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Home My WebLink About2011 009 CC RESO RESOLUTION NO. 2011-009 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A CITYWIDE ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASES AND PRACTICES POLICY WHEREAS, Public Resources Code sections 40000 et seq. authorize the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), formerly known as the California Integrated Waste Management Board, to administer various Grant Programs (grants) in furtherance of the state of California's (State) efforts to reduce, recycle and reuse solid waste generated in the State thereby preserving landfill capacity and protecting public health and safety and the environment; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of this authority CalRecycle is required to establish procedures governing the application, awarding, and management of the grants; and WHEREAS, CalRecycle grant application procedures require, among other things, an applicant's governing body to declare by resolution the adoption of a Citywide Environmentally Preferable Purchases and Practices Policy. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the above recitals are all true and correct. SECTION 2. That the City adopts the policy which reads as follows: ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASES AND PRACTICES POLICY SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING Purpose To encourage the purchase and use of materials, products and services that best align with the City's fiscal, environmental, social, community and performance goals. Organizations Affected All City departments and offices that make purchases of goods and services or that contract with others to make purchases. Definitions Resolution No. 2011-009 Page 2 Environmentally Preferable Product: A product that has a reduced negative effect or increased positive effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products that serve the same purpose. This comparison may consider raw materials acquisition, production, fabrication, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance, and disposal of the product. This term includes, but is not limited to, recyclable products, recycled products, and reusable products. Performance: The efficacy of a product, material or service to accomplish its intended task or job. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): The comprehensive examination of a product's environmental impacts throughout its lifetime, including new material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, use, and disposal. Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA): The comprehensive accounting of the total cost of ownership, including initial costs, energy and operational costs, longevity and efficacy of service, and disposal costs. Recyclable Product: A product or package made from a material for which curbside or drop-off collection systems are in place for a majority of City residents or businesses, to divert from City solid waste for use as a raw material in the manufacture of another product or the reuse of the same product. Recycled Content Product: A product containing a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) recycled materials except in those cases where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has adopted procurement guidelines under the Resource Conservation Recovery Act of 1976. In those cases, the minimum content of recycled material shall not be less than specified in the most current adopted issue of those guidelines. Reusable Product: A product that can be used several times for an intended end use before being discarded, such as a washable food or beverage container or a refillable ballpoint pen. Sustainable Product: A product that achieves performance objectives while respecting the City's values and balancing: environmental stewardship, social equity, fiscal responsibility and community enhancement. Sustainable Purchasing: Purchasing materials, products, and labor in a manner that reflects fiscal responsibility, social equity, community and environmental stewardship. Policy The City shall acquire its goods and services in a manner that complies with federal, state, City laws, and other requirements (e.g., City resolutions). The City shall purchase and use materials, products and services which are fiscally responsible, reduce Resolution No. 2011-009 Page 3 resource consumption and waste, promote opportunities to lesser-advantaged segments of our community, perform adequately, and promote human health and well- being. Environmental factors to be considered in selecting products include life cycle assessment of: • Pollutant releases, especially persistent bioaccumulative toxins (PBTs) • Waste generation; • Greenhouse gas emissions; • Recycled content; • Energy consumption; • Depletion of natural resources; and • Potential impact on human health and the environment. Social equity factors to be considered include, but are not limited to: • Use of local businesses • Use of small, minority and women-owned businesses • Ergonomic and human health impacts Fiscal factors to be considered include but are not limited to: • Lowest total cost • Leveraging our buying power • Impact on staff time and labor • Long-term financial/market changes • Technological advances in a rapidly changing market Performance is the ability of the product or service to accomplish or contribute to accomplishment of a job or task. City departments shall use, where feasible, products that perform and have the least damaging/most beneficial environmental impact, including new environmentally preferable products, reusable products, recycled content, and recycled products. Recognizing its role as a major purchaser of goods and services, the City shall seek opportunities to encourage and influence markets for environmentally preferable products through employee education; supporting pilot testing of potential new products; adopting innovative product standards, specifications, and contracts; leveraging citywide buying expertise and buying-power through programs; and embarking on cooperative ventures with other jurisdictions. SECTION 3. That the Public Works Department shall at minimum take the following three steps to implementing the Environmentally Preferable Purchases and Practices Policy. A. The Public Works Department shall modify the City's standard specifications for construction projects to include the consideration of concrete products containing recycled aggregate product. Resolution No. 2011-009 Page 4 B. The Public Works Department shall modify the City's standard specifications for construction projects to include the consideration of concrete asphalt products containing recycled waste tire rubber product. C. The Public Works Department shall ensure that all published RFPs be published on 100% post consumer paper and request that a portion of all RFP submittals be submitted on 100% post consumer paper. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the Resolution and shall cause the same as to be published or posted in the ma er prescribed by law. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th d.ty r -��01 t� �ir MA U Irbz • MAYO- ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS: CITY OF BALDWIN PARK I, LAURA M. NIETO, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2011-009 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at a special meeting thereof held on March 9, 2011, and that the same was adopted by the following vote to wit: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Monica Garcia, Susan Rubio, Mayor Pro Tern Marlen Garcia and Mayor Manuel Lozano NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ricardo Pacheco ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE aibta )24 AURA M. NIETO, CMG - /DEPUTY CITY CLERK