AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: August 6, 2024
Item Number:
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Tania Schwartz, Senior Management Analyst
Subject: AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEVERLY
HILLS AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND
SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 2 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
FOR COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
COLLECTION PROGRAM
Attachments: 1. Agreement
2. Flyer
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve an agreement with the County of Los Angeles and Sanitation District No. 2 of Los Angeles County to hold a Countywide Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Electronic Waste (E-waste) Event scheduled for Saturday, September 28, 2024.
INTRODUCTION
The City and County of Los Angeles (County) have worked in partnership for over two decades to encourage and educate patrons on the proper disposal of household hazardous waste and Ewaste. The annual agreement with the County details sponsorship of the one-day event in Beverly Hills for the proper disposal of hazardous waste (motor oil, paint thinners, anti-freeze, varnish, pesticides, batteries, and other household hazardous products) and E-waste (computer monitors, televisions, computer CPUs, keyboards, printers, and cell phones). This year’s HHW event in Beverly Hills will take place on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
DISCUSSION
The County conducts approximately 57 events throughout the County region serving over 62,000 customers on an annual basis. Each event is open to all County residents. Since the program’s inception, each municipality that participates in the program has allowed the County to use its property for the HHW event. Similar to the last few years, the designated location will be on W.
Meeting Date: August 6, 2024
3 rd Street between Civic Center Drive and Foothill Road for ingress and egress of vehicles for waste collection drop off.
As the sponsor of the event and pursuant to the attached Agreement, the County has agreed to provide proof of self-insurance, and to release, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City from liability and expense arising from the use of City property for the HHW event, except to the extent caused by a negligent act or omission by the City.
City staff will coordinate with County staff to ensure minimal impact to surrounding areas and the community. There will be County traffic workers stationed throughout the site to help mitigate traffic, as well as Public Works staff providing direction. Attendees will be asked to stay in their car with the windows up, if possible. The parking structure on 9333 W. 3rd Street will be open, and vehicles exiting the structure will be permitted to travel eastbound on W. 3rd Street. In a coordinated effort with Community Development, tour buses will be relocated and re-routed for the day.
Community Engagement
The County’s marketing efforts typically include local advertisements, web postings and informational flyers. The City plans to add to the County’s outreach efforts by mailing postcards to the community to increase exposure. Additionally, City staff will promote this event in various mailings and outreach materials including the Public Works Department’s newsletter, The Backbone, as well as the City’s social media platforms. Staff will also promote the HHW event at the City’s Farmers’ Market.
FISCAL IMPACT
This event is funded by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Bureau. The City will provide the use of a City street for the collection to take place, some staff to assist with the logistics of the event, a postcard mailer and additional outreach material that will cost between $14,000 to $16,000; this cost will be borne by the City and is covered by the Public Works Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.
Shana Epstein,
Director of Public Works
Approved By
Attachment 1
COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
COLLECTION PROGRAM SITING LIABILITY AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made and entered into this __ day of ____ , ___ , by and between the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, (hereinafter referred to as "County"), County Sanitation District No. 2 of Los Angeles County (hereinafter referred to as "District"), and City of Beverly Hills (hereinafter referred to as "Owner").
Whereas, the County and District have agreed to co-sponsor a Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Collection Event ("Roundup") to provide Los Angeles County residents an environmentally safe means and place to dispose of household hazardous waste.
Whereas, the County and the District have entered into that certain Household Hazardous Waste Collection Agreement dated February 1, 1992 (the "County-District Agreement"), which sets forth the obligations of the County and the District in connection with Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events such as the Roundup.
Whereas, Owner desires to support this worthwhile project by offering use of its property located at Beverly Hills City Streets. West 3rd Street (between Foothill Rd. and Civic Center Dr.). Beverly Hills, CA 90210 for the Roundup. The Roundup is scheduled for September 28, 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, County, District, and Owner agree as follows:
Article 1. DEFINITIONS
Household hazardous waste includes, but is not limited to, pesticides, cleaning solvents, automotive fluids, waste oil, paint and related products, hobby and art chemicals, batteries, and similar items. Electronic waste includes, but is not limited to computers, printers, cables, televisions, VCRs, stereos, and similar items.
Article 2. USE OF PROPERTY
Owner agrees to permit County, District and their agents, employees and waste collection contractors to use Owner's property located at Beverly Hills City Streets, West 3rd Street (between Foothill Rd. and Civic Center Dr.), Beverly Hills, CA 90210 beginning, Friday,
September 27, 2024 at 8 a.m. to prepare for the Roundup and to conduct the Roundup to be held on September 28, 2024. The Roundup will be scheduled, advertised, and available to the public between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on September 28, 2024 although household hazardous and electronic waste may be accepted as early as 8 a.m. and as late as 4 p.m.
Owner agrees to permit the County and District to use the area where the Roundup is held for a reasonable time, not to exceed 24 hours following termination of the Roundup on September 28, 2024, by 4 p.m., to package and remove all collected hazardous, nonhazardous, and electronic waste from Owner's property. Limited rental equipment such as fork lifts, etc., may be left at Owner's property until pick up by the rental company no later than the second work day of the week following the Roundup. The County and District will store such equipment away from traffic areas, approved by the Owner, until picked up by the rental company. The Owner shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, or liabilities arising out of the use or storage of such rental equipment.
