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Regular Meeting
July 11, 1988
ITEM
Oral Communications
Approval of Minutes
Consent Calendar
1. Contract rith Whitmore, Kay & Stevens for
Labor Relations Services
2. Contract with Safety Specialists, Inc. for
1988-89 Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
Program
3. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. C03944
with EMCON Associates for Palo Alto
Landfill Operations
4. Contract with SEPCO, Inc. for Removal of
Tanks of City Property
5. Amendment to Agreement No. C4504 with
EMCON Associates for Subsoil Investigation
6. Public Hearing: Finance and Public Works
Committee Recommendation re Utility Rates
7. Public Hearing: Finance and Public Works
Committee Recommendation re Refuse Rates
8. Finance and Public Works Committee Recom-
mendation re Utilities Rules and Regula-
tions and Connection tees
9. Finance and Public Works Committee Recom-
mendation re Gas Utility Rebate
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ITEM
10. Finance and Public Works Committee Recom-
mendation re Utility Retained Earnings
11. Finance and Public Works Committee Recom-
mendation re Reserve Policy for Refuse
Fund
Adjournment to Study Session re Hazardous Waste
Plan at 9:15 p.m.
Final Adjournment at 10:15 p.m.
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Regular Meeting
Monday, July 11, 1988
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date
in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, at 7:30 p.m.
PRESENT: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy,
Patitucci, Renzel, Sutorius, Woolley
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
1. Ben Bailey, 171 Everett, spoke regarding his right to
know how many complaints received by the Police
Department resulted in disciplinary actions.
2. Anita Engle, 2316 Santa Catalina, spoke regarding
problims with on --street parking.
3. Edmund Power, 2254 Dartmouth Street, spoke regarding the
destruction of the Yacht Harbor, Palo Alto City Council
accountability, and the Police Department complaint
processes.
4. Dr. Joseph LaDou, 3364 Woodside Roads, Woodside, spoke
regarding support for totally banning smoking in all
restaurants.
5. Dr. Neal Benowitz, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco,
spoke regarding support for totally banning smoking in
all restaurants.
6. Sumner Kalman, 2299 Tasso Street, spoke regarding
support for totally banning smoking in 411 restaurants.
7. Dr. Joe Prendergast, 560 Chaucer Street, spoke regarding
the visiting German soccer players from Paloma.
Mayor Sutorius presented proclamations and received
gifts from Harry Krepler, team captain, German soccer
team.
Council member Patitucci welcomed the delegation from
Hamburg and indicated it was an exciting experience to
host the youths and team managers. He noted his family
was a host three years ago and enjoyed it immensely.
Harry Krepler, team captain, thanked the City of Palo
Alto for welcoming the German soccer team and for dis-
playing the German banner,
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8. John Berwald, for Senior Coordinating Council, 261
Creekside Drive, spoke regarding the tenth anniversary
of the Senior Center, and presented awards to the City
Council Members..
Vice Mayor Klein attended the tenth anniversary celebra-
tion of the Senior Center, and said the event was very
meaningful to him because one measure of any society was
how well it took care of its older people. The com-
munity should be proud of the fact the Senior
Coordinating Council took care of the senior citizens in
are excellent manner.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION: Council Member Cobb moved, seconded by Fletcher,
approval of the Minutes of June 6, 1988, as submitted.
NOTION PASSED by a vote of 8-0-1, Patitucci abstaining.
MOTION; Council Member Cobb moved, seconded by Fletcher,
approval of the Minute3 of June 13, 1988, as submitted.
MOTION PASSED by a vote of 8-0-1, Levy abstaining.
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Council Member Menzel moved, seconded by Klein,
approval of the Consent Calendar.
1. Contract With Whitmore, Kay & Stevens for Labor
Relation Services (720-06/516)
2. Contract With Safety Specialists, Inc. for 1988-89
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Program (CMR:356r8)
(720-06/1440-01)
3. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. C03944 with Eb1CON
Associates for Palo Alto Landfill Operations (CMR:350:8)
(720-06/1072-01)
Staff is further _ uthorized to execute change orders to the
agreement up to $25,000.
