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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05261987 - S.6 S.6 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on May 26 1987, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Delta Diablo Sanitation District (CC Sanitation District 7A) request for support for siting landfill in the Marsh Creek area. Supervisor Torlakson announced that he had a draft letter addressed to the Board of Supervisors from the District Manager of the Delta Diablo Sanitation District requesting the Board of Supervisors to consent to the siting of a landfill in the Marsh Creek area and further requesting that the Board indicate its position on forming a joint powers authority with the District and the cities located in the east and central county. Supervisor Torlakson requested that the County Administrator be requested to review the issue of franchise agreements for unincorporated communities that do not now have .franchises for garbage collection; to explore the potential benefits of controlling rates for residents and businesses; to explore the potential benefits to unincorporated communities of the establishment of franchise fees ( for instance, one east county city gets $100, 000 as a franchise fee and its rates for its residences are almost identical to the rate in Oakley and West Pittsburg) ; and to be able to exercise control over the waste stream in the unincorporated communities (noting that cities have been asked to do this and the State legislature has been approached to give the county control of the waste stream. Supervisor Powers suggested that Delta Diablo got into land siting on its own, knowing the risks it would have, and just like the private landfill operators, if they find a site they think qualifies, they can pursue it and when it gets to the Board, the Board will review it with all the others. Supervisor McPeak suggested this should be considered and deliberated by the entire Board in conjunction with the Landfill Siting Task Force and the Task Force should come back with a report before the Board directs the County Administrator to do anything. Supervisor Torlakson further discussed possible sites for landfill as identified by Delta Diablo. He noted that the task force is scheduled to conclude its work in mid-June and recommended that the Board receive the information, and refer the draft letter from Delta Diablo to the County Administrator, Community Development Director and the Blue Ribbon Task Force to be considered in conjunction with the Blue Ribbon Task Force Report. 1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and ontered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: PHIL C 3TCHE'.. R, C%:T:of tho Board of Supervisors and County Administrator CC: County Administrtor dy , Deputy Community Development