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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE CWIa
DATE: June 13 , 1988 Coiry
SUBJECT: Letter from Contra Costa Community
Recycling Center
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Request County Counsel to determine the ability of the Board
of Supervisors to impose as a condition on building permits
and land use permits that gasoline service stations and
other businesses which, as a part of their business perform
oil changes (such as Jiffy Lube) , be required to accept used
oil from any individual at no cost to the individual and, in
turn, be required to recycle the used oil by turning it over
to a firm which specializes in the recycling of used oil,
and report his findings and conclusions to our Committee on
August 8, 1988 .
2 . Request the Contra Costa Community Recycling Center to
submit a more detailed proposal to the Budget Committee by
June 20, 1988 setting forth in more detail the composition
of their Board of Directors, the extent of their voluntary
resources, an explanation of how their voluntary resources
could be coordinated with the County' s proposed resource
recovery program, and a more detailed budget supporting
their request for $5000 a year, with particular emphasis on
their ability and willingness to continue handling used oil.
This report should also indicate the willingness of the
recycling center to share their extensive mailing list with
the County' s Community Development Department.
3 . Order the Director of General Services to report to the
Board in 30 days on the feasibility of receiving used oil
from the public at County corporation yards.
BACKGROUND:
On May 24, 1988, the Board of Supervisors received and referred
to its Budget Committee a letter from the Contra Costa Community
Recycling Center indicating that they are interested in changing
the focus of their organization so that they are less involved in
direct recycling activities and more involved in recycling
advocacy. In this regard, the recycling center has requested
County funding in the amount of $5000 a year for the next three
years.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVEOTHER
SIGNATURE(Sl:
unne W. McPeak Tom Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON June 21 , 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
Also REFERRED the issue to the Solid Waste Commission.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 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: County Administrator ATTESTED Pr/ 1.9 s
County Counsel
Director, Community Development PHI BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Director, General Services SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Marilyn McKinney, Board of Directors, Au-x.� (o�-A:✓
Recycling Center BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83 Solid Waste Commission, via CDD
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The recycling center had asked to meet with the Board' s Recycling
Committee. Because of the funding request, the recycling
center' s letter was referred to the Budget Committee. We agreed,
however, as a part of our overall review of recycling issues, to
hear a presentation from Kathleen Nimr on behalf of the recycling
center. The above recommendations grew out. of our discussions.
We would note in this regard a memo from Supervisor Fanden
suggesting that the County needs to do something to assist the
public in legally disposing of used oil. Ms. Nimr indicated that
the recycling center would be willing to continue accepting used
oil for the time being until other resources can be developed.
As a result, we have requested General Services to consider the,
possibility of having the County corporation yards receive used
oil.
We are also exploring with County Counsel the possibility of
requiring service stations to accept used oil from individuals.
We will report back to the Board once County Counsel has
responded to our request.