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RESOLUTION NO. 53-92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF LOS ALTOS HILLS REGARDING COUNTY
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS
WHEREAS, the State of California authorized and encouraged counties to
prepare Hazardous Waste Management Plans; and
WHEREAS, the State of California required the Department of Toxic Substances
Control (DTSC) to review and approve county hazardous waste management plans;
and
WHEREAS, the State of California required the DTSC to review and approve
resubmitted county hazardous waste management plans within 90 days of receipt of
revised plans; and
WHEREAS, a DTSC approved hazardous waste management plan provides for
the reduction and disposal of the State's hazardous waste, fair distribution of
hazardous waste facilities and attempts to retain local control of land use decisions; and
WHEREAS, lack of an approved hazardous waste management plan results in a
loss of local land use control and of proper management of hazardous wastes; and
WHEREAS, counties and cities, within the San Francisco Bay Area and the
Region 2 staff as well as the central Sacramento office of the DTSC have worked
together for over five years to prepare approvable hazardous waste management plans
including mutually agreed time lines; and
WHEREAS, following resolution of all outstanding issues the regional staff
forwarded to the central DTSC office the redrafted hazardous waste management plans
of the Bay Area counties for approval; and
WHEREAS, the central DTSC office refused to act on resubmitted plans, notifying
all six Bay Area counties with unapproved and resubmitted hazardous waste
management plans, on September 16, 1992, that they would "no longer review or take
action to approve or disapprove county hazardous waste management plans".
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the Town of Los
Altos Hills will contact the DTSC requesting immediate review and approval on
currently submitted hazardous waste management plans for Bay Area counties and
action on any other hazardous waste managment plans within 90 days of submittal
and that the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills will support sponsors of
legislation requiring 90 day review and action by the DTSC on county hazardous waste
management plans with a proviso that DTSC nonaction results in automatic approval
of county hazardous waste management plans.
DATED: December 16, 1992
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk