HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-15 - 2009 Waste Disposal Agreement with County of OrangeRESOLUTION NO. 15-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2009 WASTE DISPOSAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City has an existing Waste Disposal Agreement (the Waste Disposal
Agreement) with the County of Orange (the "County") which requires the City to dispose of
all specified solid waste generated within the City to County landfills and for the County to
accept all such waste at a price agreed upon by the City and County; and
WHEREAS, the Waste Disposal Agreement became effective on or about July 23,
2009, and by its term is set to expire on June 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Waste Disposal Agreement provides that the County will not accept
waste imported from outside the County at County landfills after June 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, an Amendment to the Waste Disposal Agreement (the "Amendment")
has been negotiated between the County and various cities throughout Orange County
to provide for continuation of importation of waste from outside the County at County
landfills in exchange for allocation to the cities of a portion of future importation revenues
and to extend the terms of this activity within the Waste Disposal Agreement to June 30,
2025; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to ensure that solid waste generated within
the City can be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner and at a reasonable cost
for the near future; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed Amendment furthers these goals by, among other
things, ensuring that solid waste generated within the City can be disposed of at County
landfills through June 30, 2025; that the landfills will be operated in an environmentally
safe and reliable manner; and that the cost of disposing of solid waste at County landfills
will be reasonable.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa resolves, finds and
determines, on the basis of the facts set forth in the agenda report presented to it and any
testimony received at the meeting at which this matter was considered, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the proposed
Amendment to the Waste Disposal Agreement between the County of Orange and the
City of Orange ("Amendment") furthers the public health, safety and welfare.
Section 3. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the terms and
provisions of the Amendment, in the form as submitted by the CEO, are approved and
that the Mayor is authorized to execute, and the City Clerk to attest, the Amendment on
behalf of the City.
Section 4. The officers and employees of the City are authorized and directed,
jointly and severally, to do any and all things necessary or advisable in order to effectuate
the purposes of this Resolution and to administer the City's obligations, responsibilities
and duties to be performed.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of June, 2015.
ATTEST:
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Brenda Green, IdIty Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tho s Duart , City Attorney
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 15-15 and was duly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the
2nd day of June 2015, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Foley, Genis, Monahan, Righeimer, Mensinger
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of
Costa Mesa this 3rd day of June, 2015.
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Brenda Green, C6 Clerk
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