The North Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Committee (NRMFC) is charged with recommending annual expenditure plans for approval by the Richmond City Council and the County Board of Supervisors. These plans recommend allocation amounts for each proposed activity to be funded with jointly-administered revenue derived from a mitigation fee imposed by both the City and County "to defray annual costs associated with collection and disposal of illegally dumped waste and associated impacts in North Richmond and adjacent areas."
The North Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Committee includes seven member seats and four alternate seats. Of these eleven seats, six (6) are subject to appointments made by the City of Richmond. The County Board of Supervisors has authority to appoint representatives to the remaining five (5) seats, which are: District Supervisor; Supervisor's Alternate; two unincorporated resident representatives from the North Richmond Municipal Advisory Council (MAC); and one unincorporated resident Alternate for the North Richmond MAC members. This appointment has no term limit/length. Terms are concurrent to the appointee’s term on the North Richmond MAC.
The prior appointee, David Meza, resigned in May 2015 and this alternate seat has remained vacant since that time. The District 1 Supervisor is pleased to recommend Ms. Karen Garcia, an unincorporated resident who has been proudly serving on the North Richmond MAC, to fill this vacancy.
If the recommended appointment is not made, this Alternate Seat on the North Richmond Waste and Recovery Mitigation Fee Committee would remain vacant.