Resolution 1992-85
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RESOLUTION NO. 92 - 85
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY REGARDING COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT PLANS
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".
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RESOLUTION NO. 92 - 85
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Gilroy will contact the
DTSC requesting immediate review and approval on currently submitted hazardous
waste management plans for Bay Area counties and action on any other hazardous
waste management plans within 90 days of submittal; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Gilroy will support sponsors of
legislation requiring 90 day review and action by the DTSC on county hazardous
waste management plans with a proviso that DTSC nonaction results in automatic
approval of county hazardous waste management plans.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of November, 1992, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GILROY, HALE, KLOECKER, NELSON, ROWLISON, VALDEZ
and GAGE.
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBERS:None.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
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RESOLUTION NO. 92 - 85
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 92-85 is an original
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 23rd day of November ,19~,
at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 25th day of
19 92.
November
(Seal)