HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-028 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 13-028
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RECYCLING MARKET
DEVELOPMENT ZONE
WHEREAS, the California Public Resources Code Section 42010 provides for
the establishment of the Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) program throughout the
state to provide incentives to stimulate development of post-consumer and secondary materials
markets for recyclables; and
WHEREAS, the current Agua Mansa RMDZ shall be: (1) renamed as the San
Bernardino County RMDZ; (2) administered by the County of San Bernardino Economic
Development Agency; and (3) expanded to include all unincorporated and participating
incorporated communities in the County of San Bernardino, and
WHEREAS, the reconstituted San Bernardino County RMDZ shall exclude all
communities and cities located in Riverside County; and
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino County RMDZ shall exclude communities
currently participating in the Chino Valley, Hesperia and High Desert RMDZs, which includes
the municipalities of Apple Valley, Barstow, Chino, Chino Hills, Hesperia, Twentynine Palms,
Victorville and Yucca Valley; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties are currently required to meet a 50 percent
reduction in landfill waste disposal as mandated in the California Integrated Waste Management
Act; and
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino County RMDZ is dedicated to establishing,
sustaining, and expanding recycling-based manufacturing businesses, which is essential for
market development and to assist local jurisdictions to meeting the established landfill reduction
goals; and
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino County RMDZ designation will expire in March
2023 unless re-designated by CalRecycle; and
WHEREAS, Rancho Cucamonga still desires existing and new recycling-based
manufacturing businesses locating within the region to be eligible for the technical and financial
incentives associated with the RMDZ program; and
WHEREAS, the renewal of the San Bernardino County RMDZ is still necessary
to facilitate local and regional planning, coordination, and support of existing recycling-based
manufacturing businesses, as well as attract private sector recycling business investments to
the region; and
WHEREAS, the current and proposed waste management practices and
conditions are favorable to the development of post-consumer and secondary waste materials
markets; and
WHEREAS, Rancho Cucamonga will assist the San Bernardino County RMDZ
Administrator market and promote RMDZ benefits when contacted by prospective businesses,
and provide data to complete annual and other reporting documents within their local
jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino County RMDZ does not supersede nor attempt
to change local land use, planning and zoning regulations as enforced by Rancho Cucamonga;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga shall inform economic development
and solid waste professionals in their jurisdiction the benefits of the San Bernardino County
RMDZ; and
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has defined environmental justice as 'the
fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development,
adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies"
[Government Code section 65040.12(e)], and has directed the California Environmental
Protection Agency to conduct its programs, policies, and activities that substantially affect
human health or the environment in a manner that ensures the fair treatment of people of all
races, cultures, and income levels, including minority populations and low-income populations of
the state [Public Resources Code section 71110(a)]; and
WHEREAS, CalRecycle has adopted a goal to continuously integrate
environmental justice concerns into all of its programs and activities; and
WHEREAS, the County of San Bernardino as Lead Agency under the California
Environmental Quality Act, has prepared, or caused to be prepared, and adopted a Negative
Declaration for this zone renewal project that finds that the project will not have a significant
impact on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga intends to review and consider the
information in the Negative Declaration adopted by the County of San Bernardino that finds that
the zone renewal project will not have a significant impact on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, HEREBY RESOLVES, the approval to submit a Recycling Market Development
Zone renewal application to include the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Rancho Cucamonga agrees to
participate in the Recycling Market Development Zone program in a manner that seeks to
ensure the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures and incomes, including but not limited to
soliciting public participation in all communities within the Recycling Market Development Zone.
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for formal adoption,certification and signatures
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 6'" day of March 2013.
AYES: Alexander, Michael, Spagnolo, Steinorth, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
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L. a nis ichael, Mayor
ATTEST:
nice C. Reynolds, City Clerk
I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a Regular Meeting
of said City Council held on the 6`h day of March 2013.
Executed this 7`" day of March 2013, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
ice C. Reynolds, City Jerk
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