HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 92-311 12/07/1992
Resolution No. 92-311 N.C.s.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION FOR BAY AREA COUNTIES AND CITIES
REGARDING COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the State of California authorized and encouraged
Counties to prepare Hazardous Waste Management Plans; and
WHEREAS, the State of California required the Department of
Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to review and approve county
hazardous waste management plans; and
WHEREAS, the State of California required the DTSC to review
and approve resubmitted county hazardous waste management plans
within 90 days of receipt of revised plans; and
WHEREAS, a DTSC approved hazardous waste management plan
provides for the reduction and disposal of the State's hazardous
waste, fair distribution of hazardous waste facilities and
attempts to retain local control of land use decisions; and
WHEREAS, lack of an approved hazardous waste management plan
results in a loss of local land use control and of proper
management of hazardous wastes; and
WHEREAS, Counties and Cities, within the San Francisco Bay
Area and the Region 2 staff as well as the central Sacramento
office of the DTSC have worked together for over five years to
prepare approvable hazardous waste management plans including
mutually agreed time lines; and
WHEREAS, following resolution of all outstanding issues the
regional staff forwarded to the central DTSC office the redrafted
hazardous waste management plans of the Bay Area counties for
approval; and
WHEREAS, the central DTSC office refused to act on
resubmitted plans, notifying all six Bay Area counties with
unapproved and resubmitted hazardous waste management plans, on
September 16, 1992, that they would "no longer review or take
action to approve or disapprove county hazardous waste management
plans";
Hrs. No. ....i!. A.-3.1. 1......... N.C.S.
1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Petaluma
2 will contact the DISC requesting immediate review and approval on
3 currently submitted hazardous waste management plans for Bay Area
4 counties and action on any other hazardous waste management plans
5 within 90 days of submittal and;
6
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of
8 sponsors of legislation requiring 90 day
9 DTSC on county hazardous waste management
10 that DTSC nonaction results in automatic
11 hazardous waste management plans..
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Petaluma will support
review and action by the
plans with a proviso
approval of county
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (~~}~i#~2I}C~S~~meeting fO~
on the .....- 7th-.-.-.-..... day of .............. D~ ~~.1171~?~~......---............., 19..E 2., by the
following vote: . .............•---•--------
City Attorney
AYES: Davis, Nelson, Vice Mayor Cavanagh;- Mayor Hilligoss
NOES: None
ABSENT: Read, Woo , o
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City Clerk
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