HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 6179-1973 RESOLUTION NO. 6179
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION REGARDING LOCAL
GOVERNMENTAL SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT PLANNING
WHEREAS, the annual production of municipal-type solid
wastes within the area of San Mateo County, currently estimated
at approXimately 606,000 tons or about 2,000 pounds per person
per year poses a large and growing disposal and environmental
problem; and
WHEREAS, current trends indicate that the generation of
waste products is rapidly rising while facilities for disposal
within many jurisdictions are either inadequate or non-exis-
tent; and
WHEREAS, the ensuing problems cannot be adequately resolv-
ed by each individual local jurisdiction or private refuse
collection enterprise and will require area-wide cooperation
and coordination to reduce uncertainties; and
WHEREAS, it is clearly in the best interests of envir-
onmental protection, conservation of land and natural resources
and costs to the public to think and act regionally in managing
the disposal of solid wastes and in seeking comprehensive
solutions; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the subregional area of the
County of San Mateo is of sufficient size to encompass
disposal facilities for most of the solid wastes produced
within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS,Chapter 342,Statute of 1972,adopted by the State
of California, establishes that the primary responsibility
for adequate solid waste management and planning rests
with local government and requires development of a compre-
hensive, coordinated plan by each county in cooperation
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with other affected local jurisdictions and subject to
approval by a majority of cities containing a majority of
the population of the incorporated area; and
WHEREAS, a recent amendment to Section 65302 of the
Government Code, State of California, requires that solid
waste facilities be included in the land use element of general
plans; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors, County of San Mateo,
has agreed to undertake coordinated, area-wide planning based
upon the following concepts:
1. Each city shall retain jurisdictional authority and
responsibility for collection activities and for whatever
processing or final disposal of the city's own wastes
can be accomplished within its own jurisdictional area
and for the transfer of wastes to other approved final
disposal facilities.
2. The County Board of Supervisors shall retain jurisdictional
authority and responsibility for collection activities
and for processing or final disposal activities within
the unincorporated areas of the county.
3. The county shall exercise coordination, planning and
leadership roles regarding final disposal (including pro-
cessing activities at final disposal facilities) which
involve the unincorporated area or the refuse of more
than one city.
4. To the extent practical, the county intends to rely on
the capability of private industry to finance or pre-
finance and to establish and operate regional-type pro-
cessing or final disposal facilities under appropriate
governmental regulation whereby user-charges on a non-
preferential basis can be expected to defray costs.
5. The county shall establish an organizational structure and
procedure for developing and coordinating a county-wide
solid waste management plan essentially as follows:
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a. The county staff will provide professional support
for development of the plan, including a survey of
the disposal facilities and solid waste management
plans of each city.
b. The Board of Supervisors will establish a Solid Waste
Advisory Committee to review the plan. The Committee
shall include representatives of each city in the
county, the scavenger industry, and the general public.
c. Ail meetings of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee
shall be open to the general public.
d. The plan will be reviewed by the Regional Planning
Committee, the Council of Mayors, and the City Managers
Association before submission to the Board of Super-
visors.
e. The plan shall only be binding upon the approval of
a majority of the cities within the county which
contain a majority of the ~pulation of the incorpor-
ated area of the county.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of South San Francisco hereby agrees that the
County of San Mateo is the appropriate governmental entity
to oversee comprehensive, coordinated, solid waste management
planningfor the area included within the boundaries of the
County of San Mateo in accordance with the provisions of
Title 7.3 Government Code, State of California, and to carry
on other short-range solid waste planning efforts intended to
assist local communities in solving their solid wastes
problem in an economical and environmentally acceptable
manner.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of
the City of South San Francisco at a regular
meeting held on the 17th day of Septembe~
19 73 , by the following vote:
AYES, COUNCILMEN Patrick E. Ahem, I~, Frank~Mammini,
NOE S, "
ABSENT, "
Terry J. Mirri and Warren Steinkamp
None
William A. Borba
ATTEST:
~Clerk '