<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>City of Long Beach - File #: 16-1150</title><link>https://longbeach.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2907484&amp;GUID=FE4A8409-D37A-44B9-8456-F0B7B7C494CE</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://longbeach.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=FE4A8409-D37A-44B9-8456-F0B7B7C494CE&amp;ID=2907484&amp;M=LD" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>City of Long Beach - File #: 16-1150</title><link>https://longbeach.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2907484&amp;GUID=FE4A8409-D37A-44B9-8456-F0B7B7C494CE</link><guid isPermaLink="false">FE4A8409-D37A-44B9-8456-F0B7B7C494CE-2019-01-22-23-21-49</guid><description>Title: Recommendation to:

1. 		Request City Attorney to draft an ordinance related to banning the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene and other polystyrene disposable food service containers within the City of Long Beach with exemptions for the Long Beach Unified School District;

2. 		Request City Manager, or designee, to work with the Office of Sustainability, the Sustainable City Commission and community stakeholders to develop a public education campaign related to the ban, which would include, but not be limited to:
		a. Timeline for implementation,
		b. List of Vendors who sell non-polystyrene products,
		c. Website with all available information regarding the ban 
	    	    and information about polystyrene,
		d. Hotline for questions and concerns;

3. 		Request City Manager, or designee, to work with the Economic Development Committee of the City Council to come up with financial incentives for local businesses who implement the ban of these products before the implementation date of the ordinance;

4. 		This ordinance, education plan and incentive structure </description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:21:49 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>