Town Council Special Meeting Agenda
Monday, May 8, 2023, 5:00 p.m.
437 Old Mammoth Road, Suite Z, Mammoth Lakes
Members of the Town Council:
Mayor John Wentworth, Mayor Pro Tem Bill Sauser, Councilmember Chris Bubser, Councilmember Sarah Rea, Councilmember Amanda Rice
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Councilmember Bubser will be joining th meeting remotely from 197 Lindman Drive Chambersburg, PA 17202.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
The Public Comment portion of the agenda provides the public with an opportunity to address the Town Council on matters not otherwise listed on the agenda. Under California law the Town Council is prohibited from generally discussing or taking action on items not included in the agenda; however, the Town Council may briefly respond to comments or questions from members of the public. Therefore, the Town Council will listen to all public comment, but will not generally discuss the matter or take action on it. Requests for service from the Town may also be made at the Town offices during regular business hours.
Members of the public desiring to speak on a matter appearing on the agenda should ask the Mayor for the opportunity to be heard when the item comes up for Council consideration.
4. POLICY MATTERS
4.1 Discussion and direction about a potential single-use plastics prohibition.
5. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
Informational reports from Councilmember representatives on committees, commissions, and organizations; general reports on Councilmember activities
6. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND/OR DEPARTMENTS (AS NEEDED)
7. CLOSED SESSION
7.1 Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6.(a), Conference with Labor Negotiators, the Council will meet with its representatives, Town Manager Daniel C.
Holler, Administrative Services/Finance Director Rob Patterson, Community and Economic Development
Director Sandra Moberly, and HR Manager Amanda Pelham with respect to the following Employee Organizations: Mammoth Lakes General Employees Association, Mammoth Lakes Management Employees Association, and the Mammoth Lakes Public Works Employees Association.
8. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN AFTER CLOSED SESSION
9. ADJOURNMENT
The Town Council will adjourn to a special meeting to be held jointly with the Mono County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
1 TOWN COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Title: Discussion about a potential single-use plastics prohibition.
Meeting Date: May 3, 2023
Prepared by: Pam Kobylarz, Assistant to the Town Manage Daniel C. Holler, Town Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Provide consensus feedback regarding the policy questions included in this report related to reducing the use of single-use plastics in the Town of Mammoth Lakes.
BACKGROUND:
Members of the Town Council and the public have requested that staff bring forward consideration of a prohibition on single-use plastics. This report summarizes related State legislation and programs in Mammoth Lakes and provides a series of policy questions for the Council to consider and discuss in order for staff to move forward with next steps.
There are currently numerous State legislation as well as local programs that address limiting and recycling single-use plastics.
Assembly Bill (AB) 341 went into effect July 1, 2012 and requires all businesses that generate four (4) or more cubic yards of garbage per week and multi-family dwellings with five (5) or more units to recycle. Businesses include, but are not limited to, office buildings, retail, restaurants, non-profits, strip malls, government offices and schools.
Multi-family dwellings include apartments, townhomes and condominiums. The purpose of the law is to reduce garbage sent to landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. AB 341 was designed to help meet California’s goal of diverting 75% of California's waste stream away from the landfill and instead towards recycling by the year 2020. The Town, in partnership with Mammoth Disposal, is in compliance with AB 341.
In September 2016, the State set methane emission reduction targets for California in Senate Bill (SB) 1383, intended as a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (like organic waste) in various sectors of California’s economy. SB 1383 establishes statewide targets to reduce the amount of organic waste disposed of in landfills. Organic wastes include paper, cardboard, food scraps, food-soiled paper products, yard trimmings and other organic-based wastes. The final rulemaking for SB 1383 was completed by CalRecycle on November 3, 2020 and took effect in January 2022.
The Town is subject to an elevation waiver for certiain SB 1383 requirements due to our elevation of more than 4,500 feet, including being exempt from the requirement to separate and recover food waste and food-soiled paper. As a rural jurisdiction, the Town is also
2 exempt from the procurement requirements for recovered organic waste products until at least January 1, 2027.
AB 1276 prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic foodware accessories, including utensils, chopsticks, condiment cups and packets, straws, stirrers, splash sticks, and cocktail sticks, unless the customer requests it. This bill took effect June 1, 2022. The bill expands California’s existing plastic straw-on-request law to include other single-use serviceware, such as utensils. The bill applies to most restaurants, take-away counters and third-party delivery platforms. Restaurants must supply single-use serviceware if requested by customer, however, restaurants will not provide single-use serviceware if not requested by customer. The Town is required to authorize an enforcement agency. Staff will bring forward a Municipal Code update to appoint the Town as the enforcement agency at a future meeting. Fines and penalties for this bill are regulated by the State; the first and second violations result in a notice of violation, any additional violation carries a $25 fine not to exceed $300 annually.
