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'rcx BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I .O. 1
FROM: VVI it a
INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Costa
DATE'. June 13 , 1988 C J*
SUBJECT: Solid Waste Resource Recovery Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Request Supervisors Torlakson and Fanden to meet with a
subcommittee of the Contra Costa Mayors ' Conference
to make a presentation on the options available for
implementing a countywide resource recovery program as
follows:
A. Delay the program until funds are received from Acme
Fill complying with a condition on the land use permit
for the transfer station.
B. Sue Acme for failure to comply with the conditions of
the land use permit for the transfer station.
C. Identify some alternative sources of funding.
D. Convince the cities to commit their waste stream to the
transfer station so Acme will be able to move ahead
with its construction.
Include as a part of the presentation the indication from
Delta Diablo Sanitation District that they are willing to
assist in funding a solid waste public education program,
but only if other public entities participate in the
program.
2 . Request the Director of Community Development to schedule
time on the next agenda of the Solid Waste Commission to
make a similar presentation to that outlined above.
3 . Authorize Supervisors Fanden and Torlakson to represent the
Board of Supervisors in these presentations before the
subcommittee of the Mayors ' Conference and the Solid Waste
Commission.
4. Request County Counsel to report to the Board on possible
grounds for a lawsuit against Acme Fill if other
alternatives for funding the resource recovery program do
not develop.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHERIi�—
SIGNATURE sj: Sunne W. McPeak p Tom Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON June 21 , 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES:_ I, II, IV, V NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: III OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED Q40/ /9 so
County Counsel
Director, Community Development PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY I;al.A(� Z„�rk
M38217-83 /bZif.�w.� DEPUTY
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BACKGROUND:
As we have reported to the Board previously, the Community
Development Department is having trouble convincing Acme Fill
that they owe the County $100,000 as a condition of the approval
of the land use permit for the temporary and permanent transfer
stations. It was our understanding that approval of the land use
permit was sufficient to transfer the $100,000 payment regardless
of whether the transfer station is ever built. Acme Fill is
interpreting the conditions somewhat differently, and have
indicated they do not wish to pay the $100, 000 until they are
sure the transfer station will be built.
The principal delay in assuring construction of the permanent
transfer station is that the franchising entities in the County
must be willing to commit their waste stream to the transfer
station in order to assure potential funding agencies that the
transfer station is economically viable.
Our Committee has outlined the alternatives listed above and are
recommending that these alternatives be described to the
subcommittee of the Mayors ' Conference and the Solid Waste
Commission in an effort to resolve existing delays and insure
adequate funding for the .resource recovery program. Creation of
the resource recovery specialist position was approved on the
Consent calendar by the Board of Supervisors this morning (June
21, 1988) . However, the position cannot be filled until we have
an assured method of funding the program.