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HomeMy WebLinkAbout112-92% RESOLUTION NO. 112-92 ADOPTION OF A SOURCE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ELEMENT, A HOUSEHOLD WASTE ELEMENT, AND A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (Public Resources Code §40000 et seq.) requires each city to adopt and submit to the County a Source Reduction and Recycling Element, as well as a separate Household Hazardous Waste Element; and WHEREAS, the cities/towns of Danville, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek have designated, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15051(d), the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority as Lead Agency for purpose of preparing a program- level Environmental Impact Report on each of their required Elements; and WHEREAS, a Final Environmental Impact Report (hereinafter "FEIR") has been prepared by the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority in order to study and mitigate potential environmental effects arising from adoption and implementation of the Elements; and WHEREAS, July 21, 1992, the Town Council of the Town of Danville conducted a duly noticed hearing on the adoption of its two Elements; and WHEREAS, the Town Council, acting as a Responsible Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act, has read and considered the FEIR, as well as all testimony and documentary evidence received; and WHEREAS, based upon the FEIR, testimony, and documentary evidence, the Town Council finds as follows: lo The program-level FEIR for adoption of the proposed Source Reduction and Recycling Elements and the Household Hazardous Waste Elements previously certified by the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority is appropriate for use by a Responsible Agency in adopting its Elements. . Mitigation measures have been included in the program-level FEIR which will avoid, or substantially lessen, the significant environmental impacts resulting from adoption and implementation of the Elements. Moreover, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program as required under Public Resources Code §21081.6 has been proposed to assure compliance with those mitigation measures during project implementation. RESOLUTION NO. 112-92 Page 1 of 3 . o o Further environmental assessment in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act may be required for specific projects carried out to implement the Elements and further mitigation measures and conditions will then be devised and adopted for site specific impacts associated with such projects. Potentially significant impacts in the following areas are, or shall be, mitigated to a less than significant level as the result of mitigation measures set forth in the FEIR: Transportation Hydrology/Water Quality Cultural Resources Air Quality/Odors Health and Safety Geology Visual Quality Biological Resources Land Use Noise Attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein are findings made pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15091 as to each significant environmental effect identified in the program-level FEIR. Although the findings set forth on Exhibit "A" conclude that all identified significant impacts can be reduced to less than significant levels, it is possible that construction of a particular facility at a given location or carrying out specific activities in implementation of the Elements may result in an unavoidable significant impact which cannot be mitigated to a less than significant level. In that event, the following overriding considerations mitigate, nonetheless, in favor of adopting the proposed Source Reduction and Recycling Elements and the Household Hazardous Waste Elements: no Adoption of the two Elements is necessary for compliance with the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989. b. Cooperative implementation of the Elements by the six cities/towns associated with the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority would reduce the overall adverse impacts to the physical environment within Central Contra Costa County as well as risks to humans through proper handling of household hazardous waste. Co Failure ~o adopt and implement the Source Reduction and Recycling Elements would have an overall adverse impact upon the environment through loss of programs designed to significantly reduce the amount of solid waste directed to landfills, now therefore be it RESOLUTION NO. 112-92 Page 2 of 3 RESOLVED, by the Town Council that the findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15091, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program included as part of the FEIR, are hereby adopted; and be it further FUTHER RESOLVED, that the overriding considerations set forth above as Finding No. 5 be and are hereby adopted; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Source Reduction and Recycling Element and the Household Hazardous Waste Element are hereby adopted for the Town of Danville. APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of the Town of Danville at a regular meeting held on July 21, 1992 by the following vote: AYES: LANE, SHIMANSKY, DOYLE, GREENBERG NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: RITCHEY YO~ L,~ APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST: CITY CLERK RESOLUTION NO. 112-92 Page 3 of 3