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MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL (Special Meeting)
DATE OF MEETING: SEPTEMBER 12,1994
TIME OF MEETING: 12:OO NOON
PLACE OF MEETING: Council Chambers, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Lewis called the Meeting to order at 12:05 pm.
ROLL CALL was taken as follows:
Present: Council Members Finnila, Nygaard, Kulchin, Mayor Pro Tem Stanton, and
Mayor Lewis.
Absent: None
55 1. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
Mayor Lewis stated this would be a workshop for the purpose of gathering information and then the
matter would be placed on a future agenda at a regular meeting for any additional Council action.
Assistant City Manager Frank Mannen reported that the San Diego Solid Waste Authority would be
meeting on Thursday, September 15, 1994, and they will implement the new trash rates effective
October 1st regardless of cities reactions. He also reported that the North County JPA staff is
negotiating a contract with Coast Waste Management for a standby agreement and there is a meeting
on Wednesday, September 14th, to finalize that document. That agreement would provide Coast
Waste with the ability to dispose of trash using the most effective alternative.
Mr. Mannen also reported that there is no legal barrier to moving trash. Trash can be moved inside
the state to another location or it can be moved outside to another state. The only issue at this time is
the cost. Therefore, ECDC is still an option, but the real issue is cost. In addition, he stated that if the
Council becomes a member of the Solid Waste Authority, the City would be obligated to send all of its
trash to the Authority’s facilities.
In response to Council query, the City Attorney stated that the Solid Waste Authority has a legal
obligation to pay for pre-existing debts and agreements of the old organization. He continued by
stating that the MOU between the Authority and the County contains a provision that states the County
Board of Supervisors will approve the decisions of the Authority as a Consent Calendar item on their
agenda. However, the County does not have to approve their actions since the County is still making
the final decisions until all of the assets transfer to the Authority. In addition, if the City joins the Solid
Waste Authority, the City would have more responsibility than they currently have as a non-member
agency.
Council discussed the NCRRA debt and financial risks associated with that debt. Council also
discussed the issue of contingent costs should the City not become a member of the Solid Waste
Authority.
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Staff reported on the Authority’s proposed fee structure for member and non-member agencies and
the information contained in the Ernst & Young Report and the Deloitte & Touche Report
ACTION: By unanimous consensus, Council directed staff to amend the draft letter dated
September 7, 1994 (Exhibit 4 of Agenda Bill #12,853) to reflect Council’s
concern that the Authority’s deadline for signing the contract is unrealistic due
to the fact that there are other options available; and Council authorized the
Mayor to deliver the letter to the Authority at their meeting on September 15,
1994.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the Special Meeting of September 12, 1994, was adjourned at 1 :30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
ALETHA u/- L. RALJTENKRANZ, CMC
City Clerk
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