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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 01161990 - 2.2 >-002A, TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra n FROM: / Costa Phil Batchelor, County Administrator -s x� J --; -a _ County DATE: January 10, 1990 Op--- -- ` SUBJECT: TRANSFER OF REFERRALS FROM THE 1990 INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE TO THE 1990 ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECONIlMENDATIONS 1. Transfer the following matters which are on referral to the 1990 Internal Operations Committee from that Committee to the 1990 Environmental Affairs Committee: * Proposal for a Hazardous Materials Response Agency. Health Services Director to make further status report to the Committee on April 1, 1990 . (Referred October 3 , 1989) * Health Services Director to conduct a study on cloth v. disposable diapers and report to the Committee in six months. (Referred October 31, 1989) . * Purchasing Agent to report to the Committee six months after implementing policy discouraging the use of polystyrene pellets as packing materials. (Referred October 31, 1989) . * Report from Plastics Recycling Task Force commenting on the recommendations of the Community Development Department on regarding the establishment of a County recycled products procurement policy. (Referred October 31, 1989) . * Analysis by General Services, Resource Recovery Specialist and County Counsel by January 31, 1990 on what the County must do to comply with the provisions of AB 4. (Referred October 31, 1989) . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:YeS YES SIGNATURE: L! /a( '• RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON January 16 , APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 2i—& OTHER X Relative to Item 2. (page 3) , REFERRED distribution of Measure AA funds in the unincorporated area of the County to the Finance Committee; and REFERRED issues of JPA of water/sanitary districts and JPA to establish the Contra Costa County Solid Waste Authority to the Environmental Affairs Committee. 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 O THE DATE SHOWN. CC: Members, Board of Supervisors Community Development Director ATTESTED Catherine Kutsuris, Staff PHI ATCHELOR,CdifK OF THE BOARD OF Environmental Affairs Committee SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Health Services Director Director of Environmental Health M382 (10/88) Marice Ashe, Staff BY DEPUTY Hazardous Materials Commission * Report from County Administrator forwarding list of programs recommended for funding from AB 939, along with an analysis of AB 939 by County Counsel so the Committee can establish priorities. Funding decisions to be referred to Finance Committee. (Referred October 31, 1989) . * Resource Recovery Specialist to establish a mixed materials collection and recycling program at County institutions and provide progress report to the Committee by February 1, 1990 . (Referred October 31, 1989 ) . * Resource Recovery Specialist to make a status report to the Committee in February, 1990 on the pilot plastics recycling program for residential curbside collection and processing of mixed plastics. (Referred October 31, 1989) . * Resource Recovery Specialist to make a status report to the the Committee in February, 1990 on the pilot projects which are underway with McDonald' s to recycle polystyrene food containers. (Referred October 31, 1989) . * Report due from Resource Recovery Specialist by February 1, 1990 regarding meetings designed to determine the economic advantages of having a recycled paper mill located in the City of Richmond. (Referred October 31, 1989) . * Report due from the Resource Recovery Specialist by February 1, 1990 on discussions with franchised haulers in West Pittsburg and Discovery Bay areas regarding their plans to have curbside recycling available throughout their service area by December 31, 1990. (Referred October 31, 1989) . * Status report due from the Resource Recovery Specialist and County Counsel by February 1, 1990 regarding ways in ' which the County can regulate or prohibit the disposal of corrugated cardboard and wood waste to landfills. (Referred October 31 , 1989) . * Report due from Resource Recovery Specialist and Sheriff-Coroner by February 1, 1990 on the feasibility of a multi-material collection program using Work Alternative participants and locating a processing center at the Marsh Creek Detention Center. In this regard see also related referral on the same subject above. (Referred October 31, 1989) . * Letter from Proctor & Gamble commenting on their successful . compost project and offering to work with the County to establish a similar project in this County. (Referred November 7, 1989) * Implementation of Risk Management and Prevention Programs. Health Services Director to report by April 1, 1990. (Referred November 28 , 1989) . o * Report due from Community Development Director by March 1, 1990 on SB 1322 and AB 1307 re stimulating use of recycled products. (Referred December 19, 1989) . * Feasibility of locating a plastics recycling plant in North Richmond. Community Development to report after talking with James River Company. (Referred December 19, 1989) . * Report due from Community Development and Plastics Recycling Task Force by March 1, 1990 on McDonald' s pilot project to recycle polystyrene food containers, and pilot projects in school cafeterias. (Referred December 19, 1989) . * Health Services Director to outline a public education and enforcement program relating to littering by February 1, 1990 . (Referred December 19 , 1990) . * Report due from County Administrator by February 15, 1990 on Citizens and Youth Conservation Corps. (Referred December 19, 1990) . * Consider impact of AB 939 on the "Keep Contra Costa Beautiful" Campaign. (Referred December 19, 1989) . * Request from Assemblywoman Eastin that the Board consider adoption of an ordinance requiring the procurement of recycled paper products. (Referred December 19, 1989) . 2. Determine whether the following matters are more appropriately left on referral to the 1990 Internal Operations Committee or whether they should also be referred to the 1990 Environmental Affairs Committee: * Distribution of Measure AA funds in the unincorporated area of the County. (Referred December 19 , 1989) . * Letter from Central Sanitary District re JPA of water/sanitary districts. (Referred December 19, 1989) . * Letter from Chair, Solid Waste Commission, transmitting a draft of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement to establish the Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority. (Referred December 19, 1989) . 3. Leave on referral to the 1990 Internal Operations Committee all other items previously referred to the Committee and not removed as referrals herein. BACKGROUND- On January 9, 1990 the Board of Supervisors established an Environmental Affairs Committee and requested the County Administrator to recommend which items now on referral to the 1990 Internal Operations Committee should be removed as referrals to that Committee and be referred instead to the new Environmental Affairs Committee. In Recommendation # 1 above we have recommended those items now on referral to the 1990 Internal Operations Committee which appear to be most clearly within the jurisdiction of the Environmental Affairs Committee. In Recommendation # 2 we have identified some referrals now on referral to the 1990 Internal Operations Committee where it might be argued that the item appropriately belongs on referral to either the 1990 Internal Operations Committee or to the 1990 Environmental Affairs Committee. We are asking, therefore, that the Board review all of these referrals and determine which should be referred to the Environmental Affairs Committee.