Morgan Hill City Council
June 5, 2024

Regular Meeting Agenda
City Council
Mark Turner - Mayor
Yvonne Martínez Beltrán - Mayor Pro Tem
Miriam Vega - Council Member
Marilyn Librers - Council Member
Soraida Iwanaga - Council Member
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
6:00 PM
Council Chamber Building
17555 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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2 **Please note that public comment for items not on the agenda is not accepted virtually.

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June 5, 2024
3 CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE

DECLARATION OF POSTING AGENDA

SILENT INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PROCLAMATIONS
Proclaiming the month of June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month

CITY COUNCIL REPORTS

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT

OTHER REPORTS

PUBLIC COMMENT

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

CONSENT CALENDAR
Items appearing on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be approved by one motion. Pursuant to City Council Policies and Procedures (CP 97-01), any member of the Council or public may request to have an item removed from the Consent Calendar for comment and action.

1. APPROVE A CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH INNOVATIVE CLAIM SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR THIRD PARTY CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION FOR

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

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4 Recommendation:

Approve a five-year agreement with Innovative Claim Solutions, Inc. to provide third party claims administration for workers' compensation in an amount not to exceed $193,662.

2. APPROVE COUNTYWIDE AB 939 AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

COLLECTION AGREEMENTS
Recommendation:

Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Countywide AB 939 and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Agreements.

3. APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN

THE COUNTYWIDE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM
Recommendation:

Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow the City to participate in the Countywide Food Recovery Program for SB 1383 compliance, and also to administer and oversee the program in the City's capacity as Countywide Solid Waste Services Administrator and Contracting Agent.

4. APPROVE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2023/24

COUNTYWIDE SOLID WASTE SERVICES FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM
AND THE NEW FY 2024/25 CONTRACT WITH JOINT VENTURE SILICON VALLEY
Recommendation:

1. Approve the second amendment to the FY 2023/24 Joint Venture Silicon Valley consultant agreement to extend the effective date of services from July 4, 2023, until June 30, 2025;

2. Approve a new consultant agreement with Joint Venture Silicon Valley for FY 2024/25 Edible Food Recovery Program services in the amount of $636,563; and

3. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the second amendment to the 2023/24 consultant agreement and the new 2024/25 consultant agreement with Joint Venture Silicon Valley.

5. APPROVE THE MAY 15, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AND THE MAY 22, 2024 BUDGET WORKSHOP MINUTES
Recommendation:

Approve minutes.

6. AWARD CONTRACTS FOR EMERGENCY ON-CALL SPILL RESPONSE

CLEANUP SERVICES
Recommendation:

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5 1. Award service agreements to GrayMar Environmental Services, Inc. ("GrayMar"), HCI Environmental & Engineering Service ("HCI"), and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. ("Clean Harbors") for emergency on-call spill response cleanup services for up to $100,000 each; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and administer the Agreements.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

7. ADOPT RESOLUTION ORDERING ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AND

RELATED ACTIONS FOR CITY OF MORGAN HILL LANDSCAPE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 1
Recommendation:

1. Open and close the Public Hearing; and

2. Adopt resolution confirming Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 annual assessments and ordering the levy of assessments for the District.

OTHER BUSINESS

8. DISCUSS WHETHER TO CHANGE THE CITY TREASURER POSITION FROM

ELECTIVE TO APPOINTIVE, AND IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO

PROCEED, ADOPT A RESOLUTION SUBMITTING THE QUESTION TO THE VOTERS
Recommendation:

1. Provide direction to staff regarding changing the City Treasurer position from elective to appointive; and

2. If approved, adopt resolution that would submit to the voters a ballot measure to change the City Treasurer position from elected to appointed.

FUTURE COUNCIL INITIATED AGENDA ITEMS

CLOSED SESSION
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (§ 54956.9) City of Morgan Hill v. Rocke and Glenda Garcia et al. (Santa Clara County Case No. 21CV385524)

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6 OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

ITEM PULLED FOR DISCUSSION

ADJOURNMENT

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7 NOTICE
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PUBLIC COMMENT
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Please submit written correspondence to the Minutes Clerk, who will distribute correspondence to the City Council.

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City Council Policies and Procedures (CP 03-01) outlines the procedure for the conduct of public hearings.

Notice is given, pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, that any challenge of Public Hearing Agenda items in court, may be limited to raising only those issues raised by you or on your behalf at the Public Hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to the Public Hearing on these matters.

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1 CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 5, 2024
PREPARED BY:

Michael Horta, Human Resources Director
APPROVED BY: City Manager

APPROVE A CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH INNOVATIVE CLAIM
SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR THIRD PARTY CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION FOR

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

RECOMMENDATION(S)
Approve a five-year agreement with Innovative Claim Solutions, Inc. to provide third party claims administration for workers' compensation in an amount not to exceed $193,662.

COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES
City Council Ongoing Priorities
Maintaining and Enhancing Infrastructure
Preserving and Cultivating Public Trust
2024-2025 Strategic Priorities
Fiscal Sustainability
REPORT NARRATIVE:

Periodically, the Human Resources Division conducts reviews of various Human Resources related vendor agreements to ensure that the City is receiving the best possible service at a reasonable cost. As part of this process, the City issued a request for proposal (RFP) to provide third party claims administration of workers' compensation services in March 2024. The City partnered with the City of Gilroy and jointly solicited proposals from qualified third party administrators for the administration of our selfinsured workers' compensation program.

The City received proposals from two firms and they were both reviewed.

Provider FY 24/25
Cost
FY 25/26
Cost
FY 26/27
Cost
FY 27/28
Cost
FY 28/29
Cost
Total Cost

1. Innovative
Claim
Solutions, Inc.
(ICS) San
Ramon, CA
$35,755 $37,185 $38,673 $40,220 $41,829 $193,662

2. LWP Claims $40,000 $41,000 $43,264 - - $124,264

1 Solutions,
Inc Mill Valley,
CA
Plus $8,500
Data Intake
Fee and
$22,500
($7,500 per
year)
Administration
Fee
Based on a combination of factors including ability to provide the necessary scope of services, professional experience, customer service, and overall cost to the City, Innovative Claim Solutions, Inc. (ICS) emerged as the most qualified proposal to provide the best service and value to the City and was selected under Morgan Hill Municipal Code Section 3.04.250(D). ICS has been providing third party claims administration for workers' compensation to the City since July 2011 and during the years of the contract, ICS has administered several lengthy and complex workers' compensation case settlements that resulted in City Council review and approval. ICS has expended significant resources and continues to educate and inform Human Resources and the City Attorney team on the particular workers' compensation cases as well as the general aspects of workers' compensation administration and case law.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

Not Applicable
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:

Council could choose to not authorize the execution and administration of the contract with ICS and direct staff to issue a new RFP for a third party claims administrator for workers' compensation. This could result in the City not having a third party claims administrator for an unspecified period of time, since the current contract with ICS is due to expire on June 30, 2024.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS:

The table below depicts the previous City Council actions regarding the approval of consultant agreements with ICS to provide third party workers' compensation administration:

City Council Date ICS Contract Term
June 22, 2011 Consultant Agreement 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2013 June 19, 2013 First Amendment to the Consultant
Agreement
7/1/2013 - 6/30/2014
July 2, 2014 Second Amendment to the
Consultant Agreement
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015

1 September 2, 2015 Continuance and Third Amendment
to the Consultant Agreement
7/1/2015 - 6/30/2016
May 18, 2016 Consultant Agreement 7/1/2016 - 6/30/2018
June 7, 2018 First Amendment to the Consultant
Agreement
7/1/2018 - 6/30/2019
November 14, 2019 Second Amendment to the
Consultant Agreement
7/1/2019 - 6/30/2021
June 29, 2021 Third Amendment to the Consultant
Agreement
7/1/2021 - 6/30/2022
April 20, 2022 Fourth Amendment to the Consultant
Agreement
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023
April 5, 2023 Fifth Amendment to the Consultant
Agreement
7/1/2023 - 6/30/2024
FISCAL AND RESOURCE IMPACT:

The maximum amount of the consultant agreement is $193,662 for a five-year period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029. Sufficient funds for FY 2024-25 and FY 2025- 26 have been included in the Recommended Budget. Funds for the remaining years will need to be allocated in future budget cycles.

CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):

Not a Project-Administrative actions that will not have a reasonably foreseeable impact on the environment.

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CONSULTANT AGREEMENT
Innovative Claim Solutions, Inc.

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into and becomes effective on _______________ (Effective Date), by and between the CITY OF MORGAN HILL, a municipal corporation, ("CITY" or “CLIENT”), and Innovative Claim Solutions, Inc. a California corporation ("CONSULTANT" or “ICS”) hereinafter referred to collectively as “Parties.” In consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:

1. City Authority. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the action of the Morgan Hill City Council taken on ___________, ____, 20___.

2. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall cover services rendered from the Effective Date of this Agreement until June 30, 2029 at which time CONSULTANT’S services shall be completed. The City Manager is authorized to extend the term of this Agreement provided the compensation does not exceed the City Manager's authority pursuant to Chapter 3.04 of the Morgan Hill Municipal Code, unless otherwise authorized by City Council. Any such extension shall be in writing and signed by both Parties to this Agreement.

3. Scope of Service. The services to be performed by CONSULTANT shall be workers compensation claims administration as further described in Exhibit A.

4. Compensation. CONSULTANT shall be compensated as follows:

4.1. Amount. $193,662. Total compensation to CONSULTANT under this Agreement during its initial term set forth in Section 2 above shall not exceed one hundred ninety three thousand and six hundred sixty two dollars and shall be billed based on the rate and basis set forth in Exhibit B. If the City Manager extends the term of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 above, the City Manager shall have the authority to increase the maximum compensation allowed to be paid to CONSULTANT, so long as City Council has appropriated sufficient funds therefor, the Parties mutually agree to such amount in a writing signed by both Parties to this Agreement and provided further that in no event shall such maximum compensation allowed for the term exceed the City Manager's authority pursuant to Chapter

3.04 of the Morgan Hill Municipal Code, unless otherwise authorized by City Council.

4.2. Billing. CONSULTANT shall provide CITY with an invoice containing the dated, detailed, and itemized descriptions of all services performed and expenses incurred (if such expenses are reimbursable pursuant to Exhibit B) by CONSULTANT on a monthly basis unless otherwise specified in Exhibit B. All invoices shall be sent to the CITY addressed to the department head or project manager identified below in Section 13 Notices. Any rate charged shall be prorated where services are interrupted or not provided for any rate period (for example, any monthly rate charge should be prorated when services were interrupted or provided for only part of the month). For services billed on an hourly rate, the minimum unit of billed time shall not exceed one tenth of one hour. CITY shall pay for services and expenses (if so provided in Exhibit B) up to the limit of compensation set forth above, that in the CITY’s judgment were necessary and reasonable. Services for work performed and expenses incurred in excess of the total compensation set forth in paragraph 4.1 above shall be at no cost to CITY.

5. Termination. CITY or CONSULTANT shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, without cause, by giving thirty (30) days' written notice or less under urgent circumstances. Upon such termination, CONSULTANT shall submit to CITY an itemized statement of services performed for which compensation has not been paid. CITY may require CONSULTANT to complete certain work product or documents and

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CONSULTANT shall deliver to CITY all documents in its possession without additional compensation to CONSULTANT. The City Manager of CITY is authorized to terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, on behalf of CITY.

5.1. Non-Appropriations. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, if insufficient funds are appropriated, or funds are otherwise unavailable in the budget for CITY for any reason whatsoever in any fiscal year, for payments due under this Agreement, CITY will immediately notify CONSULTANT of such occurrence, and this Agreement shall terminate after the last day during the fiscal year for which appropriations shall have been budgeted for CITY or are otherwise available for payments.

