NOTICE OF EXEMPTION PLEASE POST FOR 30 DAYS
FROM: City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities – Administration 747 R. Street, 2nd Floor
Fresno, California 93721
TO: X Fresno County Clerk
2220 Tulare Street – First Floor Lobby
Fresno, California 93721
Office of Planning & Research SCH NO.:
P.O. Box 3044, Room 212
Sacramento, California 95812-3044
Project Title: Award a Products Contract to West Coast Waste Inc. for Purchase of Compost Product pursuant to SB 1383
Project Location: City of Fresno – Department of Public Utilities – Administration: 747 R. Street, 2nd Floor, Fresno, CA 93721
Project Location – city: City of Fresno Project Location- county: County of Fresno Description of Nature, Purpose and Beneficiaries of Project:
The purpose of the project is to award a Products Contract to West Coast Waste Inc. through October 20, 2026 for the purchase of up to 43,750 Procurement Compliance Attributes (PCA) tons of compost product to satisfy the City of Fresno’s recovered organic waste product procurement requirements pursuant to Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383).
Under the Products Contract, West Coast Waste, Inc. will produce qualifying compost product in accordance with the contract technical specifications and applicable SB 1383 requirements. West Coast Wast, Inc. will be responsible for the production and disposition of the compost product and for providing the documentation required to demonstrate the City’s compliance with its recovered organic waste product procurement requirements.
Beneficiaries of the project would be: City of Fresno
Department of Public Utilities – Administration
747 R. Street, 2nd Floor
Fresno, CA 93721
Name of Public Agency Approving Project: City of Fresno Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities – Administration
747 R. Street, 2nd Floor
Fresno, CA 93721
Exempt Status: (check one)
Ministerial - PRC § 21080(b)(1); CEQA Guidelines §15268 Declared Emergency - PRC § 21080(b)(3); CEQA Guidelines §15269(a) Notice of Exemption
Emergency Project - PRC § 21080(b)(4); CEQA Guidelines §15269(b) and (c) Categorical Exemption –CEQA Guidelines §15301/Class 1
Statutory Exemption – PRC §______________________
Other _____________________
Reasons why project is exempt:
Under Section 15301/Class 1, the proposed project is exempt from CEQA requirements when the project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The key consideration is whether the project involves negligible or no expansion of use. The key consideration is whether the Project involves negligible or no expansion of use.
The award of this Products Contract is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities). The contract supports the continued operation of the City’s existing solid waste program by providing for the procurement of recovered organic waste products necessary to meet the City’s ongoing requirement under SB 1383. The action does not involve an expansion of the existing use.
The contract technical specifications require West Coast Waste, Inc. to comply with applicable SB 1383 procurement and recordkeeping requirements, including documentation identifying the supplier or facility from which recovered organic waste products are procured, procurement records, and other documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with applicable requirements.
None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions outlined in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to the project
Lead Agency Contact Person: Viriginia Maloles-Fowler Full telephone no. (559) 621-1878 Signature: _____________________________________ Date: ______________________ Printed Name and Title: Debbie Khounsavath, Project Manager Department of Public Utilities—Utlities Planning & Engineering Signed by Lead Agency Signed by applicant
If filed/signed by applicant:
Attach certified document of exemption finding (check if attached)