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RESOLUTION NO. 18-1009
<br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON
<br /> APPROVING THE AGREEMENT WITH PLEASANTON GARBAGE SERVICE, INC.
<br /> FOR SOLID WASTE, RECYCLABLE MATERIALS, AND ORGANIC MATERIALS
<br /> SERVICES
<br /> WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California, by enactment of the California
<br /> Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) (California Public Resources Code Section
<br /> 40000 et seq.), has declared that it is in the public interest to authorize and require local
<br /> agencies to make adequate provisions for Solid Waste Collection within their jurisdiction; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the State of California has found and declared that the amount of refuse
<br /> generated in California, coupled with diminishing Disposal Site space and potential adverse
<br /> environmental impacts from landfilling and the need to conserve natural resources, have
<br /> created an urgent need for State and local agencies to enact and implement an aggressive
<br /> integrated waste management program. The State has, through enactment of AB 939 and
<br /> subsequent related legislation including, but not limited to: the Jobs and Recycling Act of 2011
<br /> (AB 341), the Event and Venue Recycling Act of 2004 (AB 2176), SB 1016 (Chapter 343,
<br /> Statutes of 2008), the Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling Act of 2014 (AB 1826), and
<br /> the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Bill of 2016 (SB 1383), directed the responsible State
<br /> agency. and all local agencies, to promote Diversion and to maximize the use of feasible waste
<br /> reduction, reuse, Recycling and Composting options in order to reduce the amount of refuse
<br /> that must be Disposed; and
<br /> WHEREAS, in 1990 the Alameda County Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative
<br /> Charter Amendment established a county-wide Solid Waste Diversion Rate goal of seventy-five
<br /> percent (75%) by 2010; and
<br /> WHEREAS, in 2010, the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board
<br /> ("StopWaste") adopted a Strategic Plan including a new waste Diversion goal: by 2020, less
<br /> than 10 percent of what is deposited in Alameda County's landfills will be readily Recyclable or
<br /> Compostable; and
<br /> WHEREAS, under Title 9, Section 20.060, Refuse Collection of the City of Pleasanton
<br /> Municipal Code, the City has the authority to provide for the Collection, Transport. Processing,
<br /> marketing, and Disposal of Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials and Organic Materials through a
<br /> franchise agreement: and
<br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 40059(a)(2), the City
<br /> has determined that the public health, safety, and well-being require that an exclusive right be
<br /> awarded to a qualified Contractor to provide for the Collection, Transportation, and Processing
<br /> (where permitted under this Agreement) of Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials, Organic
<br /> Materials, Construction and Demolition Debris, Bulky Items and other services related to
<br /> meeting the City's Customer service and environmental goals as well as goals established
<br /> through the City's Climate Action Plan; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the City Council further declares its intent to approve and maintain
<br /> reasonable Rates for the Collection, Recycling, Processing, Composting, Transfer and/or
<br /> Disposal of Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials. and Organic Materials; and
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