Effiective January 1, 2023, AB 1162 prohibits lodging establishments with more than 50 rooms from providing small plastic bottles containing personal care products (such as shampoo, hair conditioner, lotion, and bath soap) to guests. Starting January 1, 2024, it will also apply to lodging establishments with 50 rooms or less. The Town is the enforcement agency for this locally, and the State sets the fines and penalties of a written warning for a first violation, $500 for a second or subsequent violation, not to exceed $2,000 annually. The law prevents local agencies from enacting or enforcing any local resrictions related to this matter.
SB 54 (Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act) is a landmark new law that seeks to reduce plastic pollution and increase recycling. The bill was signed by Governor Newsom on June 30, 2022 and has a tiered implementation timeline, requiring all packaging in the state to be recyclable or compostable by 2032. SB 54 is one of the most comprehensive plastic legislations to be passed, based on input received from businesses, environmental organizations, and waste management groups.
The law will impact manufacturers and sellers of all goods offered for sale in California.
CalRecycle is currently in the process of forming an Advisory Board for SB 54 comprised of business owners, environmental specialists, government, rural representation, etc. The Town has submitted a letter to CalRecycle requesting that Kendra Knight, Mammoth Disposal Sustainability Coorinator, be appointed to the Board as a rural representative.
The Town is in the process of setting up a pilot program with Buoy reusable take-out food containers. The program is expected to begin this summer with six local restaurants participating. Buoy reusable take-out food containers would replace single-use plastic containers or single-use containers made of other materials. Buoy have created a closed loop system for reusable take-out food containers that doesn’t produce any new waste at any step. They manufacture their own reusable containers made from 100% recycled ocean-bound plastic, which is intercepted and recovered from rivers, beaches and coastal
3 regions before it can enter the ocean. The products are all 100% recyclable and damaged food containers can be re-recycled back into new ones.
The Eastern Sierra Green Business Program is a certification program for businesses that embrace sustainable practices in Mammoth Lakes and Mono County. As part of the California Green Business Network, the program adheres to proven measures that reduce a business’s negative impact on the environment. In order to receive the Green Business certification, businesses must provide evidence that they are taking action to conserve resources and prevent pollution in the areas of waste, energy, water, pollution prevention and air quality. The Town of Mammoth Lakes currently has 18 certified Green Businesses.
The Town recently received a $5,000 grant from CalRecycle to purchase water refill stations. The Town intends to use these water stations to incentivize new businesses to obtain their Green Business certification by giving them to newly certified businesses.
The grant will support up to 10 indoor water refill stations.
ANALYSIS:
As described above, a lot is already being done both locally and by the State in the way of reducing single-use plastics and diverting them from landfills. The Town Council should weigh the existing programs and mandates against the desire and feasibility of doing more locally. If the Council does have consensus that they would like to move forward with a single-use plastics prohibition in some form, a number of policy items need to be considered.
What is a “single-use plastic water bottle”?
In reviewing bottle prohibitions from other areas, they typically focus on plastic bottles that contain unflavored, flat water. However, a variety of beverages come in plastic bottles of all sizes including carbonated and/or flavored waters, soda, juices, energy drinks, Gatorade, and others. The Town Council will need to determine parameters regarding what types and sizes of bottles may be prohibited. Other agencies have defined single-use plastic bottles in a variety of ways:
South Lake Tahoe: “Single-use plastic water bottle” means a single-use plastic container of less than one gallon containing non-sparkling, unflavored drinking water.
Encinitas and Carlsbad: “Plastic bottled beverage” means drinking water, sparkling water, enhanced water, soda, sports drinks, juice, or other similar products in a rigid plastic bottle, having a capacity of one liter or less, and intended primarily as a single-service container (prohibited only at City facilities and events).
San Francisco: “Bottled Water” means drinking water in a sealed Rigid Plastic Bottle having a capacity of 21 fluid ounces or less (prohibited only at City facilities and events).
4 Does the Town Council want to consider the prohibition of polystyrene (Styrofoam)?
In its review of numerous other prohibitions on single-use plastics, staff found that most cities it reviewed prohibited polystyrene to some degree. In fact, the majority of singleuse plastics bans that we found only prohibited polystyrene in various capacities, and did not prohibit bottled beverages. Among these include Truckee, Malibu, Goleta, Vista, and San Marcos. This type of prohibition may be directed at materials for take-out food services and/or a variety of other products for sale in the community.
