HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-36 - Countywide Recycling Market Development Zone ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 94- 36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH APPROVING THE INCLUSION
OF THE CITY INTO A COUNTYWIDE RECYCLING
MARKET DEVELOPMENT ZONE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, On January 13, 1992, the Council of the City of Newport Beach
• approved the Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE) for the City, and
WHEREAS, The SRRE called for economic development opportunities in the
City as a measure necessary to improve local and regional markets for recovered
materials; and
WHEREAS, Implementation of the SRRE will result in the dramatic increase in
the quantity and types of materials recovered from diversion programs instituted
in conjunction with the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB
939); and
WHEREAS, The County and Cities are proposing to act as joint lead agencies
in a countywide Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ); and
WHEREAS, The RMDZ boundaries would encompass all unincorporated and
incorporated areas of Orange County; and
WHEREAS, The creation of the countywide RMDZ would enhance the
employment and economic development goals of the lead agencies; and
WHEREAS, Current and planned City waste management practices,
programs and conditions are favorable to the development of post- consumer
waste materials; and
WHEREAS, Designation of the proposed Zone as a RMDZ is necessary to
assist in attracting and developing recycling businesses within the County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Newport
Beach hereby supports the inclusion of the City into a Countywide Recycling
Market Development Zone Program.
ADOPTED, this 13th day of June, 1994.
• MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk