Resolution - 7049RESOLUTION NO. 7049
• A RESOLUTION OF .THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, REAFFIRMING THE CITY'S
• OBJECTIVE TO TRANSITION THE B.K.K. LANDFILL TO
OTHER BENEFICIAL LAND USES
WHEREAS, the B.K.K. Landfill, which contains
• large quantities of solid and liquid hazardous wastes, continues
to have an impact on the orderly growth and development of the
City of West Covina, as well as neighboring cities; and
WHEREAS, the continued operation of the B.K.K.
Landfill requires the continued cooperation of all the State
and local regulatory agencies to ensur.e appropriate controls and
mitigation measures at the Landfill site; and
WHEREAS, the.B.K.K. Corporation has publicly an-
nounced plans to continue to operate the Landfill for twenty (20)
years;
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West
Covina hereby resolves as follows:
(1) That the City of West Covina will take all
actions to assist in the transition of the B.K.K. Landfill to
another use by the elimination of the receipt and storage of
• additional hazardous and non -hazardous waste, at the earliest
time practical which is consistent with the non -hazardous waste
disposal needs of this area; and
(2) That such transition shall, to the maximum
extent practical, be in conjunction with the ongoing efforts
of the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Health
Services and all other responsible agencies; and
(31) That the City of [-hest Covina will take all
necessary measures, consistent with present law, to expedite
safe and secure closure, cleanup, conversion and maintenance of
the Landfill to such uses as are consistent with the best
interests of this City and its residents.
1985. .APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of July
ATTEFT:
•
• City Cle k
Mayor
• I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing
resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City
• of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 8th day of July 1985, by the
following vote of the Council.
AYES: Shearer, Bacon, Manners, Chappell, Tennant
• NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Approved as to form:
C ty Att rney
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City Clerk