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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - October 21, 1991 Page - 11 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) He said the Study found that, because of the nature of the waste generated, curbside recycling would be a very inefficient method for collecting recyclables. He said curbside recycling still can be implemented at a later date if desired. He said the purpose of tonight's Hearing was to gain public input. An additional Public Hearing will be held in January, and any input received tonight would be responded to at that time. He said the plan has been reviewed by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority, and comments were scheduled to be received from the State on October 14 but had not yet arrived. He said the additional Public Hearing is required by AB 939 and would be scheduled before the City Council on January 6, 1992. Council Member Santos said he was disappointed in the document. He said he felt it should have gone much further than it did. He said perhaps AB 939 should have set higher goals for reduction since the goals seem fairly easy to meet. He said the document suggests to him that, if we can meet these objectives as easily as it appears, AB 939 did not go far enough. He also wondered if the City was relying too much on the Scott Newest process and asked questions regarding the status, permits, construction, etc. He asked if the City's SRRE could be submitted to the local government committee in Sacramento for comment. Mr. Taylor said this would have been done through the State Clearinghouse process. Mr. Taylor also said the plan does not rely solely on Scott Newest. He said there is also a County-wide effort to develop other sites for material -recovery facilities and processes. Council Member Santos said he was interested in getting local service groups involved in the money-making aspect of recycling. Mr. Taylor said Judy Lieberman, who is the contract consultant working with the Public Works Services Department, is in contact with the community on this aspect and others. Council Member Corbett asked the status of the Scott Newest project. Dick Randall , City Manager, said draft leases were being reviewed, Scott Newest had been provided with a plan of the Water Pollution Control Plant for installing their facility, along with CH2M Hill , who is doing the environmental work on the project. Council Member Santos wondered, if it is as simple as it appears to be to meet the reduction goals, why his committee found it necessary to grant extensions to a number of agencies. He said they were told it would be very difficult to meet the requirements, but this does not appear to be the case. Mr. Taylor said that, according to the statistical data, the City will readily be able to meet its goals; however, whether those goals have been achieved or not must be documented.