6. Performance of Work. CONSULTANT represents that it is qualified by virtue of experience, training, education, and expertise to accomplish these services. Services shall be performed by CONSULTANT in accordance with professional practices in a manner consistent with a level of care, competence and skill exercised by qualified members of the CONSULTANT’S profession. By delivery of completed work, CONSULTANT certifies that the work conforms to the requirements of this Agreement and all applicable federal, state and local laws. If CONSULTANT desires to leave or store any of CONSULTANT's equipment at a CITY site while CONSULTANT is performing work or service pursuant to this Agreement, CONSULTANT will first obtain the consent of CITY's City Manager, or his/her delegate, to do so, and any such storage shall occur only in the manner and location allowed by such CITY official and entirely at CONSULTANT's sole risk.

7. Insurance Requirements. CONSULTANT shall procure and provide proof of the insurance coverage required by this section in the form of certificates and endorsements. The required insurance must cover the activities of CONSULTANT, including its subcontractors, employees and agents, relating to or arising from the performance of any work or service under this Agreement, and must remain in full force and effect at all times during the period covered by this Agreement. The coverages may be arranged under a single policy for the full limits required or by a combination of underlying policies with the balance provided by excess or “umbrella” policies, provided each such policy complies with the requirements set forth herein. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by CITY. CONSULTANT further understands that the CITY reserves the right to modify the insurance requirements set forth herein, with thirty (30) days’ notice provided to CONSULTANT, at any time as deemed necessary to protect the interests of the CITY.

7.1. Insurance Types and Amounts.

7.1.1. Commercial General Liability (CGL). CONSULTANT shall maintain CGL against claims and liabilities for personal injury, death, or property damage providing protection in the minimum amount of: (i) one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) combined single limit for any one accident or occurrence, or (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available to CONSULTANT under CONSULTANT's combined insurance policies (including any excess or “umbrella” policies), whichever is greater.

7.1.2. Automobile Liability. CONSULTANT shall maintain Automobile Liability covering all owned, non-owned and hired automobiles (if CONSULTANT does not own automobiles, then CONSULTANT shall maintain Hired/Non-owned Automobile Liability) against claims and liabilities for personal injury, death, or property damage providing protection in the minimum amount of: (i) one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) combined single limit for any one accident or occurrence, or (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available to CONSULTANT under CONSULTANT's combined insurance policies (including any excess or “umbrella” policies), whichever is greater.

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7.1.3. Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Employer’s Liability. CONSULTANT shall maintain Workers Compensation coverage, as required by law, in the minimum amount of: (i) one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for any one accident or occurrence, or (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available to CONSULTANT under CONSULTANT's combined insurance policies (including any excess or “umbrella” policies), whichever is greater. If CONSULTANT is self-insured, CONSULTANT shall provide its Certificate of Permission to Self-Insure, duly authorized by the Department of Industrial Relations.

7.1.4. Pollution (Environmental) Liability. If the performance of CONSULTANT’S work or service under this Agreement involves hazardous materials, contaminated soil disposal, and/or a risk of accidental release of fuel oil, chemicals or other toxic gases or hazardous materials, CONSULTANT shall procure and maintain Pollution Liability covering the CONSULTANT’S liability for bodily injury, property damage and environmental damage resulting from pollution and related cleanup costs arising out of the work or services to be performed under this Agreement. Coverage shall be provided for both work performed on site, as well as during the transport of hazardous materials.

Such coverage shall be in the minimum amount of: (i) one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for any one accident or occurrence, or (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available to CONSULTANT under CONSULTANT's combined insurance policies (including any excess or “umbrella” policies), whichever is greater.

7.1.5. Professional Liability.

7.1.5.1. If the performance of CONSULTANT’s work or service under this Agreement involves professional and/or technical services (examples include, but are not limited to, architects, engineers, land surveyors, and appraisers), CONSULTANT shall procure and maintain either a claims made or occurrence Errors and Omission liability insurance in the minimum amount of: (i) one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) each claim, or (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available to CONSULTANT under CONSULTANT's combined insurance policies (including any excess or “umbrella” policies), whichever is greater. Further, if CONSULTANT maintains a claims-made policy, CONSULTANT shall provide written evidence of such insurance to the CITY for at least five (5) years after the completion of work performed under this Agreement.

7.1.5.2. If the performance of CONSULTANT’s work or service under this Agreement relates to Information Technology or related services (examples include, but are not limited to computer programmers, software designers, hardware engineers, or other systems consultants), CONSULTANT shall procure and maintain a claims made Errors and Omission liability insurance, including Cyber Liability and Data Breach, in the minimum amount of: (i) one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) each claim, or (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available to CONSULTANT under CONSULTANT's combined insurance policies (including any excess or “umbrella” policies), whichever is greater.

7.1.6. Sexual Abuse/Molestation Liability (SML): If the performance of CONSULTANT's work or service under this Agreement involves contact with minors, CONSULTANT shall procure and maintain Sexual Abuse and Molestation insurance in the minimum amount of: (i) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) each claim, or (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available to CONSULTANT under CONSULTANT's

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combined insurance policies (including any excess or “umbrella” policies), whichever is greater.

7.1.7. Crime/Fidelity Bond. If the performance of CONSULTANT’S work or service under this Agreement relates to or involves handling of CITY monies, CONSULTANT shall procure and maintain Crime insurance, in the minimum amount of: (i) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) per occurrence, covering all CONSULTANT’S officers and employees, for loss of CITY monies caused by dishonesty and/or theft.

7.2. Endorsements. CONSULTANT shall provide proof of the following endorsements, listed for each policy for which endorsements are required, as outlined below:

7.2.1. General Liability and pollution liability (when pollution liability applies).

7.2.1.1. “Additionally Insured” - The City of Morgan Hill, its elected or appointed officials, boards, agencies, officers, agents, employees, and volunteers are named as additional insureds on a form at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 for ongoing operations.

7.2.1.2. “Waiver of Rights of Subrogation” - The insurer waives the right of subrogation against the City of Morgan Hill and CITY’S elected or appointed officials, boards, agencies, officers, agents, employees, and volunteers; and

7.2.1.3. “Primary and Non-Contributing” - Insurance shall be endorsed to be primary and non-contributory and will not seek contribution from the City’s insurance or selfinsurance and shall be at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 01.

7.2.2. Workers Compensation.

If the performance of CONSULTANT’S work or service under this Agreement involves access to or activity on any property or premises owned or occupied by the CITY, including, but not limited to, CONSULTANT’S presence during site visits and meetings, then insurer waives the right of subrogation against the City of Morgan Hill and the CITY’s elected or appointed officials, boards, agencies, officers, agents, employees, and volunteers.

7.3. Qualification of Insurers. All insurance required pursuant to this Agreement must be issued by a company licensed and admitted, or otherwise legally authorized to carry out insurance business in the State of California, and each insurer must have a current A.M. Best's financial strength rating of “A” or better and a financial size rating of “VII” or better.

7.4. Certificates. CONSULTANT shall furnish CITY of Morgan Hill with copies of all certificates as outlined herein, whether new or modified, promptly upon receipt. In the event of a claim or legal action, CONSULTANT shall promptly furnish CITY of Morgan Hill with copies of all policies outlined herein. No policy subject to the CONSULTANT’s agreement with the CITY shall be canceled or materially changed except after thirty (30) days' notice by the insurer to CITY. A "material change" is a change that results in non-compliance with any insurance requirements in this section 7. Certificates, including renewal certificates, may be mailed electronically to [email protected] or delivered to the Certificate Holder address provided herein.

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Certificate Holder address:

City of Morgan Hill
Attn: Risk Management
17575 Peak Avenue
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

8. Non-Liability of Officials and Employees of the CITY. No official or employee of CITY shall be personally liable for any default or liability under this Agreement.

9. Compliance with Law.

9.1. CONSULTANT and its officers, employees, agents, and subcontractors shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, administrative regulations, and permitting requirements in carrying out their obligations under this Agreement. CONSULTANT and its officers, employees, agents, and subcontractors covenant there shall be no discrimination based upon any basis prohibited by State or Federal law, including but not limited to, race, color, creed, religion, gender, marital status, age, sexual orientation, national origin, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, or ancestry, in any activity pursuant to this Agreement.

9.2. Compliance with Wage and Hour Laws: Consultant, and any subcontractor it employs to complete work under this Agreement, shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local wage and hour laws. Applicable laws may include, but are not limited to, the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the California Labor Code.

Final Judgments, Decisions, and Orders: For purposes of this Section, a “final judgment, decision, or order” refers to one for which all appeals have been exhausted or the time to appeal has expired. Relevant investigatory government agencies include: the federal Department of Labor, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, or any other governmental entity or division tasked with the investigation and enforcement of wage and hour laws.

Prior Judgments against CONSULTANT and/or its Subcontractors: BY SIGNING THIS

AGREEMENT, CONSULTANT AFFIRMS THAT IT HAS DISCLOSED ANY FINAL

JUDGMENTS, DECISIONS OR ORDERS FROM A COURT OR INVESTIGATORY GOVERNMENT AGENCY FINDING – IN THE FIVE (5) YEARS PRIOR TO EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT – THAT CONSULTANT OR ITS SUBCONTRACTOR(S) HAS VIOLATED ANY APPLICABLE WAGE AND HOUR LAWS. CONSULTANT FURTHER AFFIRMS THAT IT OR ITS SUBCONTRACTOR(S) HAS SATISFIED AND COMPLIED WITH – OR HAS REACHED AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY REGARDING THE MANNER IN WHICH IT WILL SATISFY – ANY SUCH JUDGMENTS, DECISIONS OR ORDERS.

Judgments or Decisions During Term of Contract: If at any time during the term of this Agreement, a court or investigatory government agency issues a final judgment, decision or order finding that CONSULTANT or an subcontractor it employs to perform work under this Agreement has violated any applicable wage and hour law, or CONSULTANT learns of such a judgment, decision, or order that was not previously disclosed, CONSULTANT shall inform the City Attorney, no more than fifteen (15) days after the judgment, decision or order becomes final or of learning of the final judgment, decision or order. CONSULTANT and its subcontractors shall promptly satisfy and comply with any such judgment, decision, or order, and shall provide the City Attorney with documentary evidence of compliance with the final

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judgment, decision or order within five (5) days of satisfying the final judgment, decision or order. The City reserves the right to require CONSULTANT to enter into an agreement with the City regarding the manner in which any such final judgment, decision, or order will be satisfied.

City’s Right to Withhold Payment: Where CONSULTANT or any subcontractor it employs to perform work under this Agreement has been found in violation of any applicable wage and hour law by a final judgment, decision or order of a court or government agency, the City reserves the right to withhold payment to CONSULTANT until such judgment, decision or order has been satisfied in full.

Material Breach: Failure to comply with any part of this Section constitutes a material breach of this Agreement. Such breach may serve as a basis for immediate termination of this Agreement and/or any other remedies available under this Agreement and/or law.

Notice to City Related to Wage Theft Prevention: Notice provided to the City Attorney as required under this Section shall be addressed to: City Attorney, City of Morgan Hill, 17575 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. The Notice provisions of this Section are separate from any other notice provisions in this Agreement and, accordingly, only notice provided to the above address satisfies the notice requirements in this Section.

10. Independent Contractor. CONSULTANT is an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of CITY.

11. Confidentiality. All data, documents, or other information received by CONSULTANT from CITY or prepared in connection with CONSULTANT’S services under this Agreement are deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party by CONSULTANT without prior written consent by CITY.

12. Conflict of Interest and Reporting. CONSULTANT shall at all times avoid conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest in performance of this Agreement.

13. Notices. All notices shall be personally delivered or mailed, via first class mail to the below listed address. These addresses shall be used for delivery of service of process. Notices shall be effective five (5) days after date of mailing, or upon date of personal delivery.