4. Contract with SEMCO, Inc. for removal of Tanks on City
Property (CMR:324 s8) (720-06/1.440-01)
Staff is further authorized to execute change orders to the
tank removal project up to $6,000.
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5. Amendment to Agreement No. C4504 with EMCON. Associates
for Subsoil Investigation (CMR:324:8) (720-06/1440.01)
Staff is further authorized to execute amendments to
Agreement No. C4504 of up to $33,000.
6. Public Hearing: Finance and Public Works Committee
Recommendation re Utility Rates (CMR:196:8) (CHR:197:8 )
(CMR:198:8) (701-04/1121) (701-04/1102) (701-04/1111)
Council Member Patitucci pointed cut the interrelationship
between the recommendations and the subsequent agenda items
with respect to reserves. He noted after establishing
certain reserve goals, it was necessary to make sure the
revenues were sufficient enough to maintain those reserves.
The City Manager prepared two charts, one illustrated the
effect of the combined changes in rates for the various
utilities for a residential customer; the second chart
summarized current projected and targeted levels of the
various reserves for each of the separate utilities. The
Finance and Public Works (F&PW) Committee recommended
approval of water utility rate which amounted to an increase
of 56 percent, the electric utility rate whict amounted to a
decrease of 4.5 percent, and the gas utility rate which
amounted to a 15 percent decrease. With respect to the
residential customer, the net utility bill did not change
because of the decreases in gas and electric utilities as
opposed to the increase in the City water utilities.
MOTION: Council Member Patitucci for the Finance and
Public Works Committee moved that the City Ccuncil approve
the rats schedules as follows:
RESOLUTION 6706 entitled 'RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING SCHEDULE W-1, W -1-C,
AND W-2 OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO nTILITIES RATES AND
CHARGES PERTAINING TO GENERAL MATER SERVICE"
RESOLUTION 6707 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDIICNG SCHEDULES E-1, E-2, E-3
AND E-4 OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RATES AND
CHARGE) PERTAINING TO DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL, CUSTObER-
imp GENERATION AND STREET AND HIGHWAY LIGHTING RATES'
RESOLUTION 6708 entitled 'RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF
TEE CITY OF PALO ALTO REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 6568 MW
RESOLUTION NO. 6453 MW AMENDIG SCHEDULES G-1 AND G-50
OF THE CITY O _ PALO ALTO UTILITIES RATES AND CHARGES
PERT INIRG TO GENERAL NATURAL GAS SERVICE'
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Council Member Levy referenced the three different reserves
for the water utility in the chart, and noted the total
targeted amount for 1988-89 was $3.640 million. He asked if
the total targeted amount of reserves would reach the pro-
posed 56 percent incLeaae.
Director of Utilities Richard Young said the total: amount of
reserves as presented was where staff wished to have the
rates, but the 1988-89 budget column represented what was
expected. The reserves were not being built to the extent
that would be represented by the targets.
Council Member Levy said the City Manager had separated out
the amount that would be added to the reserves for 1988-89,
which WAS $534,000.
Mr. Young said the $534,000 figure represented an accounting
shift from expending reserves to nonexpending reserve funds.
The amount of money had to he placed into the revenues in
order for the funds not to be expended from the reserves.
Consequently, there was not $534,000 that would remain in
the reserves.
Council Member Levy asked whether the increase in contribu-
tions to the reset ves prevented the City from using up the
reserves, or whether the water utility would break even.
Mr. Young said yes; there would be nearly $14,000 net
increase by the close of the following year.
Council Member Levvasked if the 56 percent increase in the
water utility rates included an increased transfer to the
General Fund so the water utility would transfer the maximum
allowed.
Mr. Young said that was correct based on the new assets
evaluation and the maximum transfer level based on the
Public Utilities Commission (PUC) percentage.
Council Member Levy was concerned the 56 percent increase in
the water rate was a very large increase to pay in a one-
year period. He suggested the rate increase be spread over
a two-year period.
