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RESOLUTION NO. 30-86
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF
LOS ALTOS HTTTS EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO AMENDED-_ ASSEMBLY
BILL 2020 (BOTTIE BTT T,)
WHEREAS, the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills supports all local, state
and national efforts to pass deposit legislation that has proven to clean up
litter and increase recycling; and
WHEREAS, the five cent deposits with returns to stores is already working
to clean up litter in nine states;
THEREFORE, the City of the awn of Los Altos Hills is alarmed that AB2020
(Margolin), as amended, will not achieve the results that bottle=bills have
produced in these same states, as the amended bill ignores the relationship
between the deposit level and convenience of return; Under the proposal, the
deposit'level' 'is lower (one cent) , while grocery stores are not required to
receive containers from consumers. The amended bill further creates an inefficient
government bureaucracy that is dominated by the beverage industry that has spent
millions of dollars opposing past efforts to pass the Bottle Bill, and is not
necessary under traditional deposit laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Los Altos Hills strongly urges
the California Legislature to pass the original bottle bill and not an ineffective
substitute.
REGULARLY passed and adopted this 5th day of March, 1986.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk