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RESOLUTION NO. 19-7208
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 54 (ALLEN) AND
ASSEMBLY BILL 1080 (GONZALES), THE CALIFORNIA CIRCULAR
ECONOMY AND PLASTIC POLLUTION REDUCTION ACT
WHEREAS, any official position of the City of Hermosa Beach with respect to
legislation, rules, regulations, or policies proposed or pending before a local, state, or federal
government body or agency must have first been adopted in the form of a Resolution by the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, the United States discards approximately 30 million tons of plastic each
year; and
WHEREAS, plastic is not biodegradable in that it simply breaks down into smaller pieces
thereby polluting the environment; and
WHEREAS, local governments in California spend millions of dollars each year to clean
up and prevent plastic materials and other litter from entering rivers and streams and polluting the
ocean;and
WHEREAS, discarded plastic materials negatively impact marine life as demonstrated by
countless seabirds, turtles, and marine mammals dying from plastic ingestion or entanglement;
and
WHEREAS, to address this matter the State Legislature introduced SB 54 (Allen) and AB
1080 (Gonzales), the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, which
would require the State to adopt regulations to reduce and recycle 75% of single -use plastic
materials sold or distributed in the State by 2030; and
WHEREAS, these measures would also require a manufacturer of single -use plastic
materials in the State to demonstrate a recycling rate of not less than 20% on and after January 1,
2024, not less than 40% on and after January 1, 2028, and not less than 75% on and after January
1, 2030, as a condition of sale; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Hermosa Beach has been a leader in source reduction and
recycling in that the Hermosa Beach City Council adopted an ordinance banning polystyrene food
service ware on September 11, 2012 (Ordinance No. 12-1332) and adopted an ordinance banning
the use of plastic carryout bags on September 1, 2015 (Ordinance No. 15-0648); and
WHEREAS, the Hermosa Beach City Council is introducing an Ordinance of the City of
Hermosa Beach, California, amending Chapter 8.64 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to
expand the ban on polystyrene food service ware to include a ban on certain polystyrene products,
single -use plastic products, and single -use products and amending Chapter 1.10 to make violations
of Chapter 8.64 subject to administrative penalty procedures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that by the adoption of this Resolution, the
City of Hermosa Beach hereby SUPPORTS SB 54 (Allen) and AB 1080 (Gonzales), the
California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, which would require the
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to adopt regulations to reduce
and recycle 75% of single -use plastic materials sold or distributed in the State by 2030 and to
require a manufacturer of single -use plastic materials in the State to demonstrate a recycling rate
of not less than 20% on and after January 1, 2024, not less than 40% on and after January 1, 2028,
and not less than 75% on and after January 1, 2030, as a condition of sale.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 27th day of August, 2019.
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorney
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19-7208
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 19-7208 was duly and regularly passed,
approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on August 27, 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Campbell, Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Armato
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Dated: August 27, 2019
Elaine Doerfling, City Cl