HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2022-023RESOLUTION NO. 2022-23
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE RECOVERD ORGANIC
WASTE PRODUCT PROCUREMENT POLICY
WHEREAS, SB 1383, the Short -Lived Climate Pollutants: Organic Methane Waste
Emissions Reduction Act (Lars, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016), was passed by the
Legislature in 2016; and
WHEREAS, SB 1383 included requirements around the procurement of recovered
organic waste products and recycled -content paper products; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of a Recovered Organic Waste Product Procurement
Policy will help the City to:
1. Protect and conservate natural resources, water, and energy;
2. Minimize the City's contribution to climate change, pollution, and solid waste
disposal; and,
3. Comply with State requirements as contained in 14 CCR Division 7, Chapter 12,
Article 12 (SB 1383 procurement regulations) to procure a specified amount of
Recovered Organic Waste products to support Organic Waste disposal reduction
targets and markets for products made from recycled and recovered Organic
Waste materials, and to purchase Recycled -Content Paper Products and
Recycled -Content Printing and Writing Paper whenever they perform
satisfactorily and are available at a reasonably competitive price.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, California, that it adopts the Recovered Organic Waste Product Procurement
Policy;
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California at its regular meeting held this 24th day of March 2022, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: JONATHAN, KELLY, NESTANDE, QUINTANILLA, and HARNIK
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
AN C. HARN K, MAYOR
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tlONY J. M J C Y LERK
OF PALM E , ALIFORNIA