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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 08201985 - 2.3 (2) TO: Board of Supervisors Contra FROM: A. A. Dehaesus, Director, Community Development Costa 10DATE: August 1, 1985 County SUBJECT: REQUEST OF THE CITY OF BERKELEY FOR CONTINUED SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AT THE WEST CONTRA COSTA SANITARY LANDFILL I Specific Requests or Recommendations & Background & Justification RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. State that because of the special circumstances involved, continuance of disposal of solid wastes from the City 'of Berkeley at the West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill can only be found consistent with the Contra Costa County Solid Waste Management Plan if the negative impacts of the disposal are fully offset by measures including paying: a charge for closure costs of the landfill (effective August 1, 1985) , a capacity use charge representing costs due to accelerated closure of the landfill , and a local host community charge as specified in this Board Order. 2. State that without prompt concurring action by the City of Berkeley to the above measures, disposal by Berkeley at the West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill shall cease within 30 days of the effective date of this order. 3. State that if the City of Berkeley agrees to fully offset its impacts of continued disposal , the payment of capacity use and local host community charges shall be retroactive to the effective date of this order. FINANCIAL IMPACT No significant financial impact to the County. However, the County collects fees for solid waste management and enforcement based on the tonnage received at landfills. It is estimated that the enforcement program will lose $6,800 (based on a fee of 10 cents per ton) and that the solid waste planning program will lose $13,000 (based on 19 cents per ton fee) . These are projected losses for Fiscal Year 1985/1986. In future fiscal years, no actual losses will occur because the fees will be adjusted to represent a smaller total tonnage of waste disposed in the County. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND h Sinee August 1983, the City of Berkeley has disposed of approximately 225 tons per day (seven day average) at the West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill (WCCSL) . Waste from the j Continued on attachment: X yes Signature: o � Recommendation of County Administrator ecomm ndat on of B and Committee Approve _ Other: - Sinnatura(cl- City of Berkeley is hauled from the city transfer station to the WCCSL for disposal . Approximately 15 trips per day by large transfer vehicles are made. The WCCSL receives about 1,100 tons per day of solid wastes, including waste from Berkeley. The County Solid Waste Management Plan recognized that waste from the Berkeley transfer station was to be disposed of at the WCCSL for a two-year period, from mid-1983 to mid- 1985. The Solid Waste Management Plan states that any major imports, as determined by the Board of Supervisors, will require an Amendment to the Plan. Since the Solid Waste Manage- ment Plan only shows Berkeley' s waste to be delivered to the WCCSL to "mid-1985" , the Board should determine that after "mid-1985" Berkeley' s waste should be considered a major import subject to a determination of consistency with the County Solid Waste Management Plan. In a letter dated April 4, 1985, Berkeley requested continued use of the WCCSL for disposal through December 1987. County staff had earlier alerted Berkeley to the need for a consis- tency determination. On May 21, 1985, the Board authorized the Community Development Department to negotiate with the City of Berkeley to "insure that mitigation and compensation is provided by Berkeley for adverse impacts from the import of the waste" . The Community Development Department has met with the City of Berkeley, Richmond Sanitary Service, and the West County Mayors Solid Waste Committee on this matter on several occasions. Based on these deliberations, a letter dated July 1, 1985 was sent to the City of Berkeley outlining the conditions on which staff stated a recommendation can be made to the Board of Supervisors that continuance of Berkeley waste is consistent with the County Solid Waste Management Plan. These conditions are as follows: 1. The City of Berkeley must pay a charge for closure costs for the landfill due to new closure requirements promulgated by the State Water Resources Control Board. Richmond Sanitary Service has informed Berkeley that a charge for closure of $6.99 per ton will be assessed to Berkeley effective August 1, 1985. This is the same increase that is proposed to be assessed to all users of the landfill . 