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Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa
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December 11 1990 "
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SUBJECT: Acknowledging 1990 CSAC Challenge Awards
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECONIlEKNDATION:
Acknowledge 1990 CSAC Challenge Awards presented to Contra Costa
County.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County had entered programs in each of the six
categories for the 1990 County Supervisors Association of
California (CSAC) Challenge Awards competition for achievements
and innovation in program and service delivery.
On November 29 , 1990, at the Annual CSAC Conference in Anaheim,
California, the award winners were announced. Contra Costa
County received the Grand Prize in the Administration of Justice
category with the "Auto-Cite Program, " the Grand Prize in the
Government Finance and Operations category with the "Productivity
Investment Fund, " and a Special Recognition award in the Housing,
Land Use and Planning category with the "Growth Management Plan. "
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON December 1 1 9 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
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AaCC: , ounty Administrator ATTESTED iii "I IV90
Municipal Court Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Community Development Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Public Works Director
BY �°� ,DEPUTY
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on December 4, 1990 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson, Fanden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: Curbside Recycling Programs
The Board received the attached report dated November
29, 1990 from Harvey E. Bragdon, Community Development Director, on
the status of curbside recycling programs within the County.
Charles Zahn, Community Development Department, expanded
on the report, noting that at the beginning of the year only about
150 of the population in the County had access to curbside
recycling services and as the year ends approximately 85% of the
population has the services available. He advised that in the
months ahead the emphasis will be on extending the range of
materials being picked up in the curbside recycling programs, and
on increasing the household participation rates in the areas where
the service is available.
Supervisor Nancy Fanden expressed her appreciation for
the report, and recommended that copies of it be forwarded to the
County Waste Export Committee, Alameda County and all the cities to
inform them of the progress the County has made in the recycling
program.
Supervisor Tom Powers agreed that progress has been
made. He noted that in the near future there should be markets for
the various categories of recyclables and expressed the belief that
there needs to be a system whereby the collectors share with the
public any profits from the sale of recyclables. Supervisor Powers
referred to the leadership the Board has provided in the area of
recycling programs, and recommended that staff look at the
feasibility of the County dealing with all recycling and
franchising in the unincorporated areas.
Supervisor Robert Schroder noted that the majority of
recycling efforts are in residential areas. He stated that there
needs to be more emphasis on commercial recycling efforts.
Supervisor Sunne McPeak expressed appreciation for the
report. She requested that it be rewritten in a format more easily
understood and forwarded to the State Integrated Waste Management
Board as well as those agencies suggested by Supervisor Fanden.
Supervisor McPeak requested that the AB 939 Committee report back
to the Board in six months with an analysis of the various
recycling programs to determine which programs are working in terms
of participation rates and wastestream diversion.
Supervisor Tom Torlakson commented on the curbside
recycling surcharge imposed by some franchisers, and noted that
offering an incentive in the form of lower rates for garbage pickup
would seem to be a better approach.
There being no further discussion, IT IS BY THE BOARD
ORDERED that the following actions are APPROVED:
1) ACCEPTED status report on curbside recycling programs in
the County;
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2) REQUESTED that the report, in a revised format, be
distributed to the cities, Alameda County, the Export
Committee, the Integrated Waste Management Task Force
(AB 939 Committee) and the State Integrated Waste
Management Board;
3 ) DIRECTED Community Development staff to explore
franchising and recycling in unincorporated areas of the
County for both household and commercial waste;
4) DIRECTED staff to explore instituting an accounting
system for profits on recyclables, to be instituted in
all recycling programs in the County, leading to sharing
profits from sales with the public;
5) REQUESTED report to the Board in three months with
recommendations relative to the above items; and
6) REQUESTED the AB 939 Committee to report to the Board in
six months relative to the success of current recycling
programs.
cc: Community Development
County Administrator
I hereby certify that this to a true ano correct copy of
an action taken t?ad entered an the minutes of the
Board of Su on the dote ahovm.
ATTESTED,91& �Az : 5� 1990
PHIL BATCHELOR.Clerk of the Board
Of Supeniaom and County Admirdstrat/or
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON
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DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9 '=
County
DATE: NOVEMBER 29, 1990
SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAMS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Accept the status report on curbside recycling programs within
Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Board of Supervisors requested an updated status report on
curbside recycling programs in Contra Costa County since the last
report; dated August 1990.
The availability of curbside recycling is expanding in Contra Costa
County. Nearly all residents will have curbside service by the end
of 1990. In Central County, curbside services have been available
since Spring. West County cities began their programs in
September, with- full implementation expected by December. In East
County, Antioch began curbside in January and Pittsburg in August.
Brentwood expects to have curbside by January 1991. Antioch began
curbside in January and Pittsburg in August.
For unincorporated communities, curbside recycling services are
under the control of the Franchising agencies, not the County.
Rodeo recently approved the franchise fee for curbside and will
begin its program in February. E1 Sobrante and the unincorporated
area of Richmond were among the first areas to receive curbside
containers in the West County program. Oakley and Big Break will
begin curbside pickup in early December. Mountain View and Vine
Hill have begun a pilot program which involves about 1/3 of the
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Orig: Community Development Department ATTESTED
cc: PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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residents, with community wide service expected by January. West
Pittsburg and Discovery Bay are currently in the franchising
process (review by community groups) and will have curbside upon
granting of the franchise. Alamo, the unincorporated area of
Pleasant Hill, Blackhawk, Canyon, and the unincorporated area of
Walnut Creek are receiving curbside recycling.
