HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 92-079
U80LU'l'ION NO. 92-079
RlSOLUTION O. TBB CITY COUNCIL O. THB CITY O. SARATOGA
CONCBDING COUIITY HAZARDOUS 'lASTB JlANAGBIIBBT PLANS
WHEREAS, the state of California authorized and encouraged Counties
to prepare Hazardous Waste Management Plans, and the state of
California required the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
to review and approve county hazardous waste management plans, and
WHEREAS, the state of California required the DTSC to review and
approve resubmitted county hazardous waste management plans within 90
days of receipt of revised plans, and DTSC approved hazardous waste
management plan provides for the reduction and disposal of the
state's hazardous waste, fair distribution of hazardous waste
facilities and attempts to retain local control of land use
decisions, and
WHEREAS, lack of an approved hazardous waste management plan results
in a loss of local land use control and of proper management of
hazardous wastes, and
WHEREAS, Counties and Cities, within the San Francisco Bay Area and
the Region 2 staff as well as the central Sacramento office of the
DTSC have worked together for over five years to prepare approvable
hazardous waste management plans, including mutually agreed time
lines, and following resolution of all outstanding issues the
regional staff forwarded to the central DTSC office the redrafted
hazardous waste management plans of the Bay Area counties for
approval, and
WHEREAS, the central DTSC office refused to act on resubmitted plans,
notifying all six Bay Area counties with unapproved and resubmitted
hazardous waste management plans, on September 16, 992, that they
would "no longer review or take action to approve or disapprove
county hazardous waste management plans."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Saratoga that the City of Saratoga will contact the DTSC requesting
immediate review and approval on currently submitted hazardous waste
management plans for Bay Area counties and action on any other
hazardous waste management plans within 90 days of submittal, and
the City of Saratoga will support sponsors of legislation requiring
90 day review and action by the DTSC on county hazardous waste
management plans with a proviso that DTSC nonaction results in
automatic approval of county hazardous waste management plans.
Passed and adopted by the Saratoga City Council at a meeting held on
the 2nd day of December, 1992, by the following vote:
AYES: Council members Burger, Kohler,
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mania, Tucker and Mayor Anderson
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