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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on January 16, 1990 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, McPeak, and Torlakson
NOES: None x
ABSENT: Supervisor Schroder
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Presentation by Community Development on revised policies
and procedures relative to an Integrated Waste Management
Plan (AB 939)
Sara Hoffman of the Community Development Department.
reviewed the provisions of AB 939 which repeals the provision for the
California Waste Management Board consisting of 9 members and provides
for the California Integrated Waste Management Board, consisting of 6
full-time members, and the transfer of duties, staff and funds to the
new Board.
Sara Hoffman advised that AB 939 also provides for a new
countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan, and a Task Force to
coordinate the development of the Integrated Waste Management Plan,
and Recertification of a Local Enforcement Agency. She reviewed the
required elements and goals of the new plan and the requirement for
the convening of the Task Force, the composition of which is to be
determined by the Board of Supervisors and a majority of the cities
within the County which contain a majority of the population in the
County.
Board members discussed the composition of the Task Force
and whether it should encompass the current Solid Waste Management
Commission, whether it should consist of more or fewer members,
elected officials only, or elected officials and representatives of
industry, environmental organizatons and the public.
Chairman Fanden commented that she would favor three more
members representing West County, South Central County and Far East
County on the Task Force to enable them to report immediately to their
constituents, and that after each meeting there should be an
information sheet go to each city council member to highlight what
transpired at the meeting so as to keep all elected officials
informed, and suggested that perhaps the meetings could be televised
on local television and shown in the evening.
Roy Hawes, Chairman of the County Solid Waste Commission,
advised that the matter will be discussed at the Solid Waste
Commission tomorrow and by the Contra Costa County Mayor' s Conference
at its next meeting and so both of these bodies would be discussing
the composition of the Task Force.
Supervisor Powers suggested that all groups that are
interested in having representation on the Task Force be included in
the planning so that everyone will have a buy-in and be prepared to
help make it work.
Supervisor Torlakson commented on the funds needed for
recycling and market research and suggested that in addition to
focusing on the Task Force composition, that energy be spent in trying
to move ahead to figure out how to get the job done, and recommended
that the Board' s new Environmental Affairs Committee work on
developing an action plan and the financing components.
Supervisor Fanden suggested that a letter be sent by this
Board or the Solid Waste Commission advising that the County has
studied and reviewed the Plan, but noted that there is not a provision
in the Plan to exempt a County from meeting its percentage goals for
recycling and waste reduction in the event that the bottom falls out
of the market for recycled and reclaimed products such as paper, glass
and aluminum.
Supervisor Powers recommended that the Environmental Affairs
Committee also review the composition of the Task Force and try to
pull people together who are interested, and to develop a process by
which the Task Force is implemented.
Sheila Cogan, County Recycling Director, commented that the
new California Integrated Waste Management Board does encourage
counties to be as creative as possible in exploring options to fund
the new integrated program, and that there are options for funding
other than the tipping fee, and that one option is product disposal
charges. She announced that the Plastics Recycling Task Force will,
within the next month, be able to present the Board with some
guidelines in terms of implementing a product disposal charge program
as well as the potential for banning certain packaging if it does not
meet the goals and guidelines.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that staff is DIRECTED to develop
for the Board' s consideration on January 23 , 1990, a recommendation on
the composition of the Task Force which is to be convened on March 1,
1990, as set forth in AB 939 .
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Board REFERS to its new
Environmental Affairs Committee the funding of the implementation of
AB 939 and recycling, as well as the process for the composition of
the Task Force.
1 thereby Certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED. 4.4l y
PHIL BATCH OR,Clerk of Ihe Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
cc: Community Development By
County Administrator 0eputy