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RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING A POLICY TO ENCOURAGE RECYCLING AT CITY FACILITIES AND CITY SPONSORED EVENTS issosi2oios 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 City of Santa Ana's participation in and promotion of recycling strategies can significantly reduce the volume of material entering the waste stream, conserve valuable resources, and is a method available to all its citizens to help improve the environment; and B. The City of Santa Ana is dedicated to promoting the message that recycling is an effective resource management technique and to setting an example of resource management by promoting recycling in city buildings and at community events; and C. Assembly Bill 2176 (2004) encourages recycling at large venues and events and requires reporting on the success of waste diversion programs, including recycling; and D. The City of Santa Ana sponsors and permits many community events each year, at which a significant amount of recyclable material is discarded. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby adopts a recycling policy which includes: A. Containers for recycling of bottles and cans will be placed in all common areas in City facilities, including parks, conference rooms and entrances to City buildings, in the area where trash receptacles are located. B. The operator of any event sponsored by the City, or held pursuant to a City issued permit, which generates solid waste such as beverage containers, will be required to place recycling containers for bottles and cans in the area where the required trash receptacles are located, and to develop and implement a plan for sorting and recycling the materials collected in such containers. Resolution No. 2008-XXX 55B-3 Page 1 of 4