HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-079RESOLUTION NO. ~?'~- ~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
TOWNSEND AUTHORIZING JEFFERSON COUNTY TO INCLUDE THE
CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND IN AN AMENDMENT OF THE JEFFERSON
COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, under the provisions of RCW Chapter 70.95, Jefferson County is
responsible for preparation, adoption and implementation of a Comprehensive Solid Waste
management Plan, and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Townsend did, by Resolution 88-64, authorize Jefferson
County to prepare a plan for the management of solid waste within the City of Port Townsend
for inclusion as an element of the' County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Solid Waste Management Plan was adopted by the
Board of County Commissioners on July 22, 1991 and by the City Council of the City of Port
Townsend on August 6, 1991, and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County is required, under the amended RCW Chapter 70.95 and
the associated Department of Ecology planning guidelines, to amend the Jefferson County
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan with respect to stated priorities for Waste
Reduction and Recycling, Now, Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND,
that Jefferson County is hereby authorized to include the City of Port Townsend in an
amendment process for the Jefferson County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan and
further authorizes assistance to the County in the determination of Waste Reduction and
Recycling goals and in the implementation of strategies to achieve and document those goals.
Any amendment to the Plan regarding the City of Port Townsend shall be reviewed and
specifically adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend before it shall become
effective, and any financial implications to the City of either this Resolution or of the Plan
Amendment shall be considered and approved by the City Council before implementation.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Port T~d ?roved by the ~ayor this
sixth day of July, 1992.
p M. Clise, Mayor
roved as to form:
David A. Grove, City Clerk Dennis McLerran, City Attorney