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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN (10) COPIES OF THIS
REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT
MADE BY: Melissa A. Moss
MEETING DATE: September 22, 2008
OFFICE: Moore & Van Allen
TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: Consider, discuss and take appropriate action to approve a Resolution
regarding Recycling.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Melissa A. Moss
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Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in
accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays:
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All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate
information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court
Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being
addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners'
Court.
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION OF THE KERB COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT REQUESTING THAT
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE AND THE TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FAMILIES OF TEXAS
AND PROMOTE GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF OUR COUNTRY'S ENERGY SUPPLIES AND
NATURAL RESOURCES BY TAKING SWIFT AND RESPONSIVE ACTIONS ENCOURAGING
RECYCLING AND RECOVERY OF INVESTED ENERGY STORED IN RECYCLABLE
MATERIALS.
WHEREAS it is the policy of the State of Texas to safeguard the health, general welfare and
physical property of the people and to protect the environment by encouraging
the reduction in solid waste generated and the proper management of solid waste,
including disposal and processing to extract usable materials or energy; and
WHEREAS the Texas Legislature has found that technologies exist to separate usable material
from solid waste and to convert solid waste to energy, and that it will benefit
Texas to work in cooperation with private business, nonprofit organizations, and
public agencies that have acquired knowledge, expertise, and technology in the
fields of energy production and recycling, reuse, reclamation, and collection of
materials; and
WHEREAS recycling performed at facilities in Texas and nationwide reduces energy
consumption in steel manufacturing by more than 300 percent when compared to
virgin production and disposal, thus significantly easing the burden on our
country's electrical power grid; and
WHEREAS the energy saved by steel recycling each year is enough to meet the annual
electrical needs of 18 million or one-fifth of American households; and
WHEREAS using less energy reduces the cost of producing Texas's products and enables the
company to trade competitively in the U.S. and abroad, which translates into
better jobs and greater income for Texans and other Americans; and
WHEREAS more than 3.4 million manufacturing jobs in the U.S. have been lost since 1998
with more than 155,000 being lost in Texas alone, while manufacturing in Texas
continues to employ 927,000; and
WHEREAS conserving valuable energy resources reduces the impact of manufacturing to our
global climate by minimizing the emission of greenhouse gases, such as carbon
dioxide, nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide; and
WHEREAS reducing the demand for electricity also eases the burden on the state's electrical
grid and helps ensure a consistent, stable supply of electricity; and
WHEREAS much of Texas's manufactured steel comes from recycled scrap metal, such as
junked cars, discarded appliances and other steel refuse that would otherwise
clog our landfills and deface our landscape, and recycling creates a study supply
of materials ready for manufacturing.
Now, Therefore, Be it resolved by the Kerr County Commissioners' Court:
That the County of Kerr, on behalf of Texas's citizens and business, by this
resolution, encourage Texas's federal and state elected officials to take a strong
position on behalf of recycling and energy conservation.
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of September, 2008
Pat Tinley, County Judge
H. A. "Buster" Baldwin, Commissioner
Precinct 1
William H. Williams, Commissioner
Precinct 2
Jonathan Letz, Commissioner
Precinct 3
Bruce Oehler, Commissioner
Precinct 4