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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-02-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - SOLID WASTE CMTE (2)i Ar-RlWnA RRpnRT CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: February 13, 1990 6 City Manager Approvals Item to be presentedy: John E. Medina SUBJECT: SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE'S JANUARY 31, 1990 REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL DEPARTMENT: Public Work/dv ` BACKGROUND V At their September26, 19 0 meeting, the City Council adopted Resolution 89-126 (modified by Resolutions 9-133 and 90-06) establishing the Citizen Advisory Committee on Integrated Waste Management. Resolution 89-126 laid the foundation for the Committee's structure and specifies dates when reports are to be submitted to City Council. Attached for Council's review and comment is the Citizen Advisory Committee on Integrated Waste Management's January 31, 1990 interim report. RECOMMENDATION Receive and file ATTACHMENT Interim Report Agenda Item: o� SUBJECT: INTERIM REPORT --JANUARY, 1990 The Citi=ens Advisory Committee on Integrated Waste Management, (Committee) is pleased to submit the following progress report'- as required by Resolution 89-125 and liter amending Resolutions. �) The Committee was formed by the City C,_-juncil Resolution 89-126 in October, 1989. The initial "Getting Acquainted" meeting was held on November 9, 1939. Mayor Jan Heidt, City Manager George Caravalho and Director of Public Works John Medina spoke to the Committee. The Committee agreed to meet the first and third Thursdays of each month at the City facilities. 2). All five (5) scheduled meetings have been held since then with an average committee, attendsnc«= oy �v .35 percent., even though there have been individual scheduling concerns and conflicts. ?). The Commit ter=e naS heard sdditiQnal iniQrm3tiOn presented by the Director of Public Worizs on the various waste management efforts already in process by the City as well as background information on the Wa: t.e Disposal issues already in motion. 4). The Committee was addressed by the City Attorney's office relative to the Brown Act. and the topic of Conflict of Interest. This was to help individual Committeee members understand how, they might properly assist the City with the Committee's work. J) The Committee requested the City Council revise the Resolution 89-126 to eliminated the Committees concerns about potential conflicts, and to bring the general nomenclature within the Resolutions into conformance with AB999 language. This was accomplished by the City Council. 6). The Committee ex-oended (and will continue to expend) efforts in learning of information about waste 1 ® CITY OF SANTA CLARITA JAN 3 0 1990 CITIZEN ADVISORY Cl7YMI TEE CITY'CLEWSOFFICE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ON INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT TO: CITY COUNCIL, DATE: January 29, 1990 CIT`,' OF SANTA CLARITA SUBJECT: INTERIM REPORT --JANUARY, 1990 The Citi=ens Advisory Committee on Integrated Waste Management, (Committee) is pleased to submit the following progress report'- as required by Resolution 89-125 and liter amending Resolutions. �) The Committee was formed by the City C,_-juncil Resolution 89-126 in October, 1989. The initial "Getting Acquainted" meeting was held on November 9, 1939. Mayor Jan Heidt, City Manager George Caravalho and Director of Public Works John Medina spoke to the Committee. The Committee agreed to meet the first and third Thursdays of each month at the City facilities. 2). All five (5) scheduled meetings have been held since then with an average committee, attendsnc«= oy �v .35 percent., even though there have been individual scheduling concerns and conflicts. ?). The Commit ter=e naS heard sdditiQnal iniQrm3tiOn presented by the Director of Public Worizs on the various waste management efforts already in process by the City as well as background information on the Wa: t.e Disposal issues already in motion. 4). The Committee was addressed by the City Attorney's office relative to the Brown Act. and the topic of Conflict of Interest. This was to help individual Committeee members understand how, they might properly assist the City with the Committee's work. J) The Committee requested the City Council revise the Resolution 89-126 to eliminated the Committees concerns about potential conflicts, and to bring the general nomenclature within the Resolutions into conformance with AB999 language. This was accomplished by the City Council. 6). The Committee ex-oended (and will continue to expend) efforts in learning of information about waste 1 management. Start. -up learning has taken, and will take, a great deal of time. There is a plethora of data and information available on all of the issues that make parts of the integrated management topic. 