Address of CONSULTANT is as follows:

Innovative Claim Solutions, Inc.

PO Box 5128
San Ramon, CA 94583
Address of CITY is as follows:

Human Resources
City of Morgan Hill
17575 Peak Ave.

Morgan Hill, CA 95037
with a copy to:

City Clerk
City of Morgan Hill
17575 Peak Avenue
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

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14. Licenses, Permits and Fees. CONSULTANT shall obtain a City of Morgan Hill Business License, all permits and licenses to the extent required by ordinances, codes and regulations of the federal, state and local government.

15. Consultant's Proposal. If applicable, this Agreement shall include CONSULTANT'S proposal or bid which is incorporated herein. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the proposal and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern.

16. Maintenance of Records.

16.1. Maintenance. CONSULTANT shall prepare, maintain, and preserve all reports and records that may be required by federal, state, and CITY rules and ordinances related to services provided under this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall maintain records for a period of at least 3 years after receipt of final payment under this Agreement. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit exception, or other action relating to this Agreement is pending at the end of the 3-year period, then CONSULTANT shall retain said records until such action is resolved.

16.2. Access to and Audit of Records. The CITY shall have the right to examine, monitor and audit all records, documents, conditions, and activities of the CONSULTANT and its subcontractors related to services under this Agreement. Pursuant to Government Code Section 8546.7, if this Agreement involves the expenditure of public funds in excess of $10,000, the Parties to this Agreement may be subject, at the request of the CITY or as part of any audit of the CITY, to the examination and audit of the State Auditor pertaining to matters connected with the performance of this Agreement for a period of three years after final payment under the Agreement.

16.3. Ownership of Work Product. All documents or other information developed or received by CONSULTANT for work performed under this Agreement shall be the property of CITY.

CONSULTANT shall provide CITY with copies of these items upon demand or upon termination of this Agreement.

17. Familiarity with Work. By executing this Agreement, CONSULTANT represents that: (1) it has investigated the work to be performed; (2) it has investigated the site of the work and is aware of all conditions there; and (3) it understands the difficulties and restrictions of the work under this Agreement. Should CONSULTANT discover any conditions materially differing from those inherent in the work or as represented by CITY, it shall immediately inform CITY and shall not proceed, except at CONSULTANT'S risk, until written instructions are received from CITY.

18. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.

19. No Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any portion shall be assigned by CONSULTANT, without prior written consent of CITY. Any attempted assignment not first approved by CITY shall be void and, at CITY's option, shall terminate this Agreement effective as of the date of such attempted assignment.

20. Attorney Fees. In any legal action, dispute or arbitration arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of its reasonable attorney fees, costs and expenses incurred.

21. Defense and Indemnification.

21.1. Defense and Indemnification. CONSULTANT shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify, defend and hold harmless CITY, its elected or appointed officials, boards, agencies,

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officers, agents, employees, and volunteers (“INDEMNITEES”) from and against any and all claims, liabilities, expenses, liens, or damages of any nature, including liability for bodily injury, property damage or personal injury, and including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the performance of this Agreement or the failure to comply with any obligations contained in this Agreement by CONSULTANT, and/or its agents, officers, employees, subcontractors, or independent contractors (“CLAIM”).

21.2. Exceptions. CONSULTANT is not required to indemnify INDEMNITEES against liability for bodily injury, property damage or personal injury, or any other loss, damage or expense arising from the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY.

21.3. Not limited by insurance. The indemnity, defense and hold harmless provisions of this Agreement apply to all CLAIMs alleged against an INDEMNITEE, regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. Policy limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification or defense to be provided by CONSULTANT.

21.4. Right to Offset. CITY shall have the right to offset against any compensation due CONSULTANT under this Agreement any amount due CITY from CONSULTANT as a result of CONSULTANT's failure to pay CITY promptly any indemnification arising under this Section (21) and any amount due CITY from CONSULTANT arising from CONSULTANT's failure either to (i) pay taxes on amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) comply with applicable workers' compensation laws.

21.5. Interpretation. This Section shall constitute an agreement or contract of indemnity, incorporating the interpretations under California Civil Code Section 2778. It is expressly understood and agreed that the obligation of the CONSULTANT to indemnify the INDEMNITEE shall be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the State of California and shall survive termination of this Agreement.

22. Entire Agreement; Modification; Conflicting Provisions. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties and supersedes any previous agreements, oral or written. This Agreement may be modified or provisions waived only by a subsequent mutual written agreement executed by CITY and CONSULTANT. If the provisions contained in the main body of this Agreement conflict with any provision contained in an exhibit to this Agreement, the provisions of the main body of this Agreement shall govern and control over any provision contained in an exhibit to this Agreement.

23. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. This Agreement was entered into and is to be performed in the County of Santa Clara.

Any action or dispute arising out of this Agreement shall only be brought in Santa Clara County.

24. Interpretation. This Agreement is a negotiated document and shall be deemed to have been drafted jointly by the Parties, and no rule of construction or interpretation shall apply against any particular Party based on a contention that the Agreement was drafted by one of the Parties including, but not limited to, California Civil Code § 1654, the provisions of which are hereby waived. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in a neutral manner.

25. Notice of Security and/or Privacy Incident. If CONSULTANT, or its subconsultant, suspect, discover or are notified of a data security incident or potential breach of security and/or privacy relating to CITY PII, PHI and/or PCI, CONSULTANT shall immediately, but in no event later than forty-eight (48) hours from suspicion, discovery or notification of the incident or potential breach, notify CITY of such incident or potential breach. CONSULTANT shall, upon CITY’s request, investigate such incident or potential breach,

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inform the CITY of the results of any such investigation, and assist the CITY in maintaining the confidentiality of such information. In addition to the foregoing, CONSULTANT shall provide CITY with any assistance necessary to comply with any state and/or federal laws requiring the provision of notice of any privacy incident or security breach with respect to any CITY PII, PHI and/or PCI to the affected or impacted individuals and/or organizations, in addition to any notification to applicable state and federal agencies. CONSULTANT agrees that it shall reimburse CITY for all expenses, costs, attorneys’ fees, and resulting fines, penalties, and damages associated with such incident, breach, investigation and/or notification.

26. Preservation of Agreement. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the rest of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected or invalidated.

27. Binding Agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19 above, this Agreement shall bind any and all successors in interest, legal representatives and/or other permitted assignees or transferees of CONSULTANT in the same manner as if those successors in interest, legal representatives or other permitted assignees or transferees had entered into this Agreement originally.

28. ☐ Data Sharing. This Agreement requires access by CONSULTANT to CITY’s Geographic Information System (GIS) DATA for CONSULTANT to perform the work. CITY agrees to provide the GIS DATA to CONSULTANT solely for the purpose of performance of contracted work with the CITY upon the terms and conditions specified in Exhibit D, incorporated herein by this reference.

29. Electronic Signatures. Unless otherwise prohibited by law or CITY policy, the Parties agree that an electronic copy of a signed contract, or an electronically signed contract, has the same force and legal effect as a contract executed with an original ink signature. The term “electronic copy of a signed contract” refers to a transmission by facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic means of a copy of an original signed contract in a portable document format. The term “electronically signed contract” means a contract that is executed by applying an electronic signature using technology approved by the CITY. ///
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30. Authority to Execute. Those individuals who are signing this Agreement on behalf of entities represent and warrant that they are, respectively, duly authorized to sign on behalf of the entities and to bind the entities fully to each and all of the obligations set forth in this Agreement.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, these Parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year shown below.

AS SET FORTH IN CA. CORP. CODE § 313, TWO SIGNATURES ARE REQUIRED FOR CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS:
(1) CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT, OR VICE PRESIDENT; AND (2) SECRETARY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OR ASSISTANT TREASURER.

ATTEST: CITY OF MORGAN HILL
City Clerk/Deputy City Clerk City Manager
Michelle Bigelow Christina J. Turner
Print Name Print Name
Date: Date:

APPROVED AS TO FORM: Innovative Claim Solutions, Inc.

City Attorney By:

Donald A. Larkin
Print Name
Date:

Print Name and Title of Signer.

If Corporate: Chairman, President or
Vice President
Date:

By:

Date:

Print Name and Title of Signer.

If Corporate: Secretary, Assistant
Secretary, Chief Financial Officer or
Assistant Treasurer
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EXHIBIT A

SCOPE OF SERVICES
A. Claims Administration. ICS shall adhere to the following claims administration standards and procedures:

1. ICS shallreview and process reported claims for workers' compensation benefits that have not been closedas of theEffective Date of this Agreement.and closed claims thatreopen on or after the Effective Date. ICS shall have no responsibility other than custody of files and statistical reporting for claims closed prior to the Effective Date.

2. ICS shall provide quality customer service, responsiveness, timeliness and pro-active claim handling with a consistent claims examiner assigned to the account. This includes returning calls and emails promptly (within 1 business day) and provides pro-active claim handling information and recommendations in a timely manner both public safety and non-public safety workers.

3. Determine liability for claimed injuries and illnesses in accordance with California Workers' Compensation Laws.

4. Review and process all claims in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Division of Industrial Relations, Department of Self-Insurance Plans.

5. Establish flies containing medical and factual Information on each reported claim together with complete accounting records and maintain same in accordance with statutory time requirements.

6. ICSshallmake all workers compensation disability payments andsend all notices in a timely and accurate manner and in conformance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the California Labor Code and the California workers' compensation laws, rules, and regulations.

7. Determine nature and extent of permanent disability and arrange for informal disability rating whenever possible to avoid Workers' Compensation Appeals Board litigation.

8. Explain to and assist employee in completing necessary forms for permanent disability ratings.

9. Review, compute, and pay all informal rating, findings and awards, life pensions or compromise and release settlements.

10. Maintain and establish reserve estimates for each reported claim.

11. Arrange for and supervise all necessary investigations to determine eligibility for compensation benefits and/or liability of negligent, third parties.

12. Identify, recommend, and obtain special fraud Investigations after obtaining advance authority from the CLIENT.

13. As a service to the CLIENT, ICS will report all excess claims to excess reinsurance carrier, although the final responsibility for reporting such claims Is that of the CLIENT's.

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14. Arrange and supervise rehabilitation services where indicated.

15. Arrange for and set up system for payment of benefits and allocated expenses in accordance with CLIENT'S needs.

16. ICS shall prepare with the assistance of the CLIENT all reports, which are now, or will be required by the State of California or other government agencies with respect to selffunded programs.

17. ICS shall subscribe to and pay for enrollment In the Index Bureau System and will report to the Index Bureau on each and every Indemnity claim. The per claim cost of this service shall be posted as an allocated expense to the CLIENT.

18. On behalf of the Client, ICS will perform all workers compensation claim reporting services required by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA) Section 111 Mandatory Reporting to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the periods Identified In this contract.

19. ICS will comply with the performance standards as required by the City's excess carrier.

ICS will advise If there are any exceptions, or when compliance with new standards may Impact our annual fee.

B. Medical Administration. ICS shall adhere to the following medical administration standards:

1. Authorize, review, and monitor all medical treatment required on injury or illness claims.

2. Audit and pay all medical expenses in a timely manner, and within statutory guidelines.

3. Maintain close contact with treating physicians to ensure employees receive proper medical treatment and are returned to full employment at the earliest date.

4. Arrange for medical-legal opinions in disputed cases, conferring with medical examiners, CLIENT, and legal counsel where indicated.

5. Consult as required with CLIENT on those cases where injury residual might involve restriction and/or retirement potential.

C. Legal Administration. ICS shall adhere to the following legal administration standards:

1. Refer litigated cases, when needed, to attorneys recommended by ICS and approved by CLIENT for purposes of defending CLIENT'S interests before Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and the court.

