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City Manager’s Report
TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS 3
DATE:
SUBJECT:
JUNE 19, 2000 CMR:287:00
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING .THE CITY OF PALO ALTO TO
SUBMIT A BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER
CLEANUP FUNDING REQUEST TO THE DIVISION OF
RECYCLING OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF CONSERVATION
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to
submit a funding ~request for beverage container recycling and litter ’ cleanup to the State
of California’ Department of. Conservation Division of Recycling (Division) for
distribution of funds for beverage container recycling.
DISCUSSION
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires a deposit
be paid on all soft drink cans and bottles purchased in California. The Division then
distributes these funds back to eligible cities and counties for beverage container
recycling and litter cleanup activities.
This year the Division will be distributing. $10.5 million back to eligible cities and
counties. Each city may receive a minimum of $5,000, or an amount calculated by the
Division on a per capita basis, whichever is greater.
The City of Palo Alto is projected to receive $17,889, using the per capita basis formula.
The funds must be used for beverage container recycling and/or litter, reduction activities
which educate the public, collect recyclable materials and/or provide recycling at large
venues, public areas, residential communities or schools. City staff has created a list of
planned activities totaling $341,000; the $17,889 would support these expenses.
The Division may withhold payments if the city has prohibited the siting of a
supermarket site recycling center, caused a supermarket site recycling center to close its
business, or adopted a land use policy that restricts or prohibits the. siting of a
supermarket site recycling center within its jurisdiction.
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In order to qualify for this funding, the attached resolution must. be passed
postmarked to the Division no later than June 30, 2000.
and
RESOURCE IMPACT
Funds for beverage container recycling are included in the FY 2000-2001 Refuse Fund
Operating Budget.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
This recommendation does not represent any change to existing City policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15308 (Action by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the
Environment) of the CEQA guidelines.
ATTACHMENT
Attachment A: Resolution
PREPARED BY: Russell Reiserer, Solid Waste Manager, Public Works Operations
DEPARTMENT HEAD: ~
GLENN S. ROBERTS
Director of Public Works
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
SON
Assistant City Manager
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ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PALO ALTO TO SUBMIT
A BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER
CLEANUP FUNDING REQUEST TO THE DIVISION OF
RECYCLING OF THE STATE OF .CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF CONSERVATION
WHEREAS, the people of the State of California have
enacted the California Beverage Container- Recycling and Litter
Reduction Act that provides funds to cities and counties for
beverage container recycling and litter cleanup activities; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Recycling of the California
Department of Conservation has been delegated-the responsibility
for the administration of the program within the State, setting
up necessary procedures for -cities and counties or their
designees under the program; and
WHEREAS, Section 14581(a) (4) (E) of the California
Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires
the eligible participant to submit the Funding Request Form by
June. 30, 2000 in order to request funds from the Division of
Recycling of the Department Of Conservation.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto
does RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION i. The City of Palo Alto authorizes the City
Manager to submit the beverage container recycling and litter
cleanuP Funding Request Form to the Division of Recycling of the
Department .of Conservation. The City Manager or his designee,
including but not limited to the Solid Waste Manager, is hereby
authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the City of
Palo Alto all necessary forms hereto for the purposes of
securing payments and to implement and carry out the purposes
specified in the Section 14581(a) (4) (A) of the California
Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act and
provide information regarding this program to the Division upon
request.
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SECTION 2. The Council finds that this is not a
project under the California Environmental Quality Act and,
therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:APPROVED:
City Clerk
APPROVED. AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Mayor
City Manager
Director of Public Works
Director of Administrative
Services
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