HomeMy WebLinkAbout138-93RESOLUTION NO. 138-93
APPROVING SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION BY CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
FOR IMPLEMENTING A COUNTYWIDE USED OIL PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, forty-nine and one-half percent of the used oil in California is recycled,
leaving approximately sixty million gallons being improperly disposed of in the state
annually (six times the Valdez oil spill), and 1,680,000 gallons annually in Contra Costa
County; and
WHEREAS, many used oil "do it yourselfers" in Contra Costa County have little
information on how to properly dispose of their used oil; and
WHEREAS, the California Oil recycling Enhancement Act, administered by the California
Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB), has a new grant program to provide funds
to cities and counties to implement programs which encourage the recycling and proper
disposal of used oil; and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Household Hazardous Waste Program is submitting
an application for a countywide public education program for $146,456 to: (1)
implement a store "point of purchase" program, (2) place signs at all apartment dumpsters
about used oil disposal, (3) work with large companies to collect used oil from
employees, (4) provide information to cities and haulers on curbside used oil collection
programs and on expanding from single family to multi-family curbside collection, and
(5) insert information in garbage bills about used oil disposal; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County accepts all responsibility for contracting with the State
and implementing the program, and for any fiscal liability associated with the contract;
and
WHEREAS, the CIWMB requires all cities involved, along with Contra Costa County, to
submit resolutions approving of this application; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Danville that the Town Council hereby
approves the submittal by Contra Costa County of a grant application to the CIWMB for
$146,456 under the California Oil Recycling Enhancement Act to implement a countywide
used oil public education program.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a Regular Meeting held on October 19,
1993 by the following vote:
AYES: SHIMANSKY,
NOES: NONE
ABSTAINED: NONE
ABSENT: RITCHEY
DOYLE,
GREENBERG, LANE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ATTEST:
City Attorney
City Clerk