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Adopted this Order on July 12, 1988 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
See Vote Below
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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SUBJECT: Proposed Landfill Permit Process Modification
The Board received the attached report dated June 15,
1988 from the Solid Waste Commission recommending that the Board
maintain the current procedures for processing new landfill
proposals.
Supervisor.. Tom Torlakson noted that the Board is being
urged by the cities and the Mayor' s Conference to expedite the
landfill .siting process. He expressed the opinion that the
proposed modification to the landfill permit process would serve to
expedite siting of a landfill, and recommended that the Board
support the proposal.
Supervisor Tom Powers stated that he did not believe the
proposed modification would expedite the process and that staff was
not in support of the proposal. He commented on the question of
fairness to all applicants and the need to handle all applications
for landfill permits in the same manner.
Supervisor Sunne McPeak expressed her support for the
proposed modification. She noted that under the new process all
applicants would go through the same process but in different
sequence.
Supervisor Nancy Fanden noted that this matter had
previously been before the Board, at which time the Board had
agreed not to modify the process. She stated that the Solid Waste
Commission had reviewed the proposal and had voted 7-1 to recommend
that the landfill permit process not be changed.
Supervisor Fanden moved that the Board ratify the
recommendation of the Solid Waste Commission, and Supervisor Powers
seconded the- motion. The vote was as follows:
AYE: Supervisors Powers and Fanden
NO: Supervisors McPeak and Torlakson
ABSTAIN: Supervisor Schroder
Due to the 2-2 vote, no action was taken on the
recommendation to retain current procedures for processing new
solid waste landfill applications.
Supervisor McPeak referred to petitions being
circulated to place initiatives on the November ballot relative to
landfill sites and recommended that the Board consider measures to
be placed on the ballot.
Supervisor Fanden commented on the proposed Acme Fill
Transfer Station and the need for the cities and franchising
agencies to be involved in this matter.
After further discussion, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED
that the County Administrator is REQUESTED to place on the July 26,
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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Solid Waste Commission Contra
Costa
DATE; June 15, 1988
SUBJECT: Modification of Landfill Permit Process for
New Landfill Proposals
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt position maintaining the current procedures for processing
new landfill proposals.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION
on April 19 , 1988 , the Board referred this matter to the solid
Waste Commission. At the June 15, 1988, meeting of the Solid
Waste Commission, the Commission heard statements by both pro-
ponents and opponents of a new, modified permit process for new
landfill proposals,. as requested by Waste Management Inc. Based
on the information provided, the Commission determined that the
proposed process demonstrated no new significant improvements in
the landfill process that would increase the speed and efficiency
of processing landfill applications. Many of the Commissioners
telt that all landfill applicants should follow the same applica-
tion process. It was also determined that no significant amount
of time savings would be had by adopting this proposed permitting
process. The Commission voted -1 (with one abstention) to
maintain the current procedures with regard to processing land-
fill permit applications.
EW/jn
150: swc.brd
. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES
SIGNATVRE'
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOM AON or BO COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER .07
SIGNATUREIS): Harvey E. BraQdon for Avon Wilson Chair
A N OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES:. RED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPE S ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Orig. Dept. Community Develop. ATTESTED
PHIL BATCHELOR. CL OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUN MINISTRATOR
BY
M382/7-RI DEPUTY