HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-12-14 City Council (24)City of Palo Alto
City Manager’s Report
TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS
DATE:DECEMBER 14, 1998 CMR:457:98
SUBJECT: STATE RECOGNITION FOR WASTE DIVERSION EFFORTS
This is an information report and no Council action is required.
BACKGROUND
The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB939) required each
jurisdiction to create and implement waste reduction plans (Source Reduction and Recycling
Element [SRRE] and Household Hazardous Waste Element [HHWE]) to achieve a minimum
of 25 percent reduction by 1995 and 50 percent by the year 2000. Starting in 1995, each
jurisdiction was required to submit to the California Integrated Waste Management Board
(Board) an annual report on program implementation status and disposal reduction
achievements. The Board is required to conduct biennial reviews, which is an independent
evaluation, to determine each jurisdiction’s progress in program implementation. On
June 24, 1998, the Board determined in its first biennial review that the City of Palo Alto
successfully implemented its SRRE and HHWE and had in fact already exceeded the year
2000 goals.
DISCUSSION
In conjunction with the national event "America Recycles Day," the Board recognized cities
throughout California who successfully passed their first biennial review. The cities of
Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and Palo Alto received their award at the SMART Station on
November 14, 1998. Individual certificates of commendation were presented to each city’s
representative for successfully implementing the programs necessary to achieve the first
waste diversion milestone established by AB939 and for dedication to environmental
protection and resource conservation.
ATTACHMENT..
Certificate of Achievement from the California Integrated Waste Management Board
PREPARED BY: Russell Reis~ W2 M~
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
GLENN S. ROBERTS
Director of Public Works
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL.’~~~. ~/’~_~_. ~_ _~
EMILY HARRISON
Assistant City Manager
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