RES-8497 Approving an Application for Grant Funds from State Department of ConservationRESOLUTION No. 8497
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING AN APPLICATION
FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF CALIF-
ORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION TO ABATE
THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL SCAVENGING OF
CURBSIDE MATERIALS.
WHEREAS, the people of the State of California have enacted the California
Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, a minimum value is assigned to
eve!)' plastic, glass and aluminum beverage container labeled "California Refund Value"
or "California Redemption Value"; and
WHEREAS, the Beverage Distributors make a payment equal to the redemption
value into a fund that supports the California Beverage Container Recycling Program; and
WHEREAS, said proceeds are made available for grants by the Department to
nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Conservation is now soliciting proposals for the
purpose of testing systems and lor policies which can be used to abate the impact of
illegal scavenging of curbside materials; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange has a curbside program in its sixth year for
collection of these materials; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange has experienced an increase in scavenging
activii::s in our neighb9rhoods, costing this city untold thousands of dollars in lost
revenue available to offset collection and processing expenditures, and causing undo
alarm to resideI1ts for tLeir safety and the security of their homes as a result of illegal
scavenging activities; Old
WHEREAS, the City of Orange has expressed its support to discourage this
activity through ordinances, identification of police enforcement personnel, and public
education outreach,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Orange authorizes the submittal of an application to the Department of Conservation for
their 1995-96 Anti-Scavenging Project Grant, and that the Director of Public
Works of the City of Orange is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name
City of Orange all necessaty applications, contracts, agreements and amendments hereto
for the purposes of securing grant funds and to implement and carry out the purposes
specified in the grant application.
ADOPTED this 11 th day of July:1995.
ATTEST:
Mayor of the City of Oran
MARILYN J. JENSEN
City Clerk of the City of Orange
By(?~~~
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 11 th
of July, 1995, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MURPHY, BARRERA, 11AYOR COOOTZ, SPURGEON, SLATER
NONE
NONE
MARTT,VN ,7 ,7F.NSF.N
City Clerk of the City of Orange
By:r1uAfA~h L Ca';lzl'~~
Deputy Cit~ler
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