1994-060 San Diego Solid Waste JPA Agreement RESOLUTION NO. 94 - 60
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIa, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF
ENCINITAS TO ENTER INTO THE SAN DIEGO SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, the County of San Diego and the cities, including the
City of Encinitas, within San Diego County formed an Interim Solid
Waste Commission on May 11, 1993, for the purpose of studying
whether a joint powers authority should be formed to more
effectively and comprehensively address the issues of waste
management and disposal throughout the County of San Diego; and
WHEREAS, the Interim Solid Waste Commission on April 28, 1994,
finalized a draft joint powers authority agreement which has, as
its purpose, regional waste management; and
WHEREAS, the joint powers authority agreement provides for a
regional governmental authority to exercise posers common to each
participating public entity to site, develop, construct, maintain,
operate, lease and/or contract for disposal sites, sanitary
landfills, resource recovery facilities, transfer stations and
other facilities and services used for the collection, transfer,
management and disposal of garbage, trash and rubbish generated
within the territorial boundaries of each participating entity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that a regional approach to
waste management will promote the economic efficiency of waste
management so as to result in the lowest costs possible to those
using the County waste disposal system; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that this proposed
joint powers authority will enhance the City's efforts to comply
with the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, and
the Resource and Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976; and
WHERE~S, the City Council further finds that this regional
approach will be to the mutual advantage of the participating
entities to reasonably work together to meet the goals of : the
best practical collection, transfer and disposal of waste;
compliance with all environmental laws; and the siting, maintaining
and operating of disposal sites.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of Encinitas, California, does hereby approve and authorize
the City of Encinitas to enter into the San Diego Solid Waste
Management Authority (SDSWMA); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to
execute the counterpart signature pages appended to the Joint
Powers Authority Agreement.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Encinitas, California, held on the 25th day
of May, 1994, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers - Bond, DuVivier, Hano
NOES: Councilmembers - Davis, Wiegand
ABSENT ~ Councilmembers - None ~ .~~__
ATTEST:
~ANE POOL, Cxty Clerk