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March 24, 2009
Council Meeting: March 24, 2009 Santa Monica, California
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE -MEMORANDUM
To: City Council
From: Councilmember McKeown
Date: March 24, 2009
13-D: Request of Councilmember McKeown that, pursuant to a recommendation
from Santa Monica's Task Force on the Environment, Council authorize
staff to prepare an ordinance requiring non-toxic and non-smog forming
garment care technology for local "dry" cleaners; and prepare a resolution
supporting the Federal Trade Commission's certification of a professional
"wet" cleaning label.
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Santa Monica Task Force on the Environment January 8, 2007
Motion: The Task Force on the Environment is extremely concerned about dry
cleaning pollution and strongly recommends a series of policy options to ensure
the transition from a polluting garment industry into a sustainable garment
industry in the next 5 years. Policy options include:
- Incentive Funding: Develop an incentive program for cleaners switching to
non-toxic and non-smog forming technologies. Work with Southern California
Edison to provide incentive program for cleaners switching to professional wet
cleaning.
- Demonstration Program: Create 1-3 professional wet cleaning demonstration
sites. Use existing CO2 site for demonstration.
- Green Business Certification: Develop city Green Business Certification
Program for professional cleaners. Work with SCAG to develop regional Green
Business Certification Program for non-toxic and non-smog forming garment care
technologies.
- Resolution Supporting Professional Wet Cleaning Care Label: ISO has
developed a professional wet clean care label system. The Federal Trade
Commission, which. controls care labels in the United States, has not proceeded
with a professional wet cleaning care label.
- Ordinance Requiring Non-toxic and Non-smog Forming Garment Care
Technology: Ordinance would allow only non-toxic and non-smog forming
garment technologies to operate in Santa Monica. Ordinance would require all
existing and new cleaners to install only non-toxic and non-smog forming
technology. Ordinance would allow existing toxic and smog-forming solvent
machines to operate to the end of their useful life (10 to 15 years).
The Task Force on the Environment encourages the demonstration program
begin within the first two years after policy adoption and recommends consistent
education and outreach to implement the policy effectively.
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