Agenda

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C. 31

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	April 18, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Declare Vacancies on the Hazardous Materials Commission

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/18/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Michael Kent, (925) 250-3227

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: April 18, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

DECLARE vacant the Hazardous Materials Commission Environmental Organizations Seat 1 previously held by Steve Linsley, Environmental Organizations Seat 1 Alternate held by Lisa Parks, and the General Public Alternate seat held by Jack Bean; and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancies, as recommended by the Health Services Director.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact for this action.

BACKGROUND:

The Hazardous Materials Commission was established in 1986 to advise the Board of Supervisors, 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 of Supervisors 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 hazardous materials issues with consideration to broad public input, and report back to the Board on Board referrals.

The by-laws of the Hazardous Materials Commission provide for one representative of the general public, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Mr. Bean resigned from this seat for personal reasons. The term of this seat will expire December 31, 2023.

The by-laws of the Hazardous Materials Commission provide for two representatives of environmental organizations, with all applicants to any of the two “Environmental Organizations” seats to be nominated by an environmental organization, but that no particular environmental organization will have an exclusive right to nominate an individual to any one of the two aforesaid seats or their alternates, and therefore, which environmental organizations are represented on the Hazardous Materials Commission rests with the Internal Operations Committee and ultimately the Board of Supervisors. Mr. Linsley and Ms. Parks both resigned from these seats for personal reasons. The term of these seats will expire on December 31, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The seats will remain unfilled, and it will be more difficult for the Commission to achieve a quorum and the diversity of viewpoints in Commission deliberations will be diminished.