HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 17-05RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 17-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ORANGE
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT AUTHORIZING SUBMITIAL OF
APPLICATION BY WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. ON BEHALF OF
THE ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT FOR THE
FOURTH CYCLE REGIONAL RECYCLING AND WASTE
REDUCTION GRANT FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY FOOD TO
FAMILIES -FOOD TO ENERGY ORGANICS DIVERSION
PROGRAM GRANT
WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939)
mandates that cities and counties reduce the amount of waste disposed in landfills by
50% or potentially incur fines of up to $10,000 per day; and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2006, the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved
the AB 939 Surcharge on all self-hauled waste to support regional compliance with AB
939;and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 341 in 2011 established an increased solid waste
diversion goal of 75%; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1826 required the recycling of organic materials
generated at commercial facilities beginning in 2014; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1383, as adopted in 2016, established targets to reduce
landfill disposal of organics by 50% by 2020 and 75% by 2025; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange has released its Fourth Cycle Regional
Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant; and
WHEREAS, the Grant aims to enhance regional partnerships with local cities,
special districts, non-profit organizations, and private entities to focus on commercial and
residential recycling, organics recycling, composting, and education and outreach
programs; and
WHEREAS, the State has required local municipalities and jurisdictions to develop
local markets for diverted and recycled materials; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Mission Viejo,
Santa Ana, and the County Unincorporated areas served by Waste Management, Inc
intend to partner with the Orange County Sanitation District, Waste Management, Inc,
and the non-profit WasteNot OC (the "Parties"); and
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WHEREAS, the Orange County Sanitation District has joined forces with the
Parties to create the Orange County Food to Families -Food to Energy Organics
Diversion Program to serve more than two million Orange County residents and
thousands of local businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Sanitation District authorizes Waste Management,
Inc. or its City-lead to submit on the Parties collected behalf, the Fourth Cycle Regional
Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant for the Orange County Food to Families -Food to
Energy Organics Diversion Program; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Food to Families -Food to Energy Organics
Diversion Program will divert consumable food to the hungry and food insecure while
recycling inconsumable food and converting food scrap organic waste into renewable
energy; and
WHEREAS, the Parties authorize Waste Management, Inc. or its City-lead partner
to serve as the project lead for the five-year cycle required and identified by the Grant;
and
WHEREAS, the Parties authorize a representative from Waste Management, Inc.
or its City-lead partner to execute all grant-related documents necessary to implement
and close out the grant;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER:
Section 1. The Orange County Sanitation District agrees to participate in the
Orange County Food to Families -Food to Energy Organics Recycling Program for a
period not to exceed five years.
Section 2. The Orange County Sanitation District is authorized to participate in
the Orange County Food to Families -Food to Energy Organics Recycling Program and
authorizes Waste Management, Inc. or its City-Lead partner to submit a joint application
for the Fourth Cycle Regional Recycling and Waste Diversion Grant Program, subject to
approval by the General Manager or his or her designee.
Section 3. The Orange County Sanitation District agrees to join with the cities
of Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, Mission Viejo, Santa Ana, the County
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Unincorporated areas served by Waste Management, Inc., Waste Management, Inc. and
the non-profit WasteNot OC in partnership to feed the food insecure and attempt to create
renewable energy through food waste.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors
held March 22, 2017.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, Kelly A. Lore, Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. OCSD 17-05 was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 22nd day of March 2017, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Barnes; Bernst ein; Collacott; Deaton; Delgleize; Ferryman;
Hawkins; Jones; Kim; Krippner; R. Murphy; Peotter; Shaw;
Shawver; F. Smith; T. Smith; Steel; Wagner; Wanke; and Yarc
None
None
Nagel; Parker; Sebourn; Tinajero; and Withers
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of Orange County Sanitation District t his 22nd day of March 2017.
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