HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO7574RESOLUTION NO. 7574
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN, SUMMARY PLAN AND
SITING ELEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
SECTION 41750 ET SEQ.
WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of
1989 (AB 939) imposes responsibility for solid waste management on
cities and counties; and
WHEREAS, the County of Santa Clara Integrated Waste
Management Plan Summary Plan and Siting Element (CoIWMP) has been
prepared by County staff in accordance with requirements of Public
Resources Code (PRC) Section 41750 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, PRC Section 41760 et seq. requires that the CoIWMP
shall be approved by the county and by a majority of the cities
within the county which contain a majority of the population of the
incorporated areas of the county; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Code of Regulations
Title 14, Division 7, Chapter 9, Article 8 (CCR), Section 18779,
the Preliminary Draft CoIWMP has been circulated for a 45 -day
public review period (September 13, 1995 to November 3, 1995), and
has been reviewed and commented on by the solid Waste Commission of
Santa Clara County, acting as the Local Task. Force; and all
comments received have been responded to; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the CCR Section 18783, the adoption of
the CoIWMP is subject to the environmental review requirements of
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA, an Initial Study of the
Environmental Impact of the CoIWMP, and .a Proposed Negative
Declaration of Environmental Impact for the CoIWMP have been issued
by the County of Santa Clara Department of Planning and Development
and have been recommended for approval by the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Santa Clara; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CCR Section 18766, the City has
conducted a public hearing on the CoIWMP, and after testimony was
presented, and upon a review of all evidence in the record;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
hereby RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the
County Integrated Waste Management Plan.
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SECTION 2. The City Council hereby authorized the County
of Santa Clara to submit a copy of this resolution, the CoIW, and
other related documents required to be submitted pursuant to PRC
Section 41750 to the California Integrated Waste Management Board
on the City's behalf.
SECTION 3. The City Council finds that the action hereby
approved does not constitute a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
February 12, 1996
AYES: ANDERSEN, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, MCCOWN, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER, SIMITIAN
WHEELER
NOBS:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTES``p:
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t\r Clerk
APPR)WED AS TO FORM:
or`Asst. Citr ttorney
APPROVED:
Director of Public Works
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