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R-7861 . e e RESOLUTION NO. 7861(CCS) (CITY COUNCIL SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 80 WHEREAS, solid waste management has become an increasingly critical environmental issue as landfills reach capacity and hazardous materials pollute the air, ground, and water; and WHEREAS, alternative methods of solid waste management such as recycling, composting, and waste minimization are becoming a more cost-effective means of handling solid waste; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 80 has been introduced into the California State Legislature; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 80 would require every local agency to prepare and implement a solid waste management plan which would divert 25 percent of the total waste stream from landfill within three years; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 80 would designate the Department of Conservation as the administrator of the Solid Waste Recycling Act of 1989, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The city of Santa Monica strongly supports the passage of Assembly Bill 80. SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica urges the Assembly to develop economic incentives for source reduction and economic disincentives for excessive packaging to encourage manufacturers - 5 - e e to use recycled materials and produce less wasteful packaging. SECTION 3. The city Clerk shall mail a copy of this Resolution to the Governor, State Senate Appropriations Committee, and Assembly Member Hayden. SECTION 4. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~~ ROBERT M. MYERS city Attorney - 6 - ... e e Adopted and approved this 8th day of August, 1989. p~ '1~ I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 786l(CCS) was duly adopted by the City Council of the city of Santa Monica at a meeting thereof held on August 8, 1989 by the following Council vote: Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Finkel, Genser, Jennings, Katz, Mayor Zane Noes: Councilmembers: None Abstain: Councilmembers: None Absent: Councilmembers: Reed ATTEST: '- A~W~- ~ \.l..-" City Cle~-- - -