEREAS, the County of Orange has prepared a plan for solid waste management in conformance with the Act and on January 26, 1976, submitted said plan to this City Council for approval; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach has reviewed said plan, approves the plan, and concurs in the following: (a) the objectives set forth in the plan; (b) the method and organization for implementation of the programs contained in the plan; (c) the procedures for financing the recommended solid waste management program; and (d) the role identified in the plan for the City in implementing this cooperative effort for management of solid waste in an economical and environmentally acceptable manner. -1- • BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, however, that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach wishes to go on record as opposing the proposed plan to close the Coyote Canyon landfill disposal site and transfer the disposal operations conducted at this site to the canyons north of the E1 Toro Marine Corps Air Station, as stated in Chapter III, paragraph I, D, 3c. Coyote Canyon Disposal Station (page 39) of the Solid Waste Management Plan. Failure of the County to establish a transfer station to serve the cities of Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Irvine could result in an annual increased expense to the City of Newport Beach of approximately $175,000 for its refuse collection operation due to the increased haul distance to the canyons north of the E1 Toro MCAS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of Newport Beach wishes to commend those responsible for the preparation of the Orange County Solid Waste Management Plan as it represents a very comprehensive and professional effort. ADOPTED this 26th ATTEST: City Clerk , p�OERT ED AS THE O:YIGINAL CITY CL @ @K OF THE O NEWF T BEAC • DATA, G- • day of January , 1976 / .�% s ". DDO /bc 1/21/76