The Town Council should determine whether it would like polystyrene to be included in a potential future ordinance, and to what degree. Polystyrene products include single-use takeout food containers as well as other products such as cups, produce trays, meat trays, egg cartons, coolers and packing materials, including packing peanuts.
What is the appropriate scope of a single-use plastics potential prohibition? The Town Council will need to consider the scope of any potential single-use plastics prohibition. Other cities have approached this in a variety of ways, with no one city doing things the same way.
Plastic water bottles:
Carlsbad and Encinitas: Single-use plastic bottles are prohited from being distributed at City events and facilities, as well as cannot be purchased with City funds. Sales of single-use plastic bottles are not prohibited. South Lake Tahoe: Single-use plastic bottles are prohited from being distributed at City events and facilities, as well as cannot be purchased with City funds. Sales of Single-use plastic bottles will be prohibited at a later date. San Francisco: Single-use plastic bottles, as well as “Packaged Water” (drinking water in a sealed box, bag, can, glass bottle, Rigid Plastic Bottle or other containerintended primarily for single service use and having a capacity of one liter or less) are prohited from being distributed at City events and facilities, as well as cannot be purchased with City funds. Sales of single-use plastic bottles are not prohibited.
Polystyrene:
Vista - Beginning July 1, 2023, the City will prohibit food service providers from distributing polystyrene containers with take-out food. Goleta, Malibu, and Encinitas – Polystyrene products may not be sold or distributed within the City.
San Marcos – Beginning January 1, 2024, prepared food may not be sold to customers using polystyrene single-use takeout containers. Carlsbad prohibits prepared food from being provided in polystyrene cups, bowls, plates, boxes, etc. (this does not include egg cartons, meat trays, coolers, ice chests, or packing materials). The City is prohibited from purchasing and distributing the same at its facilities and events.
5 South Lake Tahoe - Polystyrene products may not be sold or distributed within the City, however this does not appear to apply to packaging for raw foods such as meats and eggs.
Some things to consider include:
Our remote location and ability to access resources.
Take into account what other cities are doing.
Town staff’s ability and capacity to implement additional rules and regulations in addition to existing and new State mandates that must be continue to be addressed and require staff time.
The importance of hydration at our high elevation and ease of access to refill water bottles.
What is the appropriate timing for implementation?
Town Council should consider the timeframe for implementation of any potential singleuse plastics prohibition. Staff recommends that a phased approach be used. Changes like this require time for business owners to adjust their practices as well as the Town will want to ensure that infrastructure is in place to accommodate any changes.
The Town does not currently have the infrastructure in place to support reusable water bottles at a high level. There are a handful of refillable water stations around Town, but they are not sufficient to easily accommodate residents and visitors to fill water bottles as needed. The Town recently applied for a large EPA grant, that, if awarded, would allow the Town to purchase up to 40 indoor and outdoor water filling stations for installations around Town. If awarded, the full implementation and installation of the water stations would be complete June 2026.
One common theme in the review of other agencies’ ordinances is that most, if not all, used a phased approach for implementation. These ranged from a year and a half to three years for full implementation from the time of approval. Some things that the Town Council should consider include:
Which priority items they would like to be implemented first (polystyrene takeout food containers, other polystyrene items, single-use plastic bottles, etc). Almost unanimously across other agencies, the first step was to work toward implementation on City properties and at City events and many agencies stopped there. Staff would recommend a similar approach be considered here. Availability of infrastructure to support any decisions made. Other public health or safety concerns.
What type of penalties should apply to violations?
If a single-use plastics prohibition is implemented, what types of penalties would the Town Council like to see applied to violations of this ordinance? The Town has a standard procedure for issuing infractions for violations of the Municipal Code (MC
1.12.020). The citations include: $100 for a first violation; $200 for a second violation of
6 the same provision within one year, and $500 for each additional violation of the same provision within one year.
MC 1.12.020 applies generally to most violations of the Municipal Code, however, there are some specific code sections that call out their own fines and penalties, such as transient occupancy tax-related violations. Additionally, as mentioned above, some of the State mandates include specific citations amounts with annual maximums, and the Town does not have the authority to supersede these. The Town Council should determine whether the citations included in MC 1.12.020 are appropriate to address any violations related to a potential single-use plastics prohibition.
The type and scope of direction on any prohibition from the Council will also need to take into account enforcement capacity by Town staff. If significant new rules and regulations are codified, there will be a need for additional staff resources to enforce these. Recent State legislation already puts additional enforcement burden on the Town, and any new regulations will continue to incrementally increase potential enforcement work.
