Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jim Eggemeyer, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Agreement with Cascadia Consulting Group for Sustainability Academy Program Design and Support
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Cascadia Consulting Group for support designing and implementing environmental educational curriculum for San Mateo County residents for the term of September 4, 2018 to September 3, 202, in an amount not to exceed $305,169.
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BACKGROUND:
The Sustainability Academy (formerly known as the Volunteer Academy) serves County residents by providing diverse and relevant environmental educational opportunities since 2014. The Academy's main goal is to reduce the amount of solid waste generated in the County by promoting more sustainable solid waste management methods in communities. The program is designed to help the County comply with state legislation (AB939) that requires all jurisdictions to have an Integrated Waste Management Plan, a component of which must include outreach and engagement.
The Academy has historically provided educational programming focused on composting, and to further reduce the solid waste generated by County residents and to continue to raise awareness about environmental issues facing our communities, the Academy has broadened the diversity of its offerings and the residents it reaches.
The Academy offers two master courses annually, a Master Resource Conservation course and a Master Composter course, several shorter compost workshops, and other workshop series focused on topics ranging from home gardening to food waste reduction. The Academy will continue to improve the interactivity and applicability of its curriculum, expand its partnerships with community organizations to find locally relevant ways of bringing environmental education to all residents, and will focus on underserved areas of...
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