HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 92-62RESOLUTION NO. 92-62
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF THE PUENTE HILLS LANDFILL AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A MATERIALS RECOVERY AND RAIL LOADING FACILITY
A. Recitals.
(i) California Public Resources Code Section 40002
requires that the City of Diamond Bar ensure that an effective and
coordinated approach to the safe management of all solid waste
generated within its jurisdictional boundaries is taken; and
(ii) The California Integrated Waste Management Act
of 1989 (Assembly Bill 939) requires that the City demonstrate
adequate disposal capacity to accommodate current and projected
solid waste generated within the City; and
(iii) The City of Diamond Bar disposes of an
estimated 54,698 tons of solid waste per year in several area
landfills, including Spadra, Puente Hills and BRR; and
(iv) While these landfills are meeting today's
disposal needs, the largest one, Puente Hills, is scheduled to
close down on November 2, 1993, unless its local use permit is
extended and the landfill is allowed to expand; and
(v) The closure of Puente Hills will force current
landfill users to travel greater distances at a much higher cost in
order to dispose of their solid waste. This will place an
additional burden on the two remaining landfills and could force
the premature closure of them as well; and
(vi) It is estimated that the closure of Puente
Hills could cost residents and businesses in Los Angeles County as
much a $200,000,000 per year; and
(vii) Ot;t-of-County disposal of solid waste through
a waste -by -rail system is still not a viable option and is
difficult to predict when it may be available. More importantly,
the higher cost of remote disposal combined with the potential loss
of local influence over future solid waste disposal systems and
costs dictate the need for maintaining disposal options within Los
Angeles County; and
('Viii} The proposed Puente Hills Waste Management
Facility would -meet the challenges of diminishing landfill capacity
by providing -12,000 tons per day of environmentally -sound landfill
capacity for th4 ?next 20 years. Moreover, the proposed projects
offers expanded-' opportunities for recycling which will assist
cities -in meeting their State mandated waste diversion goals.
B. Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the continued operation and expansion of
the Puente Hills Landfill is in the best interest of the community;
and
SECTION 2: That the simultaneous development of a material
recovery and rail loading facility at the landfill site will
provide additional jobs in the County and help foster recycling and
source reduction programs; and
SECTION 3: That the combined approach of the Puente Hills
Waste Management Facility is necessary to provide safe, reliable,
and responsible management of solid waste for the City both now and
into the future.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 17th DAY OF November, 3992.
Mayor Pro Tem
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed, approved
and adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Diamond Bar held on 17th day of November, 1992 by the following
Roll Call vote:
AYES: 14 COUNCIL MEMBERS:Forbing, Miller, Werner,
and Mayor Pro Tem Papen
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Kim
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
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