HomeMy WebLinkAbout19257 - RESOLUTIONS - 5/20/1998 RESOLUTION NO. 19257
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, MAKING A FINDING OF
PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PALM SPRINGS DISPOSAL
SERVICES' PROPOSED SOLID WASTE RECYCLING
AND COMPOSTING FACILITY IN PALM SPRINGS
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WHEREAS,Palm Springs Disposal Services(PSDS) proposes to construct and operate a
solid waste processing facility which will enable the City of Palm Springs to meet the
City's environmental goal of maximizing waste diversion, provide for waste transfer upon
closure of the Edom Hill Landfill, and enable the City to exercise control over its solid
waste; and
WHEREAS,PSDS has proposed that the facility, through a combination of composting
organic waste and recycling other clean materials, will divert nearly 50% of the waste
stream from the landfill while creating marketable products; and
WHEREAS, the facility will also allow non-recyclable waste from the Palm Springs to be
efficiently transported to a distant landfill, thereby putting fewer trucks on the freeway and
on City streets and help improve the region's air quality and transportation system; and
WHEREAS, an important feature of the facility shall be public education, including the
creation of a Resource Learning Center at the facility; and
WHEREAS, through long-term contracts and financing, the facility will help stabilize
disposal rates over a long period of time; and
WHEREAS, the facility will create jobs and tax revenue within the City, and will provide
further benefit to the City from the large number of anticipated visitors to the facility.
NOW THEREFORE,be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California
that the NextPhase Recycling Facility, as proposed by Palm Springs Disposal Services, will
provide substantial public benefit in Palm Springs by reducing the amount of waste deposited in
landfills, conserving natural resources, reducing traffic congestion and air pollution, creating
beneficial products from waste, stabilizing disposal rates, and creating jobs and tax revenue
within the community.
ADOPTED this 20th day of May 1998.
AYES: Members Barnes, Hodges, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
IIATTEST: CIT 0 PALM SPRJ1�i , IFORNIA
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