Other considerations and alternatives:
The Town Council may wish to consider alternatives that could incentivize the reduction of single-use plastics rather than codify it. Some examples could include, but aren’t limited to:
Working with High Sierra Energy Foundation (HSEF) to create incentives that would encourage more businesses to become Green Business certified. Fiscal support for the Eastern Sierra Green Business Program, which could allow more businesses to become Green Business certified.
Working with HSEF to update its Green Business certification checklist to include some of the items that are a priority to Town Council. Allocating funding to the purchase and installation/maintenance of water refill stations, that wouldn’t be dependent upon uncertain grant funding. Continued and increased outreach and education regarding single-use plastics. Fiscal or other support for the Buoy program, that will result in the elimination of single-use takeout food containers by participating businesses. Adoption of a policy stating the Town’s commitment to the reduction of singleuse plastics at its own facilities and events.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Town Council should provide consensus feedback regarding the following policy questions:
1. What is a “single-use plastic water bottle”?
2. Does the Town Council want to consider the prohibition of polystyrene/Styrofoam?
7 3. What is the appropriate scope of a single-use plastics potential prohibition?
4. What is the appropriate timing for implementation?
5. What type of penalties should apply to violations?
6. Other Council considerations and alternatives.
Staff will proceed with next steps based on the consensus feedback received from Town Council.
State of California—Health and Human Services Agency
California Department of Public Health
TOMÁS J. ARAGÓN, MD, DrPH GAVIN NEWSOM
Director and State Public Health Officer Governor
Assembly Bill 1276 Fact Sheet
Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1276. The new law changes the Public Resource Code in the area of single-use food accessories and standard condiments. This is an addition to the single-use plastic straws law. The law will take effect January 1, 2022.
SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES:
Public Resource Code
Chapter 5.2 Single-Use Foodware Accessories and Condiments Sec. 2. 42270 – new definitions
(e) “Single-use foodware accessory” means all of the following single-use items provided alongside ready-to-eat food:
1. Utensils, which is defined as forks, knives, spoons, and sporks
2. Chopsticks
3. Condiment cups and packets
4. Straws
5. Stirrers
6. Splash sticks
7. Cocktail sticks
(f) “Standard Condiment” means relishes, spices, sauces, confections, or seasoning that require no additional preparation and tat are usually used on a food item after preparation, including ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, soy sauce, hot sauce, salsa, salt pepper, sugar, and sugar substitutes.
Important Information for Retail Food Industry by Section Sec.3. 42271
In order to reduce the amount of waste created from single-use items the retail food industry is now required to:
1. Only provide single-use accessories to consumers upon request
2. Only provide single-use accessories required to eat the ready-to-eat food CDPH FDB, MS 7602 ● P.O. Box 997435 ● Sacramento, CA 95899 (800) 495-3232 Email: [email protected]
Department Website Page 10 of 17 (www.cdph.ca.gov)
3. No bundling of single-use accessories or condiments
4. Only offer those single-use items needed to eat or prevent spillage of the ready-to-eat food at a drive-through as well as in a public use airport
5. A third-party delivery platform shall provide consumers with the option to request singleuse accessories
6. A food facility that uses a third-party platform shall customize their menu with a list of available single-use accessories or condiment. Only those items chosen by the consumer will be delivered. If no single-use accessories or condiments are requested non will be provided
7. Unwrapped single-use foodware accessories that are self-serve, standard condiments that are self-serve, and/or bulk dispensed condiments may still be used Sec. 4. 42272
1. A city, county, or city and county have until June 1, 2022 to authorize an enforcement agency for the law
2. First and second violations results in a notice of violation, any additional violation carries a $25 fine not to exceed $300 annually
Sec. 5. 42273
The law does not apply to the following:
1. Correctional institutions
2. Licensed health care facilities
3. Residential care facilities
4. Public and private school cafeterias
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1 Jamie Gray
From: Stellar Brew <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 11:29 AM
To: Jamie Gray
Subject: single use waste reduction ordinace
[EXTERNAL EMAIL]
Hello,
I hear there's discussion tonight about the Single Use Waste Reduction Ordinance and I would like it to be heard that I am in FULL SUPPORT of this! At Stellar Brew we have gotten rid of plastic waste in most areas except plastic wrap because there is no alternative at the moment. We banned plastic water bottles at Stellar 10 years ago and I am so glad to know that this is the direction the town is looking at. We have the opportunity to be leaders and inspire our guests by setting an example of waste reduction.