Council Member Patitucci clarified if the revenue adjustment
was wade to the water utility to replenish the funds that
were being expended, in subsequent years the revenue source
would catch up with the expenditures and it would not be
necessary to expect another .significant increase in water
rates.
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Mr. Young said staff would have a better handle on the
situation when the end results were known with respect to
the water conservation effort_, and the normal plan for
building raserve3 took effect.
Council Member Patitucci said the F&PW Committee understood
the electric and gas rates wire structured to appll for a
two-year period. The reduction in the cost of electricity
to the City was greater than 4.5 percent, but it did allow
the two-year perAnd for normal growth in rates. The other
point alcng with the gas rate action was to repeal the past
policy of holding the line directly with Pacific Gas and
Electric rates.
Mayor Sutr)rius declared the Public Hearing open. Receiving
no requests from the public to speak, he declared the Public
Hearing closed.
LMEWDMENT: Council Member Levy moved, seconded by
Patitucci, that the Councils
1. Increase the water rate by 38 percent for fiscal Year
(FY) 1988-89, and an additional increase of 18 percent
for FY 1989-90;
2. Direct staff to return to the City Council with a
revised rate schedule which reflects the increases; and
3. The increases to become effective retroactively as of
July 11, 1988. Further, the increase to the General
Fund from the water rate to occur in FY 1989-90, and be
in the amount of $540,000, and the contribution to the
reserves to occur in F° 1989-90 be in the amount of
$540,000 to allow for the two step increase in the
water rate.
Council Member Patitucci felt reducing the amount of the
rate by the amount of the increase and the amount. payable to
the General fund could be postponed for a yeac given the
impact on the public. However, he was not convinced given
the recent discussions about the reserves to accept post-
ponedlent of the $540,000 in contributions to the reserves.
Mr. Zaner urged the Council not to approve the amendment.
The water fund was in jeopardy because of that very action
cKcurring previously. Three years ago, staff recommended a
water rate to the Council; the full water rate was not
adopted and the sane was true for the t:to subsequent years.
The water rates fell further behind. The water fund neez1ed
to be self-sufficient and provides the appropriate
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contributions to the General Fund as well as have adequate
reserves. To accomplish that, the City had to charge an
appropriate rate for the water utility. If the F&PW
Committee's recommendation was adopted, the bill to the
customer would still be 6 percent lower than Menlo Park, 6
percent lower than Los Altos, approximately 15 percent lower
than Redwood City, but the City of Palo Alto's rate would be
somewhat higher than Mountain View by 15 or 16 percent.
Council Member Fletcher opposed the amendment on two counts.
First, there would not be substantial rate shock overall.
Second, there was a water crisis situation and the City
needed to make it clear what the cost of the water actually
was rather than having it artificially low. The effect
could be more contributions to the conservation efforts.
Vice Mayor Klein opposed the amendment and agreed with the
Council Member Fletcher's comments. The argument that the
water rates would.. have a remarkable ,impact on the public was
disingenuous at best. He was concerned how the amendment
solved anything by increasing the rate by 38 percent this
year and 18 percent next year; it simply confused the
public. It was time for the City to be up front with the
public and to be fiscally responsible. The staff had
adequately demonstrated the increases were appropriate,
Council Member Woolley concurred wholeheartedly with Vice
Mayor Klein and Council Member Fletcher. She reminded the
Council of the water utility's obligation to the Genv.ral
Fund of $1.2 million for rent charges and noted the charges
were not included in the water fund. To make any further
determents in farms of payments the water fund owed the
General Fund would not be prudent.
Council Member Cobb agreed with Vice Mayor Klein and
Council Members Fletcher and Woolley. During the budget
reduction process, the F&PW Committee tried very hard to
save programs, jobs and services to the public. The
proposed increase in the second year of 18 percent, which
included the transfer to the General Fund was important now,
and if postponed, would result in more decreases in City
services and reductions in �&itions.
Council Member Renzel concurred wth Council Member Levy
regarding the rats shock, but also felt the City had
defe;r‘d too long balancing the water utility fund. Council
should not be too sanguine about hearing from the public
once the next utility bill was sent out. Given the current
relationship with the water supplier and the drought period,
as well as for the fiscal reasons noted, it was prudent to
raise the rates as proposed.