Owner further agrees to provide such use of its property to the County and District without compensation.
Article 3. COUNTY AND DISTRICT'S RESPONSIBILITIES:
A County is a self-insured agency and shall provide Owner a Certificate of SelfInsurance.
B. County agrees to release, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Owner, its partners, employees, officers, and agents against any and all liability and expense, including defense costs and legal fees and claims for damages, including but not limited to, bodily injury, death, personal injury or property damage, arising out of or associated with the use of Owner's property for the purposes of the Roundup, including but not limited to the acts or omissions of County or District's contractors in conducting the Roundup, except to the extent caused by an act or omission of Owner or its officers, employees or agents.
C. County and District agree to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws in conducting the Roundup, and in packaging, removing, and disposing of all waste collected.
D. County and District agree to remove and clean up any spill or other release of hazardous, non-hazardous waste, or electronic waste resulting from the Roundup and restore affected site facilities to their original condition.
E. County and District agree to provide all overnight security and protection personnel/services necessary for the County's, District's, and their contractor's equipment/supplies that are stored on the Owner's property prior to or following the Roundup, until such time that all such equipment/supplies are removed from the Owner's property.
F. Whereas, the County and the District will conduct the Roundup, and all activities involved with the preparation and cleanup, in compliance with all applicable state and local requirements pertaining to COVID-19.
G. The responsibilities of the County and the District to each other with regard to the Roundup are governed by the County-District Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect and which is not intended to be superseded by this Agreement.
Article 4. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES:
This agreement and any other document necessary for the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this agreement may be executed in counterparts, including both counterparts that are executed on paper and counterparts that are in the form of electronic records and are executed electronically. An electronic signature means any electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed and adopted by a party with the intent to sign such record, including facsimile or e-mail electronic signatures. All executed counterparts shall constitute one agreement, and each counterpart shall be deemed an original. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that electronic records and electronic signatures, as well as facsimile signatures, may be used in connection with the execution of this agreement and electronic signatures, facsimile signatures or signatures transmitted by electronic mail in so-called pdf format shall be legal and binding and shall have the same full force and effect as if a paper original of this agreement had been delivered had been signed using a handwritten signature. The parties (i) agree that an electronic signature, whether digital or encrypted, of a party to this Agreement is intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as a manual signature, (ii) intend to be bound by the signatures (whether original, faxed or electronic) on any document sent or delivered by facsimile or, electronic mail, or other electronic means, (iii) are aware that the other party will rely on such signatures, and (iv) hereby waive any defenses to the enforcement of the terms of this agreement based on the foregoing forms of signature. If this agreement has been executed by electronic signature, all parties executing this document are expressly consenting under the United States Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 ("E-SIGN") and California Uniform Electronic Transactions Act ("UETA")(Cal. Civ. Code § 1633.1, et seq.), that a signature by fax, email or other electronic means shall constitute an Electronic Signature to an Electronic Record under both E-SIGN and UETA with respect to this specific transaction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers, duly authorized, by COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 2 LOS ANGELES COUNTY on ________________ , and
by the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES on _____________ , and
by the OWNER on __________ _
ORIGINAL APPROVED AS TO FORM:
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT No. 2
OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
By ___________ _
Chief Engineer and General Manager
LEWIS, BRISBOIS, BISGAARD & SMITH, LLP
District Counsel
By _________ _
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAWYN R. HARRISON
County Counsel
By _________ _
Deputy
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
(OWNER COUNSEL)
By
LAURENCE
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City Attorney
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
By ___________ _
Los Angeles County Public Works
Title
City of Beverly Hills signatures continued - County of Los Angeles Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program Siting Liability Agreement ATTEST:
CITY OF BEYERL Y HILLS
A Municipal Corporation
LESTER J. FRIEDMAN
Mayor of the City of Beverly Hills, California
___________ (SEAL)
HUMAAHMED
City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Risk Manager
ANTHONY RODSTEIN
Purchasing Services Manager
Attachment 2
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Saturday, September 28 • 9 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Beverly Hills City Streets
West 3rd Street between Foothill Road &
Civic Center Drive
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Waste should be in a sturdy box, preferably in their original containers. Be prepared to leave containers.
No explosives, ammunition, radioactive materials, controlled substances, trash, tires, or large appliances (like refrigerators, stoves and washing machines).
Sharps disposal will require exiting your vehicle in a designated location to deposit them in a bin.
Open to Los Angeles County residents. No business waste accepted.
Limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per trip.
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Traiga los artículos en una caja resistente, preferiblemente en sus envases etiquetados originales. Prepárese para dejar los envases y las cajas.
No se permiten explosivos, municiones, materiales radioactivos, sustancias controladas, basura, llantas o grandes aparatos (como refrigeradores, estufas y lavadoras).
El desecho de objetos punzantes requerirá salir de su vehículo en un lugar designado para depositarlos en un contenedor.
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