SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING
Remote Participation – Digital Zoom Meeting
March 28, 2022
5:31 p.m. – 6:24 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at 5:31 p.m. by Mayor Halliday.
ROLL CALL:
Members:
Barbara Halliday, Mayor/CSC Chair
Elisa Márquez, City Council Member
Francisco Zermeño, City Council Member
Staff:
Alex Ameri, Director of Public Works
Jeff Krump, Solid Waste Manager
Jennifer Ott, Assistant City Manager
Erik Pearson, Environmental Services Manager
Michael Wolny, Senior Secretary (Meeting Recorder)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
Solid Waste and Recycling Franchise Agreement: Update on Negotiations Director Ameri introduced, Erik Pearson, Environmental Services Manager and Jeff Krump, Solid Waste Manager who gave a presentation on the status of the negotiations with Waste Management of Alameda County (WMAC) for a new franchise agreement.
Council Member Zermeño stated that he was okay with closing the Waste Management office on Main Street. He also requested that the big belly containers at Tennyson Road and Hesperian Boulevard, by McDonalds, please be replaced.
Council Member Márquez thanked staff for the concise and thorough report. She expressed her strong support to maintain the Waste Management office on Main Street and to keep it open to service customers who may need cash transactions. Council Member Márquez also strongly encouraged staff to request Waste Management to start delivering new bins with electric vehicles once the agreement took effect.
Mayor Halliday stated that she was comfortable with the Waste Management office being closed since it had been closed for the past two years.
Both Mayor Halliday and Council Member Zermeño agreed that they would like Waste Management to provide educational resources to educate customers on Waste Management services and proper disposal.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
ADJOURNMENT: 6:24 p.m.
MEETINGS
Attendance
Present
03/28/22
Meeting
Present
to Date This Fiscal Year
Excused
to Date This Fiscal Year
Absent
to Date This Fiscal Year
Elisa Márquez
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5 0
1 Barbara Halliday
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5 0
1 Francisco Zermeño
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