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RESOLUTION 69-23 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGREEMENT WHEREAS, in 1992 the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors established the Solid Waste Commission of Santa Clara County to advise city councils and the Board of Supervisors on countywide solid waste and recycling issues, and in 2001 revised the name of the Commission to the "Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission of Santa Clara County" (Commission); and WHEREAS, the bylaws of the Commission included establishment of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee to provide technical advice to the Commission on solid waste management and policy, to bring together a wide spectrum of viewpoints and expertise on County -wide solid waste and recycling issues affecting individual jurisdictions and to assist in development of policies and programs as well as revisions to the County Solid Waste Management Plan/County Integrated Waste Management Plan; and WHEREAS, On June 4, 2013, the Agreement Creating the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee (Agreement), was executed; and WHEREAS, the Agreement established and replaced the Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee with the Santa Clara Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee (TAC); and WHEREAS, The Agreement outlined the purposes of the TAC to, among other things, provide technical advice on solid waste management, bring together a wide spectrum of viewpoints and expertise on countywide solid waste and recycling issues, and to assist in the development of policies for countywide plans. WHEREAS, the Town now desires to approve the First Amendment to the Agreement Creating the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee (Amendment), to remove any indication that participation in TAC meetings virtually through teleconference technology is prohibited or strongly discouraged and allow members to participate in TAC meetings by utilizing teleconference technology, pursuant to the teleconferencing provisions in the Ralph M. Brown Act; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the approval of the Amendment, like the Agreement, is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guideline section 15378. Resolution 69-23 Page 1