Some unincorporated areas of the county are so sparsely populated
that it would be very costly to implement curbside recycling.
Until the AB 939 plan is written for the unincorporated areas it
may be possible to site drop-off bins in a centralized location.
This is currently being done for Clyde. Byron and Knightsen would
also be in this category.
The next phase of curbside recycling will be adding more materials
to the collection programs. Materials collected at curbside varies
widely. HDPE and tin are collected in several programs while not
in others. Other types of plastic and paper may also be included
in expanded programs, as well as used motor oil. Curbside
collection of yard wastes for composting, which is already
available in some areas will also be expanded.
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STATUS OF .CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CURBSIDE RECYCLING
NOVEMBER 19, 1990
Alamo, Blackhawk, and the unincorporated area of Walnut Creek have fully
implemented curbside recycling as of May 1990 . Glass is being recovered from
bars and restaurants. Cardboard recovery is being phased in for commercial
accounts.
Antioch has fully implemented curbside recycling, including HDPE and tin.
Some commercial recycling has been implemented.
Brentwood is holding weekly meetings with its hauler to negotiate curbside
agreements. Current projections call for implementation by January 1991.
Churches and schools are providing newspaper drop off sites.
Clayton' s curbside service has been available to, the entire city since
September of 1989. Several chippers have been purchased for loan to
residents so that they can. compost yard wastes.
Clyde is being provided with drop-off bins for recyclables.
Concord has completed citywide curbside recycling, as of November. Plans to
begin accepting tin cans and HDPE are under development. -
Crockett has begun consideration of curbside recycling.
Danville and Lafayette have fully implemented curbside programs as of May 1 ,
1990. A program to recycle glass from bars and restaurants is being phased
in, as is a program to pick up cardboard from commercial accounts. Starting
in November, Danville will be provided with a yard waste container for
composting.
Discovery Bay expects to have curbside recycling by, February of 1991.
Newspaper, aluminum, glass, PET and HDPE will be collected.
El Cerrito received a grant to purchase recycling containers for large
apartment complexes. With this expansion, .curbside recycling will be
available to all residents. An extensive drop off facility accepts
cardboard, mixed paper, magazines, used motor oil, car batteries, white
goods, scrap metal, books, wine bottles for reuse, as well as the glass,
aluminum, plastic and newspaper that they accept at curbside. City green
wastes are also being composted and are available free to the public. E1
Cerrito is recovering 380 of. its residential wastestream', 18% at curbside and
20o at drop off. This amounts to 180 of the total wastestream.
Kensington plans to begin curbside recycling in January of 1991 .
Knightsen is giving consideration to drop off sites for recyclables.
Martinez collects a wide variety of materials at curbside as well at
newspaper drop off bins and has some commercial cardboard collection.
Materials recovered include used motor oil, appliances and furniture, and
lumber for reuse as well as the traditional materials. The City recently
voted approval of the curbside recycling fee and,. curbside : containers will
soon be delivered to all residents.
Mountain View and Vine Hill have begun a pilot curbside program of for one-
third of the households. Expansion is projected for January.
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Oakley and Big Break will begin receiving their curbside containers shortly,
with an expected startup of early December.
Orinda and Moraga have city-wide curbside recycling. They will be expanding
to commercial accounts and schools in 1991. A comprehensive commercial
program is in development. A backyard composting project is being
established.
Pittsburg is providing curbside .recycling city-wide as of August 1990 .
Pleasant Hill has a fully implemented curbside program which was recently
expanded to include HDPE and tin. Commercial accounts have already begun
recycling programs. .Schools are beginning to phase in recycling curriculums
as well as programs to recover asceptic paks and milk cartons.
Port Costa was recognized as one of the best recycling programs in California
this year. by the Department of Conservation. An all volunteer group has
provided curbside service 1980. Several small businesses are . also included
in this program. All proceeds go towards purchase or maintenance of
community trees.
San Pablo, Pinole, Hercules, El Sobrante and the unincorporated areas of
Richmond have begun their curbside recycling programs. Restaurants and bars
are participating in programs to recycle glass and cardboard. Cardboard and
white paper are being recovered from offices and commercial accounts.
Richmond recently voted to approve the curbside recycling fee and will begin
receiving their .containers this month. Bar and restaurant programs are
already in. place. Cardboard and white paper programs are expanding. Several
schools are involved in the recycling of asceptic paks and milk cartons.
Drop off facilities will open when the interim recycling facility opens in
December. Additional materials accepted there will include magazines; paper
and polystyrene..
Rodeo has approved the curbside program and will begin recycling in February.
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San Ramon has city-wide curbside recycling and is phasing in programs for bar
and restaurant glass and commercial cardboard. A composting program is being
proposed.
Walnut Creek has city-wide curbside recycling and is expanding its program to
12,000 apartments. They will also be providing recycling in parks and
schools. While the pilot program to accept plastics has ended, they are now
accepting cardboard, tin, and high-grade paper at curbside. Walnut Creek has
begun a back yard composting project involving 50 homes initially. Five
hundred homes are included in the first phase of . curbside recovery of. yard
waste, with an expected recovery of 40 tons per week.
West Pittsburg expects to receive curbside recycling in February, of 1991.
Contra Costa County
Community Development Department
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