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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Costa
DATE'. �.M��
January 4, 1988
SUBJECT:
Solid Waste Public Education Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AMID JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
1) Direct staff from the Community Development Department to
meet with the operators of the three current landfills to
determine their willingness to jointly volunteer to provide
$30,000 a year toward funding a Solid Waste Public Education
Program until such time as a new landfill site opens to the
public.
2) Direct' staff from the Community Development Department to
write to the Delta Diablo Sanitary District, Central Contra
Costa Sanitary District and West Contra Costa Sanitary
District requesting that between them they agree to provide
grants totaling $30,000 a year toward funding a Solid Waste
Public Education Program until such time as a new landfill
site opens to the public. If such grants are not
forthcoming, request loans from the three sanitary districts
in lieu of grants, the loans plus interest to be repaid at a
rate of $60,000 per year beginning twelve months after a new
landfill site opens to the public, the loans to total
$60,000 per year minus any voluntary funding provided by the
operators of the three existing landfill sites.
3 ) Clarify that it is the intent of the Board that the land use
permit for both proposed new landfill sites in the County be
conditioned substantially as follows:
11upon opening the landfill site, the owner shall pay to the
County costs for solid waste public education programs
expended from calendar year 1988 to the date of landfill
opening. The costs shall not exceed the principal amount of
$60,000 per year. The cost of reimbursement shall also
include any interest paid to a public agency which .loaned
funding for the program. The County shall reimburse the
public agencies funding the program for principal and
interest amounts. If the Board funds the public education
program in another manner, this condition shall not come
into effect. The cost of this condition can be included in
the overall rate structure for the landfill to reimburse the
owner for these costs. "
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER -
SIGNATURE s Supervis N.. C. Fanden Supervisor T. Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON Jan ry 12 , 1988 A-_;IROVED AS RECOMMCNOED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT' ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: See Page 2 ATTESTED
P IL BATCHEL , CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY
M382/7-B3 , ,DEPUTY—
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4) Refer this matter to the 1988 Internal Operations Committee
for continuing oversight and coordination with the Solid
Waste Commission.
BACKGROUND
On the Correspondence Calendar for today' s Board meeting is a
letter from the Chair of the Solid Waste Commission recommending
substantially what is contained in the above recommendations.
Our Committee met with Councilwoman Avon Wilson, Chair, Solid
Waste Commission and staff on January 4, 1988 to review this
letter. We have expanded the Commission' s suggestions to include
requesting outright grants from the three Sanitary Districts as
well as loans if grants are not made available.
As is noted in the Commission' s letter, funds will eventually be
available from a new landfill site to finance a solid waste
public education program. However, that money won' t be available
for at least two to three years. Our Committee agrees with the
Solid Waste Commission that it is important that a public
education effort be undertaken immediately. While some funding
may be available for public education from the funds made
available by the forthcoming Transfer Station for a resource
recovery director, we believe a full-time public education effort
is needed to carry out the goals and objectives which were
attached to our report of December 14, 1987 .
We therefore recommend that the above recommendations be approved
and be considered to include action on the December 22, 1987
letter from the Solid Waste Commission.
cc: County Administrator
Director of Community Development
Avon Wilson, Chair, Solid Waste Commission (via CAO)
County Counsel
Land Waste Management (Via CDD)
S. & J. Investments (via CDD)
Current Landfill Operators (via CDD)
Delta Diablo, Central Contra Costa and West
Contra Costa Sanitary Districts (via CDD)
Paul Kilkenny, Community Development Department
David Okita, Community Development Department