HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-237RESOLUTION NO. 2020-237
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT
IN THE AMOUNT OF $180,000 FROM THE RECYCLING
PARTNERSHIP TO FUND A BATTERY RECYCLING
CAMPAIGN AIMED AT EDUCATING RESIDENTS ON THE
PROPER DISPOSAL OF BATTERIES
WHEREAS, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery estimates
that less than one percent of household batteries are properly disposed of for recycling each year
in the state of California; and
WHEREAS, in collaboration with The Recycling Partnership, the Environmental
Services Section of the Office of Sustainability will create a multi -faceted campaign aimed at
educating residents on the proper disposal of household batteries; and
WHEREAS, in California, batteries are considered hazardous due to the heavy metals
and/or toxic or corrosive materials they contain; and
WHEREAS, it is illegal to dispose of batteries in trash or recycling carts because they are
a hazardous item that requires special handling in order to be recycled and when improperly
disposed, will eventually corrode and leak their hazardous materials into the environment; and
WHEREAS, batteries also pose a potential fire hazard and can be especially dangerous
when disposed of together in trash or recycling carts, creating the potential to cause fires in the
home, in trash or recycling collection vehicles, or at sorting facilities; and
WHEREAS, in order to combat improper battery disposal, The Recycling Partnership
proposes $180,000 in reimbursable grant funds to support trash and recycling cart tagging for
battery disposal education outreach, educational mailers, digital campaign support, and more.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it hereby accepts a reimbursement grant of $180,000 from The Recycling Partnership
to fund a multi-faceted campaign aimed at educating residents on proper battery disposal and
amends the Fiscal Year 2020/21 Environmental Services budget to reflect appropriation of these
grant funds.
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Resolution No. 2020-237
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Eric C. Crockett Glen R. Googins
Deputy City Manager City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 20th day of October 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2020-237 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 20th day of October 2020.
Executed this 20th day of October 2020.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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