2. Work closely with counsel in preparing defense of litigated cases.

3. Obtain CLIENT's authorization on all settlements or stipulations when required.

4. Work closely with applicant's attorney and legal counsel in informal dispositions of litigated cases.

5. Attend, when required, Workers' Compensation Appeals Board hearings.

6. Discharge on behalf of CLIENT all legal obligations to its injured employees imposed by

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Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and higher courts.

7. Protect and preserve CLIENT's interests in all potential subrogation cases.

D. Medical Cost Containment Services. ICS Shall adhere to the following medical cost containment services standards:

1. ICS shall use and cooperate fully with the designated medical cost containment vendor (bill review and utilization review service provider) to review the medical bills for the CLIENT and other medical charges and provide -necessary utilization review services relating to treatment requests on all claims of industrial injury or illness.

2. Unless otherwise directed, ICS will select the service provider to be utilized and CLIENT will pay for such services. The City of Morgan Hill shall be responsible for all Managed Care Services and Loss Adjustment Expenses. Managed Care Services shall include medical bill review, utilization review, and medical case management. Costs for such services are documented in Exhibit B; however, bill review services shall be billed at a rate not to exceed $30.00 per bill. Loss Adjustment Expenses shall include all reasonable expenses necessary to the adjustment of a claim in accordance with the Service Agreement, including, but not limited to, fees for engaging defense counsel, court reporters, expert witnesses and field investigators, incurred on behalf of the City of Morgan Hill.

E. Information Systems. ICS will provide a computer system with appropriate data base management capabilities to maintain records related to the administration of the Client's workers' compensation program. ICS shall coordinate data entry for employees in the program and for services supplied by ICS. The CLIENT shall have access to the computer system during normal working hours and access to the database through its own computers at its own expense. ICS shall provide computergenerated reports that are reasonably requested on a regular basis as detailed in section F below.

F. Statistical. ICS will adhe.re to the following statistical report production obligations and provide all required reports to the client at agreed to intervals:

1. Report to CLIENT, monthly status of claim payments and reserves on an individual claim basis and in the aggregate.

2. Report to CLIENT, quarterly loss analysis of claims filed by frequency and severity.

3. Assist in the preparation of all reports required by the State of California or other Governmental agencies relating to Workers' Compensation claims.

4. ICS will prepare the federal information return (Form 1099) by the statutory deadline for all payments subject to 1099 reporting made by ICS on behalf of the CLIENT during the term of this Agreement.

5. Additional ad-hoc reports will be provided to CLIENT at their request at no additional cost. Special report requests that require programming time will be charged to CLIENT at $150 per hour, which is our direct cost. Our system is capable of generating standardized reports as follows:

Claim Logs
Claim Activity

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Claim Cost Detail
Claim Cost Summary
Claim Cost Summary by Year
Examiner Activity
Examiner Case Log
Frequency Reports
Location Summary
Management Summary
Multiple Claims Listing
Occurrence Cost
OSHA
Payment Type Totals
Vendor Payments Summary
State Annual Report

6. Ad hoc reports queries, which require no specific programming, will be provided at no cost to CLIENT.

G. Banking Services. ICS will adhere to the following services standards, as directed by the clients:

1. The CLIENT agrees to establish, fund, and replenish an account at a financial institution agreed upon by the CLIENT and ICS for the purpose of paying benefits to workers or care providers and to pay Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses.

2. All funds in the CLIENT Account belong to the CLIENT. ICS shall have authority to write checks on the CLIENT Account, however, two signatures may be required at client's requested level.

3. ICS shall have authority to pay Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses from the CLIENT Account to vendors. ICS shall provide the CLIENT with detailed accountings of the expenditures from the CLIENT Account.

4. ICS agrees to make records pertinent to the CLIENT's account available to CLIENT for audit purposes at all reasonable times with at least 24 hours' notice.

5. ICS agrees to maintain CLIENT's trust fund account, if CLIENT elects such arrangement. Otherwise, CLIENT is responsible for all reconciliation and banking processes involved with CLIENT account.

6. Additional services, including but not limited to, field and investigative services, legal expenses, managed care services, index bureau inquiries, bill review and all services which are provided by outside vendors on behalf of the CLIENT shall be paid out of the CLIENT's account, or trust account.

H. Assignments. ICS shall not assign this Agreement, nor any part thereof.

I. File Storage. Pursuant to RR 15400.2 Of the California Code of Regulations all files closed for more than 5 (five) years shall be identified. Upon CLIENT direction ICS shall return the file(s) to CLIENT, destroy file(s) or maintain file(s)·at CLIENT expense with an off-site storage facility.

J. Cooperation. In the event of early termination or non-renewal, both parties will cooperate in good faith to implement a transition to a new service provider with minimum disruption to the provision of

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benefits to workers. ICS will make available to client, and to a new service provider, all files, summary data, records and information developed with respect to this Agreement, including all loss records and a record layout describing the format of the data tapes. Such information shall be made available electronically whenever possible. The CLIENT shall assume all responsibility for open claims as of the effective date of termination.

K. Files. All claims files, records, reports and other documents pertaining to employee claims are the property of the CLIENT and CLIENT may audit or inspect the files at any time during normal business hours. ICS shall turn over possession of all files and other documents to the CLIENT or its designee promptly upon the effective date of termination or non-renewal of this Agreement. The CLIENT shall allow ICS to review all files and other documents with information relating to its performance pursuant to this agreement.

L. Penalties and Fines. ICS and client agree to the following standards, protocols and principals relating to the fines and penalties:

1. ICS and CLIENT hereto acknowledge the various penalties and administrative fines that contained in The California Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 1989 (effective January 1, 1990 and January 1, 1991) that may be imposed on both employers and claim administrators.

2. ICS will be responsible for any fines or penalties associated with questionable or converted claims that ICS denies without first consulting and obtaining approval by the CLIENT for denial of the claim(s). ICS will not be responsible for any fines or penalties levied by the Division of Workers' Compensation or any other judicial or quasi-judicial organization for improper denial of a claim(s) if, over the objections of ICS, ICS has denied said claim(s) at the direction of the CLIENT.

3. The CLIENT shall be responsible for all penalties where ICS has not been given sufficient notice such that ICS has had at least seven (7) working days in which to investigate the claim and to pay temporary disability or send the required wage continuation notice before the penalties were assessed. ICS shall be responsible for all penalties in which it has had seven (7) or more working days in which to investigate and pay temporary disability or send a wage continuation notice. For the purposes of this section "working days means all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and commonly observed holidays.

4. The services as described in this Agreement shall be performed in all material respects in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and standards of governmental authorities including, in particular, applicable Worker ' Compensation Laws of the State of California.

5. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the Internal laws of the State of California and the venue for any disputes is the county of Santa Clara as requested by the CLIENT.

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EXHIBIT B

SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION RATES
CITY shall pay CONSULTANT:

An annualized fee of $35,755 for the period of July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 The payment will be made in equal monthly installments of $2,979.58 for the current term of July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
An annualized fee of $37,185 for the period of July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 The payment will be made in equal monthly installments of $3,098.75 for the term of July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.

An annualized fee of $38,673 for the period of July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 The payment will be made in equal monthly installments of $3,222.75 for the term of July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.

An annualized fee of $40,220 for the period of July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028 The payment will be made in equal monthly installments of $3,351.67 for the term of July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028.

An annualized fee of $41,829 for the period of July 1, 2028 – June 30, 2029 The payment will be made in equal monthly installments of $3,485.75 for the term of July 1, 2028 – June 30, 2029.

2 CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 5, 2024
PREPARED BY:

Tanya Carothers, Environmental Services Administrator
APPROVED BY: City Manager
APPROVE COUNTYWIDE AB 939 AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS

WASTE COLLECTION AGREEMENTS

RECOMMENDATION(S)
Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Countywide AB 939 and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Agreements.

COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES
City Council Ongoing Priorities
Protecting the Environment
Maintaining and Enhancing Infrastructure
2024-2025 Strategic Priorities
Fiscal Sustainability
REPORT NARRATIVE:

The purpose of this City Council report is to request authorization for the City Manager to execute the Countywide AB 939 Fee Agreement (Attachment 1) and the Countywide Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Agreement (Attachment 2).

Countywide AB 939 Fee Agreement
For well over 20 years, Santa Clara County has collected a fee to offset each jurisdiction’s solid waste management and HHW management expenses. Named after the State bill that required all jurisdictions to establish recycling programs, the Countywide AB 939 Fee is collected at waste transfer and disposal facilities by facility operators and remitted to the County quarterly. In order for the fee to be practically enforced, every jurisdiction in the County must approve the same agreement.

The AB 939 Fee has two components. The first component, the Program Fee of $1.50 per ton, is charged to assist in funding integrated waste management activities. The County transfers Program Fee revenues to each jurisdiction quarterly based on the waste tonnage emanating from the jurisdiction. The second component, the HHW Fee of $2.60 per ton, is held by the County and used to directly offset the HHW program costs associated with the use of the program by each jurisdiction’s residents. If HHW Fee revenues exceed a jurisdiction’s HHW program costs at the end of the fiscal year, the remaining funds are transferred to the jurisdictions to be used to promote or support

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Countywide HHW Collection Agreement
For decades, the City has met its obligation to provide for HHW management by participating in the Countywide HHW Collection Program. This popular program provides City residents with the opportunity to participate in several collection events each month. The permanent collection center in San Martin has improved the convenience associated with these services. Over 1,200 Morgan Hill households participated in collection events in FY 22/23. In FY 23/24 and 24/25 it is estimated that over 1,400 and 1,500 households will participate in the program, respectively.

The Countywide HHW Collection Program Agreement includes a base assumption that 4% of each jurisdiction’s households will participate in the program annually. Typically, Morgan Hill resident participation in the HHW program has been more than 4%; therefore, an augmentation of the 4% base assumption must be specified in Section 16 of the HHW Agreement. For 2024-2025, an augmentation of $75,407 is recommended to ensure that all Morgan Hill residents desiring to participate in the program will be allowed to do so.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

The recommended action is the extension of a long-standing program with no scope changes proposed so no engagement activities were conducted prior to presenting the amendment for Council consideration. Should the HHW Collection Agreement be approved, staff will continue to inform the public about the availability of the County program.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:

The Council could decide to not approve the Countywide HHW Collection Agreement and direct staff to further evaluate the provision of these services. There is not a viable alternative to approving the AB 939 Fee Agreement as this is a single countywide agreement that must be approved by every jurisdiction in the County.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS:

The Countywide AB 939 Fee Agreement is typically approved by the Council once every three years and the Agreement currently in place was approved in 2021. The current Countywide HHW Collection Agreement was also approved in 2021 and was amended in 2022 and 2023 to reflect the annual augmentation amount and collection dates/times. The Council has historically acted on either an HHW agreement or an amendment to the agreement for over 20 years.

FISCAL AND RESOURCE IMPACT:

Countywide AB 939 Fee Revenues
AB 939 Program Fee revenues are estimated to be $66,353 for FY24/25.

Countywide HHW Collection Revenues
Fees collected and actual participation in HHW can vary from year to year. It is

2 estimated that providing HHW collection services to Morgan Hill residents participating in the County program will cost approximately $130,743 in FY24/25. Since the HHW Fee revenues credited to Morgan Hill for this purpose will total approximately $115,011, the City will need to pay a subsidy in the amount of approximately $15,732 for the base HHW program in 2024/25 which assumes participation in the program by 4% of households. Additionally, the County recommends the City augment an additional $59,675 for the purpose of attaining or increasing City household participation above the 4% participation level.

