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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon ^,�,,+�
Director of Community Development l.�Utr
DATE: May 31, 1989 Costa
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SUBJECT: Contract Amendment for Review of Acme Landfill Costs _
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOI+ 1ENDATION
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Authorize Chair to execute an amendment to the Consulting
Services Agreement with Touche-Ross to include identification of
historical users of Acme Landfill and review of the landfill
disposal fee.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The current contract limit for the Transfer Station Rate
Regulation Program and the review of closure and post-closure
costs is $130,148. The requested additional cost for this
amendment is $29,210. The revised total contract payment limit
is to be increased to $159,358. The additional cost will be
recovered from the Acme Fill Corporation. Acme' s cost for both
these projects will be considered an eligible expense to be
incorporated into the rates at the landfill and transfer station.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
On March 21, 1989 the Board of Supervisors approved a contract
with Touche-Ross to establish a rate review program which
requires approval of disposal rates by the County for fees
charged at the Acme Interim and Permanent Transfer Station. On
April 11, 1989 the Board Authorized an amendment to the agreement
to include a closure and post-closure cost review for Acme
Landfill. On May 16, 1989 the Board of Supervisors requested
staff to negotiate an amendment to the agreement to include
identification of historical users of ' Acme Landfill and a review
of the major components of the $47 per ton disposal fee, to
determine if the cost components are reasonable.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATugg
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BO D COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON .111N 1Z APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
The County Administrator informed the Board that after .meeting with
representatives of the Cities and the Central Sanitary District
yesterday, it was determined to request the Board to authorize
additional work to learn what the profit and loss and balance sheets
were for the last 10 years for Acme in order to be able to analyze
what the profit levels were, if they were appropriate for the kind of
business that a landfill is. The County Administrator indicated that
the representatives agreed that the hearing scheduled for June 13,
1989 should be postponed to a later date when the Touche Ross report
is completed.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT -1!9 AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: See 2nd Page ATTESTED JUN 6 1989 _
PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M 382,`i-_c 3 1' BY .-.DEPUTY
Staff has negotiated an amendment to the agreement with
Touche-Ross to conduct the two additional tasks. The review of
the historical users will be a two-stage process. The first
stage will be a brief analysis of Acme' s historical volume data
to determine how much information is available and the
accessibility of the information. Touche-Ross will then meet
with County staff to determine if additional work should be
completed. If no additional work is necessary the fees will be
reduced. The second task is to review the current $47 per ton
tipping fee to determine it reasonableness. Touche-Ross will
review all major components of the $47 per ton tipping fee to
isolate unreasonable costs or estimates. The analysis will not
be an audit of Acme Fill or a detailed rate study.
These two tasks will be completed within 30 days for review by
the Board.
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cc: Community Development (prig. Dept. )
,County Administrator
County Counsel
Solid Waste Commission
'Central County City and Sanitary Districts
(via CDD)
Auditor-Controller
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2.4 & 2.5 MR
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
DATE: June 6, 1989
MATTER OF RECORD
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SUBJECT. Supervisor Schroder' s severance of relationship with Valley
Waste Management (Valley Disposal) and public commitment of
the Town of Danville, the City of San Ramon and Supervisor
Schroder to the Blue Ribbon Committee to work towards
finding a transfer station site in the San Ramon Valley.
Prior to the Board acting on items 2. 4 and 2. 5 on today' s agenda,
Supervisor Schroder announced that he had severed all relationships
with, Valley Waste Management (Valley Disposal) and that he had no
financial or any other type of arrangement with any persons involved
in any waste matter in the County; however, he had been advised by
County Counsel that he should remove himself from the Chambers while
the Board considers 2.4 and 2. 5.
Supervisor Schroder advised that during the Blue Ribbon Committee
hearings on the siting of solid waste sites, a representative of the
Town of Danville and a representative of the City of San Ramon and he
hadiappeared before the Blue Ribbon Committee and committed publicly
that the three jurisdictions would work toward the finding of a
transfer station site in the San Ramon Valley if it were necessary and
it was determined necessary by the Solid Waste Commission and by the
Cities that such a solid waste transfer station was necessary in the
San Ramon Valley. He further advised that the commitment was made at
that time and that he would like the record to show that.
THIS IS A MATTER OF RECORD ONLY. NO BOARD ACTION TAKEN.
cc: County Administrator