HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1994-040 �
RESOLUTION NO. 94-40
� A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS SUPPORTING A FAIR SHARE RETURN
OF SOLID WASTE FEES; SUPPORTING ALLOCATION OF
FUNDS ON A REGIONAL BASIS; SUPPORTING EFFORTS
TO EFFECT THE FAIR SHARE POLICY BEGINNING IN FY95;
SUPPORTING FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT
WITH THE REGIONAL PLAN AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, North Central Texas generates about 29% of the solid waste fees
coilected annually by the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has no clear-cut policy to return a fair-share
allocation of the total solid waste revenue to each region in the state, whether by
direct allocation to the Regional Councils or through a statewide process; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has increasingly, in the last two years, reduced
the regional allocation to the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
"�"�' and other large metropolitan planning regions, while increasing the funding to more
rural areas, and has favored statewide competition as an allocation mechanism; and
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WHEREAS, as a direct result of said State policy, the actual revenues received
by our region in the last two to three years have been significantly disproportional to
available statewide funding; and
WHEREAS, NCTCOG is a voluntary association representing the local
governments in the region; is the designated regional agency for solid waste planning;
and has demonstrated its ability to represent the needs of local governments in solid
waste issues in its Regional Solid Waste Management Plan and subsequent recent
implementation and pass through funding programs; and
WHEREAS, NCTCOG's advisory committee on solid waste, the Resource
Conservation Council, has indicated the need to request a fair share allocation of the
total statewide solid waste revenue to this region.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
�, Section 1 . That the City of Grapevine supports a fair share return of solid
waste fees to the region.
,,,�, Section 2. That the City of Grapevine supports the majority of funds being
allocated on a regional basis rather than by statewide competition.
Section 3. That the City of Grapevine supports the NCTCOG working in
'""�` partnership with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) and
its Municipal Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Advisory Council, the
Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC), state legislators and others to effect
� this fair share policy for FY95 and thereafter.
Section 4. That the City of Grapevine supports the Executive Director of
NCTCOG seeking and entering into appropriate arrangements for state, local and/or
federal funding to undertake activities during 1994-95 consistent with the Regional
Plan.
Section 5. That this resolution shall be in effect from and after the date of its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the �6th day of August , 1994.
APPROVED:
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�� William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lind Huff
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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John F. Boyle, Jr.
� City Attorney
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