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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 1, 1992 Page - 14 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) the Integrated Waste Management Board had written into the program, but the City has probably already started reaching the additional percentage just with existing, in-house, City programs. Council Member Corbett asked about the status of the Procurement Policy. Mr. Taylor said it was approved by the Citizens' Advisory Committee at their last meeting and is being reviewed by the department heads. He said the policy was developed on a County-wide basis and, hopefully, all County agencies will adopt it. He said he hopes it will be to the City Council on June 15. Council Member Corbett asked if Zoning Code and Building Code revisions would make it easier for source reduction and recycling facilities to locate in San Leandro. Mr. Taylor said not much had been done yet. He said after discussion, and given the way the City is currently moving to meet requirements, there does not seem to be a lot of need to do more. He said several recycling groups have come to San Leandro, looked at sites, and found there are no problems with locating in San Leandro. Council Member Corbett asked what the status was of the educational events the report said would take place at the end of 1991 . Judy Leiberman, the City's Recycling Coordinator, said, once the document is approved, work will start on the programs. She said to date high school students have put together a recycling skit that was performed at the Library's Summer Reading Program. She said the dates related to educational events keep getting moved forward pending approval of the document, and some of the programs will be done in conjunction with the Alameda County Waste Management Authority. Council Member Kerr asked if the City is receiving credit for any of the wood waste that goes to Hayward. He also asked what happens with inerts and plastics. Ms. Leiberman said AB 939 states that any material used for producing energy only counts toward 50% and only up to 10%. She said the City is getting credit for inerts, although there is legislation in Sacramento to remove credit for inerts. With regard to hospital plastic waste, she said Gericycle, which will be recycling this material , is not up and running yet. Council Member Kerr noted the figures in the SRRE are 1990 figures, and he said he would not be surprised if the City is already exceeding the 25%.