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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	05/13/2019
Subject: Update on Revised Solid Waste Collection & Transportation Ordinance Contra Costa County Ordinance 418-2
Submitted For:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Department:	Health Services
Referral No.:	IOC 19/10
Referral Name:	Waste Hauler Permit Program Status Report
Presenter:	Marilyn Underwood	Contact:	Marilyn Underwood (925) 692-2521

Information

Referral History:

On December 5, 2018, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 2017-16 establishing a permit program for specified non-franchise solid waste haulers. Section 418-2.018 of the Ordinance requires a permittee to file with the County a performance bond of the type and in the amount set by Board resolution. In addition, Section 418-2.020 requires payment of a permit fee established by Board resolution.

Following adoption of the Ordinance, Environmental Health staff returned to the Board on January 23, 2018 with Resolution No. 2018/31 to add a non-franchise solid waste collection and transport permit fee to the schedule of fees for the Environmental Health Division, and Resolution No. 2018/41 establishing the amount of $20,000 as well as other requirements for a performance bond to be filed under Section 418-2.018.

The Board of Supervisors, on January 23, adopted the two Resolutions, however increasing the performance bond to $50,000, and directed the Environmental Health Division to report to the Internal Operations Committee in six months with information on the number of permits applied for and issued.

On October 8, 2018, the IOC approved a recommendation to reduce the required performance bond amount from $50,000 to $20,000 to encourage greater compliance with the ordinance due in part to the lack of permits issued at the time. The Board of Supervisors approved the IOC’s recommendation, adopting Resolution 2018/545 on November 13, 2018. Additionally, EH staff were directed by the Board to report back in six months on the effects of the bond amount reduction.

Referral Update:

Please see the attached follow-up report from the Environmental Health Division of Health Services summarizing activities since November 2018 to implement the Solid Waste Collection & Transportation (Waste Hauler) Ordinance and the effects of the performance bond amount reduction.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

ACCEPT report from the Environmental Health Division of Health Services summarizing activities since November 2018 to implement the Solid Waste Collection & Transportation (Waste Hauler) Ordinance and the effects of the performance bond amount reduction.

Attachments
Staff Report__Non-Franchise Solid Waste Hauler Program