RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING STAFF TO SEND A SUPPORT LETTER SIGNED BY THE MAYOR TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA REQUESTING A ONE-TIME $180 MILLION BUDGET INCREASE FOR FY22-23 FOR SB 1383 LOCAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
WHEREAS, SB 1383 establishes methane emission reduction goals to reduce the landfill disposal of organic waste 50% by 2020 and 75% by 2025 from 2014 levels, and recover at least 20% of currently disposed of surplus food by 2025; and WHEREAS, CalRecycle was given authority to adopt regulations that would achieve these organic waste reduction requirements; and WHEREAS, the regulations are comprehensive, placing various added responsibilities on local jurisdictions, including: providing organic collection services, an edible food recovery program, education and outreach to the community, procurement requirements of organic material, providing access to edible food and composting facilities, and monitoring and enforcement by the local jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, this year, local governments, including the City of Commerce, have started to implement many of the requirements, which Cal Recycle has estimated will cost $20 to $40 billion over the next decade, including the addition of 50 to 100 new organic waste recycling facilities; and WHEREAS, in FY 2021-22, Cal Cities and a coalition of advocates successfully secured a $60 million state budget allocation for local assistance grants to implement SB 1383; and WHEREAS, Cal Recycle received 470 applications for this funding, which is insufficient to support local government projects seeking resources to develop a new comprehensive collection plan; and WHEREAS, Cal Cities is requesting a letter of support to be sent to our state legislator supporting a one-time $180 million state general fund budget request increase for the FY22-23 to support local assistance for organics waste and recycling development and implementation; and WHEREAS, the Governor and Legislature will begin discussing budget issues in the next two months with a final adoption on June 15th; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City authorizes staff to send a support letter signed by the Mayor to the State of California requesting a one-time $180 million budget increase for FY22-23 for SB 1383 Local Assistance Grants.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Commerce hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates them herein as findings and as a substantive part of this Resolution Section 2. Authorizes staff to execute the support letter signed by the Mayor for and on behalf of the City of Commerce to Nancy Skinner of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee and Phil Ting of the Assembly Budget Committee requesting a one-time $180 million budget increase for FY22-23 for SB 1383 Local Assistance Grants.
Section 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute the Resolution and sign the support letter for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of May, 2022. _______________________________
Oralia Rebollo Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lena Shumway
City Clerk
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