PREPARED BY: KARINEH SAMKIAN DATE OF MEETING: 09/03/19
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CITY COUNCIL POLICY DISCUSSION: REQUEST FROM THE WEST CONTRA COSTA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY/RECYCLEMORE JPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT, TO WHICH THE CITY IS A PARTY, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR BY RESOLUTION TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT IF THE MAJORITY OF THE OTHER MEMBER AGENCIES' GOVERNING BODIES APPROVE THE AGREEMENT
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Consider policy discussion and provide direction by majority vote via Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
The RecycleMore Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement is an adopted policy item under Major Policy Goal: Enhance Community Resilience - 203 Assess Environmental Impacts over the Long-term in the FY 2019-21 Council Priority Workplan, effective March 1, 2019.
CEQA Compliance Statement
Amending the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JEPA) does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and therefore does not require CEQA clearance.
BACKGROUND
Purpose of RecycleMore and the JEPA
In 1991, the City of San Pablo along with the cities of El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole and Richmond created the West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority, a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) more recently referred to as RecycleMore. The unincorporated West Contra Costa County area is also served by RecycleMore and represented by a Contra Costa County Supervisor, who serves as an ex-officio member (non-voting).
The original purpose of the JPA was to comply with new state diversion mandates as well as site an Integrated Resource Recovery Facility (IRRF). The member agencies developed the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JEPA) that authorized the construction and operation of the IRRF, pledged waste stream control to RecycleMore, and tasked RecycleMore with certain municipal solid waste activities. These act...
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