Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jasneet W. Sharma, Director, Sustainability Department
Subject: Agreement with San Mateo Resource Conservation District for the San Mateo County Compost for Climate Solutions Program
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) to implement compost delivery, application, and related field and record keeping activities under the San Mateo County Compost for Climate Solutions Program, for the term of February 10, 2026 through December 31, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000, and approving a waiver of the competitive solicitation process.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2016, Senate Bill (SB) 1383 established statewide emissions reduction targets for short-lived climate pollutants, such as methane, which results from the disposal of organic waste at landfills. SB 1383 requires the State to reduce the amount of organic waste disposed of in landfills by 75 percent from 2014 levels by 2025. One strategy identified by the State to meet this target, is through the conversion of disposed organic waste into recovered organic waste products such as compost, mulch, and renewable natural gas each year.
Given that SB 1383 includes statewide targets, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) proposed regulations that require local jurisdictions to implement specific strategies for diverting organic materials from the landfill. One requirement is that local jurisdictions annually procure a certain targeted amount of recovered organic waste products produced from organic waste diverted from the landfill. Each jurisdiction in CA, including the County of San Mateo (County) and 20 cities in San Mateo County have been given an annual recovered organic waste product procurement target. The County's annual procurement target is equal to 2,810 t...
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