DATE: 11/06/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Utilities Department
2024-124
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CITY’S REPRESENTATIVES AND ALTERNATES
TO THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COUNCIL/LOCAL TASK FORCE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Solid Waste Advisory Council/Local Task Force was established to assist Riverside County’s Planning Commission and Board on all substantive waste management issues and solid waste facility land use matters. This staff report requests the City Council’s approval of a Resolution establishing the City’s representative to meet the requirements for participation in this Solid Waste Advisory Council/Local Task Force.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024-102, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to designate a representative and alternate to the Riverside County Solid Waste Advisory Council/Local Task Force.
BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The Solid Waste Advisory Council was established by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in 1981 to make findings and provide advisory recommendations to the County’s Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors on all important matters related to waste management and solid waste facility land use. After the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) passed, which established mandated solid waste diversion and recycling requirements, the role of the Solid Waste Advisory Council was expanded to include AB 939, State mandated duties of a Local Task Force and the Riverside County Solid Waste Advisory Council/Local Task Force (SWAC/LTF) was created.
ANALYSIS:
The additional role of the SWAC/LTF is to assist the County and its cities in meeting AB 939 requirements, from the preparation and revision of the Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (CIWMP) to reviewing and commenting on solid waste facilities and their expansions for consistency with the CIWMP and recycling goals to the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The Riverside County SWAC/LTF provides members with the unique opportunity to assist the County and its cities in complying with AB 939 and Senate Bill 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants mandates, to plan for adequate waste disposal capacity and organics processing facilities, to evaluate waste disposal alternatives and technologies, and to influence the direction of waste management practices and legislation.
Meetings of the SWAC/LTF were held as needed, requiring a quorum of 11 members when acting in the capacity of an LTF under AB 939 or a majority of the membership when acting in the Capacity of a SWAC. Membership to the SWAC/LTF consists of the following:
Agency or Industry
Number of Persons
Appointed by Agency
Board of Supervisors 6
Cities with Population Greater than 100,000
City of Moreno Valley 1
City of Riverside 1
City of Corona 1
City of Temecula 1
City of Murrieta 1
City of Jurupa Valley 1
City of Menifee 1
Coachella Valley Association of Governments 2
Western Riverside Association of Governments 2
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries 1
Environmental Community (appointed by Board of Supervisors) 1 Industry representatives appointed by the Office of Economic Development 2
San Bernardino Riverside Counties Disposal Association (IEDA) 3 Agricultural Representatives appointed by the Riverside County Farm Bureau 2
Riverside Chapter of California Council of Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors 1
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this recommended action.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action asks that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to designate a representative to serve in the Solid Waste Advisory Council/Local Task Force and there is no possibility this action will have a significant effect on the environment.
Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.
PREPARED BY: JACQUELINE ZUKERAN, UTILITY BILLING AND ADMINISTRATION
MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: TOM MOODY, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES
ATTACHMENT:
1. Exhibit 1 – Resolution No. 2024-102