HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6289RESOLUTION NO. 6289
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
AMENDING THE CITY'S NONDISPOSAL FACILITY ELEMENT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED
WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1989.
WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939)
directs state and local agencies to enact and implement aggressive new integrated
waste management programs; and
WHEREAS, AB 939 calls for maximizing the use of all feasible source reduction,
recycling and composting options in order to reduce the amount of solid waste that must
be disposed of by transformation and land disposal;
WHEREAS, AB 3001 requires each city and each county to submit a
Nondisposal Facility Element (NDFE); and
WHEREAS, Section 41732 of the Public Resources Code provides requirements
and criteria for identifying new solid waste facilities, and for the expansion of existing
solid waste facilities which are needed to implement the SRRE.
WHEREAS, the City of Downey's Nondisposal Facility Element was adopted by
the City Council of the City of Downey on May 24, 1994, by Resolution No. 5794; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to amend the Nondisposal Facility Element.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DOWNEY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That certain Nondisposal Facility Element approved by the City
Council on May 24, 1994, is hereby amended by the following changes: 1) the name of
the proposed Cal- Systems Waste Recovery and Transfer Facility be changed to the
current Downey Area Recycling and Transfer Facility (D.A.R.T.); 2) allowing an
expansion from 1,500 tons per day to 5,000 tons per day of materials processed
through the D.A.R.T. facility; and 3) deleting the proposed Cal- Systems Cal -Blend
Composting Facility, which never materialized.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and
shall forward a copy of this Resolution to the California Integrated Waste Management
Board.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 27th day of July , 1999.
ATTEST:
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; Cit y Clerk
Mayor Keith McCarthy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on the 27th day of
Jul v , 1999, by the following vote:
AYES: 3 Council Members: Lawrence, Perkins, McCarthy
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 2 Council Members: Wi nningham, McCaughan