Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carolyn Bloede, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Establishing a community composting program at the Phoenix Garden and an edible food recovery program at Samaritan House and authorizing a transfer of funds to support the implementation of CA SB 1383
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Fresh Approach to establish and operate a new community composting hub at the Phoenix Garden and to provide public education and outreach about composting, increasing the agreement amount by $119,048 to an amount not to exceed $431,678; and
B) Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Samaritan House to provide services increasing the capacity and infrastructure for grocery rescue and redistribution and other elements of food waste reduction in their service area as part of the Edible Food Recovery Program as required under CA SB 1383, for the term of January 5, 2021 through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $978,952; and
C) Approve an Appropriations Transfer Request (ATR) appropriating $600,000 from Non-General Fund General Reserves and $498,000 from Non-General Fund Capital Reserves to Services and Supplies and Other Charges to fund these SB 1383 programs.
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BACKGROUND:
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, 20 percent of the municipal waste stream in this country is food. Not only is this a waste of valuable resources, organic material decomposing in the anaerobic conditions of a landfill generates methane, a green-house gas (GHG) 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat. In San Mateo County alone, supermarkets, grocery stores, wholesalers, and caterers generate an estimated 36 million pounds of excess edible food per year. Meanwhile, 30 to 40 percent of San Mateo County residents are food insecure, the experience of havin...
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