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bk/4-11-06 RESOLUTION NO. 2006-020 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION FOR AN IMPOSITION OF A SELF HAULER SURCHARGE OF $19 PER TON AT COUNTY LANDFILLS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SELF HAULED WASTE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The Orange County Waste Management Commission has recommended that the County of Orange take steps to reduce the amount of self-hauled waste at County landfills, in order to increase the amount of recycled waste in the County. B. The Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939, Public Resources Code section 40000 et seq.) required cities and counties to reduce the amount of waste disposed in landfills by the year 2000 and beyond by fifty percent (50%) or face fines of up to $10,000 per day. C. The City of Santa Ana meets and exceeds this standard, but other cities and unincorporated areas have had problems meeting this requirement. D. Two Orange County Grand Juries and two ad hoc committees of the Orange County Waste Management Commission have identified self hauled waste, which makes up fifteen percent (15%) of all waste disposed of at county landfills, as a barrier to AB 939 compliance for the following reasons: 1. Self hauled waste is predominately unprocessed (not recycled) and is hauled directly to the landfills by contractors, clean-up businesses, landscapers, gardeners, roofers, and demolition contractors. 2. Self hauled waste consists of more than sixty percent (60%) readily recyclable and compostable materials that if diverted from the landfills could increase countywide diversion by up to four percent (4%). 3. Self hauled waste is not regulated by the State or by city permit or franchise. Resolution No. 2006-020 Page 1 of 3