I haven't done it yet, but I always threaten to take away to go cups leaving people no choice but to bring their own cup, have it "for here" or buy a mason jar or travel mug.
Do I need to write a letter or can you pass along this comment? With appreciation,
--
Andrea Walker
Stellar Brew
Sierra Bounty
P.O. Box 9061
Mammoth Lakes, Ca 93546
760-914-1343
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1 Jamie Gray
From: Christine Gramlich <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 7, 2023 10:38 PM
To: Sarah Rea; Chris Bubser; Amanda Rice; Jamie Gray
Subject: Inputs for Town Council meeting
[EXTERNAL EMAIL]
Hello Councilmembers,
Good morning when you get this. Thank you for serving on the Town Council and being open to public comments! I've been a full-time resident of Mammoth for less than a year, and visited and followed local news for years before that. I'm a homeowner, local school parent, and local part-time employee. I'd like to weigh in on 2 issues:
1. Single-Use Plastics - I really appreciate that the Town is forward-thinking for conservation and reduction of plastics, and agree with a phased approach to reduce single-use plastics without abruptly burdening businesses, residents and visitors. Kudos to the Town Manager and his Assistant for preparing and posting online the "Town Council Staff Report" on this topic. I am in full support of measures/ordinances to eliminate styrofoam, other plastic take-out meal containers, and single-use plastic bottles, in that order. Single-use plastic water bottles in particular are just so unnecessary and wasteful, but I understand that it takes time to change habits and provide more water fountains and refill stations. I generally support surcharges instead of outright bans, and would also like to weigh in for a definition to cover water bottles of 1 liter/1 quart and under, and any prohibition to start with Town events and facilities and later extend to sales at all stores and businesses.
2) Funding for Mammoth Lakes Tourism (MLT) - I'm surely only one of many residents who has come to believe Mammoth has been over-marketed, MLT consumes too high of a budget, and MLT funding should be reduced to a significantly lower level. I would like to weigh in for the TBID to be extended for 5 years, not 10, and for no additional (Measure A) funds to go to MLT. MLT does good work and some level of marketing is certainly needed to keep up with regional competitors, but the Town surely has higher priorities in housing, infrastructure, parking, and repairs from this record-breaking snow year.
Thank you again for serving on the Town Council and being open to public comments and inputs! Best regards,
Christine Gramlich
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Agenda Item ________
File No. ____________
AGENDA BILL
Subject: Councilmember Reports
Initiated by: Jamie Gray
______________________________________________________________________ BACKGROUND:
Each member of the Town Council is appointed to serve as a Town representative to a number of committees, commissions, and organizations.
These groups meet infrequently and from time to time the representatives will report to the rest of the Council at a regularly scheduled meeting.
In addition, Councilmembers on occasion participate in meetings, conferences and seminars, and their reports on these educational opportunities are of benefit to the rest of the Council.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
California Government Code requirements pertaining to the open meeting act stipulate that all items for discussion must be listed on the agenda before the matter can be discussed and/or acted upon. To meet this requirement, and the intent of the Brown Act, Councilmember Reports are listed on each agenda to allow representatives to report to the rest of the Council at these meetings.
The following is a list of the commission/committees on which members of the Council serve:
Land Use:
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) – Rea, Rice, and Bubser as alternate
Airport Land Use Commission – Rea, Rice, and Bubser as the alternate Mono County Collaborative Planning Team (CPT) – Community and Economic Development Director and Rice as alternate
Intergovernmental Relations:
Town and County Liaison Committee – Sauser, Bubser, and Town Manager and Rea as alternate
Desert Mountain Division of the League of California Cities – Sauser and Town Manager as alternate
Eastern Sierra Council of Governments (ESCOG) – Bubser, Wentworth, and Sauser as alternate
Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District – Wentworth and Bubser as alternate
League of California Cities City Voting Delegate – Sauser and the Town Manager as the alternate
California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Board – Rea and Assistant to the Town Manager as alternate
Transportation:
Local Transportation Commission (LTC) – Wentworth, Sauser, and Paul Chang; Town Manager as alternate
Eastern Sierra Transit Authority (ESTA) Board – Bubser and Sauser Local Issues:
Mammoth Lakes Tourism (MLT) Board – Sauser
Mammoth Lakes Recreation (MLR) Board – Rea
Mammoth Lakes Housing (MLH) Board – Rice
Treasury Oversight Committee – Finance Director; Town Manager as alternate LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS:
According to the California Open Meeting Act, commonly referred to as the Brown Act, the agenda must reflect every matter to be discussed by a governing body.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
This agenda bill is submitted for information only.