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a. Approve and authorize a Fair Share Agreement Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of Monterey and the Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD) regarding technical assistance and compliance with California Senate Bill 1383; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign the MOU; and
c. Authorize the payment provisions as contained in the MOU.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize a Fair Share Agreement Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County of Monterey and the Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD) regarding technical assistance and compliance with California Senate Bill 1383; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign the MOU; and
c. Authorize the payment provisions as contained in the MOU.
SUMMARY:
The State of California has passed legislation, known as Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383), California's Short-Lived Climate Pollutants regulation. The regulation has a significant impact on all agencies associated with the Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD), with the goal of reducing organic material being landfilled by 75% by 2025. The legislation mandates that Member Agencies undertake certain activities associated with the handling of organic waste materials collected within their jurisdictions. The regulation also requires 20% recovery of edible food by 2025 to be directed to a beneficial use and thus prevent it from entering the waste stream. These regulations took effect, and local program implementation began on January 1, 2022. As a Member Agency, the County of Monterey Environmental Health Bureau seeks to work collaboratively with MRWMD and other Member Agencies through a Fair Share Agreement to support the continuing implementation of SB 1383.
DISCUSSION:
Through a cooperative effort, the MRWMD and its Member Agencies have determined that it is in the best interest of all to undertake a c...
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