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RESOLUTION NO. 97-41
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE FINAL DRAFT SITING ELEMENT
FOR MENDOCINO COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Public Resources Code of the State of California requires each
county to prepare and adopt a Siting Element that states how solid waste will be disposed
of in the future; and
WHEREAS, a preliminary draft and final draft Siting Element was prepared on
behalf of the County of Mendocino by the Mendocino Solid Waste Management
Authority, and submitted to the AB 939 Local Task Force for review; and
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact was prepared and
approved for the Siting Element by the Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Ukiah has conducted a public hearing
to receive comment on the final draft of the Siting Element on December 18, 1996;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE City Council for the City of
Ukiah approved the final draft of the Siting Element attached as Exhibit A and establishes
it as a part of the City of Ukiah's Solid Waste Management Plan.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of December, 1996, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Councilmembers Ashiku, Kelly, Mastin, and Mayor Malone.
None
None
None
~;~'effda~ Malone
Mayor
ity Clerk
B:RE~2
MCSE.939
Mendocino County Siting Element
1. Introduction
Public Resources Code Section 41700-41721.5 requires each county to
prepare a countywide Siting Element which identifies areas to be used for disposal
capacity for solid waste which cannot be reduced, recycled, or composted.
The Siting Element is intended to be a planning document which ensures that
the need for future solid waste disposal will be met in an environmentally and fiscally
sound manner.
Following review by the Local Task Force and public hearings, the Siting
Element must be approved by the County of Mendocino and a majority of the cities
within the county that contain a majority of the population of the incorporated area
[Public Resources Code Section 41721].
2. Background
Mendocino County covers a large geographical area and has a widely-
dispersed population. Historically, the County used many small landfills for municipal
solid waste. By 1995, there were only three landfills remaining in operation:
Table 1--Mendocino County municl )al landfills, 1995
Landfill Operator Annual tonnage of Projected closure
solid waste date
Willits City of Willits 19,000 1997
Ukiah City of Ukiah 25,000 1998-99
South Coast County of 1,150 undetermined*
Mendocino
* Official projected closure date is 2026, but County may seek earlier closure if possible.
The Ukiah and South Coast landfills are operating on the "footprint" of
previously-landfilled areas. The Willits landfill is operating on a 2.5 acre expansion
FINAL DRAFT - SITING ELEMENT - PAGE 1
October 30, 1996
The central policy of this Siting Element is that solid waste will be
exported out of county following closure of the principal remaining
landfill (Ukiah & Willits), which is projected to have occurred by 1998-99.
A system of small-volume transfer stations and a large-volume
transfer station will be completed to provide infrastructure for waste
export. Proposals from out-of-county landfills will be sought to achieve
the lowest cost.
Small-volume self-haul transfer stations already exist at Albion, Boonville,
Caspar, Covelo and Potter Valley. The hauler in the Fort Bragg area uses a modular
collection vehicle that provides a short-to-medium range transfer capability.
In order to implement the siting goals, additional infrastructure development is
necessary. Mendocino County's local jurisdictions will cooperate to implement the
policies listed in Table 2 below.
FINAL DRAFT- SITING ELEMENT - PAGE 3
October 30, 1996
5. Disposal Capacity Requirements
The joint Source Reduction & Recycling Element of the Mendocino County
jurisdictions made the following projections for solid waste disposal, assuming the
recycling programs outlined in the Element were fully implemented:
Table 3--Projected disposal tonnage from SRRE
Year Disposal Tons
1991 52,416
1992 48,322
1993 44,716
1994 40,969
1995 37,340
1996 36,012
1997 36,373
1998 36,718
1999 37,070
2000 37,717
2001 38,587
20O2 39,285
2003 39,986
2004 40,722
2005 41,459
As of 1994, these goals had not been met. The estimated disposal for 1994
was 44,596 tons. A conservative estimate of disposal needs for the future would be
45,000 tons per year, based on the assumption that increased waste diversion efforts
will balance the inherent growth of the wastestream due to population increase.
Over a 15 year period, this equals 675,000 tons.
As noted earlier, the Willits landfill will close in 1997 and the Ukiah landfill in
1998 or 1999. At that time, an export destination will be required for the entire'county
wastestream, except for the relatively small volume landfilled at South Coast. Closure
of the South Coast landfill could also occur in upcoming years, meaning that disposal
capacity will have to be found for the entire county disposal wastestream.
