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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1991-16427 RESOLUTION NO. 16427 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING A HOME COMPOSTING PILOT PROJECT AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, on April 26, 1990, the City Council adopted a policy on recycling and integrated waste management which establishes a wastestream diversion goal of 30 percent by lg92 and the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) requires that 25 percent of the City's refuse be diverted from the landfill by 1995; and, WHEREAS, currently, the City recycles an estimated 1-2 percent of its total wastestream and approximately 17 percent of Chula Vista's waste stream is yard waste ("greens"); and, WHEREAS, yard waste composting has great potential as a municipal solid waste management option to help achieve the diversion goals set by the State, County and the City and it is recommended that a proposed home composting program be authorized and that Waste Management Trust Funds be used to subsidize the purchase of composting bins for residents and related promotional material costs; and, WHEREAS, Council established the Waste Management Trust Fund to be used in source reduction, recycling and other programs that may help to stabilize disposal generation and costs over the long term and home composting is a cost- effective way to promote waste reduction and encourage Citywide participation in reducing yard and landscaping waste currently disposed in the Otay landfill; and, WHEREAS, at their November 18th meeting, the Resource Conservation Commission approved the staff report on a motion of 5-0. Additionally, recommendations were made regarding the use of compost; education and outreach about composting; and, allowing residents to make payment arrangements on compost bins, particularly as the City's full "Greens Program" is implemented next year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby approve the Home Composting Pilot Project as set forth in that Council Agenda Statement dated Novmber 26, 1991 entitled "Approving a Home Composting Pilot Project and Appropriating Funds Therefor". Resolution No. 16427 Page 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the amount of $5,300 is hereby appropriated from the Waste Management Trust Fund and transferred into Account No. 270-2700- 5398 with a partial reimbursement to said account of $2,300 by resident contributions for the compost bins. Presented by Appro as Athena Bradley, Co n . ogaard Conservati on Coordi nator City Attorney Resolution No. 16427 Page 3 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 26th day of November, 1991, by the followin9 vote: YES: Councilmembers: Grasser Horton, Moore, Nader, Rindone NOES: Councilmember: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: Malcolm ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None Tim Nader, Mayor ATTEST: ever y ~. Authelet, City Clerk B STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss. CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 16427 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council held on the 26th day of November, 1991. Executed this 26th day of November, 1991.