Special Notice / Hearing: None
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carolyn Bloede, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Agreement with Environmental Innovations, Inc. to provide outreach, education, and technical assistance to food facilities
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Environmental Innovations, Inc. to fund a food service ware and edible food recovery education and outreach program, for the term of March 12, 2024 to March 11, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $500,000; and
B) Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $500,000 from Non-General Fund General Reserves to Services and Supplies to fund the food service ware and edible food recovery education and outreach program.
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BACKGROUND:
On March 1, 2011 this Board adopted Ordinance No. 04542, prohibiting the use and distribution of polystyrene-based (e.g., Styrofoam) disposable food service ware by food vendors. On February 25, 2020 this Board repealed and replaced Ordinance No. 04542 with Ordinance No. 04823, the Disposable Food Service Ware Ordinance (FW Ordinance). The FW Ordinance prohibited the use of single-use plastic food service ware and regulated the distribution of food service ware accessories by food facilities in the unincorporated areas of the county.
On December 8, 2020 this Board approved an agreement with Environmental Innovations, Inc. (EI) to support the Office of Sustainability's (OOS) efforts to develop and implement a single outreach and education program for the County and on behalf of any city that adopted the model FW Ordinance developed by OOS. The scope of the EI agreement was to bring resources and technical assistance to all covered food facilities in the region. The program successfully educated food facilities about the Ordinance requirements and helped prevent single-use plastic food service ware waste. EI created a suite o...
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