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MOORPARK
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Honorable City Council
Mary R. Lindley, Assistant to the City Manager,)Y\
October 1, 1992 (10/9 City Council Meeting)
Discussion of the Proposed Weldon Canyon
Landfill
This item was placed on the Council's agenda for discussion at the
request of Councilmember Montgomery. The Board of Supervisors has
not been unable to reach a conclusion on the approval or denial of
Waste Management's proposal for Weldon Canyon Landfill.
As a result of opposition expressed by the City of Ojai, the
Ventura Regional Sanitation District and others, the Board of
Supervisors requested and received a staff report regarding the
options available to the County on the proposed Weldon Canyon
Landfill project. The report explores two major alternatives: 1)
ways in which public management and control of landfill operations
may be exercised by the County, and 2) options available to
expedite the decision - making process on project land use
entitlement.
The report's conclusion indicates that existing County ordinances
provide effective means for public management and control of
private solid waste disposal operations. Due to economic and
policy considerations, alternative public management options for
private landfill operations involving lease or site purchase can
only be accomplished by multi- jurisdictional action.
PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. JOHN E. WOZNIAK SCOTT MONTGOMERY BERNARDO M. PEREZ ROY E. TALLEY JR.
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember
Printed On Recycled Paper
Weldon Canyon Landfill
October 1, 1992
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In terms of expediting the permitting process, should the Board
reconsider its action on the adequacy of the EIR and deem it
legally sufficient, additional EIR studies and public review would
be unnecessary.
The timeliness of siting a new landfill in the western waste shed
is of concern to the City of Moorpark. Bailard is scheduled for
closure in December 1993, and the current disposal proposal for
west county waste is the Simi Valley Landfill. This The Ventura
Regional Sanitation District has requested an extension of the
Bailard closure date to May 1997. Even if Bailard is granted an
extension, siting and developing a new landfill is a very lengthy
process and the use of the Simi Valley Landfill by the west county
may still be necessary.
On January 8, 1992, Council directed the Mayor to sign a letter
expressing the City opposition to the "no project" alternative
listed in the Weldon Canyon EIR. The "no project" alternative
refers to the option of constructing no new landfills in the
western waste shed.
Recommendation
Direct staff as deemed appropriate.