7). The Committee developed a .basic mission statement and reviewed the various areas of concern as seers by the committee members. These areas were delineated and prioritized for initial treatment for `.tart. -up work. 8). The Committee discussed and created a li=tter the Director of Public Works on the Resolutions 90-7-1 and 90-7-2. This letter was made available Prior to the FZ:ity's Forum on the Flsmere issue. 9). The Committee reevaluated the .areas of integrated waste management and then established working groups to be called working Sub -committees. This done to enable the committee to Utilize e --i Sting expertise and <<xpex ience within the committee. The Sub -committees are set as follcwso Landf i 13 Recycling Transfer St.at:ions C������;,� Source Reductio Con, nosti.•„7 Hazardous t,Jaste Education, as an issue, is very important to the Committee and will be and integral nart o ac?; committee's concern at the onset. 11") . Lastly, but Possibly the most LTRpOrtarlt at. this juncture of the Committee, was the subtle and ongoing process of learning about the capabilities of each committee meniber and how best to work, together in an optimum and effective manner. The Committee as a whole is most pleased with the composition of the Committee and feels it will get the most and the best it. has to offer. Morale and cohesiveness factors are high and should S.Sist LIS with the task at hand. T!" Start-up Phase went slower than anticipated. The Committee feels, that it is 7ust getting to the point where the llnuta and bolts” wor;{ is under way. Gene L. Green, Chairman 2 RESOLUTION NO. 89-126 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF.SANTA CLARITA, CREATING A CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the City Council of Santa Clarita finds that the current refuse crisis faced by cities of Los Angeles County impacts the development of a high quality of life for the community, and causes it to be of significant concern to the Citizens of City of Santa Clarita ("City"); and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the City to see to it that the City Council create a broad foundation of citizen participation and is as fully informed as possible before establishing a Solid Waste Management Plan for the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous of formally receiving the opinions of both the residential, commercial and industrial communities within the City and the opinions of experts in the field of solid waste. before establishing the City's Solid Waste Management Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is necessary to formalize a mechanism to insure that the suggestions and ideas of the citizenry of the City of Santa 'Clarita are formally incorporated into. the process of establishing the General Plan; .NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, DOES RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. Committee Structure. The Santa Clarita Citizen Committee on Solid Waste Management (the "Committee" is hereby established as an advisory committee to the City Council and shall consist of eleven (11) members. Each member shall be a citizen of the City of Santa Clarita or resident of the Santa Clarita Valley and over the age of s eighteen.. (18).. The term of the Committee shall be no more than one :v41j year or until the City Council determines otherwise. The. Ccjidmittee shall be self governing and shall conduct its meetings' in accordance with rules which may be adopted by the Committee. At the end of the first meeting, the Committee members shall select from among their ranks a Chairperson whose name shall be made known to the public and who shall have the power to address the City Council on behalf on the Committee. SECTION 2. Committee Appointments. The City Council. - shall appoint eleven (11) members from the reduced applicant pool and such additional nominees as the City Council may. suggest (fifteen (15) applications screened for the City Council by the City staff) to the Committee. The City Council shall select the. eleven (11) members by any non-discriminatory or legal selection process which, in the Council's discretion, best insures a diversity of opinions on the Committee. Interest representation factors to be considered in making appointments to the Committee may include: 1. Residential Community, 2. Business community, 3. Environmental experience, 4. Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, 5. Landfill operators, 6. Refuse collection haulers, 7. Recyclers, 8. Young and elderly age groups, 9. Male and female persons; and 10. Minority and handicapped persons. Although many members may represent special interest groups, it is essential that each member approach and discharge his or her duties in an objective manner to assure that the overall goals of the community are achieved. SECTION 3. Selection of the Reduced Applicant Pool. The City staff shall' advertise for up to three (3) days in a newspaper of general circulation within the City: the availability of appointed membership positions on, the Committee. The deadline for the submission of applications by the citizenry for positions on the Committee shall be at least ten (10) working days, from the last date of the aforementioned publication. At the conclusion of the period designated for applying for an appointment to the Committee, City staff shall select fifteen (15) qualified applicants from among the pool of applicants who have submitted completed applications, using any non-discriminatory or legal selection process devised by the City Manager or his agents for this purpose. However, in order to insure that the suggestions and ideas of private individuals are brought to the Council's attention, no fewer than one third of the applicants selected by the City staff shall be comprised of private individuals unless the cumulative number of private individuals who apply for membership on the Committee is fewer . than ten., SECTION 4. Contents of At3plication. No application shall be considered complete at the time of the deadline for submitting applications, unless it is accompanied by at least three (3) independent letters of recommendation submitted in support of the applicant. Such letters of recommendation must r be submitted by citizens of the City of Santa Clarita and must contain affirmative representations that the authors of the letters recommend the applicant's appointment on the Citizen Committee on Solid Waste. Management. Applicants are allowed to have=ore:= than three ( 3 ) letters of -°recommendation.. submitted;, However, ,,any number of letters; ofa,. recommendation submitted -in. excess, -of .three (3) shall entitle the applicant to absolutely no._;special._consideration whatsoever: ,;SECTION 5. Duties. The duty of each member of the Committee shall be to participate in the meetings of the Committee as noticed by the Committee Chairperson. It shall be the duty of each member of the Committee (including the Chairperson) to cast his or her. vote whenever entitled to pursuant to the Committee procedures adopted by the Committee. SECTION 6. Scope of Work. The Citizen Committee on Solid Waste Management will focus on specific and immediate needs for the Santa Clarita Valley. It will undertake the following scope of work: 1. Develop and recommend guidelines for a City resolution announcing the City's commitment to a comprehensive solid waste management program for the Santa Clarita Valley. 2. Review and comment on proposals for.landfill sites in the Santa Clarita Valley. 3. Develop and recommend to Council a waste reduction strategy with, clear and achievable goals.,- As part .of the strategy, the Committee will study and consider various solid waste management options: a. Increasing a greater market for the purchase and use of products made from recycled (secondary) materials. b. Pursuing packaging legislation. C. Addressing a public education plan to cultivate a recycling ethic in Santa Clarita. d. Development of a household toxic waste disposal plan for the City of Santa Clarita. e. Analysis of waste composition for commercial district. f. Development of recycling program for commercial district_.. g. Development. of a yard waste compositing program. h. Rail haul. rT,. 4. The Committee will incorpzbrate plans already underway for the City's consideration of refuse collection with existing refuse. haulers in a recycling program. The Public Works Director will provide progress reports.to the Committee. a I L 5. The Committee will also- develop and draft a report for General Plan.element on Solid Waste Management for review by the General Plan Advisory Committee. SECTION 7. Committee Reports. The Committee shall issue a written report signed by the Chairperson which shall include comments and recommendations. The Committee is expected to provide City Council with an interim report on January 31, 1990 and a final report on June 1, 1990. A copy of the report shall be delivered to the City Clerk on or before the day the report is due. SECTION 8. Removal of Member. Any resident of the City of Santa Clarita may petition the City Council to remove a member of the Committee for his or her unexcused failure to cast a vote in less than. seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes taken .during any one year in which the member was entitled to cast a vote. For purposes of this Section a valid abstention or legally necessary disqualification shall excuse the necessity for a vote. SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of September , 1989. JANICE HEIDT. MAYOR 10 ATTEST: v a.;. n • �.a-arty CITY CLERK 0 0 I. HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution wass duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, ata­ .regular- meeting,--.-. thereof,. held -..on the 26th day of September.. 1989, by the following vote _of the Council: AYES: COUNCIIMEMBERS:, -Boyer, Darcy, Koontz, Hekdt-- NOES : COUNCILMEMBERS None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS McKeon GE'-A-.-CARAVALHO CITY CLERK