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C. 22

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Date:	March 8, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMISSION

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/08/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 8, 2016
,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

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1. APPROVE Hazardous Materials Commission nominations to appoint the following individuals to the Commission to terms ending on December 31, 2019:

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

Action

Nominee

Seat

Nominated By

Reappoint

Frank Gordon

General Public

Commission

Reappoint

Tim Bancroft

General Public Alternate

Commission

Reassign

Usha Vedagiri

Environmental Organizations #2

Commission

Reappoint

Jim Payne

Labor #2

Central Labor Council

Reappoint

Tracy Scott

Labor #2 Alternate

Central Labor Council↵

2. DECLARE vacant the Environmental Organizations #3 Alternate seat held by Usha Vedagiri due to her reassignment to a regular seat and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancy

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

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 to analyze and develop recommendations regarding hazards materials issues with consideration to broad public input, and report back to the Board on Board referrals.

The term for numerous seats on the Hazardous Materials Commission expired on December 31, 2015, creating vacancies. The Commission recruited and interviewed candidates for the vacant seats and makes nominations to the IOC to fill the seats, as explained in the attached transmittal letter. Recruitment materials and candidate applications are attached for information.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Should the Board elect not to approve the recommendations, then the seats will remain vacant and the public, environmental, and labor interested will be underrepresented on the Commission.