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RESOLUTION NO. 91 -11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
SPECIFYING THE PROCESS FOR APPROVING AND SITING IN
ORANGE COUNTY SOLID WASTE FACILITIES REUSING OR
RECYCLING LESS THAN 15% OF MATERIAL RECEIVED AND
SERVING ONLY ONE JURISDICTION
WHEREAS, AB 2296 requires that on or before February 1, 1991,
each county and majority of the cities containing the majority of
the population in the incorporated area in the county, must adopt
a resolution following a public hearing specific to the approval
and siting of solid waste facilities, not identified in a
previously approved County Solid Waste Management Plan, which are
designed to recover or reuse less than 15% of the material
received; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Local Task Force is charged with
ensuring a coordinated and cost - effective regional recycling
system, pursuant to AB 939, Article 2, Section 40950; and
WHEREAS, the Local Task Force can assist the recycling
activities of the cities by ensuring that solid waste facilities
maximize the recycling of material received within and beyond
local jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, recycling, the second priority of the AB 939 Source
Reduction and Recycling hierarchy, can be accomplished efficiently
only if recyclable materials are recovered and reused at all
points of entry;
WHEREAS, solid waste reduction within the County of Orange
must be a comprehensive endeavor, requiring both private and
public sector cooperation and conformity with all local, state,
and regional laws and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Newport Beach
specifies that the following process be established for approval
and siting of solid waste facilities during the AB 939 "gap" that
have not been identified in the previously approved County Solid
Waste Management Plan:
A. Any individual or entity that proposes to develop a
solid waste facility in the County of Orange that recovers or
reuses less than 15% of the material received and serves only one
jurisdiction shall be subject to an approval process requiring
vote by the County of Orange and a majority of the cities
containing a majority of the incorporated population in the
county.
B. A facility site identification and description shall be
submitted to the Local Task Force for review and comment regarding
its conformity with AB 939 Source Reduction and Recycling
diversion goals.
ADOPTED this 28th day of January , 1991.
ATTEST:
1
City Clerk
Mayor