REPORT TO COUNCIL
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Request to Authorize City Manager to Execute: (1) The 2021 New Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between Cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View for SMaRT Station(r) Services and (2) Amendment to 1992 MOU Among Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto Clarifying That MOU Term Ends December 31, 2021, and Find That These Actions are Within the Scope of the 1990 Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Subsequent Addenda
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REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested for authorization for the City Manager to take the following actions related to municipal partnerships at the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer Station (SMaRT Station).
1. Execute the 2021 New Memorandum of Understanding Among the Cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale Relating to the Operation of a Materials Recovery and Transfer Station (Attachment 1).
2. Execute the Amendment to the 1992 Second Memorandum of Understanding Among the Cities of Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale Relating to the Construction and Operation of a Materials Recovery and Transfer Station and the Long-Term Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste at Kirby Canyon (Attachment 2).
The City of Sunnyvale owns and operates the SMaRT Station at 301 Carl Road. The facility receives Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), source-separated recyclables, and organic materials from Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. It sorts the MSW to remove recyclable and compostable materials, then transfers the remaining residue to the Kirby Canyon Landfill. Other processes at the facility prepare source-separated recyclables, yard trimmings, food scraps and other materials for shipment to recycling markets.
A 1992 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the cities of Sunnyvale, Mountain View and Palo Alto established a municipal partnership. Each city has a separate agreement with Waste Management of California, Inc. (Waste Management), for landfill disposal at Kirby Canyon Landfill in San Jose. The MOU coordinates city ac...
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