HomeMy Public PortalAbout83-078 RESOLUTION NO. 83-078
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARSON OPPOSING CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE BILL 965
WHEREAS, the City of Carson is committed to the support of environmentally
sound and cost-effective solid waste management facilities in Los Angeles County,
including transfer stations, refuse-to-energy facilities and landfills; and
WHEREAS, California State Senate Bill 965 has been introduced in the Calif-
ornia State .Senate which would eliminate the expansion of existing solid waste
management facilities or siting of new facilities and could jeopardize the con-
tinued operation of existing solid waste management facilities in Los Angeles
County within one mile of a residential structure, regardless of environmental
control and documentation or economic consequences; and
WHEREAS, the siting of solid waste facilities is a matter appropriate. to
local control, so long as that control is required to be exercised in an environ-
mentally sound and responsible manner; and
WHEREAS, the Senate Bill 965 is unnecessary in that existing State law,
Section 66784.1 of the Government Code, requires that the County in which a fa-
cility is located make a finding that ". . .the distance of residents from the site
is sufficient to permit adequate control of noise levels, odor nuisances, traffic
congestion, litter nuisances and vectors"; and
WHEREAS, the potential fiscal impact of Senate Bill 965 is excessive and
could exceed $1.5 billion per year as a direct result of long distance hauling
to remote areas of Los Angeles County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carson:
Section 1. That the City does hereby express its total opposition to
California Senate Bill 965.
Section 2. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Governor
George Deukmejian, Lt. Governor Leo T. McCarthy, Controller Kenneth Cory,
Treasurer Jesse M. Unruh, Members of the Senate Finance Committee, and other
Members of the California Legislature.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of May, 1983.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
C`ITY ,LERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California,
do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said
City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 83-078 was
duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 16th day of May, 1983, and that the
same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bridgers, Calas, Egan and Muise
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mills
City Clerk, Citrson, California