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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2011- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO, AMENDING CHAPTER 3 -8 OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF POLYSTYRENE FOAM FOOD SERVICE WARE BY ALL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, CITY DEPARTMENTS, CITY CONTRACTORS, AND CIT NSORED EVENTS WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro has a duty top . natural environment, its economy, and the health of its residents and visitors; and Uln WHEREAS, CalRecycle has estimated that Cari "fuse 16 tons of polystyrene foam each year for packaging and food service pu�ses alone; and current re is no economically feasible means of recycling this t locally; and WHEREAS, disposable food service ware co xi t�s a Leandro's streets, parks and public places which increas ml WHEREAS, polystyrene foam 1a on pollutant biodegradable pieces that are ingested by 0., and other them; and materials can the economy "; on of the T com paper To alternati and othe z the use of the litter ance costs; nents into smaller, non - thus harming or killing the Eli states "that such uatic environment and replace poly*Nne foam food service ware with the us a eached, non - coated, recycled- content ware as t e most environmentally preferable [ e not feasible; and WHE this propos rdinaij& will preserve and enhance the environment within the City of San L and is ex t from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA .,: _ amend pursuant to Guideline 15601(b)(3) and Guideline 15308, of r� the CEQA Guidelines; Y WHEREAS, the Ci ."'supports pending legislation to ban expanded polystyrene food packaging as well as statewide efforts to reduce the prevalence of expanded polystyrene and other plastic litter; and WHEREAS, to date at least 45 cities and counties in California which share this goal have passed ordinances or enacted resolutions banning polystyrene foam food service ware.