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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - July 6, 2005 E-14AGENDA ITEM F6714 &Q% CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION M AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Supporting Renewal of the San Joaquin County Recycling Market Development Zone MEETING DATE: July 6, 2005 PREPARED BY: Public Works Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council adopt a Resolution supporting the renewal of the San Joaquin County Recycling Market Development Zone. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In 1995, San Joaquin County was designated as one of forty Recycling Market Development Zones (RMDZ) in California. The zone includes San Joaquin County as the lead agency for the cities of Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, Manteca, Lathrop, Ripon and Escalon. The establishment of the RMDZ program provides incentives to stimulate development of post -consumer and secondary materials markets. The San Joaquin RMDZ is dedicated to establishing, sustaining and expanding recycling -based manufacturing businesses, which is essential for market development, and to assist local jurisdictions in meeting the established landfill reduction and AB939 goals. The San Joaquin County RMDZ designation will expire in December 2005 unless re -designated by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The renewal of the San Joaquin County RMDZ is necessary to facilitate local and regional planning, coordination, support of existing recycling -based manufacturing businesses, as well as attract private sector recycling business investments to the region. FISCAL IMPACT: NIA FUNDING AVAILABLE: None needed. Richard C. Prima, Jr. Public Works Director Prepared by Rebecca Areida, Management Analyst RCPldrr cc: Alison Hudson, San Joaquin County Public Works APPROVED:-/ Blair King, City Manager JASobd WasteICCRMDZ 2005.doc RESOLUTION NO. 2005-133 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING RENEWAL OF THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY RECYCLING MARKET DEVELOPMENT ZONE WHEREAS, the California Public Resources Code Section 42010 provides for the establishment of the Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) program throughout the State to provide incentives to stimulate development of post -consumer and secondary materials markets for recyclables; and WHEREAS, the San Joaquin County RMDZ includes Escalon, Lathrop, Lodi, Manteca, Ripon, Stockton, Tracy, and the San Joaquin County unincorporated area; and WHEREAS, cities and counties must meet a 50 percent reduction in landfill waste disposal as mandated in the California Integrated Waste Management Act; and WHEREAS, the San Joaquin County RMDZ is dedicated to establishing, sustaining, and expanding recycling -based manufacturing businesses, which is essential for market development and to assist local jurisdictions to meeting the established landfill reduction goals; and WHEREAS, the San Joaquin County RMDZ designation will expire in December 2005 unless re -designated by the California Integrated Waste Management Board; and WHEREAS, the City of Lodi still desires existing and new recycling -based manufacturing businesses locating within the region to be eligible for the technical and financial incentives associated with the RMDZ program; and WHEREAS, the renewal of the San Joaquin County RMDZ is still necessary to facilitate local and regional planning, coordination, support of existing recycling -based manufacturing businesses, as well as attract private sector recycling business investments to the region; and WHEREAS, the current and proposed waste management practices and conditions are favorable to the development of post -consumer and secondary waste materials markets; and WHEREAS, the California Legislature has defined environmental justice as 'the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies" [Government Code section 65040.12(e)], and has directed the California Environmental Protection Agency to conduct its programs, policies, and activities that substantially affect human health or the environment in a manner that ensures the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and income levels, including minority populations and low-income populations of the state [Public Resources Code section 71110(a)]; and WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Board, in its Strategic Plan, has adopted a goal to continuously integrate environmental justice concerns into all of the Board's programs and activities. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lodi resolves as follows: Section 1. Approves the submittal of an RMDZ renewal application to include the following jurisdictions: Escalon, Lathrop, Lodi, Manteca, Ripon, Stockton, Tracy, and the San Joaquin County unincorporated area. Section 2. Agrees to administer the RMDZ program in a manner that seeks to ensure the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes, including but not limited to soliciting public participation in all communities within the RMDZ. Dated: July 6, 2005 I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2005-133 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held July 6, 2005, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS -- Hansen, Hitchcock, Johnson, Moura,. and Mayor Beckman NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS -- None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None SUSAN J. BLACKSTON City Clerk 2005-133 CITY COUNCIL JOHN BECKMAN, Mayor SUSAN HITCHCOCK Mayor Pro Tempore LARRY D. HANSEN BOBJOHNSON JOANNE L. MOUNCE CITY OF LODI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910 (209)333-6706 FAX (209) 333-6710 EMAIL pwdept@lodi.gov http:\Xwww.lodi.gov July 1, 2005 San Joaquin County Public Works Attn: Alison Hudson P.O. Box 1810 Stockton, CA 95201 BLAIR KING City Manager SUSAN J. BLACKSTON City Clerk D. STEVEN SCHWABAUER City Attorney RICHARD C. PRIMA, JR. Public Works Director SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution Supporting Renewal of the San Joaquin County Recycling Market Development Zone Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item on the City Council agenda of Wednesday, July 6, 2005. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street. This item is on the consent calendar and is usually not discussed unless a Council Member requests discussion. The public is given an opportunity to address items on the consent calendar at the appropriate time. If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council, City of Lodi, P. O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the mail. Or, you may hand -deliver the letter to City Hall, 221 West Pine Street. If you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and give it to the City Clerk. If you have any questions about communicating with the Council, please contact Susan Blackston, City Clerk, at (209) 333-6702. If you have any questions about the item itself, please call Rebecca Areida, Management Analyst, at (209) 333-6800, extension 2658. Richard C. Prima, Jr. �UY • Public Works Director RC Plpmf Enclosure ac: Ems► Clerk NCCRMDZ 2U05.DOC