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RESOLUTION NO. 91-010 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SPECIFYING THE PROCESS FOR APPROVING AND SITING IN ORANGE COUNTY SOLID WASTE FACILITIES REUSING OR RECYCLING LESS THAN 15% OF MATERIAL RECEIVED AND SERVING MORE THAN ONE JURISDICTION WHEREAS, AB 2296 requires that on or before February 1, 1991, each county and majority of the cities containing the majority of the population in the incorporated area in the county, must adopt a resolution concerning the approval and siting of solid waste facilities, not identified in a previously approved County Solid Waste Management Plan, which are designed to recover or reuse less than 15% of the material received; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Local Task Force is charged with ensuring a coordinated and cost-effective regional recycling system, pursuant to AB 939, Article 2, Section 40950; and WHEREAS, the Local Task Force can assist the recycling activities of the cities by ensuring that solid waste facilities maximize the recycling of material received within and beyond local jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, recycling, the second priority of the AB 939 Source Reduction and Recycling hierarchy, can be accomplished efficiently only if recyclable materials are recovered and reused at all points of entry; and WHEREAS, solid waste reduction within the County of Orange must be a comprehensive endeavor, requiring both private and public sector cooperation and conformity with all local, state, and regional laws and regulations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Santa Ana specifies that the following process be established for approval and siting of solid waste facilities during the AB 939 "gap" that have not been identified in the previously approved County Solid Waste Management Plan: A. Any individual or entity that proposes to develop a solid waste facility in the County of Orange that recovers or reuses less than 15% of the material received and serves more than one jurisdiction shall be subject to an approval process requiring vote by the County of Orange and a majority of the cities containing a majority of the incorporated population in the county.