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CITY of SA�ATOGA
13777 FRUITVALE AVENUE . SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA 95070
(408) 867 -3438
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
DATE: June 17, 1992 Karen Anderson
Martha Clevenger
Willem Kohler
TO: Mayor, City Councilmebers Victor Monia
Francis Stutzman
FROM: Isabel S. Gloege, Environmental Programs Manager
SUBJECT: Agency Agreement for a Countywide AB 939
Implementation Fee
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RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the Mayor to execute the Agency Agreement for a
Countywide AB 939 Implementation Fee, on behalf of the City.
BACKGROUND:
The Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939), specifically
Public Resources Code Section 41901, grants authority to a city,
county, or city and county, to impose fee in amounts sufficient to
pay the costs of preparing, adapting and implementing an integrated
Waste Management Plan.
In March 1991, the Solid Waste Committee of Santa Clara County
(SWC) directed its Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to evaluate
the feasibility of a tonnage -based Countywide AB 939 fee, to be
assessed on all wastes landfilled in the county. The purpose of
this fee would be to assist all jurisdictions in funding programs
associated with implementation of their Source Reduction and
Recycling Element (SRRE) and Household Hazardous Waste Element
(HHWE) of the Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan.
The major advantage of a fee collected at each landfill is that
each landfill user pays an equivalent share of the cost. Since AB
939 requirements apply to every portion of every jurisdiction's
waste stream (residential, commercial and DOB services), it is
appropriate for every waste generator to fund a portion of fees
paid by landfill users are proportional to the amount of waste that
they dispose.
At present, an AB 939 fee of $0.25 per ton is assessed by the City
of San Jose, on most waste landfilled in the county, but revenues
benefit only residents of the City of San Jose. The City imposed
a landfill tonnage fee on all waste disposed in the City beginning
in July 1991, but has agreed to rescind this fee upon
implementation of a countywide fee.
Cities have strongly object to paying an AB 939 fee, which does not
benefit their residents. Elimination of the San Jose fee has
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provided part of the impetus for development of a countywide fee.
If a countywide fee is not approved for FY 93, the City of San Jose
may increase its fee to $1.00 per ton. As with the current fee,
revenues would benefit San Jose residents only.
Because the County will collect the fee on behalf of other cities,
each city must contract with the County for the collection and
distribution of the fee. All 15 cities must approve the Agency
Agreement for a Countywide AB 939 Implementation Fee by July 3,
1992. In the event that one or more city fails to approve the
agreement, the fee will not be collected.
The Board of Supervisors approved a Resolution Approving Collection
of A Countywide AB 939 Implementation Fee on May 18, 1992, which
authorizes the Chair of the County Solid Waste Committee to execute
the agreement with each participating city.
FISCAL IMPACTS•
There are no negative impacts on the City's General Fund. The fees
will be collected and administered by the County Solid Waste
Program. Based on disposed -waste tonnages reported by the
landfills for 1991, this fee would generate $1,720,000 per year.
This fund would be distributed to the jurisdictions according to
the formula contained in the Agency Agreement which is based on
actual tonnages disposed. It is estimated that Saratoga's share is
about $38,000 per year. The proceeds of this fee will be used for
preparing, adopting and implementing the integrated Waste
management Plans.
PREPARED BY:
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Isabel S. G oege, .. IZ
Environmental Programs Manager
APPROVED BY:
Harry R. Peacock
City anager
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