REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize City Manager to Sign (1) the Assembly Bill (AB) 939 Implementation Fee Agreement and (2) the Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program Agreement Between Sunnyvale and the County of Santa Clara for Fiscal Years 2025-2027
Report
BACKGROUND
The California Integrated Waste Management Act (AB 939), passed in 1989, required that all California cities divert 25% of their solid waste by 1995 and 50% by 2000, which were both achieved by Sunnyvale. The legislation also imposed a fee charged on every ton of Sunnyvale solid waste disposed, which must be used to implement programs and services designed to meet the requirements of AB 939 which includes a reduction in the amount of household hazardous waste that is improperly disposed. The collection, distribution and use of the fee is governed by agency agreements between the County of Santa Clara (County) and the 15 cities in the County. The AB 939 Fee is divided into two parts:
1. A Program Fee of $1.50 per ton. Fee revenues are passed back to each jurisdiction to help pay the cost of preparing, adopting, and implementing integrated waste management plans.
2. A Household Hazardous Waste Fee of $2.60 per ton, with revenues used to pay for Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) services.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) services are provided to Sunnyvale residents by way of the Countywide HHW Program. Services include quarterly drop-off events held at a Sunnyvale location as well as events held at other permanent and temporary locations in the County. County also provides door to door collection to Sunnyvale residents who utilize rear-yard garbage collection service.
The City's cost for participation in the HHW program is paid from two sources: (1) revenues from the Countywide AB 939 Fee, and (2) a direct payment from the City to cover the difference in AB 939 revenue and actual program costs and any increase to the services.
EXISTING POLICY
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