HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 94-58RESOLUTION NO. 9 4-5 8
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE
SAN DIEGO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the cities of National City, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado,
Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove,
Oceanside, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach and Vista (the "cities") and the
County of San Diego (the "county") are local governments in San Diego County,
California, and are "public agencies" as this term is defined in Section 6500 of the
California Government Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 6500 et seq.
(the "Joint Exercise of Powers Act"), the cities and the county may jointly exercise any
power common to them as contracting parties; and
WHEREAS, each of the cities, and the county, has the power to site,
develop, construct, maintain, operate, lease and/or contract for disposal sites, sanitary
landfills, resource recovery facilities, transfer stations and other facilities and services
used for the collection, transfer, management and disposal of garbage, trash and rubbish
generated within the territorial boundaries of each of the cities and the county; and
WHEREAS, each of the cities, and the county, must comply with applicable
federal, state and local laws and regulations governing solid waste, such as the California
Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, as may be amended from time to time (the
"Act"); and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 ("RCRA"); and
WHEREAS, the cities and the county find that it will be to their mutual
advantage and benefit to reasonably work together to meet the goals of: (i) siting,
developing, constructing, maintaining, operating, leasing and/or contracting for disposal
sites, sanitary landfills, resource recovery facilities, transfer stations and other facilities
and services, (ii) best practical collection, transfer, management and disposal of garbage,
trash and rubbish, and (iii) compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations governing solid waste, including but not limited to the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires that each of the cities, and the county, to
prepare a Source Reduction and Recycling Plan, which includes a landfill siting element;
and
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WHEREAS, it is the desire of the cities and the county to use any power
that they have in common as reasonably necessary and appropriate to aid in the
accomplishment of these goals; and
WHEREAS, the cities and the county desire, by means of an agreement
known as the "San Diego Solid Waste Management Authority Joint Powers Agreement,"
to establish a separate agency known as the San Diego Solid Waste Management
Authority (SDSWMA), and to establish procedures to accomplish these goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of National City that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an agreement known as
the San Diego Solid Waste Management Authority Joint Powers Agreement. Said
Agreement is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of May, 1994.
George H. Waters, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lo Anne Peoples, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney