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Receive a presentation from City of Salinas staff and R3 Consulting Group regarding Opportunities for Cooperative Management of Monterey County's Solid Waste Management Infrastructure.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey:
Receive a presentation from City of Salinas staff and R3 Consulting Group regarding Opportunities for Cooperative Management of Monterey County's Solid Waste Management Infrastructure.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In 2015, the City of Salinas, acting on behalf of the County of Monterey, the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority ("Authority" or "SVSWA"), the Monterey Regional Waste Management District ("District" or "MRWMD"), the cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzales, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, and Soledad, and the Pebble Beach Community Services District, retained R3 Consulting Group to evaluate and analyze the solid waste management system of Monterey County. The primary goal of this evaluation was to develop findings and recommendations that advise the jurisdictions regarding potential improvements to the countywide solid waste system in order to best benefit rate-payers from all the involved parties. It focused on developing solid waste system "scenarios" (seven [7] of them) that incorporated reviewing solid waste facility needs, assessing facility routing and transportation of waste, reviewing current waste disposal fees, providing an overview of solid waste-related legislation and policy issues, and evaluating commercial customer rates in the unincorporated County area.
The evaluation recommended Scenario 7, which appeared to result in the most favorable combination of system-wide costs, diversion, greenhouse gas emissions, and avoided costs. The key findings for the City of Salinas in Scenario 7 involved the direct-haul of the City's solid waste to the MRWMD landfill for disposal and the closure of the Sun...
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