Under the City's current Franchise Agreement for solid waste collection services, implementation fees may be requested by the City at the beginning of each fiscal year to cover costs related to compliance activities required under Local, Regional, State or Federal permits, laws, and/or regulations for collection and/or management of solid waste. Because the HHW Collection Program is required as part of AB 939 compliance, in January 2025 the City will request $75,407 ($15,732 + $59,675) in implementation funds to cover the anticipated maximum program costs for FY 2024/25 which are billed in 2025/26. Should the City owe less than $75,407 for the HHW Collection Program in 2025/26, then those remaining funds will be used for local HHW programming and/or to offset the next HHW implementation funds request.

If City participation in the HHW Collection Program is lower than expected, any HHW Fee revenues remaining in the City’s credit with the County will be refunded to the City for use in promoting the program.

CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):

Approval is categorically exempt from environmental review under Section 15308 (Actions by regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) of the CEQA Guidelines.

Agreement for Countywide AB939
Implementation Fee FYs 2025 - 2027

AGREEMENT FOR COUNTYWIDE
AB939 IMPLEMENTATION FEE
This Agreement is made by and among the Cities and Towns of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Monte Sereno, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San José, Santa Clara, Saratoga, and Sunnyvale (CITIES) and the County of Santa Clara (COUNTY) on the _________ day of ____________ 2024. The term CITIES may refer to CITIES collectively or individually.

RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 41901, a city, county, or city and county may impose fees in amounts sufficient to pay the costs of preparing, adopting, and implementing a countywide integrated waste management plan; WHEREAS, State law, Public Resource Code Section 41750, requires that the countywide integrated waste management plans contain a household hazardous waste (“HHW”) element for each city within the county as well as for the unincorporated area of the county; WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara (“Board”) has imposed a Countywide AB939 Implementation Fee (“Fee”) since July 1, 1992 to pay for the costs of preparing, adopting, and implementing integrated waste management plans and programs, including HHW program elements;
WHEREAS, the Board has approved reimposing the Fee for Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027 (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027) at $4.10 per ton of waste landfilled or incinerated in the County; received at any nondisposal or collection facility located within the County and subsequently transported for disposal or incineration outside of the County; collected from any location within the County by a solid waste hauler operating pursuant to a franchise, contract, license, or permit issued by any local jurisdiction and subsequently transported for disposal or incineration outside of the County; and removed from any location in the County by any person or business for disposal or incineration outside the County; WHEREAS, HHW programs provide household hazardous waste management services to residents of Santa Clara County and are necessary to meet HHW planning and management requirements under State law;
WHEREAS, jurisdictions in Santa Clara County desire to provide safe, convenient, and economical means for residents to properly dispose of household hazardous wastes in an environmentally safe manner in order to avoid unauthorized or improper disposal in the garbage, sanitary sewer, storm drain system, or on the ground or in any other manner which creates a health or environmental hazard. These wastes include, but are not limited to, common household products such as household cleaning products, spot remover, furniture polish, solvents, oven cleaner, pesticides, oil based paints, motor oil, antifreeze, fluorescent lamps, and batteries; and

Agreement for Countywide AB939
Implementation Fee FYs 2025 - 2027

WHEREAS, the County will collect the Fee on behalf of the fifteen cities and for the unincorporated area of the County and will apportion the Fee according to the terms of this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, CITIES and COUNTY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Agreement is to state the terms and conditions under which the COUNTY will collect and distribute the Fee of $4.10 per ton of waste to be disposed in Fiscal Years 2025, 2026 and 2027. The Fee is divided into two parts: 1) a Program Fee of $1.50 per ton to assist in funding the costs of preparing, adopting, and implementing the integrated waste management plan in the fifteen cities and the unincorporated area of the County; and 2) a Household Hazardous Waste Fee of $2.60 per ton to provide funding to implement the Countywide HHW Program. The Program Fee will be allocated among the CITIES and COUNTY as described in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein. The HHW Fee will be allocated to the COUNTY, CITIES, and Countywide HHW Program as described in Exhibit C, attached hereto and incorporated herein. The Fee shall be imposed on each ton of waste landfilled or incinerated within the County; received at any non-disposal or collection facility located within the County and subsequently transported for disposal or incineration outside of the County; collected from any location within the County by a solid waste hauler operating pursuant to a franchise, contract, license, or permit issued by any local jurisdiction and subsequently transported for disposal or incineration outside of the County; or removed from any location in the County by any person or business for disposal or incineration outside the County.

Non-Disposal Facilities are defined as those facilities included in the County of Santa Clara NonDisposal Facility Element (and subsequent amendments to that Element) and are listed in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein.

2. SERVICES PROVIDED BY COUNTY
COUNTY will collect and distribute the Fee. COUNTY will collect the Fee from landfills and non-disposal facilities listed in Exhibit A, and any landfill or non-disposal facility subsequently permitted, on a quarterly basis using data from tonnage reports filed by landfill and non-disposal facility operators with the County Recycling and Waste Reduction Division.

COUNTY shall require each landfill and non-disposal facility to submit required payment, documentation of tonnages disposed, and state-mandated Disposal Reporting System Reports on a quarterly basis, within 45 days of the end of each calendar quarter. Late submissions and/or payments shall be subject to a late filing penalty and delinquent penalties. COUNTY will research Santa Clara County tonnage reported to COUNTY by landfills outside the COUNTY in significant amounts to determine the identity of the hauler. That hauler will subsequently be billed in the same fashion subject to the same penalties as mentioned above. Collected funds and any late filing payments and delinquency penalties shall be distributed to CITIES and Countywide HHW Program based on the formula set forth in Exhibits B and C. COUNTY shall not be obligated to distribute funds that COUNTY has been unable to collect from landfill or non-disposal facility operators.

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3. ROLE OF CITIES
CITIES shall review the Disposal Reporting System Reports as prepared and submitted by the COUNTY and within 30 days of receipt shall report to COUNTY, with appropriate documentation, errors in waste allocations among jurisdictions.

4. COLLECTION AND USE OF FEE
Each ton of waste will be subject to the fee if it is landfilled or incinerated in the County; received at any non-disposal facility or collection facility in the County and subsequently transported for disposal or incineration outside the County; collected from any location within the County by a solid waste hauler operating under franchise, contract, license, or permit issued by a local jurisdiction and subsequently transported for disposal or incineration outside the County; or removed from any location in the County by any person or business for disposal or incineration outside the County. Best efforts will be made to prevent tonnage from being assessed a double fee (for instance, once at a non-disposal facility and again at a landfill within Santa Clara County). The Program Fee funding share paid to CITIES shall be used to assist in funding the CITIES’ costs of preparing, adopting, and implementing the integrated waste management plan of each of the CITIES and the unincorporated area of the COUNTY. The HHW Fee portion shall be applied to fund the costs of CITIES’ share of Countywide Household Hazardous Waste services; any HHW fees directly disbursed to CITIES as provided in this Agreement shall be used to fund the costs of preparing, adopting, and implementing the jurisdiction’s HHW element of the Countywide integrated waste management plan, including providing HHW services to residents.

5. INSURANCE
Each party shall maintain its own insurance coverage, through third party insurance, selfinsurance or a combination thereof, against any claim, expense, cost, damage or liability arising out of the performance of its responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement. CITIES agree to provide evidence of such insurance to COUNTY via Certificate of Insurance or other documentation acceptable to the COUNTY upon request.

6. INDEMNIFICATION
In lieu of and not withstanding the pro rata risk allocation which might otherwise be imposed between CITIES and COUNTY pursuant to Government Code Section 895.6, the parties agree that all losses or liabilities incurred by a party shall not be shared pro rata but instead the parties agree that each of the parties hereto shall fully indemnify and hold each of the other parties harmless from any claim, expense or cost, damage or liability arising out of, or in connection with, performance of its responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement and as described in Exhibit D.

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Additionally, CITIES shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend COUNTY, its officers, agents, and employees with respect to any loss, damage, liability, cost or expenses, including attorney fees and court costs, arising from any misuse of the Fee distributed to CITIES.

COUNTY shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend CITIES, its officers, agents, and employees with respect to any loss, damage, liability, cost or expenses, including attorney fees and court costs, brought by third parties based on COUNTY’s sole negligence in the collection or distribution of said Fees.

7. DISTRIBUTION OF FEE
COUNTY shall distribute the AB939 Program Fee to CITIES and the HHW Program Fee to the Countywide HHW Program pursuant to the formulas described in Exhibits B and C within 45 days of receipt of landfill and non-disposal facility payments and disposal documentation required for calculation of Fee distribution amounts. Distributions shall begin December 15, 2024, and continue quarterly through October 15, 2027.

8. PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNTYWIDE HHW PROGRAM
CITIES, at their option, may individually participate in the Countywide HHW Program by entering into the AGREEMENT FOR COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM.

9. LATE PAYMENTS
If Fee payments and disposal documentation are not received from landfill or nondisposal facility operators prior to scheduled distribution of payments to CITIES and the Countywide HHW Program, payment distribution shall be calculated on a pro rata share of monies received. Upon collection, late payments and accrued delinquent penalties, if any, shall be distributed among CITIES and the Countywide HHW Program according to the formula in Exhibits B and C.

10. ACCOUNTING
COUNTY shall maintain records of all transactions related to collection, use and distribution of the Fee for at least five (5) years after the termination date of this Agreement, unless otherwise required by law to retain such records for a longer period. Such records will be available for inspection upon written request by CITIES, and will include but not be limited to tonnage reports submitted by landfills and non-disposal facilities, waste stream documentation provided by cities, payments made by the landfills and non-disposal facilities to the COUNTY and by the COUNTY to CITIES, and expenditures for programmatic and overhead costs.

11. REQUEST FOR REVIEW
In the event CITIES have a dispute regarding the calculation of its share of the Fee or the distribution or use of the Fee, CITIES may request in writing a review by COUNTY within 10

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days of receipt of their Fee allocation. The review shall be performed within 30 days of request and results shall be reported to CITIES in writing.
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12. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AGREEMENT
This agreement is effective upon approval by all fifteen CITIES and the COUNTY.

13. AMENDMENT
This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument signed by all fifteen CITIES and the COUNTY.

14. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
Each party shall perform responsibilities and activities described herein as an independent contractor and not as an officer, agent, servant or employee of any of the parties hereto. Each party shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors, if any. Nothing herein shall be considered as creating a partnership or joint venture between the parties.

15. TERM OF AGREEMENT
The term of this Agreement shall be from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, or until all funds from the last quarter’s Fee payments have been distributed, whichever is later. COUNTY shall bill the operators of the landfills and non-disposal facilities listed in Exhibit A for the Fee commencing with the Quarter ending September 30, 2024. Said landfills and non-disposal facilities will be billed for the Fee through June 30, 2027.

16. NOTICES
All notices required by this Agreement will be deemed given when in writing and delivered personally or deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the other party at the address set forth below or at such address as the party may designate in writing in accordance with this section.

City of
Contact:

Title:

Address:

County of Santa Clara

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Contact: Recycling and Waste Reduction Program Manager
Program: Integrated Waste Management Services
Address: 1553 Berger Drive, Building 1
San José, CA 95112
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17. CONTROLLING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This document embodies the entire Agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless and until modification is evidenced by writing signed by all parties or their assigned designees.

19. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

20. CONTRACT EXECUTION
Unless otherwise prohibited by law or County policy, the parties agree that an electronic copy of a signed contract, or an electronically signed contract, has the same force and legal effect as a contract executed with an original ink signature. The term “electronic copy of a signed contract” refers to a transmission by facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic means of a copy of an original signed contract in a portable document format. The term “electronically signed contract” means a contract that is executed by applying an electronic signature using technology approved by the County.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this AGENCY AGREEMENT FOR COUNTYWIDE AB939 IMPLEMENTATION FEE on the dates as stated below:

Date: COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

JAMES R. WILLIAMS
County Executive
Date: CITY”

CITY/TOWN OF
Title
A municipal corporation
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:

Willie Nguyen
Deputy County Counsel

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EXHIBIT A

LANDFILLS LOCATED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Guadalupe Rubbish Disposal Site
Kirby Canyon Sanitary Landfill
Newby Island Sanitary Landfill
Pacheco Pass Sanitary Landfill
Palo Alto Refuse Disposal Area
Zanker Materials Processing Facility
Zanker Road Landfill

NON-DISPOSAL FACILTIES AND TRANSFER STATIONS LOCATED IN

SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Butterick Enterprises Recyclery
California Waste Solutions Recycling & Transfer Station City of Palo Alto Green Composting Facility
ComCare Farms Composting Facility
Environmental Management Systems Facility
Green Waste Recovery Facility
Mission Trail Waste Systems, Inc.

