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JAN 610,93
RESOLUTION NO . 222-92 CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CONTRA COSTA CO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT OF EXPORTING SOLID WASTES OUTSIDE OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, a recent United States Supreme Court case (Fort
Gratiot Landfill v. Michigan Department of Natural Resources
(1992) 112 S .Ct . 2019) reviewed the waste import restrictions of
a state statute which prohibited private landfill operators from
accepting solid waste that originated outside the county in which
the .landfill operators' facilities are located; and
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has decided that
such restrictions are violative of the Commerce Clause of the
United States Constitution; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the rate payers of
Contra Costa County, in general, and the City of Richmond, in
particular, to obtain the lowest costs available for the disposal
of solid wastes generated within the County; and
WHEREAS, the search for the lowest solid waste disposal
costs may lead to contracting with private landfill operators
located in neighboring counties .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Richmond expresses its commitment to seeking and
obtaining the lowest solid waste disposal costs available .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Richmond expresses its intentions to look beyond the boundaries
of Contra Costa County in its search for the lowest available
solid waste disposal costs .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Richmond hereby urges the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors to pass a resolution which supports the City of
Richmond' s endeavors in obtaining the lowest available. solid
waste disposal costs for the City of Richmond' s rate payers by
stating that the County will not attempt 'to stop the City of
Richmond (or any other Contra Costa city) from sending its solid
waste out of the County .
I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and
adopted by the Council of the City of Richmond, California, at a
regular meeting thereof held November 9 1992, by the
following vote :
Ayes : Councilmembers Niccolls , Corbin, Rogers , Ziesenhenne ,
McMillan, Powers , Griffin, and Mayor Livingston
Noes : None
Absent : Councilmember Washington
EULA M. BARNES
Clerk of the City of Richmond
Approved:
GEORGE L. LIVINGSTON p
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Approved as to form: EULA M. BARNES
CLERK OF `BE CITYAF CHNNIONC.CALIF.
MALCOLM HUNTERIRES 11/10/92
City Attorney BY;,. DEPUTY