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July 15, 2024 Page 1 City of San Leandro/ACI Franchise Agreement FRANCHISE AGREEMENT 1 BETWEEN 2 CITY OF SAN LEANDRO 3 AND 4 ALAMEDA COUNTY INDUSTRIES, INC. 5 FOR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, AND 6 SOLID WASTE SERVICES 7 THIS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of ___________________, 2024 between the 8 City of San Leandro, California, a political subdivision of the State of California (hereinafter “City”), and 9 Alameda County Industries, Inc., (hereinafter referred to as the “Contractor”). 10 RECITALS 11 This Agreement is entered into with reference to the following facts and circumstances: 12 WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California, by enactment of the California Integrated Waste 13 Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) (California Public Resources Code Section 40000 et seq.), has declared 14 that it is in the public interest to authorize and require local agencies to make adequate provisions for 15 Solid Waste Collection within their jurisdiction; and 16 WHEREAS, the State of California has found and declared that the amount of refuse generated in 17 California, coupled with diminishing Disposal capacity and potential adverse environmental impacts from 18 landfilling and the need to conserve natural resources, have created an urgent need for State and local 19 agencies to enact and implement an aggressive integrated waste management program. The State has, 20 through enactment of AB 939 and subsequent related legislation including, but not limited to: the Jobs 21 and Recycling Act of 2011 (AB 341), the Event and Venue Recycling Act of 2004 (AB 2176), SB 1016 22 (Chapter 343, Statutes of 2008 [Wiggins, SB 1016]), the Mandatory Commercial Organics Recycling Act of 23 2014 (AB 1826), and the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Bill of 2016 (SB 1383), directed the responsible 24 State agency, and all local agencies, to promote Diversion and to maximize the use of feasible waste 25 reduction, re-use, Recycling, and Composting options in order to reduce the amount of refuse that must 26 be Disposed; and 27 WHEREAS, SB 1383 establishes regulatory requirements for jurisdictions, Generators, haulers, Solid Waste 28 facilities, and other entities to support achievement of State-wide Organic Waste Disposal reduction 29 targets; and 30 WHEREAS, pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 40059(a)(2), the City has determined that 31 the public health, safety, and well-being require that an exclusive right be awarded to a qualified 32 Contractor to provide for the Collection of Recyclable Materials, Organic Materials, and Solid Waste and 33 other services related to meeting the City’s economic and environmental goals; and 34 Docusign Envelope ID: 908A450D-1F36-4C09-B8A4-C1D639B5A05A August 19, 2024 | 2:57:58 PM PDT