HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update for the Central Iowa Waste Management Association RESOLUTION NO. 20-135
RESOLUTION APPROVING 2020 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE FOR THE
CENTRAL IOWA WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, the Resource Recovery System is governed by the Ames City Council in
accordance with an approved 28E Agreement with the incorporated areas of Story County, Iowa
State University, and all of the cities in Story County except Collins, Colo, and Sheldahl; and,
WHEREAS, the Agreement calls for the Resource Recovery System to provide for the
disposal of the solid waste generated by the involved agencies,and one element of that responsibility
is to meet the State of Iowa's comprehensive planning regulations; and,
WHEREAS, in the late 1980s,the City and the members of the Resource Recovery System
joined with the Boone County Landfill and its members to form the Central Iowa Solid Waste
Management Association,and the Association is an informal planning area and is appropriate since
the Resource Recovery System uses the Boone County Landfill for disposal of solid waste that
cannot be processed into Refuse Derived Fuel (RFD); and,
WHEREAS,the Association is required to submit updates of the Comprehensive Plan every
five years to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR); and,
WHEREAS, many of the planning processes have changed over the years, although the
general purpose of the process is to facilitate adjoining solid waste entities working together for
mutual benefit; and,
WHEREAS,this Plan update details the existing integrated solid waste management system,
as well as any changes or additions that have occurred since the last Plan update; and,
WHEREAS, the update evaluates the current system as well as possible alternative
management systems; and,
WHEREAS, based on this analysis, the existing system appears to be serving the planning
area in a manner that best protects the environment, as well as minimizing the area's reliance on
landfill disposal.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the 2020 Comprehensive Plan Update VIII for the Central Iowa Solid Waste Management
Association is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 24`'day of March, 2020.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24t'day of March, 2020.