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C. 148, C.149, C.150, and C.151
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on December 2, 1997 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Rogers,Uilkema, Gerber, Canciamilla, and DeSaulnier
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ZC.1S BJECT: Correspondence
48 LETTER, dated November 5, 1997, from Federal Glover, Chair, Board of Directors,
Delta Diablo Sanitation District, 2500 Pittsburg-Antioch Highway, Antioch, CA 94509,
soliciting input regarding the County's participation in a permanent, full-range hazardous
household waste facility project led by the District.
*****REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
C.149 LETTER, dated November 7, 1997, from Jonothan Dumas, Chair, Advisory Council on
Equal Employment Opportunity, 651 Pine Street, 10th Floor, Martinez, CA, in response
to Board referral regarding proposition 209, expressing opposition to the action taken by
the Board of Supervisors to suspend the Minority and Women Business Enterprise
(MBE/WBE) Contract Compliance Programs for Contra Costa county, and
recommending program activities to include outreach activities, workshops,job fair
training and development to target small businesses.
*****REFERRED TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OFFICER
C.150 LETTER, dated November 7, 1997, from Jean Lum, Deputy Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San
Francisco, CA 94102, requesting support for a special interest license plate.
*****REFERRED TO HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR
C.r51 LETTER, dated October 24, 1997, from Kathy Hicks, Mayor, City of Walnut Creek, P.O.
Box 8039, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, advising that the City Council decided against
widening Treat Boulevard between Cherry Land and Bancroft Road, but to reconsider a
new design for adding an eastbound right-turn only lane at Bancroft Road.
*****REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the above recommendations as noted (*****) are
APPROVED.
I HEREBY 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 /�/�� . , I��j�J
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Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By Deputy
c.c. Correspondents (4)
Director,Growth Management and Economic Development Agency
Affumative Action Officer
Health Services Director
Transportation Committee
Public Works Director
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Delta Diablo Sanitation District
OFFICE AND TREATMENT PLANT: 2500 PITTSBURG-ANTIOCH HIGHWAY,ANTIOCH,CA 94509-1373
TELEPHONE: (510)778-4040 ADMIN. FAX: (510)778-8513 ENG.FAX: (510)706-7156 MAINT.FAX: (510)778-8565
November 5, 199AbTl'
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The Honorable Mark De Saulnier, Chair ?+ 14
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Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
651 Pine Street, Room 106 CLERK
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Martinez, CA 94553
SUBJECT: HOUSEHOLD HAZAROUS WASTE FACILITY
Dear Supervisor De Saulnier:
The District has received a letter from the Mayor of the City of Pittsburg asking the District to
prepare a proposal to design, construct and operate a full-range Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
facility. This facility would provide regular drop-off service to all communities in East Contra Costa
County.
Like the City of Pittsburg, we believe a full-range, permanent HHW facility is needed in East
Contra Costa County. At this time, due to limited funds and staff,the District is unable to respond to the
City's request for a proposal to design, build and operate a HHW facility.
The Disirict'has"recently adopted a three-year,budget and a fate structure for its current
operations. The District, like the Cities and County, is struggling to keep its rates low and still provide
the expected services to its customers. In the past, we have invested significant efforts and funds to
pursue programs that would serve the City of Pittsburg and others, only to see those programs take
another path: We find it difficult to use the District's limited funds on efforts that may not be recovered.
In addition to budget concerns,the District has experienced reductions in staff that will make it difficult to
commit time to this proposal, especially if there is a possibility that the Cities or County may choose
another program.
The Delta Diablo Sanitation District Board of Directors has asked me to seek out the willingness
of the agencies to participate in a permanent, full-range HHW project led by the District. We believe
there are several key questions to be answered before the District can consider preparing a proposal:
1. Will the Cities and County commit finances to the development of a proposal?
2. Will the Cities.and County commit finances to design, permit and build such a facility, if the
project costs are$400,000 to $750,000?
3. Are the Cities and County willing to commit finances for the annual operating costs?
4. Is there an underlying assumption by the Cities and County that the District, in the future,
will assume the operations costs?
5. The District would expect some form of agreement with the agencies to assure it does not
extend funds for the planning and design that will not be reimbursed. _
6. What level of participation do the agencies expect in the project?
The Honorable Mark De Saulmer, Chair Page 2 November 5, 1997
Although these are only a few of the questions that come to mind, we think answers to these are
very important in deciding the District's level of participation. We believe a full-range HHW facility is
needed in East County and support the efforts to accomplish such a project. If no agreement is reached on
the funding of a proposal, we would support an effort led by the City of Pittsburg, or another East County
agency,to design, build and operate a facility. Some of the options we think are viable include a facility
at the transfer station in Pittsburg,at a City or County corporation yard, or at the current recycle-only
HHW site.
We look forward to hearing from your staff on the Council's direction, and we hope the District
and the County can continue to work together to provide services that benefit all of our customers.
Very truly yours,
Fed4Gve?r '
Chair, Board of Directors
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