Newby Island Compost Facility
Pacheco Pass Landfill Composting Facility
Pacific Coast Recycling, Inc.

Premier Recycling Facility
The Recyclery at Newby Island
San Martin Transfer Station
Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer Station (SMaRT Station) Z-Best Composting Facility
Zanker Materials Processing Facility

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EXHIBIT B
FORMULA FOR DISTRIBUTION OF AB939 PROGRAM FEE
Each of the CITIES, and the COUNTY for its unincorporated area, will receive $1.50 per ton of solid waste disposed of in landfills or taken to non-disposal facilities located in Santa Clara County that originates from that jurisdiction, as documented in quarterly reports submitted by the County to the State Disposal Reporting System.

Fees collected from undocumented disposed tonnage, or tonnage originating outside of Santa Clara County, will be distributed according to each jurisdiction’s percent of countywide population, according to the latest available population report issued by the California Department of Finance.

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EXHIBIT C

COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS
WASTE PROGRAM FEE (HHW Fee)

1. PROGRAM FUNDING SOURCE
HHW Program services are mandated by State law, Public Resources Code Section 41500 et seq. Public Resources Code Section 41901 authorizes imposition of a fee to support planning and implementation of integrated waste management programs, including their HHW elements. The HHW Fee, of $2.60 per ton, collected as part of the AB939 Implementation Fee, will be the primary source of funding for Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program (CoHHW Program) services.

Funds derived from the HHW Fee will be allocated among five types of CoHHW Program service costs as follows:

A. Fixed Program Costs will be apportioned based on the number of households in each participating jurisdiction. The number of households will be determined at the beginning of each Fiscal Year by statistics compiled by the California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit from their most recent Report, “Population Estimates for California Cities and Counties.”
B. San José Facility Use Surcharge will be apportioned based on CITIES’ anticipated participation at the County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility located at 1608 Las Plumas Avenue, San José.

C. Variable Cost Per Car is the cost associated with labor, waste disposal, transportation, and other services provided to residents at the County HHW Collection Facilities and at temporary HHW collection events. The Variable Cost Per Car is based on the estimated cost of providing a base level service to 4% of households in all participating jurisdictions. The number of households will be determined at the beginning of each Fiscal Year by statistics compiled by the California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit from their most recent Report, “Population Estimates for California Cities and Counties.”
D. Available Discretionary Funding is allocated based on tonnage generated per participating jurisdiction, and after allocation of Fixed Program Costs, San José Facility Use Surcharge, and Variable Cost Per Car allocation.

E. Abandoned Waste Disposal Costs will fund disposal of HHW illegally abandoned at Nonprofit Charitable Reuser organizations as defined in Public Resources Code Section 41904.
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2. FIXED PROGRAM COST
Funds shall be allocated on a per household basis for Fixed Program Costs at the conclusion of each Fiscal Year. This portion of the funds shall be distributed directly to the Countywide HHW Program to pay for HHW Program costs. Fixed Program Costs funding shall be calculated shall not exceed $5.07 per household in Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027. Fixed Program Costs may include, but are not limited to, eleven (11) CoHHW Program staff members, facility leasing costs, vehicle lease costs, office rent, office supplies, county administrative overhead, county legal counsel, training costs, equipment and facility maintenance, and union negotiated salary and benefit changes.

3. ABANDONED WASTE DISPOSAL COST
The Abandoned Waste Disposal Cost will fund disposal of HHW illegally abandoned at Nonprofit Charitable Reuser organizations. The Abandoned Waste Disposal Cost is based on the cost to the County to dispose of abandoned waste allocated among participating jurisdictions based on their proportional share of the County population and shall not exceed $0.05 per household. Projected Abandoned Waste Disposal Costs to the CITY based on a charge of $.05 per household are set forth in Attachment A, attached hereto and incorporated herein.

Any existing unexpended non-profit abandoned waste fund balance may be allocated toward funding of disposal of HHW illegally abandoned at nonprofit charitable reuser organizations as defined in Public Resources Code Section 41904.

For the purposes of this agreement, a nonprofit charitable reuse organization has the definition provided in Public Resources Code Section 41904 as follows: “Nonprofit charitable reuser” means a charitable organization, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, or a distinct operating unit or division of the charitable organization, that reuses and recycles donated goods or materials and receives more than 50 percent of its revenues from the handling and sale of those donated goods or materials.

4. SAN JOSÉ FACILITY USE SURCHARGE
The total San José Facility Use Surcharge for CITY will be based on CITY residents’ proportional participation at the County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility located at 1608 Las Plumas Avenue, San José. The San José Facility Use Surcharge will vary depending on facility usage but will not exceed $8.09 per car for Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027. The total San José Facility Use Surcharge for CITY will be based on CITY’s participation at the County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility located at 1608 Las Plumas Avenue, San José.

5. VARIABLE COST PER CAR
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Facilities and Temporary Events. This portion of the funds shall be distributed directly to the Countywide HHW Program. The Variable Cost Per Car is estimated to be $66.02 per car for Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027. The estimated cost per car will be adjusted annually to reflect actual service costs. After fixed costs and San José Facility Use Surcharge are allocated on a per household basis, the variable cost per car will be used to calculate the costs to service 4% of households across all participating jurisdictions. If the level of 4% of households is not reached, the Countywide HHW Program will use the remaining balance of funds, in cooperation with the CITIES, to increase public outreach and/or provide additional services in that jurisdiction where the level of 4% is not reached the following year.

6. AVAILABLE DISCRETIONARY FUNDING
The Available Discretionary Funding portion will be allocated based on the tons of waste generated within each jurisdiction and after allocation of Fixed Program Cost, San José Facility Use Surcharge, and Variable Per Car Cost. Available Discretionary Funds must be used for HHW purposes. Options for how to spend these funds include, but are not limited to, increasing the number of residents served in the jurisdiction by the Countywide HHW Program, universal waste collection, emergency HHW services, funding HHW public education, the support of capital infrastructure projects to accommodate HHW drop-off and collection events, or providing special programs such as retail collection of certain waste and/or door-to-door collection of HHW for the elderly and/or persons with disabilities and neighborhood clean-up events. CITIES authorize the COUNTY to determine appropriate uses of available discretionary funding and to use CITIES’ Available Discretionary Funding portion of the AB939 HHW Fee to provide for additional HHW services requested by the CITIES.

7. PROGRAM FUNDING PASS-THROUGH
Annual funding calculations include HHW Fees collected on behalf of all jurisdictions in the County. CITIES, at their option, may participate in the Countywide HHW Program by entering into the AGREEMENT FOR COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM. If CITIES elect to participate in the Countywide HHW Program, their pro-rata share of the HHW Fee shall be retained by the County to utilize for HHW Program costs, as provided in this Agreement and the Agreement for Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program. The COUNTY will distribute to CITIES not participating in the Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program their pro-rata share of funding received by the COUNTY from the HHW Fee, except that the COUNTY may retain and expend that portion of the non-participating CITIES’ fee attributable to Abandoned Waste Disposal Costs.

If CITIES not participating in the AGREEMENT FOR COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM desire to allow residents to participate in HHW Program services on an emergency basis, then services to these residents will be provided on a cost recovery basis. A charge equal to the established rates charged by the Countywide HHW Program to Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators will be billed to the CITIES.

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an appointment for the resident. Liability shall be apportioned as provided in Exhibit D to this Agreement.

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EXHIBIT D
SECTION 28 OF AGENCY AGREEMENT

FOR COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS

WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM

HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION
In lieu of and not withstanding the pro rata risk allocation which might otherwise be imposed between CITY and COUNTY pursuant to Government Code Section 895.6, the parties agree that all losses or liabilities incurred by a party shall not be shared pro rata but instead COUNTY and CITY agree that pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, each of the parties hereto shall fully indemnify and hold each of the other parties, their officers, board members, employees and agents, harmless from any claim, expense or cost, damage or liability imposed for injury (as defined by Government Code Section 810.8) occurring by reason of the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of the indemnifying party, its officers, employees or agents, under or in connection with or arising out of any work, authority or jurisdiction delegated to such party under this Agreement. No party, nor any officer, board member, employee or agent thereof shall be responsible for any damage or liability occurring by reason of the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of the other parties hereto, their officers, board members, employees or agents, under or in connection with or arising out of any work authority or jurisdiction delegated to such other parties under this Agreement.

Additionally, CITY shall indemnify COUNTY for CITY’s apportioned share of any liability incurred and attributed to the Countywide HHW Program for the transportation, treatment, or disposal of the household hazardous waste, once the waste has been accepted by a licensed hazardous waste hauler. Apportionment for disposal liability shall be determined by each participating jurisdiction’s pro rata proportion of household participation in the Program.

Apportionment for transportation and treatment liability shall be determined by each participating jurisdiction’s pro rata household participation at the event where the waste was generated. COUNTY will use reasonable efforts to obtain recovery from all available resources, including insurance, of any liable hauler or liable disposal facility operator. No liability shall be apportioned to CITY for transportation, treatment or disposal in any case where COUNTY has contracted for such services and has failed to require the contractor to maintain the insurance requirements set forth in Section 23 of the AGREEMENT FOR COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM.

CITY shall further indemnify COUNTY for CITY’s apportioned share of liability incurred and attributed to the Countywide HHW Program for the transportation, treatment or disposal of household hazardous waste at corporate sponsored events where non-county resident employees of the corporate sponsor are authorized to participate in the event. Liability for the nonresident portion of the disposal of waste shall be shared by the cities and the county as described above. The nonresident portion shall be determined by calculating the percentage of nonresidents participating in the event. This percentage will then be subtracted from the total

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liability for the household hazardous waste prior to assessing CITY’s apportioned share of any liability for the household hazardous waste.

COUNTY shall require Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (“CESQG”) and Nonprofit Charitable Reusers to indemnify COUNTY for, at minimum, their apportioned share of any liability incurred and attributed to the Countywide HHW Program for the transportation, treatment, or disposal of their hazardous waste, once the waste has been accepted by a licensed hazardous waste hauler. The CESQG and Nonprofit Charitable Reuser portion of the waste shall be determined by calculating the percentage, by weight, of the total household hazardous waste accepted by the CoHHW Program. This percentage will be used to calculate the portion of liability attributed to CESQGs and Nonprofit Charitable Reusers and will be subtracted from the total liability prior to assessing CITY’s apportioned share of any liability for household hazardous waste.

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AGREEMENT FOR COUNTYWIDE

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

COLLECTION PROGRAM
This Agreement for Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program (“AGREEMENT”) is made by and between the (“CITY”) and the County of Santa Clara (“COUNTY”) on the day of 2024.

RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara (“Board of Supervisors”) has approved a Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program whereby residents of the unincorporated areas of the Santa Clara County and cities and towns within Santa Clara County participating in the Countywide program will have an opportunity to safely dispose of household hazardous wastes (HHW), regardless of the specific location at which the collection has been scheduled; and
WHEREAS, CITY desires to provide residents with convenient opportunities to safely dispose of their HHW in order to encourage the proper disposal of toxic products, and avoid unauthorized or improper disposal in the garbage, sanitary sewer, storm drain system, or on the ground, in a manner which creates a health and/or environmental hazard; and WHEREAS, CITY desires to provide a safe, convenient, and economical means for residents to dispose of HHW. These wastes include, but are not limited to, common household products such as household cleaning products, furniture polish, solvents, oven cleaner, pesticides, oil-based paints, motor oil, antifreeze, car batteries, mercury thermostats, fluorescent lamps, household batteries, and electronic waste; and
WHEREAS, CITY desires to schedule Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events (Events) for residents for FY 2025 through FY 2027 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027); and WHEREAS, CITY desires to provide household hazardous waste collection services to a minimum of 4% of the households per fiscal year in its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, CITY desires to participate in the Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program to meet these objectives; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 41901, the Board of Supervisors has approved the collection of a $4.10 per ton Countywide AB939 Implementation fee, including a $2.60 per ton Household Hazardous Waste Fee (AB939 HHW Fee), for FY 2025 through FY 2027 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027) on all wastes landfilled or incinerated within Santa Clara County, received at any non-disposal or collection facility located within Santa Clara County and subsequently transported for disposal or incineration outside of Santa Clara County, collected from any location within the County by a solid waste hauler operating pursuant to a franchise, contract, license, or permit issued by any local jurisdiction and subsequently

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transported for disposal or incineration outside of Santa Clara County, or removed from any location in Santa Clara County by any person or business for disposal or incineration outside the county; and
WHEREAS, the AB939 HHW Fee is allocated to the Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Program and participating jurisdictions to fund HHW program costs in accordance with the terms of the Countywide AB939 Implementation Fee Agreement; and WHEREAS, CITY desires for COUNTY to utilize CITY’s share of the AB939 HHW Fee to provide HHW services for CITY residents.

NOW THEREFORE, CITY and COUNTY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this AGREEMENT is to state the terms and conditions under which CITY will participate in the Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program (CoHHW Program) available to its residents. Participating jurisdictions are those jurisdictions that enter into this AGREEMENT with the County.

2. PROGRAM FUNDING SOURCE
HHW Program services are mandated by State law, Public Resources Code Section 41500 et seq. State law authorizes cities and counties to impose fees in amounts sufficient to support planning and implementation of integrated waste management programs, including HHW elements. The AB939 HHW Fee, of $2.60 per ton, imposed by COUNTY as part of the AB939 Implementation Fee and collected and distributed in accordance with the Agreement for Countywide AB939 Implementation Fee will be the primary source of funding for CoHHW Program services. CITY agrees that COUNTY may utilize CITY’s share of the AB939 HHW fee to provide HHW Program services in accordance with the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT.

Funds derived from the AB939 HHW Fee will be allocated among five types of CoHHW Program service costs as follows:

A. Fixed Program Costs will be apportioned based on the number of households in each participating jurisdiction. The number of households will be determined at the beginning of each Fiscal Year by statistics compiled by the California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit from their most recent Report, “Population Estimates for California Cities and Counties.” B. San José Facility Use Surcharge will be apportioned based on CITY residents’ participation at the County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility located at 1608 Las Plumas Avenue, San José, CA 95133.

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C. Variable Cost Per Car is the cost associated with labor, waste disposal, transportation, and other services provided to residents at the County HHW Collection Facilities and at temporary HHW collection events. The Variable Cost Per Car is based on the estimated cost of providing a base level service to 4% of households in all participating jurisdictions. The number of households will be determined at the beginning of each Fiscal Year by statistics compiled by the California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit from their most recent Report, “Population Estimates for California Cities and Counties.” D. Available Discretionary Funding is allocated based on tonnage generated per participating jurisdiction, and after allocation of Fixed Program Costs, San José Facility Use Surcharge, and Variable Cost Per Car allocation.

E. Abandoned Waste Disposal Costs will fund disposal of HHW illegally abandoned at Nonprofit Charitable Reuser organizations as defined in Section 41904 of California Public Resources Code.

The projected AB939 HHW Fee Allocation by jurisdiction is set out in Attachment A, attached hereto and incorporated herein.

3. FIXED PROGRAM COST
Estimated HHW Fixed Program Costs are projected in Attachment B, attached hereto and incorporated herein. Fixed Program Costs are allocated to CITY at the conclusion of each fiscal year based on CITY’s proportional share of the County population and will not exceed $5.07 per household for Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027. Fixed Program Costs may include, but are not limited to, up to eleven (11) County HHW Program staff members, facility lease costs, vehicle lease costs, office rent, office supplies, county administrative overhead, county legal counsel, training costs, equipment and facility maintenance and union negotiated salary and benefit changes.

4. ABANDONED WASTE DISPOSAL COST
The Abandoned Waste Disposal Cost will fund disposal of HHW illegally abandoned at Nonprofit Charitable Reuser organizations. The Abandoned Waste Disposal Cost is based on the cost to the County to dispose of abandoned waste allocated among participating jurisdictions based on their proportional share of the County population and shall not exceed $0.05 per household. Projected Abandoned Waste Disposal Costs to the CITY based on a charge of $0.05 per household are set forth in Attachment A, attached hereto and incorporated herein.

For the purposes of this Agreement, “Nonprofit Charitable Reuser Organization” is defined in accordance with Section 41904 of California Public Resources Code as follows: a charitable organization, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, or a distinct operating unit or division of the charitable organization, that reuses and recycles donated goods or materials and receives more than 50 percent of its revenues from the handling and sale of those donated goods or materials.

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5. SAN JOSÉ FACILITY USE SURCHARGE
The total San José Facility Use Surcharge for CITY will be based on CITY residents’ proportional participation at the County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility located at 1608 Las Plumas Avenue, San José. Estimated San José Facility Use Surcharges are projected in Attachment A, attached hereto and incorporated herein. The San José Facility Use Surcharge will vary depending on facility usage but will not exceed $8.09 per car for Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027.

6. VARIABLE COST PER CAR
The Variable Cost Per Car is the cost associated with actual labor, waste disposal, transportation and other services provided to the residents at the County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities (CoHHWCF) and at Temporary Events. The Variable Cost Per Car is estimated to be approximately $66.02 per participating resident car for Fiscal Years 2025, 2026 and 2027. The estimated cost per car will be adjusted to reflect actual service costs. After Fixed Program Costs and San José Facility Use Surcharge are allocated on a per household basis, the Variable Cost Per Car will be used to calculate the costs to service 4% of households across all participating jurisdictions. If the level of 4% of households is not reached in the CITY, the CoHHW Program may use the remaining balance of funds, in cooperation with the CITY, to increase public outreach and/or provide additional services in that jurisdiction the following year.

7. AVAILABLE DISCRETIONARY FUNDING
The Available Discretionary Funding portion of the AB939 HHW Fee will be allocated based on the tons of waste generated within each jurisdiction, and after allocation of Fixed Program Costs, San José Facility Use Surcharge, and Variable Cost Per Car allocation.

Available Discretionary Funds must be used for HHW purposes. Options for how to spend these funds include, but are not limited to, increasing the number of residents served in that jurisdiction by the CoHHW Program, subsidizing curbside used motor oil collection, electronic waste (e-waste) collection, universal waste collection, emergency HHW services, funding HHW public education, the support of capital infrastructure projects to accommodate HHW drop-off and collection events, or providing special programs such as retail collection of certain waste and/or door-to-door collection of HHW for the elderly and/or persons with disabilities and neighborhood clean-up events. COUNTY has discretion to determine appropriate uses of Available Discretionary Funding in accordance with the terms and conditions in this Agreement, and to apply the funding toward those uses.

8. ADMINISTRATION AND PAYMENT OF THE AB939 HHW FEE
The County of Santa Clara Recycling and Waste Reduction Division will administer the AB939 HHW Fee, as part of the existing online disposal reporting and payment system.

Administration and payment will be made in accordance with the Agreement for Countywide AB939 Implementation Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the COUNTY shall maintain records of the amount, use, and distribution of Fixed Program Cost expenditures for at least five (5) years after the termination date of this Agreement, unless otherwise required by law

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to retain such records for a longer period. CITY may request in writing a review by COUNTY of the Fixed Program Cost records. The review shall be performed within 30 days of request and results shall be reported to participating cities in writing.

9. PROGRAM PUBLICITY
The CoHHW Program shall produce and make available to the public an HHW brochure for distribution. The brochure will be made available at various events, including but not limited to, environmental events and community fairs. The brochure may also be distributed, upon request, to cities within Santa Clara County and to Santa Clara County residents and businesses.

The CITY shall be responsible for developing and coordinating citywide awareness of the HHW Program. The CoHHW Program shall be responsible for Countywide public education for used oil recycling. CoHHW Program public awareness responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following activities:
• Serving as the formal contact to the local media such as local newspapers and television news stations;
• Providing participating jurisdictions with educational materials developed for the CoHHW Program;
• Promoting oil and oil filter recycling by developing, purchasing, and distributing educational materials, media relations materials, basic art work and camera ready advertising materials for distribution countywide and for use by jurisdictions; • Representing the program through educational presentations at schools and businesses and attendance at community events such as local fairs and festivals; and • Providing participating jurisdictions opportunities to review and comment on the development of countywide outreach materials.

CITY’s public awareness responsibilities, at the sole discretion of the CITY, shall include, but not be limited to, the following activities:
• Providing a copy of HHW promotional materials to the CoHHW Program for review for accuracy and completeness, prior to publication; • Developing and distributing HHW promotion communications to residents for local and CITY newsletters, newspapers and to the electronic media; • Providing the CoHHW Program with a copy of HHW promotion materials produced by the CITY;
• Conducting and supporting outreach and publicity to attain the goal of 4% of households in the CITY participating in the CoHHW Program; and • Providing the CoHHW Program a report summarizing all outreach activities conducted by the CITY during the fiscal year. The report is due 30 days after the end of the reporting period.

10. TEMPORARY HHW EVENTS
COUNTY shall conduct Temporary HHW Events at various sites located in Santa Clara County. COUNTY shall obtain all necessary permits and licenses required for the Temporary

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HHW Events and shall provide or contract for the services of properly trained, qualified personnel and hazardous waste haulers, and shall provide or secure suitable equipment and supplies to properly receive, package, label, haul, recycle and dispose of the household hazardous wastes collected at the Temporary HHW Events.

When COUNTY conducts a Temporary HHW Event in CITY’s jurisdiction, CITY agrees to provide solid waste and recycling services at such event at no cost to the CoHHW Program to ensure the proper management of non-hazardous waste generated at the event. Any additional expenses for such event incurred beyond the agreed-upon budget shall be subject to negotiation and mutual agreement between the COUNTY and the CITY.

To increase the Community’s awareness of and participation in any Temporary HHW Event in CITY’s jurisdiction, the CITY agrees to promote, at the CITY’s sole expense, each such event to the residents at least thirty (30) days in advance before the scheduled date. The promotion may include, but is not limited to, bill inserts, door hangers, flyers, in-person outreach events, newsletters, press releases, public service announcements, social media, television public access stations, websites, etc.

11. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION FACILITIES
COUNTY shall conduct collection operations at two County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities (CoHHWCF).

The CoHHWCF are located at:
♦ San Martin, 13055 Murphy Avenue, San Martin, CA 95046 ♦ San José, 1608 Las Plumas, San José, CA 95133
The COUNTY shall obtain all necessary permits and licenses required for the CoHHWCF and shall provide or contract for services, equipment, and supplies to properly receive, package, label, haul, recycle and dispose of wastes collected.

12. RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL PROGRAM FOR VERY SMALL QUANTITY

GENERATORS
COUNTY will provide services to accept hazardous waste from Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQG) in accordance with Section 25218.3 of California Health and Safety Code, as amended from time to time. VSQG is defined in Section 25218.1(q) of California Health and Safety Code.

