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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-09-03 - AGENDA REPORTS - WASHINGTON DC TRIP (2)FAU \IN : 1 ' M City Manager Item to be presented Council Member Klaiic NEW BUSINESS DATE: September 3, 1996 SUBJECT: WASHINGTON, D.C. TRIP AUTHORIZATION DEPARTMENT: City Council The United States Forest Service is expected to release the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Elsmere Solid Waste Management Facility during November, 1996. The Congress is also returning to Washington during the first week of September to finish consideration of legislation for this session, including the two measures impacting the Elsmere Canyon landfill proposal, S. 393 and H.R. 924. Council Member Jill Klajic will be leading a delegation from Santa Clarita to Washington, D.C. to lobby on behalf of the community in opposition to the Elsmere Canyon landfill proposal. Earlier this year, BKK Corporation, the principal landfill proponent, acknowledged that it has spent approximately $30,000,000 seeking project approval. Those expenditures presumably include a number of Washington lobbyists. The purpose of the trip is to reinforce our community's opposition to the landfill project, support for the federal legislation and to fully understand U.S. Forest Service processes for the final environmental document. The trip is scheduled for the week of September 23, 1996. The following individuals are expected to accompany Council Member Klajic on the trip; Alan Cameron representing Landfill Alternatives Save Environmental Resources (LASER), Darla Hoback representing Save The Angeles Foundation, Marsha McLean representing the Santa Clarita Valley business community and Canyons Preservation Committee, and Karen Pearson representing the Sierra Club. Intergovernmental Relations Officer Mike Murphy will also accompany the delegation. The overall cost of the trip is estimated to be approximately $10,500. Individual members of the delegation have actively been soliciting donations from the groups they represent and other organizations to defray expenses for the trip. Therefore, it is anticipated that the maximum financial liability for the City would be the costs of sending one City Council Member, one City staff member, and two community representatives, at an estimated cost of $7,000. This expense would be invoiced against existing funds for the Elsmere opposition effort contained in account #01-4101-230. City Council authorize lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. during the week of September 23, 1996 and trip expenditures for one Council Member, one City staff member and two community representatives. JKMPM.eewmfd896 APPROVED Agenda Itelll.