HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 7-1974RESOLUTION NO. 7-74
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO,STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL 594
OF THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE FOR THE
1973-74 REGULAR SESSION,AND SIMILAR
LEGISLATION RELATING TO BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
WHEREAS, it has been amply demonstrated that the
disposal of nonreturnable or throwaway beverage containers
is producing a substantial adver'se effect upon the environ-
ment, particularly the beaches, parks and highways, which
is injurious to the health, safety and welfare of the resi-
dents of the entire State of California; and
WHEREAS, nonreturnable or throwaway beverage con-
tainers also substantially add to the problem of solid
waste disposal in communities throughout the State of
California; and
WHEREAS, it is extremely difficult to solve the
problems created by the disposal of said beverage containers
either at the local level or through existing laws banning
littering; and
WHEREAS, as found in the State of Oregon in 1972,
said problems must be dealt with on at least the State
level through legislation directed toward eliminating the
sale of beverages in nonPefundable containers and-encourag-
ing the return of said containers to the manufacturers; and
WHEREAS, several bills in the past years which
addressed themselves to said problems unfortunately have
been defeated in the Legislature of the State of California;
and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 594 has been introduced to the
Legislature of the State of California fop the 1973-74
Regular Session; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 594 as of April 12, 1973, .in
substance PequiPes specified bevePage eontainePs sold oP
offePed fop sale in the State of CalifoPnia to have speci-
fied Pefund values~ PequiPes dealePs~ distPibutoPs and
manufaetuPePs to accept and pay deposit on such specified
eontainePs~ PequiPes containeP labeling oP otheP maPking to
facilitate the PetuPn of such containePs~ and pPovides fop
enfoPcement by the DepaPtment of Alcoholic BevePage ContPol~
and
WHEREAS~ said Assembly Bill 594 appeaPs to be Peason-
ably calculated to solve some of the majoP pPoblems Pesult-
ing fPom the sale of nonPetuPnable bevePage eontainePs~
N0W~ THEREFORE~ the Coun~"% of the City of South San
FPancisco does RESOLVE as follows:
1. The Senate and the Assembly of the State of
CalifoPnia hePeby ate uPged to enact Assembly Bill 594 and
any otheP legislation which will help to eliminate the
enviponmental blight cPeated by nonPetuPnable bevePage
containePs.
2. The Senate and the Assembly of the State of
CalifoPnia hePeby ate uPged to pPomote~ eneouPage~ and
suppoPt PeseaPch by the bevePaEe and eontaineP industPies
in the field of biodegPadable eontainePs and the PeeyclinE
of containePs.
3. The City ClePk is diPected to tPansmit a cePti-
fied copy of this Resolution to Assemblyman Louis Papan~
to SenatoP APlen GPegoPio and to Assemblyman Julian Dixon
whO intPoduced Assembly Bill 594.
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
meeting he id on the ~2!st day of
19 74 , by the following vote:
Janual~
AYES, COUNCILMEN
NOES,
ABSENT, "
Patrick E, Ahern, Wtlllam A, Bor~a,
Terry J, 141rtl and Warren Stelnkamp
None
F, Frank Me.mini
ATTEST: ~ ~~'
City Clerk