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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
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FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON �� County
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT °a' -
DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 1992
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO SIGN CONTRACT FOR
PREPARATION OF AB 939 INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND
REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Authorize the Community . Development Director to sign a contract
with EIP Associates for up to $180, 000 for the preparation of the
mandated AB 939 Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan and for the
preparation of the necessary Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on
the Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT
None to the County General Fund. Carry-over funds from FY 90-91 AB
939 Tipping Fees were specifically earmarked for the costs of
preparing the countywide Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan and
the EIR on the Plan.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
AB 939 & AB 2707 requires that all cities and the County prepare
and adopt Source Reduction and Recycling Elements (SRRE) and
Household Hazardous Waste Elements (HHWE) . The Elements outline
programs which will be implemented to divert solid wastes from
landfill disposal by 25% by 1995 and by 50% by 2000. Additionally,
a countywide plan--the Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan--must
be submitted". The Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan must
consider the programs proposed by each city and the County must
describe how all the programs will be coordinated and integrated to
achieve the mandated diversions.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNAT E
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN ON 9V D COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN:. MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Orig: Community Development Department (CDD) ATTESTED
FEB 11 1992
cc: County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
County Auditor-Controller THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
County Counsel AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
EIP Associates (via CDD)
Chair, AB 939 Task Force (via CDD) BY , DEPUTY
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Additionally, the Integrated Plan must describe the solid waste
facilities which will be needed to meet mandated goals, including
landfills, transfer stations, material recovery facilities,
composting facilities, interim processing centers, drop-offs and
buy-back centers. The Plan must also address how these facilities
will be used.
Due to the failure of legislation (AB 2092-Sher) which proposed an
extension of submission deadlines, the submission of final
countywide Integrated Solid Waste Management Plans was due January,
1992 . Only one of the 13 counties required to submit final
countywide Integrated Plans in 1992 have done so. Completion of
our countywide Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan is scheduled
for June, 1992--which would comply with the failed AB 2092. It is
expected that new legislation is being introduced to replace AB
2092 .
The integration and analysis of all jurisdiction SRREs and HHWEs
and the integration of approved and proposed solid waste facilities
combined with the limited timeframe in which the countywide
Integrated Plan must be prepared and submitted, warranted use of a
single-source consultant with knowledge of the solid waste issues
and facilities in Contra Costa County. For this reason, EIP
Associates was selected. EIP Associated prepared the EIR on the
1989 County Solid Waste Management Plan (CoSWMP) , on the Acme
Transfer Station, on the County General Plan, and will be preparing
the EIR on the Transfer Station/Material Recovery Facility proposed
by Delta Diablo Sanitation District.
Use of the EIP Associates was reviewed with the Administrative
Committee of the AB 939 Local Task Force in August and September,
1991; the Administrative Committee concurred with the reasoning and
the selection of EIP Associates.
At the time, all cities and the County have completed preparation
and review by the Local Task Force of their preliminary SRREs and
HHWEs. Final SRREs and HHWEs. have been submitted by Richmond, San
Pablo, Pinole, Hercules, Pittsburg, Antioch and Brentwood. As soon
as State comments are received, final SRREs and HHWEs will be
completed .and submitted by the County, Pleasant Hill, El Cerrito,
Martinez, Clayton and Concord.
The cities of Danville, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, San Ramon and
Walnut Creek have advised us that they will not submit final SRREs
and HHWEs until April/May, 1992, after completion of the EIR by the
Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority. This EIR is being
prepared by the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, in part,
because of the proposal for a Transfer Station/Material Recovery
Facility, Household Hazardous Waste Holding Facility, and
Composting Facility proposed in the SRREs and HHWEs for the cities
participating in the Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority or
having a franchise with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District.
It is expected, however, that we can complete the countywide
Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan using the information and
.programs contained in the preliminary draft SRREs and HHWEs of
these central county cities.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
Without authorization for the contract with EIP Associates, the
Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan and the necessary EIR will
not be expedited. The mandated submission will be further delayed.
While the State has indicated that no penalties will yet be
imposed, the power to levy penalties of up to $10, 000. 00 per day
does exist.
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