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TO:~ BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ,' -`; Contra
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FROM. SUPERVISOR JEFFREY V. SMITH Costa' s,�o
County
DATE: JULY 26, 1994
SUBJECT: DIRECT DISCUSSIONS WITH WASTE HAULERS AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS REGARDING
WASTE COLLECTION IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF COUNTY
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Direct Community Development Department and County Counsel staff to
expedite discussions and/or negotiations with Waste Haulers or
Special Districts related to waste collection in unincorporated
areas of Contra Costa County which are not currently directly
franchised by the County; and,
Direct staff to pursue, as part of those discussions,
implementation of County Ordinance Code Chapter 418-7 on Solid
Waste Collection Franchises and Recycling Services including the
following specific provisions:
1. direction by the County of the wastestream including
recyclables and greenwaste or the provision of transfer and
disposal at the lowest cost including closure and post closure
costs and full indemnification of the County;
2 . implementation of curbside recycling which includes
collection of glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, paper and
cardboard, hdpe and pet bottles, yardwaste, and other materials in
compliance with all applicable County requirements;
3 . mini-can service which includes collection of recyclables and
yardwaste;
4. meeting the AB 939 diversion mandates of 25% by 1995 and 50%
by the year 2000 and indemnifying the County against liability for
any fines for failure to meet such diversion goals or oarry out
local solid waste management plans;
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATUR
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEND T ON OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON July 26, 1994 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
See Addenum to Item S.2 attached.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES .OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Jeff Smith (510/646-2080) ATTESTED July 26, 1994
cc: Community Development Department (CDD) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
Health Services Director THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
County Counsel AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Administrator
Chairman Powers n
BY , DEPUTY
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5. establish an administrative fee for oversight and management
of either the franchise or memorandum of understanding; and
6. review by County of rate review and rate setting procedures
or use of rate setting procedures established by the County.
FISCAL IMPACT
None to County General Fund.
BACKGROUNDfREASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
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AB 939 was aimed at establishing a partnership between the State
and local government, specifically counties and cities, in carrying
out solid waste management activities. AB 939 and the succeeding
legislative acts amending it, allow for Memoranda of Understanding
with other local government agencies to carry out a county's or
city's solid waste management planning and/or waste collection and
disposal. However, counties and cities remain responsibile and
liable for meeting State mandates on solid waste management.
Therefore, it is incumbent upon the County to assure that the
wastestream in the unincorporated areas of the County is handled in
compliance with both the State solid waste management requirements
and with the County's own solid, waste management plans as submitted
to and approved by the California Integrated Waste Management Board
in December, 1993 . The policies outlined above will assure
compliance with State solid waste management requirements and
protect the interests of the County and its residents.
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ADDENDUM TO ITEM S .2, JULY 26, 1994
The Board discussed the recommendations in some detail .
Susan Rainey, President of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District, and a member of the Central County Joint Powers on
Solid Waste, appeared and discussed the matter. She suggested .
that if there are to be meetings on this matter, that since
several policy decisions are to be made, that the sub-committee
be from the Board of Supervisors meeting with a sub-committee
from the Small JPA and the Special Districts, rather than staff.
The Board APPROVED the recommendations set forth above, and
by a unanimous vote, determined that the need to add the
following items to the agenda arose after the agenda was posted,
and thereupon APPROVED added Items 7, 8 and 9 listed below:
7 . DIRECT the Health Services Director to discuss with the
Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Joint Powers Authority (Mini
JPA) membership by the County in the JPA in order to cooperate
equally with the Central County Cities on the implementation of
the household hazardous waste program, waste disposal, recycling
and collection programs .
8 . REQUEST a report on progress and development of a work
plan, in terms of meetings with the policy board members
involved, in order to implement this as rapidly as possible, at
least by the termination of the franchises .
9. DETERMINE to appoint two Board members to a policy
committee to meet with the Joint Powers Authority.
Chairman Powers requested those Board members interested in
serving on the policy committee to let him know of their interest
in serving by August 2, 1994 .