Resolution 09508CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 9508
ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
OF THE GREAT CALIFORNIA RESOURCE RALLY, 1981
WHEREAS, more than 46 million tons of non-hazardous solid
wastes are generated each year in California while many of the
state's 600 sanitary landfills are closing; and
WHEREAS, Californians spend more than $600 million each year
to collect, transfer, haul and bury solid wastes that contain
hundreds of millions of dollars of valuable energy and materials
that could be reused, recycled or otherwise recovered; and
WHEREAS, the problem of litter continues to plague California's
cities and counties, costing the taxpayers an additional $100
million to handle; and
WHEREAS, the State Solid Waste Management Board is the agency
responsible for initiating and encouraging statewide and community
programs in solid waste management planning and enforcement, re-
cycling, resource reuse, energy recovery, litter control and public
education and participation; and
WHEREAS, the State Solid Waste Management Board, with the
support of California public interest groups, businesses and local
governments, is sponsoring the Great California Resource Rally to
be held April 20 to 26, 1981, to raise Californian's awareness of
the State's impending garbage crisis and encourage citizen partici-
pation in litter control, recycling and waste reduction activities;
and
WHEREAS, the elected officials of the City of Alameda have a
critical leadership role to play in helping to find solutions to
California's and Alameda's solid waste management needs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ALAMED7 that the Alameda City Council hereby endorses and supports
the goals and objectives of the California Resource Rally, and
urges citizens and city personnel to participate in and support
recycling, litter control and waste reduction activities through-
out the year and especially during the Rally week of April 20 to
26, 1981; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Alameda urges local agencies, organizations and associations to
adopt similar resolutions which endorse and support the Great
California Resource Rally.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the
Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled
on the 7th of April, 1981, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Diament, Sherratt, Stone, Tillman and
President Corica - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of said City this 8th day of
April, 1981.
City Clerk of th- Citf Alameda