HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 9551 (Countywide Siting Element)RESOLUTION NO. 9551
Resolution of the San Rafael City Council
Adopting the Countywide Siting Element
for Marin County and its Cities
WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of
1989 requires the County to prepare a Countywide Siting Element
(Public Resources Code Section 41700), which provides a description
of the areas to be used for development of adequate transformation
or disposal capacity and documents the waste disposal capacity
required by Marin County and its Cities to accommodate solid waste
disposal for the next 15 years, through the year 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Countywide Siting element identifies that Marin
County's disposal needs for the next fifteen years and the
foreseeable future are met by the current capacity of the existing
landfill sites; and
WHEREAS, the Countywide Siting Element includes the
information required under Public Resources Code 41700, including
goals and policies, disposal capacity requirements, a description
of disposal existing facilities, identification of siting criteria,
a evaluation process, general plan consistency and implementation
responsibility; and
WHEREAS, the goals and policies of the Siting Element,
developed and adopted by the Local Task Force, reflect those
previously adopted as part of the Source Reduction and Recycling
Element to ensure that Marin County and its Cities have adequate
landfill disposal capacity beyond the year 2010; and
WHEREAS, Preliminary Drafts of the Countywide Siting Element
were prepared and circulated to the County, Cities, Towns, local
and state agencies; a public hearing was held by the Local Task
Force to receive comments on the Preliminary Draft and comments
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were received and incorporated into the Final Draft Siting Element,
attached; and
WHEREAS, the Local Task Force approved the Final Draft Siting
Element and recommended that the Board of Supervisors and the
cities and towns adopt the Final Draft Siting Element; and
WHEREAS, on December 12, 1995 the Marin County Board of
Supervisors granted a negative declaration of Environmental Impact
and adopted the Final Draft Countywide Siting Element;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of
San Rafael, following a duly noticed public hearing, hereby adopts
the Final Draft Countywide Siting Element for Marin County and its
Cites, dated November, 1995.
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 on MONDAY, the 5th
day of FEBRUARY , 1996 , by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Heller, Phillips and Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Cohen and Zappetini
DISQUALIFIED: COUNCILMEMBERS: Zappetini (due to conflict of interest)
JEAA9k M.LEONCINI, City Clerk