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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with SCS Engineers Extending the Term of the Agreement by Six Months and Increasing the Compensation by an Amount Not to Exceed $145,000, for an Aggregate Amount Not to Exceed $444,978, for Targeted Zero Waste Technical Assistance for Commercial Businesses and Multi-Family Accounts; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Integrated Waste Fund Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20. (Public Works 274.1)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2018, the City Council adopted the Zero Waste Implementation Plan Update (Update) and authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute a one-year contract for Commercial and Multifamily Technical Assistance as part of the five key strategies outlined in the Update. In October 2018, a contract with SCS Engineers (SCS) was entered into following a competitive procurement. As a result of this technical assistance, Alameda businesses and apartment buildings sent 400 fewer tons of garbage to the landfill. Consistent with the recently adopted Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP) and the Update, staff recommends continuing this work and following up in mid-2020 to report to City Council on progress towards the City of Alameda's (City) zero waste goal.
BACKGROUND
In 2008, the City Council approved the Local Action Plan for Climate Protection (Climate Plan) and established a greenhouse gas reduction goal of 25% below the City's 2005 baseline level. The Climate Plan recommended future adoption of a Zero Waste Implementation Plan (ZWIP), as its implementation could help eliminate an estimated 44,425 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
In 2010, City Council adopted the ZWIP and set a goal of achieving zero waste, or 89% diversion, from landfill by 2020. The 89% diversion goal derives from a per capita disposal rate, or the amount of waste disposed in pou...
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