TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Dana Murray, Environmental Programs Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 18-0016 Regulating the Distribution and Sale of Single-Use Plastic Straws, Utensils, and Stirrers; and Expanding the Existing Polystyrene Product Prohibitions in the Municipal Code (Community Development Director McIntosh).
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 18-0016
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 18-0016.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The recommended action has limited fiscal impact upon the budget. Staff time will be incurred in meeting with stakeholders and conducting outreach.
BACKGROUND:
On May 15, 2018, the City Council voted unanimously to introduce Ordinance No. 18-0016. This vote followed City Council discussion and direction on April 17, 2018, where staff was directed to prepare an update to the City’s plastic pollution ordinance to:
1. Prohibit the distribution and sale of single-use plastic straws, utensils, & stirrers;
2. Regulate the distribution of disposable single-use straws, utensils, and stirrers (Upon Request Policy); and
3. Update the City’s polystyrene regulations to prohibit:
a. Polystyrene produce (vegetables, fruit) trays
b. Polystyrene egg cartons
c. Polystyrene packing materials
By including these updates to the Municipal Code, Manhattan Beach will have a plastic pollution ordinance modeled after best practices in this area of environmental protection.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has approved Ordinance No. 18-0016 as to form.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance No. 18-0016