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Mayor Sutorius received telephone calls and some letters on
the subject; however, when he had the opportunity to speak
directly to the persons, he found they understood the
reasoning, and were mollified by the reduction in the gas
and electric rate. He also noted San Francisco PUC reserved
the =ri :tht to rescind any emergency increase end substitute a
regular increase which would probabiy be at a higher
increase.
AMENCMENT FAILED by a vote of 2-7, Levy, Patituccci.
sayer.
MOTION PASSED ;unanimously.
7. Public Hearing: Finance and Public Works Committee
Recommendation re Refuse Rates (CMR:288:8)
(701--04/1105)
MOTION: Council Member Patitucci for the Finance and
Public Works Committee moved that the City Council:
1) Approve the resolution amending the Refuse Rate Fund
schedules for the City of Palo Alto utilities rates and
charges for collection and disposal to become effective
the first billing cycle in August 1988; and
2) Approve the amendment to contract 4688 to provide
additional compensation to Pale= •'_1io Sanitation Company
(PASCO) effective with the first pilling cycle of July
1988. PASCO to be paid as if new rates had been in
effect for the entire fiscal year 1988-89.
RESOLUTION 6789 entitled rRSOOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING UTILITY RATES SCHEDULES
R-1, bt--1--FA, R-2, R-3 AND R --4r
Amendment No. 1 for Contract 4688 for Collection and
Transportation of Refuse Produced, Kept, and/or
Accumulated in the City of Palo Alto
Mayor Sutorius declared the Public Hearing open. Receiving
no requests from the public to speak. he declared the Public
Hearing closed.
MOTION PASSED unanimously.
8. Finance and.. Public Works Committee Recommendation re
Utilities Rules and Regulations and Connection Fees
(CMR 282:8) (701-04/1105)
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MOTION: Council Member Patitucci for the Finance and
Public Works Committee moved that the City Council adopt the
resolution to place into effect revisions to the Utilities
Department Rules and Regulations and Connection Fee Rate
Schedules W-5* G-5, E-5 and E-5.
RESOLUTION 6710 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PALO ALTO APPROVING AND ADOPTING RULES MW
REGULATIONS GOVERNING UTILITY SERVICES AND FEES AND
AMENDING SCHEDULES W-5, G -S, E-5, AND S-5 OF THE CITY
OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES RATES AND CHARGES PERTAINING TO
WATER? GAS, ELECTRIC, AND WASTEWATER UTILITY CONNECTION
CHARGES'
MOTION PASSED unanimously.
9. Finance and Public Works Committee Recommendation re
Gas Utility Rebate (CMR:198:8) (701-04/1111)
Chairman Patitucci was pleased that the reserves which had
accumulated in the gas public utility for the purpose of
securing sources of gas for present and future customers
were no longer needed bised on a number of rules and
regulations changes by the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) as well as the City's participation in the
natural gas market. Therefore, $8.5 million would be
returned to the customers in the form of some sort of rate
adjustment. The method approved by the F&PW Committee and
recommended to the Council was that beginning October 1,
1988, the b411s s would be reduced to zero until the
individual customer's proportion was depleted. The F&PW
Committee discussed alternative waye of achieving that which
was why there was a three -to -one vote. The process for
rebating the reserve also involved a necessity to notify
customers who might not be customers during the rebate
period in October of their rights.
NOTION: Council Member Patitucci for the Finance and
Public Works Committee moved to that the Council approve the
staff's proposed approaisately $8.5 million Gas Customer
Rebate Plan, to be inaugurated on or about October 1, 1988,
and distributed in the manner described in the staff report
( CIla:198:8) . llddi tiobaily, beginning with the July, 1988,
billing cycle, closing bills receive a notification of
pending rebate and provide a confirmation of a future
address.
RESCLUTICO 6711 entitled 'RESOLUTION or THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PALO ALTO ADOPTING GAS RATE REFUND PLAN'
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Vice Mayor Klein understood Council Member Patitucci's
primarily reason for dissenting was because of the procedure
that would be followed.
