PREPARED BY: AMANDA BOOTH DATE OF MEETING: 12/09/2024
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR TRASH REDUCTION AND NPDES COMPLIANCE SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY SAN PABLO AND EOA, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $98,994, AND (2) APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,042 FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 SOLID WASTE OPERATING BUDGET TO PROJECT CODE 0907 - TRASH REDUCTION PLAN
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2023-2025 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statements:
Item 202: Develop and Implement Long-Term Environmental Stewardship Goals is an adopted policy item under the FY 2023-25 Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND
As a result of the 1987 amendments to the Federal Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency was given the authority to regulate stormwater discharges from municipal storm drains under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations. The objective of the NPDES program is to improve water quality and creek health through the reduction and/or elimination of polluted runoff. The City of San Pablo's NPDES Permit (No. CAS612008) was updated and reissued on July 1, 2022. This new permit (MRP 3.0) has strict compliance requirements for trash reduction to creeks through the City's storm drain network, known as provision C.10.
To comply with these new requirements, the City developed the City of San Pablo Trash Management Plan (Trash Plan) which was submitted to the Regional Water Quality Control Board in September 2023 and updated in October 2024. The Trash Plan outlines actions that the City will take and a schedule of implementation to meet the 100% reduction or "no trash to the creeks" requirement by June 30, 2025.
The City must now implement the major prog...
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