1994-096-RES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, realizes that, by state law, waste oils can no
RESOLUTION NO.
94-096
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, realizes that, by state
law, waste oils can no longer legally be disposed of in landfills in the State of Texas; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council understands that many city residents and county residents
residing within the City's service area routinely self-change the automotive oils in their personal
vehicles and currently have no convenient and acceptable means by which to properly dispose
of the waste automotive oils which they generate; and,
WHEREAS, funds are now available from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, the TNRCC, through a pass-through program being sponsored by the ARK-TEX
Council of Governments, to establish and develop a local waste automotive oil collection
program which will provide area do-it-yourselfers with a safe and responsible method by which
to properly manage and dispose of the waste automotive oils which they generate; and,
WHEREAS, it would be in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Paris that a Do-
It- Yourself Waste Automotive Oil Collection Center be established to serve area do-it-
yourselfers; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY m- PARIS:
1. That the City Manager of the City of Paris, Michael E. Malone, be, and he is hereby,
authorized and directed to represent the City of Paris in all matters pertaining to the
establishment and development of a Waste Automotive Oil Collection Center for the City
of Paris.
2. That the City of Paris will accept ownership and title in one (I) used oil collection
container, here described as a Fibrex, Profile 465, and will make necessary site
improvements and any other necessary appurtenances needed to establish a Do-It-
Yourself Waste Automotive Collection Center in the City.
3. That the Center will be registered with the TNRCC as a public collection center, using
TNRCC Account Number 460U2, and that the Center will be operated following Best
Management Practices guidelines ascribed by the TNRCC under TAC 330.1170 -
330.1174 (V ACS).
4. That the City of Paris agrees to maintain said Center in accordance with the Best
Management Practices and to provide all reporting documentation and dates as may be
required by the TNRCC.
5. That the City of Paris will make said Center available and accessible to do-it-yourselfers
residing within the area who will adhere to the established policies and operation criteria
of the City of Paris Do-It-Yourself Waste Automotive Oil Collection Center.
PASSED AND ADOPfED llii, 8lli day of A.",,,. 1~ _,~ ~ ~
Eric S. Clifford, Mayor Pro
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