To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Phil Brun, Utilities Director
Prepared By: Kevin Miller, Materials Diversion Administrator
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SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant Program
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution authorizing the Utilities Director, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to implement and secure payment for the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant in an amount not to exceed $175,000.
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DISCUSSION:
Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill 1383 (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) (SB 1383) in 2016 establishing methane emissions reduction targets in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP) in various sectors of California's economy. SB 1383 is the State's most aggressive waste reduction law in the last 30 years and enacts the following targets to reduce organic waste in landfills:
* Achieve a 50% reduction in statewide disposal of organic waste from 2014 levels by 2020 and a 75% reduction by 2025; and
* Recover at least 20% of currently disposed surplus food by 2025.
Landfills are the third largest producer of methane. Food scraps, yard trimmings, paper, and wood are organic materials that account for a significant portion of California's
overall waste stream that is ultimately disposed in landfills. As a result, the State's SLCP strategy includes managing disposal of organic waste to reach the reduction targets noted above. Increasing food waste prevention, encouraging edible food rescue, and expanding the composting and in-vessel digestion of compostable waste will reduce methane from landfill operations.
While implementation costs for SB 1383 programs remain largely an unfunded state mandate, the State Legislature did set aside some funds to assist local governments with the costs related to complying with the requirements of SB 1383.
Eligibility for these funds were dependent on ...
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