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:
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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
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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