HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011981 - 1981-109 FB 2
IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of )
A Resolution Supporting the Request )
of the City of El Cerrito for )
Acceptance of a Late Grant Application ) Resolution No. 81/..09
by the State Solid Waste Management Board)
WHEREAS, the City of E1 Cerrito has acted as the lead agency for the cities
and unincorporated areas of West Contra Costa County for a 1981 State Solid Waste
Management Board Recycling Grant: and
WHEREAS, the City of El Cerrito has prepared, in good faith, a grant appli-
cation for $300,000; and
WHEREAS,' mechanical failure beyond the control of the City of El Cerrito
caused the grant application to be delivered 52 minutes beyond the published deadline;
and
WHEREAS, late grant applications have been accepted by the State Solid Waste
Management Board in previous years; and
WHEREAS, the State Solid Waste Management Board determined on January 9, 1981
that it would not entertain any appeals regarding grant applications submitted beyond
the published deadline for any reason; and
WHEREAS, the State Solid Waste Management Board has not provided a contingency
plan that is common to other administrators of grants that would consider human error,
mechanical error and acts of God; and
WHEREAS, hundreds of tons of potential recyclable materials may be lost
statewide due to such an indifferent position by the State Solid Waste Management
Board; and
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Commission at its January meeting recommended to
the Board of Supervisors that this resolution be ADOPTED;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
informs the State Solid Waste Management Board that supporting such an unrealistically
rigid interpretation of deadlines without a contingency plan is counter productive to
the recycling efforts of the State.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa
on January 27, 1981 by unanimous vote.
CERTIFim copy
i certify that this is a full, true & correct copy of
the original document which is on file in my office,
and that it ,vas passed & adopted by the Board of
Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California, on
the date shown. ATTEST. J. R. OLSSON, County
Clerk &ex-officio Clerk of said Board of Supervisors,
by Deputy Clerk.
JAN 2 7 1981
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Originating Dept: Public Works-Environmental Control Helen H. Kent
cc. Acting Public Works Director-Environ. Control
State Solid Waste Management Board (via PWD)
City of E1 Cerrito (via PWD)
Solid Waste Commission (via PWD)
Resolution No. 81/109