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FROM: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
County DATE: Cou ty
September 23 , 1985
SUBJECT:
West County Agency Waste-to-Energy Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Request the West County Agency to prepare a cost estimate
for a 400-500 ton per day waste-to-energy plant sized for
only the West County wastestream, and circulate the cost
estimate to the County, Solid Waste Commission, West County
Mayors ' Solid Waste Committee, and the cities of Richmond,
El Cerrito, San Pablo, Hercules, and Pinole for their review
and comment.
2 . Request the West County Agency to more closely integrate
their planning for a waste-to-energy plant in West County
with overall County solid waste planning by keeping the
Solid Waste Commission informed of their plans and by
cooperating fully with the West County Mayors ' Solid Waste
Committee ' s deliberations on this subject.
3 . Authorize the Chairwoman to send the West Contra Costa
Sanitary District a letter responding to the District' s
"Scope of Work for Proposed Waste-to-Energy Plant" , and
request the West County Agency authorize an independent
evaluation of the 400-500 ton waste-to-energy plant by the
County and West County cities.
4 . Leave this matter on referral to the Internal Operations
Committee.
BACKGROUND:
Our Committee has on referral several items relating to the West
County Agency' s proposed waste-to-energy project. On September
23 , 1985, our Committee met with the Director of Community
Development, County Counsel, representatives from the Health
Services Department, Ted Wooten from the West County Agency, the
City of Pinole, Cooper Engineers, and other interested citizens
to discuss the proposed waste-to-energy project. We received a
report dated September 23 from the Director of Community
Development, a copy of which is attached to this report.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _X RECOMMENDATION OF OMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURE(S) Tom Torlakson Tom Pow rsc-,�
ACTION OF BOARD ON _October 1 . 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ _OTHER
Supervisor Fanden advised that she wished to discuss the matter with the City of Pinole
and she felt it should also be discussed with the Solid Waste Commission. Following
discussion, the Board REFERRED the above report back to the Community Development Department
for input from the cities and the Solid Waste Commission and requested Board members to
discuss their concerns with staff.
-VOTE-OF-SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
County Administrator OF SUPERVISORS ON THE
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Solid Waste Commission PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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