HomeMy Public PortalAbout93-154 (12-07-93)RESOLUTION NO. 93-154
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD TO
AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO SUBMIT AN
APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
BOARD FOR RECYCLING MARKET DEVELOPMENT ZONE DESIGNATION
WHEREAS, California law provides for the establishment of
Recycling Market Development Zones within cities which provide
programs and incentives to stimulate activities that are favorable
to development of post consumer waste material; and
WHEREAS, the success of state-wide implementation of the
California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) is
directly related to development of additional markets for post-
consumer waste materials; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood must meet the mandated reduction
in landfill wastes specifically 25% reduction by the year 1995
and 50% reduction by the year 2000 as mandated by AB 939; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood is ideally .located to attract new
businesses and expand existing businesses that will use the
resources that will be captured from our waste stream; and
WHEREAS, by creating a multiple jurisdiction zone
participants can minimize application and administrative costs
while reaping the economic benefits; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood desires to
initiate steps to join other cities and the County of Los Angeles
in the creation of a Southeastern Los Angeles Cities Recycling
Market Development Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Commission of the
County of Los Angeles has the resources and expertise to prepare an
application and, in conjunction with each participating city,
administer a multiple jurisdiction zone;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the City Council of
the City of Lynwood:
Section 1. That the current and proposed waste management
practices and conditions are, and will be, favorable to the
development of post-consumer waste materials market.
Section 2. That the designation of the proposed zone as
Recycling Market Development Zone is necessary to assist in
attracting private sector recycling business investment to the
proposed zone.
Section 3. That the City of Lynwood shall prepare such
information as required to be included in the application for zone
designation and submit same to the Executive Director of the
Community Development Commission.
Section 4. That the City of Lynwood authorizes the Executive
Director of the Community Development Commission to submit such
documents as necessary to include the City of Lynwood as part of a
multiple jurisdictional application to the California Integrated
Waste Management Board for designation as the Southeastern Los
Angeles Cities Recycling Market Development Zone.
Section 5. That Approval is granted to the Executive Director
of the Community Development Commission or his designee to form a
Zone Administration Board (Board), composed of representatives
of each jurisdiction participating in the Southeast Los Angeles
Cities Recycling Market Development Zone; and that the
Board is granted the authority to administer the Zone to the
benefit of each participating jurisdiction.
Section 6. That Approval is granted to the Executive director
of the Community Development Commission or his designee to
appoint, with the approval of the Zone Administrative Board, a Zone
Administrator; and ensure that all action stated within the
application which apply to City of Lynwood be completed should the
application area be awarded a Recycling Market Development Zone
designation.
Section 7. That the City of Lynwood shall pay an annual fee,
to be determined by the Zone Administration Board and not to exceed
$5,000.00 per annum, to the Community Development Commission to
defer the costs of administration; these costs shall include staff
salary, benefits, travel costs and marketing to attract
recycling businesses into the designated area.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 7th , day omber _ ,
1993. J
PAUL H. RICHARDS, MAYOR
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City Attorney
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Sol Blum feld, Director
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular ,~
meeting thereof held in the City Hall of said City on the 7th
day of December 1993, and passed by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER BYRD, HENNING, REA, RICHARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER HEINE
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of th'e City of Lynwood,
and Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify
that the above and forgoing is a full, true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 93-154 on file in my office and that said
resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein
stated.
Dated this 8th day of December 1993
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