HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2005-133RESOLUTION 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 recyciables; 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 ail races, cultures, and income levels, including
minority populations and low-income populations of the state [Public Resources Code
section 711 10(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, Mounce,
and Mayor Beckman
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. B ACKSTON
City Clerk
2005-133