RES-10883 Recycling Market Development ZoneRESOLUTION NO. 10883
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE TO DESIGNATE THE CITY OF
ORANGE AS PART OF THE RECYCLING MARKET
DEVELOPMENT ZONE.
WHEREAS, California Public Resources Code Section 42010 provides for the
establishment of the Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) program throughout the
State which provides incentives to stimulate development of post- consumer and secondary
materials markets for recyclables; and
WHEREAS, all California jurisdictions must meet a 50% reduction in landfill waste
disposal as mandated by the California Integrated Waste Management Act; and
WHEREAS, the development of local markets for recycled materials would reduce
the need to transport them out of the region in the future; and
WHEREAS, the current and proposed waste management practices and conditions are
favorable to the development of post- consumer and secondary waste materials markets; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Orange, Santa Ana,
Stanton, and Unincorporated Orange County are committed to the designation of the Orange
County RMDZ (OC RMDZ); and
WHEREAS, the designation as an RMDZ is necessary to facilitate local and regional
planning, coordination, support existing and new recycling -based manufacturing businesses,
as well as the attraction of private sector recycling investments; and
WHEREAS, RMDZ designation would make existing and new recycling -based
manufacturing businesses located within the proposed zone eligible for the technical and
financial incentives associated with the RMDZ program; and
WHEREAS, local governing bodies may receive RMDZ program related payments as
authorized by Public Resources Code; and
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has defined environmental justice as "the fair
treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development,
adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies"
Government Code section 65040.12(e)], and has directed the California Environmental
Protection Agency to conduct its programs, policies, and activities that substantially affect
human health or the environment in a manner that ensures the fair treatment of people of all
races, cultures, and income levels, including minority populations, and low income populations
of the State (Public Resources Code section 71110(a)); and
WHEREAS, CalRecycle in its Strategic Plan, has adopted a goal to continuously
integrate environmental justice concerns into all of the Department's programs and activities;
and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Orange, Santa Ana,
Stanton, and Unincorporated Orange County have agreed to submit a joint application to
CalRecycle requesting designation as a RMDZ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach has agreed to act as Lead Agency for the
proposed designation of the RMDZ; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
the City of Huntington Beach has prepared or caused to be prepared a Categorical Exemption
which evaluates the potential adverse environmental effects that might occur as a result of the
designation of Orange County Recycling Market Development Zone as a RMDZ; and
WHEREAS, the CEQA Categorical Exemption reflects the City's independent
judgment and analysis; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange will consider the information in the Categorical
Exemption and any comments on the received during the public review period; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange, on the basis of the entire record before it, finds that
there is no substantial evidence that the requested designation as a RMDZ will have a
significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach will file a Notice of Exemption with the
County of Orange Recorder and the California Office of Planning and Research and the Notice
of Exemption from CEQA is available from the Lead Agency's custodian of records: (City
Clerk's Office).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange
as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and hereby incorporated herein by reference.
2. The City of Orange hereby adopts the CEQA Finding for the designation of the OC
RMDZ.
3. The City of Orange, as Responsible Agency, approves the designation of the Orange
County Recycling Market Development Zone (OC RMDZ) as a RMDZ and directs the
City of Huntington Beach to submit an application to CalRecycle requesting
designation of the Orange County Recycling Market Development Zone as an RMDZ,
which includes the Cities of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Orange, Santa Ana,
Stanton, and Unincorporated Orange County.
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4. Approves receipt of any Recycling Market Development Zone related payments
authorized by the Public Resources Code. The City of Orange's Revenue Officer is
hereby authorized to execute in the name of the City of Orange all documents necessary
to secure payment and implement the associated activities.
5. The City of Huntington Beach as the Lead Agency will administer the OC RMDZ in a
manner that seeks to ensure the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures and
incomes, including but not limited to soliciting public participation in all communities
within the OC RMDZ, including minority and low income populations.
6. The City's Senior Planner shall file a Categorical Exemption respecting this project
with the State Clearinghouse pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15096(i).
ADOPTED this Stn day of September, 2015
Teresa E. Smith, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
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Mary E. Murphy, City Clerk, City o Orange
I MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California do 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 8 of September 2015, by the following
vote:
AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:Alvarez, Whitaker, Smith, Murphy, Nichols
NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
W&M-,a - ,
Mary E. Murphy, City Clerk, City of OVange
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