HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 6105, ORl~INAL
RESOLt.tT 1 J'N ~). 610 2
il£S•,,1."JT 1 ON Of THE \.."'lJ~JNC I~ Of ffie C IY°Y OF PALO ALTO
EKOOllS IHG A.NO S'.JPP(IR'!'lNC nu: GQ,\f..,S OF THE CALI POR-
N tA rasou~: r. AA1.t. y A.NO URG 1 NG CITY PMlT? c I PAT ION !N
Rf.C¥Ct.Uw·~. Ll'?'Tf'.k CON1'fh.)L A.NO WA.STE Rf':DUCTION
l\C1' 1V11' I ES
WHEa!A.>:O t .or~ th5r. )') ei 11 i.on tori.• of non-h.Euardous sol 1-.d waste~
a.re d1•p.oo~d of t-~c-h ytt•t· ~n Callfornia -rt11.l~ •.tny of the St4llte's 600
•a.n1tary lar"ldfll15 &r« doat!"lq (or want ot apace or failure to nlC'et
~~•1th and ~tety 5ta~dar~~' •~d
~Hl!R..!""S t C'.t 1i torn. A •r.• ap1tnd .Ot'6> than $ 1. 3 b Ll l 1on e.!lch y~ar to
coll•ett tr•n•t•r• h•ul •nd bury fk..~11d •ast~a th4t cont~in hundreds of
a1 ll tm"IS of doll•f'• of 11~lu•blt' •m~rqy arid eat~rials t1'1¥t could be
reut.•1, nt<:-yel.-d or-(H.P"1•r-w~&• t"•COV4!'l~d1 and
Nfff.Rf'"..A.'i, trut probl•• of lHt•C' oontinufts to plaquit< Caltforni&1 a
c-HUt• and coun~l•S colitu~q th• itaap.ayers M• .td.:htion•t $100 1ullion a
ye•r lO handle1 ld\d
WU&US # ~-Cal & f?rr: :tit N.tllt41? K..»n.tqe .. nt 8o4rd hl th& aqency r:e-
apont.i ble for UHt.tatinq am:t .ncour.aq1nq &t•tew~de and <."Omraun1t.y pro-
qr:aas U\ aol id w.Ut• •M,•qotsient pl 4n.n in9 al"'id onfort"e-.nt, "C"~cycl U\q,
f'••o'1r<:e r•~•• • enor9y · raC'('J.V9t'f • 11 t ter cont col and publ 1c educ.At ion
•nd partlcipat1on1 and
WMl.REAS. th• C•l1forn1• ~•ate Mcan•9•1Mtnt Doacd --with th• M~yport
r..) f r.ur.d~e1ta of c .. 11 forn i• pub.l 1c inter••t 9coupe, ttuain••••• a.nd loc•l
~o~rn..-nt• --t• apon-.or1.rrq th• Gt"••U. C41Horni• baCJurc• Rally to bl>
h~ld April 11-2•~ 1t8l, to r•l•• C~llfo~ni•n•' avaren••• of the State•a
a,..nd1nq 9•rbb9• Cl'l••• tM"td •ncouc41qe c&tlaeft part1cip•tion in litter
ct">htru!, recycUnq ,and waat.e re-ductlon act1•ltleei and
Wffl?RCAS f tt\e cl l y COl.iftC i l of tl'I• c 1 t y ot Palo Al t.O h.4UJ 4 er it icel
l•act.rah~p tole to play 1~ tMtlp1nq t.o f1nd eolut1one to it• sol1d w••tc
••na-;•1tt:nt probt ... r
NCJll, ftlUPORI, tr\• Co1Jnc:1l tlf \:h• Clty uf Palo Alto do•a RESOLVE
aa follow•t
Stc"'rlOll '. The cu.y Count"i 1 b~u·•t>y endor••o and ttupport• tho ob1•ct l\f•• _,a qo• l• .:>f t1'• Ca 1 Uotn t • Jce•ourc. rc.111 y, and urqtHl cl ti-
aen• And Clty ptrMHU\•l and aqenei•I to p.ertiCJ.p.At• 1n and sypport
·~cyclln9. lltt•r oun~rol end va.s~• r•ductlon act~vlt1•• throuqbOut the
y•ar ••.,.~l•lly duri~q the Rally w.•k ~f April 18·24, l91l.
SC.:TlOll 2~ Th• C&ty Council urqea t.ta•t •t•P• be t•k•n l--~~•t•ly to co"i';llir the ., .. of a'lal labl• ful"ldlnq fC"Otl the State 8ol 1d Mute
fllMAq•Mnt •u1rd und•t the loard'a variou• cirant proqr•aa for ~n1tia-
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tion or reinforcement of appropriate recycling, 1 i tter control, waste
reduction and resource recovery activities, and further urges all
cities to encour,age their personnel to maximize the reuse and recove!:'y
of waste resources, especially paper, motor oil, aluminum, glass and
newsprint in their communities.
SECTION 3. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds that this
is not a pro)ect and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is
necessary.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: April 4, 1983
AYES:
NOES:
Bechtel, Cobb, Eyerly, Fl~tcher, Kleint Levy, Renzel, Witherspoon
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT~ Fazzino
City Attorney