2005/04/12 City Council Resolution (11)RESOLUTION NO. 2005 - 99
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE SONOMA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
TO SUBMIT THE FUNDING REQUEST FORM TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION'S DIVISION OF RECYCLING AND
TO IMPLEMENT A BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING PROGRAM
ON ITS BEHALF AND, ONCE RECEIVED, TO FORWARD DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION FUNDS FOR BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING TO
THE SONOMA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
WHEREAS, the people of the State of California have enacted the California Beverage
Container Recycling and Lifter Reduction Act that provides funds to cities and counties for
beverage container recycling and litter cleanup activities; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Conservation's Division of Recycling has
been delegated the responsibility for the administration of the program within the State, setting
up necessary procedures for cities and counties or their designees under the program; and
WHEREAS, per Section 14581 (a)(4)(E) of the California Beverage Container
Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, the eligible participant must submit the Funding Request
Form by the due date and time in order to request funds from the Department of Conservation's
Division of Recycling; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park determined it was in the City's best interest to
participate in a regional program administered by the Sonoma County Waste Management
Agency by adopting Resolution No. 2005 -99 on April 12, 2005, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Conservation has notified the Sonoma County Waste
Management Agency of changes in the City /County Payment Program that requires funding to
be paid directly to the City instead of the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to reaffirm its commitment to a regional beverage container
recycling program.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Rohnert Park authorizes its
Joint Powers Authority' the Sonorna County Waste Management Agency, to submit the Funding
Request form to the Department of Conservation's Division of Recycling on its behalf. The
Director of the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency is hereby authorized and
empowered to execute in the name of the County of Sonoma all necessary forms hereto for the
purposes of securing payment to implement and carry out the purposes specified in Section
14581 (a)(4)(A) of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, and
provide information regarding this program to the Division upon request.
BE IT ALSO FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Rohnert Park will forward the
Department of Conservation City /County Payment, once received, to the Sonoma County Waste
Management Agency for continued implementation of the regional beverage container recycling
program in Sonoma County. The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency will be the
responsible party to provide records to the Division should an audit be perfonned.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED on this 12'x' day of April, 2005, by the City
Council of the City of Rohnert Park.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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