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Home My WebLink About3.2 PollutionPreventionWk "'. ~ e e CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 27, 1993 SUBJECT: Pollution Prevention Week (October 4-10, 1993) ~ (Prepared by: Bo Barker, Management Assistant) EXHIBITS ATTACHED:/). Resolution supporting Pollution Prevention Week (October 4-10, 1993) / 2. Letter from ABAG dated August 27,1993. RECOMMENDATION: ~oPt the Resolution in support of Pollution Prevention Week. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: There is no financial impact by adopting the resolution. DESCRIPTION: The San Francisco Bay Area Hazardous Waste Management Capacity Allocation Committee, a committee formed by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), has requested the City's support for Pollution Prevention Week, October 4 - 10, 1993. The committee's goal is to stimulate cooperation among local governments to "reduce waste at the source." Furthermore, the committee comments that cooperation is the most cost efficient manner in which to conduct pollution prevention as communities around the bay area are faced with the same pollution problems. The committee hopes to realize savings in the areas of disposal costs, improved worker safety and decreases in the cost of raw materials by reducing waste at the source. ~.3-.2 COPIES TO: CITY CLERK I FILE ~ e e RESOLUTION NO. - 93 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ...............* ADOPTING OCTOBER 4-10, 1993 AS POLLUTION PREVENTION WEEK WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is in favor of a clean and safe environment; and WHEREAS, pollution prevention is a successful approach to environmental protection that focuses on waste prevention, and is therefore the most favorable and progressive strategy for protecting our environment; and . WHEREAS, pollution prevent can increase efficiency and save government and businesses money by decreasing disposal costs, improving worker safety, providing less expensive feed stocks and reducing present and future liability associated with generation of wastes; and WHEREAS, pollution prevention offers both environmental protection and increased competitiveness; and WHEREAS, by focusing attention on pollution prevention, the City of Dublin will meet the challenges of the 90's for economic competitiveness and environmental protection; and WHEREAS, Pollution Prevention Week is an opportunity for government, industry, and environmental groups to celebrate the potential of pollution prevention and to work together to plan for a prosperous and sustainable future. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin supports Pollution Prevention Week for October 4--10,1993. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of September, 1993 A YES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: A TIEST: Mayor City Clerk Exhibit 1 e OJe/JG e ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS Mailing Address: . P.O. Box 2050 . Oakland, CA 94604.2050 August 27, 1993 Mayor Peter W. Snyder and Members of the City Council City of Dublin 11497 Silvergate Drive Dublin, CA 94568 Dear Mayor Snyder and Council members: The San Francisco Bay Area Hazardous Waste Management Capacity Allocation Committee (Committee) urges you to support Pollution Prevention Week, October 4 - 10, 1993. As local government leaders, we have an opportunity and a responsibility to apply pollution prevention in our day to day operations. From purchasing decisions to policy directives, our local governments must lead by example -- to do the same as we've asked of our businesses. As a Committee, we are writing to ask for your city to participate in Pollution Prevention Week '93 by taking the following actions: 1) adopt a resolution for your local government to prevent pollution at the source (We have attached a resolution for you to consider.); 2) develop a hazardous waste reduction program for your city organization (We are providing you with the attached step-by-step guide to aid your city in this process.); and 3) participate in our morning workshop on October 7 to learn how to get the most from your pollution prevention program. (An announcement for this workshop is enclosed.) During these difficult financial times we must use our resources in the most cost efficient manner possible. Pollution prevention - reducing waste at the source - is often the cheapest and most effective way to diminish pollution over the long term. Savings can be realized in many areas, including decreased disposal costs, improved worker safety and decreases in costs of raw materials. Our region, consisting of the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma and the City and County of San Francisco, has made significant strides to plan for the management of hazardous wastes. The Bay Area counties have demonstrated that regional cooperation -- by working to reduce hazardous EXHIBIT ;; Representing City and County Governments of the San Francisco Bay Area Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter . Eighth & Oak Streets. Oakland. (510) 464.7900 . Fax: (510) 464-7970 .... . . e e Pollution Prevo LTR, Page 2 waste treatment and disposal capacity needs and sharing the burden of providing hazardous waste management capacity -- is in the best interests of the region. Promoting pollution prevention is a Number One priority of our Committee. We are inviting your city to participate in Pollution Prevention Week '93 and to make a commitment to pollution prevention in your operations as the Number One way to address environmental concerns. .. . We urge your active participation in this effort. We look forward to working with you to make the Bay Area a better place to live. Thank you. , SinCejly, ~.~~. . \JJlchai Sweeney, Co~ttee Chairperson Mayor, City of Hayward and San Francisco Bay Area Hazardous Waste Management Capacity Allocation Committee: Rosemary Corbin, Committee Vice-chair, and Councilmember City of Richmond Mary King, Supervisor, Alameda County Sunne Wright McPeak, Supervisor, Contra Costa County Harold C. Brown, Jr., Supervisor, Marin County Harry Moore, Councilmember, City of Novato Kevin Shelley, Supervisor, San Francisco County Michael Rippey, Supervisor, Napa County Louis Jefferson, Councilmember, City of Yountville Mary Griffin, Supervisor, San Mateo County Naomi Patridge, Councilmember, City of Half Moon Bay Ron Gonzales, Supervisor, Santa Clara County Trixie Johnson, Councilmember, City of San Jose Barbara Kondylis, Supervisor, Solano County Ernie Ciarrocchi, Mayor, City of Benicia Tim Smith, Supervisor, Sonoma County Jim Reilly, Councilmember, City of Rohnert Park cc: City Manager (Does not include Step-by-step Guide) Enclosures:l)Resolution, 2)Step-by-step Guide, 3) Workshop Announcements file; ppw.ltr