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<br />:" <br />" <br /> <br />information derived from the operation of regional Facilities, as required by California Public <br />Resources Code, §40000 et seq.; and <br /> <br />J. WHEREAS each Agency has the authority to regulate their Solid Waste, <br />Recyclable Material, and Plant Material stream, including the Collection, Transfer, <br />Transportation, and Processing thereof, and has the authority to establish rates for the conduct of <br />such functions; and <br /> <br />K. WHEREAS Solid Waste from each Agency is landfilled at the Ox Mountain <br />Sanitary Landfill located off State Highway 92, approximately two miles east of Half Moon Bay; <br />and <br /> <br />L. WHEREAS in the absence of a regional Solid Waste Transfer Facility, Solid Waste <br />Collectors would individually have to travel to Ox Mountain to dispose of Solid Waste, which <br />would increase (a) driving distances and times, (b) the size and cost of the Collection vehicles, <br />(c) traffic and congestion on the highways, and (d) the wear and tear on the highways; altogether <br />which would increase the costs to Solid Waste Collection ratepayers; and <br /> <br />M. WHEREAS each Agency has been a member of the South Bayside Waste <br />Management Authority (SBWMA) under a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement dated <br />December 9. 1999, and has since enjoyed the benefits of such membership, and in accordance <br />with the terms of that agreement has directed its Solid Waste to be Processed at the regional <br />Facility; and <br /> <br />N. WHEREAS modifying the method of Solid Waste, Recyclable Material, and Plant <br />Material Collection, Transfer and Transportation Processing and Disposal could cause <br />disruptions in service to the ratepayers; and <br /> <br />O. WHEREAS California Government Code §6500 et seq. (Joint Exercise of Powers <br />Act) permits two or more public agencies to create joint powers authorities for the purposes cited <br />herein, and permits the agencies to exercise jointly any power that the public agencies could <br />exercise separately, and further grants certain additional powers to such joint powers authorities; <br />and <br /> <br />P. WHEREAS the Agencies' use of regional Solid Waste, Recyclable Material and <br />Plant Material Collection and Processing Facilities under the SBWMA provides a proven history <br />of economic and environmental benefits to its users; and <br /> <br />Q. WHEREAS the parties to this Agreement wish to continue to possess ownership <br />over these regional Solid Waste Facilities; and <br /> <br />R. WHEREAS each Agency has the individual power to plan, acquire, construct, <br />manage, regulate, operate, and control Facilities and operations for the Collection, Transfer, and <br />Transportation, Processing, and Disposal of Solid Waste, Recyclable Material, and Plant Material <br /> <br />Page 2 <br />