HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 8784 (County Hazardous Waste Mgmt Plans)RESOLUTION NO. 8784
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAN RAFAEL
REGARDING COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS
WHEREAS, the State of California authorized and
encouraged counties to prepare hazardous waste management plans;
and
WHEREAS, the State of California required the Department
of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to review and approve county
hazardous waste management plans; and
WHEREAS, the State of California required the DTSC to
review and approve resubmitted county hazardous waste management
plans within 90 days of receipt of revised plans; and
WHEREAS, a DTSC-approved hazardous waste management plan
provides for the reduction and disposal of the State's hazardous
waste, fair distribution of hazardous waste facilities, and
attempts to retain local control of land use decisions; and
WHEREAS, counties and cities within the San Francisco Bay
Area and the Region 2 staff, as well as the central Sacramento
office of the DTSC, have worked together for over five years to
prepare approvable hazardous waste management plans including
mutually agreed time lines; and
WHEREAS, following resolution of all outstanding issues,
the regional staff forwarded to the central DTSC office the
redrafted hazardous waste management plans of the Bay Area counties
for approval; and
WHEREAS, the central DTSC office refused to act on
resubmitted plans, notifying all six Bay Area counties with
unapproved and resubmitted hazardous waste management plans on
September 16, 1992, that they would "no longer review or take
action to approve or disapprove county hazardous waste management
plans";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the San Rafael City
Council will contact the DTSC requesting immediate review and
approval on currently submitted hazardous waste management plans
for Bay Area counties and action on any other hazardous waste
management plans within 90 days of submittal; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the San Rafael City Council
will support sponsors of legislation requiring 90 -day review and
action by the DTSC on county hazardous waste management plans with
a proviso that DTSC nonaction results in automatic approval of
county hazardous waste management plans.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael,
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly
introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of
said City held op Mondav , the 16th day of
November 1992, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Breiner, Cohen, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
JEAE M. LEONCIN, City Clerk