HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 94-20 ORIGINAL
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. ~
WHEREAS, the North Central Texas generates about 29% of the solid waste fees
collected annually by the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has no clear-cut policy to return a fair-share
allocation of the total solid waste revenue to each region in the state, whether by direct
allocation to the regional councils or through a statewide process; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has increasingly in the last two years reduced the
regional allocation to the NCTCOG and other large metropolitan planning regions, while
increasing the funding to more rural areas, and has favored statewide competition as an
allocation mechanism; and
WHEREAS, as direct result of said state policy, the actual revenues received by our
region in the last 2-3 years have been significantly disproportional to available statewide
funding; and
WHEREAS, NCTCOG is a voluntary association representing the local governments
in the region; is the designated regional agency for solid waste planning; and has
demonstrated its ability to represent the needs of local governments in solid waste issues in
its Regional Solid Waste Management Plan and subsequent recent implementation and
passthrough funding programs; and
WHEREAS, NCTCOG's advisory committee on solid waste, the Resource
Conservation Council, has indicated the need to request a fair share allocation of the total
statewide solid waste revenue to this region.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED:
SECTION 1. That the North Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) supports
a fair share return of solid waste fees to the region.
SECTION 2. That NCTCOG supports the majority of funds being allocated on a
regional basis rather than by statewide competition.
SECTION 3. That the NCTCOG work in partnership with the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) and its Municipal Solid Waste Management
and Resource Recovery Advisory Council, the Texas Association of Regional Councils
(TARC), state legislators and others to effect this fair share policy for FY95 and thereafter.
SECTION 4. That the Executive Director of NCTCOG is authorized to seek and
enter into appropriate arrangements for state, local and/or federal funding to undertake
activities during 1994/95 consistent with the Regional Plan.
SECTION 5. That this resolution shall be in effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1st day of August, 1994.
william W. Manning, Mayor
ATrEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC, City Secretary