REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Countywide AB 939 Fee and Household Hazardous Waste Agreements for FY 2015/16 through 2017/18
Report
BACKGROUND
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) services are provided to Sunnyvale residents by way of the Countywide HHW Program. Services include regular drop-off events held at a Sunnyvale location as well as events held at other permanent and temporary locations in the County.
As a reminder on a related issue, the current Sunnyvale HHW event location at 164 Carl Road is being displaced to meet the space needs of the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) project. The current Carl Road site will host its final monthly event in June, 2015. Beginning in July, the County will provide quarterly Sunnyvale events at the City's Corporation Yard on Commercial Street temporarily. Residents will continue to be able to dispose of HHW at frequent HHW events held throughout the county at both permanent and temporary locations.
The City's cost for participation in the HHW program is paid from two sources: (1) revenues from the Countywide AB 939 Fee, a fee charged on every ton of Sunnyvale solid waste disposed, and (2) a direct payment from the City for resident use above a baseline level of four percent participation.
The revenue from the fee must be used to implement programs and services designed to meet the requirements of AB 939, the state mandate that local jurisdictions reduce the amount landfilled by 50% (from the baseline year of 1990) and reduce the amount of household hazardous waste that is improperly disposed. The collection, distribution, and use of the fee are governed by an Agency Agreement among the County of Santa Clara and the 15 cities in the county. The term of the current three-year agreement will expire on June 30, 2015.
Staff recommends that Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreements for the Countywide AB 939 Fee and Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program for fisc...
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