HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 15-96RESOLUTION NO.
15-96
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE KERN COUNTY AND
INCORPORATED CITIES SITING ELEMENT AND
SUMMARY PLAN AS PORTIONS OF COUNTYWIDE
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989
mandates that each county in the State of California adopt a Siting Element and
Summary Plan as part of those jurisdictions' Countywide Integrated Waste Management
Plan; and
WHEREAS, this Siting Element is to include descriptions of any new solid
waste facilities and the expansion of existing solid waste facilities that will be needed to
implement the jurisdiction's source reduction and recycling element; and
WHEREAS, this Summary Plan is to summarize the programs to be
implemented by the county's and cities' source reduction and recycling elements,
household hazardous waste elements, and non-disposal facility elements; and
WHEREAS, the Kern County Waste Management Department
("Department") has prepared a proposed Kern County and Incorporated Cities Siting
Element and copies of these documents are on file with the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, these documents are subject to environmental review as
defined by Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) - California Environmental
Quality Act, and the Kern County Waste Management Department has prepared a draft
Program Environmental Impact Report; and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 1995, the Solid Waste Management Advisory
Committee (Countywide Integrated Waste Management Planning Task Force) found this
Draft Siting Element and Summary Plan to be adequate and to satisfy all requirements
of State laws and regulations; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing upon said proposal was held
before the City Council on January 10, 1996; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with section 41793 of the Public Resources
Code of the State of California and section 18782(d) of Title 14 of the California Code
of Regulations, this Council held a duly noticed public hearing at which the matter of
the proposed adoption of the Kern County and Incorporated Cities Siting Element and
Summary Plan were heard; and
WHEREAS, at this public hearing, this Council duly considered the
proposed Siting Element and Summary Plan, and the report and recommendations of
the Kern County Waste Management Department and all interested persons were given
the opportunity to address, and were heard by, this Council: and
WHEREAS, all persons desiring to be heard in said matter having been
duly heard, and this Council having considered all testimony presented during said public
hearings and the report and recommendations of the Kern County Waste Management
Department, and said public hearings having been conducted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Bakersfield declares as follows:
SECTION 1.
This Council finds that the facts recited hereinabove are true, makes the
recommended findings for project approval, and further finds that this Council has
jurisdiction to consider, approve and adopt the subject of this resolution.
SECTION 2.
This Council finds and determines that the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970, the State CEQA Guidelines and the Kern County Guidelines have
been met in connection with said hearing and the considerations of this project.
SECTION 3.
This Council finds that this Siting Element includes descriptions of any new
solid waste facilities and the expansion of existing solid waste facilities that will be
needed to implement the County's and Cities' source reduction and recycling elements.
SECTION 4.
This Council finds that this Summary Plan contains descriptions of all
programs intended to be implemented with respect to the source reduction and
recycling, household hazardous waste, and non-disposal facility elements.
SECTION 5.
Pursuant to the provisions of the California Integrated Waste Management
Act of 1989, the proposed Kern County and Incorporated Cities Siting Element and
Summary Plan are hereby adopted by the Council.
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SECTION 6.
The Clerk for the City of Bakersfield shall cause copies of this resolution
to be sent to the following:
a. Director of Kern County Waste Management Department
b. Kern County Administrative Office
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
dAN 2 4,1996 , by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER DeMOND, CARSON, SMITH, M~1111~ R~I~E~, SULUVAN, SALVAGGIO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ~£['~o cc~.~-~ ~ ~x~\~%
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER ~-.~ 0 ,r, (~
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER ~'~ ~'~ ~
ssIstant CITY CLERK and Ex Officio ~erk'of
Council of the City of Bakersfield
the
APPROVED JAN 1 4 ~6
BOBVPRICE
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
JUDY SKOUSEN
CITY ATFORNEY
CARL HERNANDEZ
Deputy City Attorney
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December 1, 199.5
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