Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carolyn Bloede, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Edible Food Recovery Program Contract Amendments
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Pacifica Resource Center to provide services related to edible food recovery and redistribution in their service area as part of the Edible Food Recovery Program as required under California Senate Bill 1383, extending the agreement term through June 30, 2024 and increasing the amount by $160,000 to an amount not to exceed $602,823; and
B) Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Nuestra Casa of East Palo Alto to provide services related to edible food recovery and redistribution in their service area as part of the Edible Food Recovery Program as required under California Senate Bill 1383, extending the agreement term through June 30, 2024 and increasing the amount by $172,896 to an amount not to exceed $838,032.
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BACKGROUND:
In September 2016, California Senate Bill (SB) 1383 (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) established statewide emissions reduction targets for short-lived climate pollutants such as methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, which results from the landfilling of organic waste. SB 1383 requires the State to reduce the amount of organic waste disposed of in landfills by 75 percent from 2014 levels by 2025. Given that SB 1383 includes statewide targets, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) proposed regulations that require a more prescriptive approach for local jurisdictions to achieve specific requirements for reducing the amount of organic waste, such as food waste, that goes to landfill. This includes a requirement that local jurisdictions establish edible food recovery (EFR) programs.
On January 28, 2020, the Board approved an EFR progra...
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