Council Member Patitucci opposed the method because there
was an underlining assumption that the reserve needed to be
returned as much as possible to the people who paid into the
reserves. He did not agree with that approach and felt
customers were always paying into reserves in order to
achieve certain future contingencies. The process should
not be an attempt to go back in history and re-create who
the customers were. The customers who paid into the
reserves took a gamble. The rebate funds should be e;)read
over a much larger period of time, and if possible, to a
much larger gr7up of consumers.
Vice ,15ayor Klein asked how Council Member Patitucci would
distribute the $8.5 million.
Council Member Patitucci proposed the $8.5 million be shown
as a rebate against the utility bill over a period of two or
three years. Otherwise, the entire gas rebate would be
consumed in the six-month period and after that, the billing
would resume to normal. The customers would not remember
the benefit. He felt the customers would be better served
if the rebate was spread out over a couple of years.
Vice Mayor Klein referred to the customer who sold his home
in September and applied for the gas rebate, and asked what
would happen to the people who purchased the home.
Manager, Rates and Regulations Randy Baldschun said the
credit was based on historical usage from July 1, 1987,
through Juno, 1988.
Vice Mayor Klein asked about the process if a customer sold
his home in August and did not apply for the rebate.
Mr. Baldschun said the moneys would be transferred into a
gas reserve.
Vice Mayor Klein asked about the percentage of the total
available rebate that did not get claimed.
Mr. Baldshun said mainly the industrial and commercial
customers did not claim rebates which amounted to
$200,000 to $300,000.
NOTION PISSED by a vote of 8-1, Patitucci °no°.
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10. Finance and Public Works Committee Recommendations re
Utility Retained Earnings (CMR:293:8) (701-03/1105)
Council Member Patitucci said the reserve policies as
identified in the staff report (CMR:293:8) were consistent
from fund to fund in terms of setting up the System Improve-
ment keservee (SIR), Transfer Stabilization Reserves, and
.he other identified reserves. He clarified $2,000,000 was
no longer needed in one of the reserves and would be trans-
ferred to another.
Director of Utilities Richard Young said the $2,000,000 in
the Conservation Loan Project would be reverted back during
the budget process.
MOTION: Council Member Patitucci for the Finance and
Public Works Committee moved that the Council approve the
followings
1. Establishment of a Gas Supplemental Supply Reserve to
provide for limited gas supplemental supply acquisition
projects;
2. Adoption of reserve poi a dies for the electric,, gas,
water and wastewater Emergency Plant Replacement
Reserves, Systems Improvement Reserves, electric, gas and
water Transfer Stabilization Reserves, and Gas Supple-
mental Supply Reserve as contained in the staff report
(CMR:29 3:8) ; and
3. Appropriation of X3.0 million from the Gas System
Improvement Reserve to the Gas Supplemental Supply
Reserve
ORDINANCE 3820 entitled 'ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 198889 TO ESTABLISH A RESERVE FOR GAS SUPPLY IN
THE GAS UTILITY FUND AND TO MAKE A TRANSFER TO SUCH FUND
FROM THE GAS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT RESERVE'
MOTION PASSED unanimously,
11. Finance and Public Works Committee Recommendation re
Reserve Policy for Refuse Fund (NPG)
Council Meat r Patitucci said this action was the culmina-
tion of six committee meetings. The reserves at the current
level were adequate based on the best estimates of future
costs for of creating the -park and closing the landfill, and
present value of the costs.
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MOTION: Council Member Patitucci for the Finance and
Public Works Committee moved that the City Council adopt the
following System Improvement Reserve Policy for the Refuse
Fund:
Rates should beset for the Refuse Fund to target the Refuse
System Improvement Reserve at $7.5 million (in 1988 dollars)
by the time of a landfill closure date of 1999. That amount
will fund:
Landfill Closure Costs
Future Park Development*
Post -Closure Environmen gal Care
Target SIR as of 1999
$2,846,000
2,683,000
2,000.000
*Mote: Future Park Development costs are estimated as fol-
lows: 1985 estimate of $3.7 million increased by 5
percent per year, less amount already appropriated
for Phase I ($1,6 million)
As of June 30, 1988, the 1987-88 balances in the SIR will
total approximately $7.6 to $7.9 million and are, therefore,
currently on target. At the time that any significantvari-
ables change (landfill closure date, environmental care
estimate), staff will present Council 4Sth a revised SIR
"target."
