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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />STAFF REPORT <br />DATE <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />BY: <br />May 13, 2008 <br />APPROVED AND <br />FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL <br />;,~' <br />Joh~f ~.=Jermanis <br />Ci anager <br />John Jermanis, City Manager <br />Michael Bakaldin, Public Works Director <br />Liz Jimenez, Solid Waste and Recycling Specialist <br />SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: <br />RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A GOAL OF 75% REDUCTION OF WASTE GOING TO <br />LANDFILLS BY 2010 FOR THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE <br />COUNTYWIDE 75% WASTE REDUCTION GOAL <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />In 2007, the Alameda County Waste Management Authority ("Stopwaste.org") adopted new <br />eligibility criteria for cities to receive future years of Waste Import Mitigation block grant <br />funding. As part of the new criteria, the City must adopt a formal resolution setting a goal of <br />reducing waste going to landfill by 75% by 2010. The formal goal must be adopted by July 1, <br />2008 or the City will not receive the Import Mitigation disbursement for Fiscal Year 2008-2009. <br />The City receives approximately $85,000 in Import Mitigation funding, which is crucial for <br />administering the City's commercial recycling programs. <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution adopting a 75% waste diversion <br />goal by 2010. <br />BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION <br />The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB939) required cities and counties <br />to reduce the amount of waste disposal in landfills by 50 percent in the year 2000. In addition, <br />the Alameda County Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Measure D) established a goal to <br />increase the tonnage of solid waste diverted from landfills to 75% by 2010. <br />Chapter Five of the City's General Plan has set a landfill diversion goal of 75%. The plan <br />identifies specific programs already in place to reach the target. The programs include recycling <br />and waste prevention assistance to businesses, and curbside recycling of paper, glass, aluminum, <br />green waste, and other recyclable materials. In addition, several areas have been specifically <br />targeted to help bring the City closer to this goal. These include the adoption of a construction <br />