HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. UB- 10-C50RESOLUTION NO. 10-050
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY BOARD OF THE
CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY RECYCLING MARKET DEVELOPMENT ZONE
(RMDZ).
WHEREAS, the California Public Resources Code Section 42010 provides for the
establishment of .the Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) program throughout the
State to provide incentives to stimulate development of post -consumer and secondary materials
markets for recyclables; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County RMDZ includes the unincorporated areas of the
County of Los Angeles and the Cities of Burbank, Carson, Commerce, Compton, El Monte,
Glendale, Inglewood, Palmdale, South Gate, Torrance, and Vernon; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties must meet a 50 percent reduction in landfill waste
disposal as mandated in the California Integrated Waste Management Act; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County RMDZ is dedicated to establishing, sustaining and
expanding recycling -based manufacturing businesses, which is essential for market development
and to assist local jurisdictions to meeting the established landfill reduction goals; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa wants existing and new recycling -based manufacturing
businesses locating within the region to be eligible for the technical and financial incentives
associated with the RMDZ program; and I
WHEREAS, the expansion of the Los Angeles County RMDZ is still necessary to
facilitate local and regional planning, coordination, support of existing recycling -based
manufacturing businesses, as well as attract private sector recycling business investments to the
region; and
WHEREAS, the current and proposed waste management practices and conditions are
favorable to the development of post -consumer and secondary waste materials markets; and
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has defined environmental justice as "the fair
treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies" [Government
Code section 65040.12(e)], and the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery has
determined that it will conduct its programs, policies, and activities that substantially affect
human health or the environment in a manner that ensures the fair treatment of people of all
races, cultures, and income levels, including minority populations and low-income populations
of the State; and
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles, as Lead Agency under the California
Environmental Quality Act, has prepared, or caused to be prepared, and adopted a Negative
Declaration for this zone expansion project that finds that the project will not have a significant
impact on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa has reviewed and considered the information in the
Negative Declaration adopted by the County of Los Angeles that finds that the zone expansion
project will not have a significant impact on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council and Utility Board of the City of Azusa resolve as
follows:
Section 1: Approves the submittal of a Recycling Market Development Zone expansion
application to include the Cities of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, Culver City, El Segundo,
Huntington Park, Monrovia, Santa Fe Springs, and Whittier.
Section 2: Agrees to administer the RMDZ program in a manner that seeks to ensure the fair
treatment of people of all races, cultures and incomes, including but not limited to soliciting
public participation in all communities within the RMDZ.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 26`n day of July 2010.
oseph R. Rocha, Mayor
ATTEST/
Vera Mendoza, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution no. 10-050 was duly adopted by the City
Council/Utility Board of.the City of Azusa at a regular meeting of the Azusa Utility Board on the
26th day of July, 2010, by the following vote of the Council/Board:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, HANKS, ROCHA
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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SENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: MACIAS
Vera Mendoza, City derk e9