HomeMy Public PortalAbout83-058 (05-17-83)RESOLUTION NO. 83 -58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD URGING THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO GRANT
PUENTE HILLS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO THE COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICTS OF 'LOS ANGELES.
WHEREAS, the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles
County have created a regional system for solid waste management
that has served well the many cities and unincorporated area in
the County; and
WHEREAS, a major component of that system, the Puente
Hills Landfill has been operated by the Districts in an environ-
mentally sound,and nuisance-free manner; and
WHEREAS, the Puente Hill Landfill is the largest sanitary
landfill in Southern California, serving approximately 1.8 million
people as well as business and industry in the southern and eastern
portions of Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, the Sanitation Districts have prepared a compre-
hensive Environmental Impact Report which addresses community
concerns in a thorough manner and which proposes control measures
that will continue to make the landfill a good neighbor; and
WHEREAS, the Sanitation Districts have developed innovative
and highly effective °methods for control of landfill gas odor,
protection of groundwater quality., deterence of hazardous waste
disposal within the site, elimination of vectors, and control of
other potential'impacts; and
WHEREAS, the development plan for the.operation of the
landfill has involved citizens advisory committees, representing
interested community; and
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles is considering a
conditional use permit application by the Sanitation Districts
that would allow the continued operation of the Puente Hills Land-
fill and potential expansion of the landfill activity ?into portions
of the .eastern canyon area of the Puente Hills site; and
WHEREAS, the Districts have offered to make substantial
portions of the property available for open space recreational
uses at the outset of the project on areas not being utilized for
filling and at the completion of the project over the entire site;
and
WHEREAS, environmental impacts of the denial of this
project are estimated to be a minimum of 9 million vehicle miles
per year of additional truck travel, 0.7 million pounds per year
of additional exhaust emission, and 1.5 million gallons per year
of added fuel consumption; and
WHEREAS, these environmental inpacts are minimum estimates
based on use of the next closest landfill, the BKK Landfill in
West Covina_. If, however, that site is not totally available to
accept the waste that would otherwise have been disposed of in
Puente Hills, these environmental impacts could easily more than
double; and
WHEREAS,'the economic costs of transporting wastes to
the next closest sites - are estimated to be in the range of $20 to
$40 million per year; and
WHEREAS, the closure of the Puente Hills Landfill would
result in a significant burden on remaining landfills within the
County, causing early closure of the other available sites;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lynwood
does hereby find, determine, order and resolve to petition the
Zoning Board, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors
of Los Angeles County to grant the proposed permit for the continu-
ation and expansion of the Puente Hills Landfill.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17th day of
MAY , 1983.
ATTEST:
G
LOUIS - A yor
City of Lynwood
ANDRE ER, City
City of Lynwood
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DA ID Mc T7, City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
OLD C. WILLIAMS, WILLC. WILL P.E.
Director. of Public Works /City Engineer
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, Citv Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the
17th day of MAY , 1983..
AYES: COUNCILMEN BYORK, GREEN, MORRIS, ROWE, THOMPSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
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City Clerk, City of Lynwood
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