RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a Community Benefits Agreement with Ameresco Keller Canyon RNG LLC (Ameresco), effective as of August 10, 2021, to pay the County $50,000 per year while Ameresco’s Renewable Natural Gas Processing Facility and Pipeline is operational.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will allow the County to receive $50,000 annually, adjusted annually based on any increase in the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco-Oakland -Hayward Combined Statistical Area, to be deposited in the Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund.
BACKGROUND:
On July 13, 2021, the County Board of Supervisors (Board) approved Land Use Permit CDLP18-02022 and an amendment to the existing Keller Canyon Landfill Land Use Permit LP89-2020 to allow Ameresco Keller Canyon RNG LLC (Ameresco) to construct and operate a renewable natural gas processing facility and pipeline (RNGPFP) at the Keller Canyon Landfill. Prior to Board approval, Ameresco voluntarily agreed to pay $50,000 per year to the County while the RNGPFP is operational, with payments to be deposited in the Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund and disbursed by the County to fund projects benefitting
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