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RESOLUTION NO. 804
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY. COUNCIL OF THE. TOWN OF LOS
ALTOS HILLS URGING PASSAGE..OF .ASSEMBLY BILL 3911
RELATING. TO ABATEMENT OF LITTER AND WASTE
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 3911 would create a State fund for the
continuing abatement, removal and recycling of litter and waste`. to
be funded by imposition of a one percent (1%) tax on annual net sales
of "covered items". including soft drinks, carbonated beverages, beer,
beverages sold in paper orplastic cartons of one-half pint or less,
cigarettes, wrapped candy., confections, potato... chips of less than
three ounces, and gum, among others, and
WHEREAS, the State fund. would .be used for allocation to
organizations for litter collection, research and development for
recovery of resources and energy of waste, litter receptacles, law
enforcement and community recycling centers, among others, and
WHEREAS, the purposes for which the proposed tax is to be used
is in conformitywith and would advance both the removal and recycling
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of litter and waste within cities, among others, and which is of
paramount interest to cities by reason of the problems created by
litter and waste and the reuse of materials which would aid in
conservation of resources..
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
does hereby. go .on record as being in favor of Assembly Bill 3911 and
does hereby urge each State Legislator to vote in favor of Assembly
Bill 3911.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the Town of Los
Altos Hills is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this
Resolution forthwithtothe respective State Assemblyman and State
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Senator for the respective districts from which the Town of Los
. .- Altos Hills is situated.
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I HEREBY_ CERTIFY. thatthe foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the Town of
Los Altos Hills held on the 7th day of August, 1974.
City Clerk
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