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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: SUPERVISOR TOM POWERSosta
DATE: JULY 26,' 1994 '�- County
SUBJECT: CONSIDER METHODS TO ASSIST BUSINESSES LOCATED WITHIN THE RECYCLING
MARKET DEVELOPMENT ZONE AND ENGAGED IN RECYCLING, REMANUFACTURING,
AND/OR PROCESSING OF RECYCLABLES OR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Direct Community Development Department to review the proposed
program for business recruitment and development within the Contra
Costa Recycling Market Development Zone and to develop alternative
methods to provide financial assistance to businesses located with
the Zone and engaged in recycling, remanufacturing, and/or
processing of recyclables or household hazardous materials;
Direct Community Development to identify business projects within
the Recycling Market Development Zone whose operations provide, or
would provide, benefits and/or cost savings to other members of the
Zone and possibly other jurisdictions and to propose methods by
which government could assist such businesses including through
mechanisms such as joint venturing projects, providing grant or
loan funds, or establishing a wastestream or feedstock for such
businesses; and,
Direct Community Development Department to report back to the Board
within three weeks with the requested alternatives and with ways to
coordinate activities with the members of the Recycling Market
Development Zone.
FISCAL IMPACT
None to the General Fund.
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Contact: Supervisor Powers (510/374-3231) ATTESTED (, /9 !-/'
cc: Community Development Department (CDD) PHI4BA HELOR, CLERK OF
THE OARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
As part of the Contra Costa Recycling Market Development Zone
program, the Zone was to establish a local loan program to assist
in the recruitment and expansion of businesses located within the
Zone and engaged in processing, recycling, or remanufacture of
recyclables. At this time, it is not certain what funding or on-
going funding sources remain available to establish the proposed
local loan program.
Recently, our Zone was able to assist in obtaining $1.2 million in
State loans for three local businesses. These businesses will
provide 26 new jobs locally and take local recyclables from our
wastestream.
The value to our local solid waste diversion programs and our local
economy of government assistance is clear. However, assistance to
such businesses must be balanced with the need to avoid excessive
costs for solid waste collection and disposal.
In order to maintain local support, it is necessary to explore
alternative funding methods and alternative mechanisms to assist
with such business development while minimizing the costs of solid
waste management.