HomeMy WebLinkAbout18398 - RESOLUTIONS - 6/1/1994 RESOLUTION NO. 18398
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA STATING THE CITY'S
POSITION ON CERTAIN WASTE DISPOSAL ISSUES.
WHEREAS, the Riverside County ' Board of Supervisors will be
considering a number of items concerning waste disposal landfill
fees, flow controls, and related issues; and
WHEREAS, the issues impact directly on the fees paid and services
received by the citizens of Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to make its positions known to the
Board of Supervisors.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Palm Springs takes the following positions:
Section 1. Recommend that the Board of Supervisors fund a
financial study of the waste disposal system in FY
94-95 including the positive and negative impacts
of flow control agreements as recommended by CVAG
and WRCOG;
Section 2 . Oppose the imposition of waste flow agreements by
the County of Riverside of any kind of pending the
aforementioned study; ,
Section 3 . Support the funding of landfill closure costs
through a $2 . 50 per ton surcharge for a ]period of
up to three years in lieu of a $. 50 per ton fee
used in conjunction with debt financing;
Section 4 . Request that members of the Board of Supervisors
and County Waste Management staff participate in an
interactive workshop for all stakeholders of the
county waste disposal system to develop for the
purpose of developing broad-based policies and
plans for management of the system, and;
Section 5 . Direct a staff representative to attend the June 7,
1994 , Board of Supervisors meeting and present the
preceding recommendations and positions.
Section G. Recommend that the CVAG Executive Committee solicit
an elected official, or alternatively a city staff
member, to represent CVAG on the Local Task Force.
ADOPTED THIS 1st _ day of June , 1994
AYES: Members Hodges, Lyons, Reller-Spurgin, Schlendorf and Mayor Maryanov '
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
CI OF PALM ::SPRING , C'ALIFORNIA
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