2. The City of Berkeley must pay a capacity use charge of $5.85 per ton, which is an assessment for the value of landfill volume used by Berkeley waste. This charge offsets future additional costs because the imported solid waste causes the landfill to reach capacity sooner and the users of the landfill will be required to use a more expensive method of transport and disposal sooner. Money collected by this fee should be used to benefit the West County users of the landfill . 3. The City of Berkeley must pay a local host mitigation charge. This charge of $1.00 per ton is to compensate the Cities of Richmond and San Pablo which are directly impacted by the import of Berkeley solid waste. These funds will be used for impacts suffered along the haul route. 4. The continuance of use of the WCCSL will be dependent on approval of the Alameda County Solid Waste Management Authority for disposal of Contra Costa County waste in Alameda County after the closure of Acme Fill , and until a new landfill in Contra Costa County is operational . If Alameda County should deny a future request of import for Contra Costa County waste, then waste from Berkeley will cease being disposed of in Contra Costa County landfills 30 days thereafter. The above conditions for continuance of Berkeley waste disposal at the WCCSL have been approved by the West County Mayors Solid Waste Committee. In a letter dated July 15, 1985, the City of Berkeley stated that any effort by the County to stop the disposal of Berkeley's waste at the WCCSL would be "viewed as interfering with our (Berkeley' s) contractual relationship with the WCCSL". They state that any discussion of any additional charges should not be a part of the County's determination of consistency. Without the continuance of Berkeley' s waste, the WCCSL is estimated to reach capacity in 1992. If Berkeley's waste continue through December 1987, the landfill will close approxi- mately one year earlier, in 1991. The closure of the WCCSL will be further accelerated if waste from the Acme Fill service area are diverted to the WCCSL after Acme closes, as expected in June 1987. If wastes are not allowed to be exported out of Contra Costa County, all County landfills will reach capacity in 1989. If the City of Berkeley decides not to use the WCCSL, the most likely options are the Altamont or Vasco Road landfill , in eastern Alameda County. Since Berkeley has a transfer station, it is logistically possible to send waste to these landfills easily and with very little inconvenience or disruption of service. Staff from Berkeley has informed us that additional transfer truck capacity would have to be arranged and additional manpower would be necessary. County staff has been unable to obtain information pertaining to the economics of use of the Alameda County landfills versus use of the WCCSL from the City of Berkeley. 2 CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION Berkeley will continue to use the WCCSL and not contribute to offsetting its impacts. The WCCSL will reach capacity approximately one year earlier (or sooner, if Berkeley continues beyond December 1987) resulting in an increased cost to West County users of the landfill of approximately $1.2 million. DBOcl sw.bo.berk.req.t8 3 1-7U INFOMASTER 1 -012588A231 08/19/85 a 3 0 ICS IPMPTUH PTL e 01. 211 08- 19 1136A PDT PTUG o- _• ul TWX 9104813018 WU AGENT CNCD 3 REPORT DELIVERY BY MAILGRAM RPT TIME & DT DLRVD .TO PORTLAND 4-•023000S231 06/19/85 t� ICS IPMRNCZ CSP Vv 4156446506 TORN BERKELEY CA .97 09- 19 0131? EST . 0 GAJ PIAS PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RPT DLY MGM, DLR 651, PINE ST 1 O MARTINEZ CA 94553 WE HAVE HEARD RUMOURS THAT YOU ?JILL DISCUSS AN ITEM OF INTEPEST TO a , BERKELEY. IN REGARDS PROPOSED RATE INCREASE FOR CITY OF BERKELEY 'S REFUSE DISPOSAL AT WEST CONTRA COSTA LANDFILL. .PLEASE ALLOW US ADEQUATE TIME FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. .WE HAVE HAD NO OFFICIAL NOTICE liV OF YOUR AGENDA ITEM WHICH COULD TOTAL $1 . 2 MILLION UNPLANNED INCREASE �h TO US. OUR CITY COUNCIL IS ON RECESS UNTIL SEPTEMBER. ANY ACTION BY `J 'US WILL REQUIRE MAJOR COMMITMENTS FROM OTHERS WHICH TAKE TIME. PLEASE d ALLOW US AT LEAST 45 DAYS BEFORE YOU COMMIT YOURSELVES TO ACTION. lug THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. DANIEL BOGGAN JR, CITY MANAGER' a CITY OF BERKELEY RECEIVED � Di�T ISU":CP1 V a W2180 MILVIA ST ,Board t0 mbert w County Administrstof BERKELEY CA 94704 Heal 4 S:iv+Ces POARD OF SUPER ' h.U:ailyoevelopment C,L[RKEOARDCFSTAERVISOfl$ CONTgA COSTA C�. ?Ubor.Worcs .G1�.L �.f• t c.... Da" CJ"ty Counsel p 1332 EST l��l 1 345 EST