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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1998-19046 RESOLUTION NO. 19046 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA INCREASING THE AB 939 FEE TO FUND A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) requires that all cities and counties develop and implement a Household Hazardous Waste Element (HHWE); and WHEREAS, AB 939 further established that a city may impose fees in amounts sufficient to pay the cost of preparing, adopting and implementing HHWE as an element of an integrated solid waste management plan; and WHEREAS, Chula Vista and the other 16 cities in the County (excluding the City of San Diego) jointly developed and submitted a regional Household Hazardous Waste Element to the State that has been in place since 1990; and WHEREAS, the program was funded by tipping fees generated at County owned landfills that cities and their residents paid into for waste disposal; and WHEREAS, in November of 1997, the County sold the landfills and lost the revenue source used to support the household hazardous waste program for all county residents; and WHEREAS, subsequently at the request of cities, the county agreed to continue funding for household hazardous waste disposal at existing facilities through the current fiscal year, however, funding for the current progranq will end on Juty 1, 1998; and WHEREAS, staff recomrnends authorizing the increase in the current City AB 939 Fee from 1% to 2% to fund the household hazardous waste prograrn for 1998/99 fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the City has worked with Pacific Waste Services to develop and schedule the implementation of a cost effective funding mechanism that equitably distributes costs among program participants and Pacific Waste has agreed to implement collection of the proposed AB 939 increase in accordance with its existing franchise. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby increase the AB 939 fee to 2% effective July 1, 1998 to fund the household hazardous waste program for 1998/99. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the amount of $95,000 is hereby appropriated to Account 270-2704 as follows: Resolution 19046 Page 2 Household Hazardous Waste 1998/99 Proposed Budget Item Budget Recommendation Advertising (5211 ): $1,000.00 Printing & Binding (5212): such as: brochures and billiog inserts, 810,000.00 Contract Services (5298): Disposal, Hotline 875,000.00 Other Cornmodities (5398): such as: postage, office supplies, promotional materials, 81,000.O0 Contingency (5399): Small Quantity Generator Services, Disposal Costs for Unexpectedly High Participation, Reciprocity with other Programs, Door-to-Door Service for the Handicapped 88,000.00 TOTAL 895,000.00 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff is directed to take all necessary and reasonable actions to implement this approval. Presented by Approved as to form by Michael'Meacham """ % Jo Kaheny Conservation Coordinator y Resolution 19046 Page 3 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 16th day of June, 1998, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Moot, Padilia, Rindone, Salas and Horton NAYES: Councilnaembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None Sh~On,'~Mayor ATTEST: Authelet, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 19046 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 16th day of June, 1998. Executed this 16th day of June, 1998. t , City Clerk