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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08151989 - 2.1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on August 15 , 1989 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Fanden, Powers, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Acme Interim Transfer Station Issues The Board received a report from Harvey Bragdon, Community Development Director, transmitting the enclosed Touche-Ross & Company Summary of Recommendations on the Acme Interim Transfer Station rate setting project. Gary Braden, Project Manager, Touche-Ross & Company, reviewed the work done to date on the project and outlined recommendations made in the report. Don Blubaugh, representing the joint committee consisting of representatives from the cities, Central Sanitation and the Board which was established to discuss city/district/County relations on solid waste issues, commented on the collaboration process. He stated that while there are still a number of unresolved issues, the committee has moved forward toward resolving them. Supervisor Tom Powers expressed concerns about the need to determine responsibility for hazardous wastes and about the potential liability involved in the joint fund for closure. He further commented on the feasibility of exploring a method of rate adjusting that would lead to an economy of rates on the part of the operator. Supervisor Tom Torlakson, who together with Supervisor McPeak represents the Board on the joint committee, advised that the committee recommended that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Committee on export issues be requested to review the matter of the Acme Fill rate regulation, assessment and collection of closure costs. Supervisor Sunne McPeak referred to the need to establish a public trust fund to retain control of the closure funds by a public entity. She commented on the need for an equitable method of assessing hazardous waste closure costs, and stated that while it is important that everyone pays a fair share of the closure costs there must be assurance that the residential rate payers do not ultimately subsidize the commercial sector. She further commented on the feasibility of collecting closure costs at permanent transfer stations, providing a mechanism to collect the funds over a longer period of time. Tom Bruen, representing Acme Fill, expressed Acme' s support of the public rate review process. He noted that the closure cost estimate was reasonable, based on current Federal and State legislation governing the closure activities. He stated that there is an area of disagreement relative to the disallowance of the $8 .4 million for hazardous waste closure costs, and expressed the opinion that there could be a potential conflict with Federal law if the County were to accept this recommendation in the Touche-Ross report. Mr. Bruen expressed the belief that placing Acme Fill in the position of having a significant unfunded liability for hazardous waste closure of the north parcel is not in 1 1 � ,the public interest. He noted that implementing a program to assure closure of the hazardous waste site and amortizing the closure costs over a longer period of time would provide lower rates for the rate payers. Supervisor Nancy Fanden concurred with comments relative to collection of the funds over a longer period of time, and recommended that staff be requested to review the need for an exception to the Eastin bill. Phil Batchelor, County Administrator, summarized issues the Board had discussed. He also noted that staff would pursue the issue of assessing closure costs to private citizens who haul to the landfills. Board members being in agreement, IT IS ORDERED that the following actions are APPROVED: 1. ACCEPTED report from Touche-Ross relative to the Acme Fill review; 2. REFERRED the issue of assessment and collection of closure costs to the MOU Committee; 3. REQUESTED County Administrator and Community Development Director to report to the Board on August 29 , 1989 with further information relative to establishment of a public trust, guarantee of a reasonable operating margin for Acme Fill, determining responsibility for and method of collection of hazardous waste closure costs, process of assessing fair share of closure costs to individuals hauling to the landfill, and possible legislation to get an exception to the Eastin Bill; and 4. DIRECTED Community Development Director to send letters on behalf of the Board to the cities and sanitary districts advising that the closure cost issue has been referred to the MOU Committee. CC: County Administrator Community Development Director I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of an action taken cvtd entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: Ae""'�-" A IP" PHIL BA HELOR,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By �./ , 2 2 -0®1L N TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon Contra Director of Community Development Cbsta DATE: August 10, 1989 County SUBJECT: Recommendations on Acme Interim Transfer Station WU Rate Regulation Project SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION �2ECOMMENDATION Accept report from Touche-Ross & Company consultants summarizing recommendations from Acme Transfer Station Rate Regulation �roject. INANCIAL IMPACT �ost of study has been paid for by Acme Fill Corporation. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION%BACKGROUND On March 21, 1989, the Board of Supervisors authorized a contract Mith Touche -Ross & Company to develop an Acme_ Transfer Station ate Review Program. The work of the contract was broadened everal times and the agreement was amended accordingly. Touche- oss conducted analyses on the following topics: 1. Review of Acme Landfill closure and post-closure estimates and interim transfer station assessment. 2. Evaluation of Acme Fillls operating cost. 3 . Analysis of Acme Fill' s historical profits. 4 . Compilation of historical in-fill volumes at Acme Fill by hauler/city. 5. Design and development of a regulatory rate setting system for the Acme Interim Transfer Station. All the work has been completed, except for the determination of rate at the interim transfer station. A rate application package has been developed by Touche-Ross and will be sent to Acme Fill for completion. Touche-Ross will analyze the application and determine an appropriate rate to be charged at the transfer station when it opens. It is projected that the transfer station will open when waste can be diverted to Solano County in October of this year. CONTINUED ON AYTACHMENT; _ YES SIGNATU RECOMMENDAYION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME ATION CV BOARD COMMITTEE A ROVE OTHER SIGNATURE S ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS - I EBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND C ECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTER ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISOR N THE DATE SHOWN. . cc: Community Development (Orig. Dept. ) ATTESTED PHIL BATCHELOR, CLER F THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY MINISTRATOR M382/7-83 BY DEPU ACr6N� ITENN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.DEPARTMENT TO: Board of Supervisors DATE: August 14, 1989 r 1 FILE: R-21B FROM: Harvey.E. Bragdon Director of Commun' SUBJECT: Discussion of C s Issues wi Cities and Sanitary Districts The Board of "Supervisors has appointed Supervisor Torlakson and Supervisor McPeak to meet with representatives of the Solid Waste Commission and cities to discuss various solid waste matters where city/district/County relations are important. Initial emphasis wasonrevising the transfer station language in the Solid Waste Plan.'- The Committee met on August 11, 1989 to continue discussions on transfer. stations and landfill closure costs. At the August 15, 1989 Board meeting, the Board will hear a presentation from Touche-Ross summarizing recommendations regarding Acme Landfill closure costs and rate regulation of the interim transfer station. With the impending closure of all three landfills ' in the County, and the anticipation that new transfer stations will be developed, the .Committee feels that additional meetings with franchising agencies need to occur to ensure that appropriate closure costs for landfills are adequately funded. The Committee realizes that landfill closure is a joint responsibility between the private landfill owners and the generators of the waste. one mechanism for collecting closure costs may be through assessments at transfer stations. However, additional research and discussion needs to occur on this very complex issue. The Committee recommends that the Board, as part of your action on the Touche-Ross Study, refer to the Memorandum of Understanding Group additional discussion regarding assessment and collection of landfill closure costs. 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