HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 31-97 RESOLUTION NO. 31-97
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA
RELATING TO SOLID WASTE ADJUSTMENT METHODOLOGY
WHEREAS, AB 939 requires that each jurisdiction divert 50% of its waste from
landfills by the year 2000; and
WHEREAS, The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) has
adopted a Waste Adjustment Method codified in the California Code of Regulations, Title
14, Division 7, Chapter 9, Article 9, Section 18797.3; and
WHEREAS, The CIWMB Waste Adjustment Method is used to adjust the waste
generated in 1990 to reflect conditions in the current year considering sales tax, em-
ployment and inflation, with population a minor factor, and is a critical component to
calculating diversion rates and a Jurisdiction's compliance with the 25% and 50%
diversion mandates of AB 939; and
WHEREAS, Other states use population-only based adjustment methods to calculate
diversion rates and, if applied in California, would significantly increase the diversion rate of
many California Jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, The Jurisdictions in California are diverse and should be given the
flexibility to select an adjustment method which most closely fits the local situation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Atascadero that the League of
California Cities is hereby urged to support legislation amending the California Code of
Regulations to allow Jurisdictions to select a population-only based waste adjustment
method, or at their option the current CIWMB Waste Adjustment Method.
ON MOTION BY Councilmember Luna seconded by Councilmember Lerno , the
foregoing resolution is hereby adopted in its entirety on the following roll-call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Clay, Lerno, Luna and Mayor Johnson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Carden
ADOPTED: April 22, 1997 CIT4HN�6N.
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ATTEST: RAY
MARCIA M. TORGERSON, Cit Jerk
AP ROVED AS TO CONTENT:
RO HANLEY, ity Attorney