Title
Receive a report from the Health Department Environmental Health Bureau in response to Board referral No. 2019-11 addressing the use of single-use plastics (disposable food service-ware) in the prepared food industry, and for amenities provided by hotels in unincorporated Monterey County and recommend staff develop a proposed ordinance.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Receive a report from the Health Department Environmental Health Bureau in response to Board referral No. 2019-11 addressing the use of single-use plastics (disposable food service-ware) in the prepared food industry, and for amenities provided by hotels in unincorporated Monterey County and recommend staff develop a proposed ordinance.
SUMMARY:
Unincorporated Monterey County has approximately 468 food operators including 143 facilities with food preparation, 143 mobile food vendors with food preparation, and 182 annual temporary annual food vendors with food preparation. Impacts to the food industry will be similar to the County Polystyrene Restriction Ordinance (Monterey County Code 10.42 "Restrictions on the Use of Polystyrene Foam Food Packaging by Food Providers"). The Environmental Health Bureau will conduct an ongoing survey to ascertain hotels within the County's jurisdiction that are affected by this potential ordinance.
DISCUSSION:
Background
Unincorporated Monterey County has approximately 468 food operators including 143 facilities with food preparation (Aromas-2, Big Sur-23, Bradley-1, Carmel Valley-24, Castroville-29, Chualar-6, Lockwood-1, Moss Landing-9, Pajaro-1, Parkfield-1, Pebble Beach-19, Prunedale-23, Royal Oaks-2, San Ardo-1, San Lucas-1), 143 mobile food vendors with food preparation, and 182 temporary annual food vendors with food preparation.
Several jurisdictions, including the City of Monterey, City of Pacific Grove, the City of Salinas, and the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea have passed single use plastic ordinances a...
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