6. Criteria for Establishing
New or Expanded Solid Waste Facilities
FINAL DRAFT - SITING ELEMENT - PAGE 5
October 30, 1996
· Seismic impact. Comparative evaluation of sites with lower potential for
ground acceleration from earthquake desired.
· Topography. Comparative evaluation of sites with moderate slopes desired.
· Natural setting. Comparative evaluation of sites with lack of undisturbed
natural habitat desired.
· Sensitive species. Comparative evaluation of sites with absence of rare,
threatened, or endangered species desired.
· Cultural resources. Comparative evaluation of sites with greater distance from
cultural resource sites, archaeologically significant sites, or known
sacred sites desired.
· Nearby land uses. Comparative evaluation of sites with less sensitive land
uses like range land or forest land desired.
· Buffer areas. Comparative evaluation of sites with greater distance from
closest residences desired.
· Land ownership. Comparative evaluation of sites with greater ease in
acquiring land desired.
· Land costs. Comparative evaluation of sites with lower potential land costs
desired.
· Supplemental water sources. Comparative evaluation of sites with presence
of on-site water supply for operations desired.
· Telephone and electricity. Comparative evaluation of sites with access to'
telephone and electricity desired.
· Existing road improvements. Comparative evaluation of sites with less need
for improvement of existing access roads desired.
· Bridges. Comparative evaluation of sites with less need for improvement of
existing bridges on access routes desired.
· Site access costs. Comparative evaluation of sitGs with lesser cost for new
road access development desired.
· Traffic. Comparative evaluation of sites with lower number of intersections on
access route between site and nearest highway and lesser potential for
congestion desired.
· Haul distance. Comparative evaluation of sites with closer proximity to major
cities desired.
· Access road gradient. Comparative evaluation of sites with lower access road
gradient desired.
FINAL DRAFT- SITING ELEMENT- PAGE 7
October 30, 1996
Table 4--Possible waste export destinations
Facility Location Owner
Altamont landfill Livermore, CA Waste Management
Anderson landfill Anderson, CA Republic Waste Industries
Arlington landfill Gillam County, Oregon Waste Management
B&J landfill Vacaville, CA Norcal
Butterfield Station landfill Butterfield Station, AZ Waste Management
East Carbon City landfill East Carbon City, UT East Carbon Development
Corporation
Keller Canyon landfill Pittsburg, CA Browning-Ferris Industries
LaPaz County landfill LaPaz County, AZ County of LaPaz
Lockwood Regional landfill Story County, NV Disposal Services
Potrero Hills landfill Suisun, CA Richmond Sanitary
Redwood landfill Novato, CA Sanifill
Roosevelt Regional landfill Roosevelt, WA Rabanco
Yolo County landfill Yolo County, .CA "' County of Yolo
The advantage of these landfills results from economies of scale in operation
that occur when 1,000 to 10,000 tons per day of solid waste are received. In addition,
the landfills are generally sited in favorable terrain with Iow rainfall and abundant
cover soil. By comparison, the total daily waste output of all of Mendocino County is
only about an average of 170 tons per day for a 5-day week.
Through the Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority, a request for
proposals will be issued to determine costs of transportation and disposal at all
qualifying out-of-county landfills. By this competitive bidding process, the lowest cost
of disposal for all Mendocino County waste will be achieved.
9. Transfer Station network
To export Mendocino County°s solid waste to an out-of-county landfill, a
comprehensive transfer networks required. This is projected to include seven small
volume transfer stations, one modular collection-transfer truck system, and one large-
volume transfer station.
A summary of the facilities appears in Table 5 below:
FINAL DRAFT - SITING ELEMENT - PAGE 9
October 30, 1996
' PROOF OF PUBLICATION This space is for ,~ounty Clerk's Filing Stamp
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF MENDOCINO.
I am a citizen of the United States and a
resident of the County aforesaid; I am over
the age of eighteen years, and not a party to
or interested in the above-entitled matter. I
am the principal clerk of the printer of The
Willits News, a .newspaper of general cir-
culation, printed and published Every
Wednesday and Friday in the City of Willits,
California, County of Mendocino, and which
newspaper has been adjudged a newspaper
of general circulation by the Superior Court
of the County of Mendocino, State of
California, in the year 1903, Case Number
9150; that the notice of which the annexed is
a printed copy (set in type not smaller than
non-pareil), has been published in each
regular and entire issue of said newspaper
and not in any supplement thereof on the
following dates, to-wit:
....... -
all in the year 19....(-f~. .....
