TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Dana Murray, Environmental Manager
SUBJECT: Title
Consider Introduction of Ordinance No. 19-0003 to Reduce Single-Use Plastic, Polystyrene, and Balloon Pollution (Community Development Director McIntosh).
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 19-0003
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Introduce Ordinance No. 19-0003 to reduce single-use plastic, polystyrene, and balloon pollution;
2. Discuss and provide direction to staff on single-use plastic bottles at City functions, events, and facilities.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The recommended action has limited fiscal impact upon the budget. Staff time will be incurred in meeting with stakeholders and conducting outreach.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Following City Council discussion and direction on December 4, 2018, staff has prepared an update to the City's plastic pollution ordinance to:
1. Prohibit the sale and distribution of foil, "metalized," or Mylar balloons;
2. Prohibit use of foil, "metalized," or Mylar balloons in public places such as beaches and parks;
3. Prohibit the use of foil, "metalized," Mylar, or latex balloons at City functions or City events;
4. Prohibit the release of latex balloons into the environment;
5. Prohibit the sale, use, and distribution of polystyrene meat trays; and
6. Add a clause to the City's single use plastic regulations on straws to accommodate people with disabilities.
By including these updates to the Municipal Code, Manhattan Beach would have a plastic pollution ordinance modeled after best practices in this area of environmental protection.
At the City Council meeting on January 15, 2019, the City Council asked to include a discussion about single-use plastic bottles at City functions and in vending machines at City facilities.
BACKGROUND:
Plastic poll...
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