Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy
Subject: Board of Supervisors' Response to the 2018-2019 Civil Grand Jury Report, "Planning for the County's Waste Management Challenges"
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the Board of Supervisors' response to the 2018-2019 Civil Grand Jury Report, "Planning for the County's Waste Management Challenges".
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BACKGROUND:
On July 30, 2019, the 2018-2019 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury issued a report titled "Planning for the County's Waste Management Challenges". The Board of Supervisors is required to submit comments on the findings and recommendations pertaining to the matters over which it has some decision-making authority within 90 days. The Board's response to the report is due to the Honorable Donald J. Ayoob no later than October 28, 2019.
DISCUSSION:
The Grand Jury made eleven findings and three recommendations in its report. The Board responses follow each finding and the three recommendations that the Grand Jury requested that the Board respond to within 90 days.
FINDINGS
Finding 1:
The County's Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan (CIWMP) was adopted in 1999. Five Year Reviews by the County conducted in 2004, 2009, and 2014 did not identify a need to revise the CIWMP Summary Plan or Siting Element. The Five-Year Review in 2009 identified a need to revise the CIWMP Non-Disposal Facility Element, which was done in 2010. In 2019, the CIWMP is scheduled for its fourth Five Year Review. The state requires such a review to assess whether a plan revision is warranted.
Response: The County agrees with this finding.
Finding 2:
The County's Office of Sustainability is responsible for preparing the 2019 Five Year Review. State law requires it to refer the review and any CIWMP revision to the Local Task Force (LTF), which is the San Mateo City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG). The LTF may also pro...
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