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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 13 , 1990 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, McPeak and Torlakson
NOES: Supervisor Fanden
ABSENT: Supervisor Schroder
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Consideration of land use entitlements for Marsh Canyon
Landfill and Keller Canyon Landfill
The Board on February 27 , 1990 closed the public hearings,
and had before it this day consideration of land use entitlements for
the following:
The request by Keller Canyon Landfill Company (applicant)
and Kathryn Costa, Charles Larson, Herbert Elworthy, Jean Elworthy and
Robert Elworthy (owners) to amend the General Plan (GPA 3-89-CO.II) ,
for approval of Minor Subdivision 15-89, Rezoning Application 2834-RZ,
Williamson Act cancellation (AG 6-71, Part 8-69) , and Land Use Permit
2020-89 to establish a sanitary landfill facility on a 2,628 acre site
located in Contra Costa County; and on
The requests by Waste Management Incorporated of North
America (Applicant) ; Robert Foskett, Jane and William Freitas, Cena
and Jerry Richeson, Phyllis and Herman Schippers, and Naoma and Harry
Williamson (Owners) to amend the General Plan (GPA 4-89-CO-II) and for
approval of Land Use Permit 2010-90 to establish a sanitary landfill
facility on a site of approximately 1,123 acres located in the
unincorporated area of eastern Contra Costa County.
Chair Fanden announced that she had just received a
telephone call from the Antioch City Manager advising that the Antioch
City Council is in session this afternoon and would prefer that no
action be taken until its members can be in attendance.
Supervisor Torlakson proposed that, pending completion of
the findings and conditions, the Board declare its intent to approve
the Marsh Canyon Landfill site.
Supervisor Torlakson distributed copies of a list of Generic
Landfill Mitigations (attached hereto as exhibit A) that he wished to
be considered as part of the overall cost analysis to be applied to
any landfill site application . He noted that Item B on said list,
Host Community Mitigation, needs to be considered later with franchise
agreements, not with the Land Use Permits, but he would like the Board
to express its intent to include these mitigations in the conditions
and findings for any landfill site approved by this Board..
Supervisor Powers noted that conceptually he thought it
appropriate, subject to having some of the language dealt with in
Items 3 , 4 and 5 and asking staff to bring back some language changes
in a week or two along with the finalized findings and conditions, and
deferring dealing with the Host Community Mitigation item until
considering franchise agreements.
Supervisor McPeak noted that she favored declaring intent
today to approve Marsh Canyon when the Board has before it the
proposed findings and conditions of approval, and to include the
mitigations proposed by Supervisor Torlakson.
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Supervisor Torlakson noted that he had also prepared a list
of mitigations specific to the Marsh Canyon site, as well as items to
be considered in the- Franchise Agreement for the Marsh Canyon site,
and that staff is working on the language to make it more generic in
terms of road improvements.
Supervisor Powers suggested separating the motion and voting
on the issues separately.
Supervisor Torlakson agreed to vote on the generic
mitigations first, one through five, and- to give some direction on the
Board' s intent on the franchise; and then declare intent to approve
the landfill.
Board members discussed the concept of the $6 per ton
mitigation fee and Supervisor Torlakson advised that that is the
amount now being paid to other counties in export fees.
Supervisor Fanden advised that she felt the amount of the
mitigation fees should have been discussed with the public, the cities
and the Solid Waste Commission before being proposed to the Board, and
therefore she would not be supporting the motion.
Supervisor Torlakson suggested first declaring intent to
approve the list of generic mitigations he submitted and to apply them
to any land use permit for any landfill sites that the Board might
consider now or in the future; and then declaring intent to approve
the Marsh Canyon Landfill site land use permit, and requesting staff
to to work on more flexible language on the conditions governing the
hours of operation, and to bring it back to the Board for approval
with full findings and conditions.
Supervisor Fanden declared that she would have a hard time
voting in favor of the Marsh Creek site because she believes that
there are some problems that can never be mitigated, such as the
growth-inducing factor of bringing water and roads to the site.
The Board discussed in great detail the issue of bringing
water to the proposed Marsh Creek site.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that it DECLARES ITS INTENT to
approve generic mitigation measures for Marsh Canyon and Keller Canyon
Landfills, and proposes to apply them to any landfill sites the Board
might consider now or in the future.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Board DECLARES ITS INTENT to
approve the Marsh Canyon Landfill site with conditions and findings,
and staff is DIRECTED to return with the appropriate documentation for
Board consideration on March 20, 1990 at 2: 00 p.m.
The Board took no action on the Keller Canyon Landfill
entitlements.
i.tiereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: ,..'6• JI )3 t P Ie
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supewiaora and County Administrator
13Y � _.Deputy
cc: Director of Community Development
County Counsel
Director of Health Services
County Administrator
Applicant for Marsh Canyon
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GENERIC LANDFILL MITIGATION LIST
(To be applied to any landfill)
A. Items that should be included in LAND USE PERMIT:
VALUE DESCRIPTION TIMESPAN
1. $2. 00/TON Mitigation for road 30 years
impacts
2 . $2. 00/TON Open Space/Parks/Trails/Ag Life of
Lands Preservation Fund Site
(To be supervised/managed
by the Board of Supervisors
and to be utilized for both
acquisition and maintenance/
operation)
Note: All $/TON figures to be updated annually with
built-in CPI adjustments.
3. Development of a value-loss compensation program
for surrounding residences and/or businesses that
are impacted by the landfill (i.e. truck traffic,
noise, etc. ) due to proximity to the landfill.
Development of a direct acquisition program with
inclusion of moving costs for any residences or
business which are determined by the Zoning
Administrator to be visually impacted.
Both programs to be reviewed and approved of by
the Board of Supervisors.
4 . $200, 000 per year for recycling programs until the
site opens for operation (at which time a higher-
scale more permanent financing program would
become effective through the franchising fee) .
The first payment would be made by April 15', 1990.
If two permits are approved before April 15, the cost
of the program would be shared equally.
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Generic Landfill Mitigation List
Page TWO
5. Strict controls on designated landfill access routes --
enforcement. Landfill operator shall be responsible
for the payment of a $20, 000 fine for each verified
incident of deviation of designated routes. This money
will be contributed to the road repair fund or host
community mitigation fund. The operator shall be
responsible for coordinating with Public Works the
cost and placement of appropriate signage indicating
the designated routes and forbidden access points to
the landfill. The landfill operator shall install, at
some point close to the entrance of the landfill, a
video recorder capable of recording on a 24-hour basis
any truck coming from the wrong direction to the site.
The operator shall cooperate fully in the investigation
of any complaint, and will pay all costs incurred as
a result of such investigation.
B. Conditions to be included in the FRANCHISE AGREEMENT:
$2 .00/TON Host Community Mitigation - 30 Years
($1.00/ton from year 31 to
life of site)
(TT:gro/3-13-90)