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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	12/09/2019
Subject: RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMISSION
Submitted For:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Department:	Health Services
Referral No.:	IOC 19/5
Referral Name:	Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter:	Michael Kent, Exec Asst to the Commission	Contact:	Michael Kent (925) 313-6712

Information

Referral History:

In 2013, IOC reviewed Board Resolution Nos. 2011/497 and 2011/498, which stipulate that applicants for At Large/Non Agency-Specific seats on specified bodies are to be interviewed by a Board Committee. The IOC made a determination that it would delegate the screening and nomination of Hazardous Materials Commission candidates to the Commission, for review by the IOC.

The Hazardous Materials Commission was established in 1986 to advise the Board, County Staff and the mayor's council members, and staffs of the cities within the County, on issues related to the development, approval and administration of the County Hazardous Waste Management Plan. Specifically, the Board charged the Commission with drafting a Hazardous Materials Storage and Transportation Plan and Ordinance, coordinating the implementation of the Hazardous Materials Release Response Plan and inventory program, and analyzing and developing recommendations regarding hazards materials issues with consideration to broad public input, and reporting back to the Board on Board referrals.

Referral Update:

The term for Labor #2 seat expired on December 31, 2019. The bylaws of the Commission provide that Labor #2 seat be nominated by a labor organization, screened by the Internal Operations Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The Contra Costa Labor Council has re-nominated Jim Payne for this seat and Tracy Scott as his alternate. Their letters of support are attached. The terms for these seats expire on December 31, 2023.

The Environmental #2 alternate seat was declared vacant by the Board of Supervisors on July 9, 2019 and posted vacant by the Clerk of the Board. The by-laws of the Commission provide that Environmental #2 alternate seat be nominated by an environmental organization, but that no particular environmental organization will have an exclusive right to nominate an individual to this seat, and therefore which environmental organization is represented on the Hazardous Materials Commission rests with the Internal Operations Committee and ultimately the Board of Supervisors. The Hazardous Materials Commission advertised for this open seat (attached) and received one application. On October 24, 2019 the Commission voted unanimously to recommend that Ed Morales be appointed to this seat. His application and letter of recommendation from Sustainable Contra Costa are attached. The term for this seat expires on December 31, 2023.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the reappointment of Jim Payne to the Labor #2 seat and Tracy Scott to the Labor #2 Alternate seat, and the appointment of Ed Morales to the Environmental Organizations #2 Alternate seat on the Hazardous Materials Commission to terms that will expire on December 31, 2023.

Attachments
Letter of Transmittal_HazMat Commission Recommendations