HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03241987 - S.3 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: Supervisor Nancy Fanden Costa
DATE: March 24, 1987 for consideration on County
March 31 , 1987
SUBJECT: Coordinating Hazardous Waste Applications
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION: That the County Administrator
report to the Board on methods of coordinating and
evaluating hazardous waste applications. Ensuring that a
coordinated waste disposal program be developed that
addresses the specific disposal needs of Contra Costa
County. . The following items should be included in this
report:
o methods such as model conditions of approval that
would require the hazardous waste operator to facilitate on
site recycling, and on site treatment, in addition to
ensuring the most environmentally sound, state of the art
disposal possible. -
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o discuss a renewable use permit to require that the
project (or projects) always be using current, state of the
art technology.
o review controlling the type of waste and quantity
of waste to ensure that county needs are met and that Contra
Costa not become the Hazardous Waste Dump for the rest of
the State.
o both the City and County are permitting agencies.
Recommend methods for coordinating permits, regulating, and
collecting fees for servicej,
BACKGROUND: Currently there are two applications in
effect for hazardous waste disposal. Further, the Board has
directed the Hazardous Materials Commission to develop a
hazardous waste management plan pursuant to AB 2948 .
Because this plan is yet to be described, it is imperative
that the two projects,-I .T. in unincorporated Martinez and
Stauffer in the City of Martinez, be looked at jointly to
ensure that the environment is protected and that county
needs are met.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:_L-YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON
March 31, 1957 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT I ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED J/ 1fd17
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board at
Supervisors and County Administrator
M38217-e8 BY DEPUTY
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Supervisor Nancy Fanden Contra
Costa
DATE: March 31 , 1987 County
SUBJECT: Coordinating Hazardous Waste Applications
(additional to item submitted 3-24-u7 for consideration 3-31)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
o determine the level of contamination in soils at
both the,,.Stauffer and I .'T. sites through the E. I .R. process .
Review the possibility of conditioning Contamination free soils
as an element of the approval process .
o that transportation routes and safety of trucks
carrying hazardous waste to these facilities be scrutinized
fully , and that all controls available to ensure safe transit
be enforced.
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
.. Contra
FROM: Supervisor Nancy Fande
Costa
DATE: County
March 24, 1987 Coun
REVIEW._SFN.--=JOHN!'GARAMFNDI'S--SB-5.5 0
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Board of Supervisors ask for a review of SB 550
which would create the Cancer Control Planning Council.
BACKGROUND:
Recognizing that 87,000 Californians will be diagnosed with
cancer this year & pointing to the efforts underway in other
states, Sen. John Garamendi (D-Stockton) has introduced
legislation to develop a comprehensive cancer control plan
for the state.
Garamendi ' s bill, SB550, unveiled before the American Cancer
Society Calif. Division board of directors, would create the
Cancer Control Planning Council to develop a comprehensive
cancer control plan for Calif . based on the goals of the
National Cancer Institute' s Year 2000 Report.
Major goals of the report include reducing smoking by 50% by
1990, particularly among young people; reducing the level of
fat consumption in our diets; developing comprehensive
educational programs for schools & health care providers;
providing incentives for university-based postdoctoral
bio-medical researchers; & increasing the adoption of
state-of-the-art cancer treatment techniques.
SB550 is the product of a hearing of the Join Commission on
Science &, Technology investigating the current status of
cancer research & prevention activities.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON March , 19 7 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT - ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED March 24 1987
J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD
M382/7-68 BY DEPUTY