Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Effie Milionis Verducci, Assistant Director, Sustainability Department
Subject: Appropriation Transfer Request in the amount of $526,000 for Waste, Waste Reduction, and Stormwater Compliance Programs and Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $526,000 from the Commute Alternatives Program to fund waste reduction activities and stormwater compliance programs and services.
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BACKGROUND:
The County's Sustainability Department (Sustainability) designs, develops, and implements a variety of projects, programs, and initiatives that advance the goal of environmental sustainability throughout San Mateo County. These initiatives include the implementation of programming to comply with unfunded state mandates.
Within Sustainability, the Waste Reduction team implements ordinances and programs to comply with the State's Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act (SB 1383) which requires local governments to mandate the curbside collection of organic waste, recover surplus edible food, procure compost to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and coordinate inspections and enforcement program.
Sustainability is also the coordinating department for the state-mandated Municipal Regional Permit stormwater compliance through its Climate Resilience Program which partners with County departments to implement stormwater pollution prevention activities to improve watershed water quality. Programming includes construction of green infrastructure, sediment and bacteria reduction projects, installation of full trash capture devices, annual reporting, and community outreach.
The Pescadero Transfer Station (PTS) is owned by the County and provides solid waste disposal and recycling drop-off services to the South Coast area of San Mateo County. The County opened the PTS when Pescadero Landfill closed i...
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