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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - October 21, 1991 Page - 10 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) 0. MINUTE ORDER NO. 91-98 MATTER OF REVIEW OF DRAFT ZONING CODE On motion by Council Member Corbett who moved its approval , seconded by Council Member Faria and carried by the following called vote, the City Council referred the "Proposed Zoning Code -- Hearing Draft for Public Review, " dated October 15, 1991, to the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Adjustments for review. AYES: Council Members Corbett, Faria, Perry, Polvorosa, Santos; Mayor Karp ( 6 ) NOES: None ( 0 ) ABSENT: Council Member Glaze ( 1 ) 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Waste Characterization Study Source Reduction & Recycling Element (SRRE) . This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, Bob Taylor, Public Works Services Director, said the Public Hearing tonight was required under the AB 939 State-Mandated Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE) , in accordance with specific requirements. He said AB 939 requires cities to show how they will reduce their solid waste. He said Alameda County joined with the Alameda County Waste Management Authority to obtain a Waste Characterization Study and then prepared their Draft Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE) . He said the City Council appointed a citizens' advisory committee to work on this Element. He said San Leandro's SRRE was prepared in accordance with specific criteria: 1 . To meet the mandates of AB 939 in the most cost-effective manner. 2. To implement programs which could be monitored and to document actual reductions in waste disposal . 3. To encourage source reduction for all generators and set goals for reductions that can be documented. 4. To concentrate efforts on the largest waste generators and waste types. 5. To refine the Waste Characterization Study to reflect actual generation, not just statistics developed for the SRRE.