MOTION PASSED unanimously.
ADJOU RNMENT
Council adjourned to a Study Session re Hazardous Waste Plan
(Tanner) in the Council Chambers.
RECESS FROM 9:15 p.m. to 9:25 p.m.
STUDY SESSION RE HAZARDOUS WASTE PLAN TANNER!
Hazardous Materials Program Coordinator Elizabeth Stowe
introduced Is&o Kobashi, staff manager of the Santa Clara
County's Hazardous Waste Advisory Committee.
Mrs. Stolle indicated the Draft Hazardous Waste Management
Plan was written to comply with AB 2948 (Tanner). The Plan
was often referred to as 'The Tanner Plan." As mandated
under AB 2948, Palo Alto would be required to adopt its own
Hazardous Waste Management Plan which mutt be ccnsistent
with the final County Plan. Also, the Comprehensive Plan
would need to be changed. The State uepartsent of Health
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'ervices iDHS) needed to approve the Plan and send the
County its initial comments by the end of July. Four major
requirements were necessary to receive DHS approval: 1) The
Plan muse substantially comply with DHS guidelines; 2) The
Plan must appropriately analyze the waste streams and deter-
mine whether there was a need for additional facilities
within the County; 3) if the County entered into a formal
agreement to manage hazardous waste with another county,
then the agreement must be documented; and 4) If there was a
determination that additional sites were necessary, the Plan
must contain siting criteria and proposed general areas
where the criteria might be applicable. If DHS did not
approve the Plan's contents, it would be sent back for revi-
sion. The County and cities were required to approve the
final Plan.
The Tanner Plan could be considered in five divisions:
goals and peolicie_; assessment of hazardous waste; waste
minimalization; types of facilities; and siting criteria.
The primary goal was establishing a system for managing
hazardous wastes, protecting public health, safety and wel-
fare and maintaining the economic viability of the local.
community. Several, basic assumptions had been made at the
state and local levels, e3g., that local governments were
responsible for managing the waste generated within their
jurisdiction; regional cooperation was strongly encouraged;
waste reduction was the preferred hazardous waste management
strategy; and hazardous waste management facilities were
needed and siting of the facilities was specifically
intended to be expedited. There was a substantial need for
increased treatment capacity for most of the hazardous waste
produced in the County. Projections for the year 20Vu were
that total tons generated would increase substantially, thus
exacerbating the insufficiencies of treatment and disposal
facilities within Santa Clara County. Discussions were
underway concerning the coordination of the "fair share'
siting of regional facilities. The Draft Plan placed great
emphasiq on' waste minimization as a policy. Achievement of
significant movement along the hierarchy,. for many hazardous
waste generators meant a substantial reduction in the amount
of waste required to be shipped off -site for treatment,
storage, and disposal. There were four basic types of
facilities for treatment and disposal which rar:ged from
transfer and temporary storage facilities, through treatment
and recycling facilities, to the final option of permanent
repositories. The five major types of treatment processes
being used were: physical treatment, chemical treatment,
biological treatment, stabilization and solidification, and
thermal treatment.
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There were facilities specifically designed for resource
recovery and recycling. Materials with useful chemical or
physical properties could often be recovered from a waste
stream. A successf'!l recycling operation required a steady
flow of appropriate wastes and a dependable base of custo-
mers to market the recovered materials. Each proposal for
the siting of a facility would have to be evaluated on ;.the
specifio elements and nature of the proposed installation.
City Council Members expressed several concerns about the
issued- of minimum setback distances, public input into the
process, and the protection of public safety. Concerns were
also expressed about the Various types of facilities that
might be considered, and the range of scphistication and
size that were possible. After discussion by Council
Members and staff, comments were received from the public.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT
Final Adjournment at 10:15 p.m.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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