I certify (or declare) under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct.
.Dated at Willits, California, this/..~....day
of....~J~~.....~...., 19....~..~....
Proof of pOSlication of . ·
...... .......
Paste Clipping of Notice SECURELY
In This Space
PUBLIC' NOTICE
PUBUC HEARING
A public hearing will be held by ~e
Board of ~rectors of ~e Mendocino
Solid Waste Management Authority
on'July 17, 1996 at 9 a.m. at the
Willits City Council Chamber, 111 E.
Commercial Street, Willits, Ca
95490, for the purpose of receiving'
public comment on the preparation
of a Siting Dement for Mendocino
County pursuant to State Law AB
939.
6/14/9 6
NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
PROJECT NAME
Mendocino County Siting Element, a planning document required to be
prepared pursuant to State Law A.B. 939.
LEAD AGENCY
Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority, P.O. Box 123, Ukiah, CA
95482, (707) 468-9710.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Siting Element describes plan to phase out solid waste landfills and begin
export of waste through one or more transfer stations to an existing remote landfill, not
yet selected. The Siting Element is available for inspection at the Mendocino Solid
Waste Management Authority, 101 West Church Street, #14, Ukiah, CA 95482.
PROJECT EVALUATION
Siting Element is primarily descriptive in nature and is not in itself a project that
directly incorporates changes in the physical environment. Siting Element takes note
of selection of site at 3401 N. State Street, Ukiah, for development of large-volume
transfer station to serve as export depot for Mendocino County solid waste. An
environmental impact report [SCH #95083015] was adopted and certified for that site
by the Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority on April 2, 1996, and the
environmental impact report is incorporated by reference with this Negative
Declaration pursuant to CCR Section 15150.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
The Siting Element will have no significant adverse impact on the environment.
INITIAL STUDY
The recommended environmental checklist was reviewed and "No Impact"
answers applied to all questions.
Date: September 18, 1996
Michael E. Sweeney
General Manager
Mendocino Solid Waste Management
Authority
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION
TO:
County Clerk
County of Mendocino
501 Low Gap Road
Ukiah, CA 95482
SUBJECT: Filing of Notice of Determination in compliance with Section 21108 or
Section 21152 of the Public Resources Code.
PROJECT NAME
Mendocino County Siting Element, a planning document required to be
prepared pursuant to State Law A.B. 939.
LEAD AGENCY
Mendocino Solid Wast(~ Management Authority, P.O. Box 123, Ukiah, CA
95482, (707) 468-9710.
PROJECT LOCATION: Mendocino County
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Siting Element describes plan to phase out solid waste landfills and begin
export of waste through one or more transfer stations to an existing remote landfil!, not
yet selected. The Siting Element is available for inspection at the Mendocino Solid
Waste Management Authority, 101 West Church Street, #14, Ukiah, CA 95482.
This is to advise that the Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority has approved
the above described project on October 16, 1996 and has made the following
determinations regarding the above described project:
1. The project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
2. A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the
provisions of CEQA.
3. Mitigation measures were not made a condition of the approval of the
project.
4. A Statement of Overriding Considerations was not adopted for this project.
The Negative Declaration is attached.
Mi~e I~E. S~wee n e~,y, G~
October 18, 1996
CERTWICATE OF COUNTY CLERK TO RESULT OF ~ CANVASS
OF TWE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
FFFJ,D ON NOVEMBER 5, 1996
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
)SS
COUNTY OF MENDOCINO )
I, MARSHA A. YOUNG, County Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that I did canvass the
returns of the votes cast in the General Municipal Election held November 5, 1996, in the City
of Ukiah, and that the Statement of the Votes Cast, to which this certificate is attached, shows the
whole number of votes cast in each of the respective consolidated precincts therein, and that the
totals of the respective columns and the totals as shown for each candidate are full, true and
correct.
WITNF_3S MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 22nd day of November, 1996
(SEAL)
MARSHA A. YOUNG
County Clerk-Recorder