HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 161-88RESOLUTION NO. 161-88
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD SUPPORTING
"FAIR SHARE" OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT APPROACH.
Section 1. WHEREAS:
(a) Counties and Cities statewide face a serious
problem involving potential state preemption of critical local
land use decisions on the siting of hazardous waste facilities;
and
(b) The intent of AB 2948 is for Kern County and its
incorporated Cities to plan to meet their own needs for hazardous
waste management and to participate in inter-county agreements
where appropriate; and
(c) The Department of Health Services (DHS)
Guidelines for county hazardous waste management plans appear to
go beyond the intent of the Tanner statute (AB 2948, 1986) and
would prohibit Kern County and its incorporated Cities from lim-
iting the size or type of facilities that can be sited; and
(d) In order to have an approved county hazardous
waste management plan, Kern County and its incorporated Cities
may become vulnerable through the appeals process by being forced
to accept the siting of any size or type of facility; and
(e) Equity is based on managing the county's and
incorporated cities' "fair share" of hazardous wastes, either
through local siting approvals or through voluntary inter-county
agreements; and
(f) Kern County and incorporated Cities support the
use o~ voluntary inter-county agreements to structure mutual land
use siting commitments; and
(g) The appropriate staff of Kern County and its
incorporated Cities have worked in good faith to implement AB
2948, and now stand ready to work with the CSAC/Tanner Task
Force, as requested;
Section 2. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the
Council of the City o~ Bakersfield oi the County o~ Kern, State
of California, as ~ollows:
1. The Bakersfield City Council supports CSAC's
e~torts on behal~ of counties to address problems experienced by
the counties in working with the DHS and its interpretation of AB
2948.
2. The City of Bakersfield will work with the Kern
County and other cities to implement the "fair share" concept and
to submit a final hazardous waste management plan that is consis-
tent with the intent of AB 2948.
3. The Clerk of the City of Bakersfield shall
transmit copies of this Resolution to the following:
(a) County Counsel
(b) County Administrative Officer
(c) County Legislative Representatives
(d) CSAC: Joni Low
(e) League of California Cities:
Yvonne L. Hunter
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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 27th day of July ,
1988, by the following vote:
dYES. CO(JN~tLhIEM[!E~,~ CHILDS, DcMONO, SMI1H, I'~ATDt. P[T~'qSON, MC§EtlMO~ 3AL~AGGIO
NOES: COUF~CILMfik~ ~;%~ NONE
ABSENT COUNC~LME M~3Er 'l NONE
ABSTA~NING: COUNC LMEMBFRS NO~
DEPUTY CITY CLERK and Ex Off/c~o Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED this 27th day of July
, 1988.
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
Y ~~y of Bakersfield
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