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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM #ili76 Appropriation Agenda Date Requested: Requested By: S ~iIIett Source of Funds: Department: Public WIHks Account Number: Report: Resolution: Ordinance: x Amount Budgeted: Exhibits: Ordinance and Request for Voluntary Revocation Amount Requested: Exhibits: July 8, 2002 Report to City Council Budgeted Item: N/A Exhibits TCEQ Rules - Notice Requirements for Inactive Landfills SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION On July 8, 2002, a report on the status of the La Porte Landfill was presented to the Council (copy attached). The recommendation of the report was to cease pursuit of a permit update, due to cost and actively seek to sell the 81 acre site in the Bayport Industrial District. No action was taken at that time to void the permit. Since that time, the TCEQ has promulgated rules affecting inactive permits (copy attached). The new rules, effective June 2, 2005, require holders of permits for inactive landfills to provide public notice of the facility, including annual publication in the largest newspaper in the county (Chronicle); notice, by certified mail, to all landowners within 500 feet of the facility, the Mayor of the city or town where the facility is located, the county judge, and the council of governments; and post sign(s) specifying the facility's status. The rules provide that an owner or operator that does not intend to operate the facility should begin voluntary permit revocation procedures. This process involves the filing of a Request for V oluntary Revocation of Permit (attached) and verification of the signatory's authority to represent the permit holder (Ordinance attached). Action Required by Council: Approve ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a Request for Voluntary Revocation of Permit for the La Porte Landfill. Approved for City Council Al!enda ~~ J~7~~~;:~duu;tL~ De ra Feazelle, City anager l ) ~4--tJ~7 Date