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FROM: Tom Powers, First District Supervisor Costa
DATE: County
January 30, 1990
SUBJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF A WEST COUNTY TRANSFER FACILITY
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendation:
1. That the Board authorizes the County staff to investigate the
efforts being made by local governments and the West Contra Costa Solid
Waste Management Board regarding the development of a West Contra Costa
waste transfer facility to determine whether or not progress is being
made towards the timely development of a facility which will meet the
needs of the West County after closure of the West Contra Costa Sanitary
Landfill in 1992 and will provide the recycling capabilities mandated by
AB 939.
2. That the Board authorize County staff to initiate direct discussion
with effected West Contra Costa communities regarding the timely
development of a waste transfer facility for West Contra Costa.
Discussions should center on the need to develop the waste transfer
facility, regardless of its location in an incorporated or
unincorporated area of Contra Costa County. Staff should offer all
reasonable support and encouragement for development of a waste transfer
facility.
3. To the extent required, in order to ensure timely development of a
West County waste transfer facility, the staff should activate the
franchise application for a West County waste transfer facility and
immediately begin discussions with applicants who can demonstrate the
ability to develop an appropriate waste transfer facility and who have
the waste stream commitments necessary to ensure its operation.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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CC: Community Development Director . ATTESTED 06 /990
County Administrator IL BATCH ELO ,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382 (10/88)
BY DEPUTY
Background:
It is apparent from recent information that it will take approximately
three years to permit and construct a permanent transfer station in West
County. This is the same period of time within which the West County
landfill is to reach to its final, capacity. A serious problem will
exist if a transfer station in West County is not given the highest
priority. If. not; we could encounter the same problems we have
experienced in 'Central County.
Recently, the Board asked for RFPs to grant franchises to agencies
interested in constructing a West County transfer station, but no action
has been taken. If locations for transfer stations are in the
unincorporated areas, we will bear the responsibility to permit and
franchise those applications and thus, blame, if there is any delay.
It is imperative that we move rapidly to discuss with the effected
communities their concerns about rates and conditions of development on
any transfer station that may be constructed in the unincorporated area
of West County. It is even more critical that this be accomplished in a
timely fashion because time is running out and we do not wish to repeat
the problem that has occurred in Central County due to the delays in the
permitting process.
An effort needs to be made to begin discussions for franchising any
potential user or constructor of a transfer station. Since no public
agencies have applied to construct such a transfer station, we must rely
on the private industry applicants who have requested to be franchised.