HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991 Resolution No. 073RESOLUTION NO . 12
SEHIES OF 1991
A RESOLUTION URGING NATIONAL LEACUE OF CIT I ES SUPPORT
FOR THE TOXJC CLEANU P EQU IT Y AN D ACC ELE RATION ACT OF
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WH EREAS, t h e City of En g lewo od is beari ng the extreme bu rd e n of
li abi lity u n de r CERCLA for its municipa l sewage sl udge disposed of at the
Low r y Land fill; a nd
WHEREAS , this same sewage slud ge i s used on wh ea t lan d for the
grow ing of fine Co l orado wh ea t; a nd
WHERE AS , the City of Englewoo d i s spe n di n g m a n y of h undreds of
thousands of doll a r s to d e fend the pote ntia l million s of doll ars of liability;
an d
WHEREAS , cities across the countr y are faci ng li a bility under
CERCLA for actin g s n othing m ore t h a n a li cen see of t r ash h au lers; and
WHEREAS, ou r citizens are fac in g li ability for their hou sehold
municipa l waste, t h a t is . the normal wa s te th a t co mes from h ou sehold ,
including kitchen wa ste , n ewspapers, spe nt hairs pray bottl es , diapers ; a nd
WHEREAS , the pote ntial li abili ties for cities is many billions of
d oll a r s coll ectively; and
W1!EREAS , the li a bili ty of the r ;,ty of Englewood for its sewage sludge
i s many millions a nd milli on s of do l ;ars: ,nd
\11-!EREAS, ihe fu t ure li ability for the City of Engl ewood a nd its
citizens fo r h ouseh old was te i s m a n y , m a ny milli ons of d oll ars; and
WHEREAS , this i s a na ti onal dom es tic p r oble m of the utmos t
i mport a nce; a nd
WHEREAS, t h e City of Englewoo d ca n not act a lon e , but nmst h a,·e
the su pport of its fell ow citi es: and
WH EREAS, propose d legis l a ti on h as bee n introduced in the S e nate b y
by Senat ors Laute nbe r g a nd ll'ir1h , a nd i n the House of Hep res e ntat i \'es by
Represem ati \'CS T orrice lli a nd Dre ie r , to a dop t r e m edi a l measu res to
e n sure certai n fnirness. such ns a me a nin g-fut se ttlc-m e nt policy th a t is
based on th e t rue na t ure of th e con,tituc,,,s ;
NOW, THERF:FORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE C ITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLO RADO, THAT:
Sfil1i.2n...l . Th e City of F:ng le woo d urge • t he National Le ague of Citi es
Lo adopt a resolution su pporti ng The Toxic Clea nup Equity and Acce le ration
Act of 1991;
~-The City of Eng lewo od urges the National League of Cities
Lo assist in the a dopti on of Lhi lcgi$)alion.
~-Th a t the City of E nglewood r e ques ts that the Nationa l
League of Citi es urge all citi es lo s uppc,rL thi s legi sla t ion .
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 19th d ay of August, 1991.
Attest:
Patricia H . Crow, City Clerk
I , Patricia H. Crow , City Clerk for t he City of Englewood , Co lorado,
here by ce rtify the above is a true copy of Reso luti on No .. '2L, Series of
1991 .
P a tii cia H . Crow
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