Eligible VSQGs include, but not limited to, small businesses, governmental entities, non-profit organizations, schools, special districts, etc. within the County so long as they meet the criteria as defined in Section 25218.1(q) of California Health and Safety Code. Eligible VSQGs will be allowed to bring their hazardous waste to CoHHWCF. These services to VSQGs located within the CITY will be provided on a cost recovery basis, which will include program administration,

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on-site collection, transportation, and disposal costs. COUNTY will assume responsibility for fee collection from participating VSQG.

The CITY may choose to pay for services for VSQG’s within the CITY and will notify the COUNTY in writing with 30-day advance notice in order to exercise this option. If the CITY exercises this option, the COUNTY will invoice the CITY for all costs associated with VSQG’s within the CITY. If CITY has available Discretionary Funding, COUNTY may use this funding to pay for VSQG costs.

13. ABANDONED HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
The CoHHW Program will allow for the disposal of abandoned HHW by government agencies and qualified nonprofit charitable reusers. Abandoned HHW means HHW left at a property by an unknown party. Abandoned household hazardous waste does not include waste generated by a known organization or agency in the course of normal business operations such as, but not limited to, the assembly or manufacture of products from new or used materials or the provision of charitable services such as classroom education, meal preparation, and shelter, or the provision of services for a fee.

A) GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Government agencies shall be charged for disposal of abandoned HHW according to the CoHHW Program’s rates for VSQGs.

B) NONPROFIT CHARITABLE REUSER
In order to qualify as a Nonprofit Charitable Reuser, the business must submit to the County Executive a request to be so designated. The County Executive shall review the request and supporting documentation and shall make a final decision on the designation. COUNTY will accept abandoned HHW from Nonprofit Charitable Reusers and will waive disposal fees on the cost of disposal of the abandoned HHW in an annual amount not to exceed funds available from the existing unexpended abandoned waste fund. Funding for disposal available to Nonprofit Charitable Reuser shall be on a first come first serve basis. Once the available fund to pay for the disposal of the abandoned HHW from Nonprofit Charitable Reusers is exhausted, disposal fees shall no longer be waived, and Nonprofit Charitable Reusers shall be charged for disposal of abandoned HHW according to the CoHHW Program’s rates for VSQGs. No additional costs shall be applied to the budget of the CITY or any other participating jurisdiction.

14. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTES ACCEPTED
HHW accepted by the CoHHW Program shall be limited to those materials that qualify as “Household Hazardous Waste” pursuant to Section 25218.1(d) of California Health and Safety Code, as amended from time to time. These materials include, but are not limited to, automotive fluids, automotive and other types of batteries, latex and oil paint, oil filters, garden chemicals,

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household cleaners, pool chemicals, mercury thermostats, fluorescent lamps containing mercury, household batteries, electronic waste (e-waste), and other common hazardous consumer products.

15. WASTES NOT ACCEPTED
Certain hazardous wastes shall not be accepted for collection and disposal. These include, but are not limited to, compressed gas cylinders larger than 5 gallons, radioactive materials, biohazardous waste, and explosives. Other wastes not accepted by the CoHHW Program are wastes generated as part of operating a business, including a home operated business, except that waste from VSQGs as provided for in Section 12 of this Agreement shall be accepted.

16. ADDITIONAL SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
CITY must augment funding provided under this Agreement to cover the cost of a minimum participation level of 4% of CITY households; CITY may also elect to augment funding to provide additional services to increase CITY participation beyond the 4% minimum participation level. Additional services shall be made available upon written agreement between the CITY’s authorized representative and the County Executive Officer or designee. Additional services may include, but are not limited to, additional appointments (charged at the Variable Cost Per Car rate), door-to-door HHW collection, used oil filter collection, universal waste collection, electronic waste collection, and abandoned waste collection.

CITY agrees to augment up to an additional $_________ to the Countywide HHW Program during Fiscal Year 2025 for the purpose of attaining or increasing CITY household participation above the 4% minimum participation level at the scheduled collection dates listed in Attachment C, attached hereto and incorporated herein. Augmentation will be calculated, where applicable, at the Variable Cost Per Car rate. Other services will be charged based on a cost recovery basis. CITY authorizes the COUNTY to use CITY’S Available Discretionary Funding portion of the AB939 HHW Fee, if available, to offset the above agreed additional augmentation amount.

CITY agrees to make an interim payment to COUNTY amounting to 50 percent of the augmentation amount stated above for each fiscal year. This interim payment shall be made no later than September 30th of each fiscal year. The remaining balance of any outstanding cost shall be reconciled and paid or refunded in accordance with the terms outlined in the annual cost statement.

At the end of each fiscal year, a final annual cost statement shall be prepared by COUNTY and issued to CITY by November 30th. The annual cost statement will take into consideration costs incurred on behalf of CITY for additional services and all payments made by CITY to COUNTY. If any balance is owed to COUNTY, it will be due within 30 days following receipt of the annual cost statement. If any credit is owed to CITY, COUNTY will refund that amount to CITY within 30 days following delivery of the annual cost statement. / /

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17. INFORMATION AND APPOINTMENT LINE
COUNTY will operate a telephone information and appointment desk Monday through Friday, from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, except for COUNTY-recognized holidays The information service will register residents for the Temporary HHW Events and the collections at CoHHWCF. The information service will provide information about hazardous household materials. CITY will be notified immediately if resident participation approaches a level of service that may not be supported by available funding.

18. SCHEDULING AND SITE SELECTION
COUNTY shall work with CITY to determine the date(s) of Temporary Events and collections at the CoHHWCF. CITY shall coordinate with COUNTY in locating and securing sites for Temporary HHW Events. It is recognized that some participating jurisdictions in the CoHHW Program may not have appropriate sites available. A proposed HHW schedule for Fiscal Year 2025 of Temporary Events and collections at CoHHWCF is included as Attachment C. COUNTY will schedule an adequate number of collection days to serve the 4% level of service. The COUNTY determines the adequate number of collection days by tracking attendance at each event.

19. OUTSIDE FUNDING
During the term of this Agreement, COUNTY may seek outside funding sources for services that would supplement existing HHW services such as permanent collection sites, equipment, retail take-back collection and operational funding. If outside funding is obtained, the CoHHW Program will, at COUNTY’s discretion, proceed with development of additional programs using that outside funding without drawing on CITY’s funding provided under this Agreement.

20. REGIONAL GRANT AND OIL PAYMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION The CITY authorizes the CoHHW Program to apply for lead agency grants, including but not limited to Used Oil Payment Program grants, from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), on behalf of participating jurisdictions. The CoHHW Program will act on behalf of all participating jurisdictions, as the lead applicant and administrator. The CoHHW Program will oversee how the moneys are used and work in cooperation with CITY as to how the funds will be spent. Nothing in this section shall preclude the COUNTY or a participating jurisdiction from applying for grant funds in any case where the CoHHW Program does not apply for the grant opportunity.

21. EMERGENCY SERVICES
Participating jurisdictions, at their option, may desire to provide residents with convenient emergency opportunities to safely dispose of their HHW in the event of a disaster.

The purpose of this emergency planning for HHW is to minimize potential public health and safety impacts, as well as to minimize costs and confusion. Attachment D sets out CITY and

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COUNTY responsibilities for the collection of household hazardous wastes in response to an emergency. CITY shall make good faith efforts to provide the public with information related to the problems associated with HHW. Upon the decision to hold an emergency collection event, it is CITY’s responsibility to make a good faith effort to prepare and disseminate the necessary outreach to notify the public of an emergency collection event. An emergency collection event shall be initiated by a written request from CITY to COUNTY. Emergency collection events can be scheduled in as little as ten (10) working days of CITY’s written request or at an agreed upon date thereafter. The emergency collection plan is set out in Attachment D, Household Hazardous Waste Emergency Collection Plan.

COUNTY agrees to conduct the Emergency Collection Event at a mutually agreeable site and time. The COUNTY will obtain the necessary permit from California Department of Toxic Substances Control and will handle wastes in accordance with applicable state laws and regulations. COUNTY will bill CITY for all Emergency Collection Events on a cost recovery basis, and all payments shall be due COUNTY within 30 days following the receipt of the invoice.

22. PRIVATE SPONSORED EVENTS
COUNTY may also secure funding from corporations or agencies to conduct HHW Collection Events for corporate employees and residents of participating jurisdictions and to pay for special programs such as Universal Waste collection at retail locations. The transportation, treatment, and disposal liability for nonresident employee participation in these events shall be shared by all participating jurisdictions, including the CITY, and the COUNTY, as described in Section 26 of this Agreement. Summary information concerning these corporate sponsored events, if any, will be included in the CoHHW Program’s annual report to the participating jurisdictions.

23. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Contractors who provide hazardous waste transportation, treatment, or disposal services shall have the required insurance as outlined in Attachment E, Exhibit E Insurance Requirements for Environmental Services Contract. Other contractors shall have insurance in amounts to be determined by COUNTY Insurance Manager, after consultation with CITY. COUNTY shall obtain insurance certificates from each of the contractors prior to the contractor providing service to the program naming the COUNTY as an additional insured.

24. WASTE TRACKING AND REPORTING
COUNTY will provide a mid-year report to CITY regarding participation rates from each participating jurisdiction by March 15 of each year. Mid-year and year end reports will outline the types and quantities of waste collected, the amount of waste diverted for reuse or recycling and the waste management method for each waste stream and associated costs for services.

COUNTY will prepare a report summarizing program activities which will be delivered to the participating jurisdictions no later than six months after the end of COUNTY’s fiscal year.

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It will be assumed for cost and reporting purposes that each participating jurisdiction is contributing to the waste stream in proportion to the number of its residents who directly participate.

COUNTY shall take steps to assure that the bi-annual statements to jurisdictions reflect the funds necessary to cover costs for CITY participation in services scheduled during the next quarter.

25. PARTICIPATION REPORTING
COUNTY shall employ means necessary to verify the place of residence of all participants in the CoHHW Program.

26. HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION
In lieu of and not withstanding the pro rata risk allocation which might otherwise be imposed between CITY and COUNTY pursuant to Government Code Section 895.6, the parties agree that all losses or liabilities incurred by a party shall not be shared pro rata but instead COUNTY and CITY agree that pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, each of the parties hereto shall fully indemnify and hold each of the other parties, their officers, board members, employees and agents, harmless from any claim, expense or cost, damage or liability imposed for injury (as defined by Government Code Section 810.8) occurring by reason of the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of the indemnifying party, its officers, employees or agents, under or in connection with or arising out of any work, authority or jurisdiction delegated to such party under this Agreement. No party, nor any officer, board member, employee or agent thereof shall be responsible for any damage or liability occurring by reason of the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of the other parties hereto, their officers, board members, employees or agents, under or in connection with or arising out of any work authority or jurisdiction delegated to such other parties under this Agreement.

Additionally, CITY shall indemnify COUNTY for CITY’s apportioned share of any liability incurred and attributed to the Countywide HHW Program for the transportation, treatment or disposal of the household hazardous waste, once the waste has been accepted by a licensed hazardous waste hauler. Apportionment for disposal liability shall be determined by each participating jurisdiction’s pro rata proportion of household participation in the Program.

Apportionment for transportation and treatment liability shall be determined by each participating jurisdiction’s pro rata household participation at the event where the waste was generated. COUNTY will use reasonable efforts to obtain recovery from all available resources, including insurance, of any liable hauler or liable disposal facility operator. No liability shall be apportioned to CITY for transportation, treatment or disposal in any case where COUNTY has contracted for such services and has failed to require the contractor to maintain the insurance requirements set forth in Section 23 above.

CITY shall further indemnify COUNTY for CITY’s apportioned share of liability incurred and attributed to the Countywide HHW Program for the transportation, treatment or disposal of household hazardous waste at corporate sponsored events where non-county resident

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employees of the corporate sponsor are authorized to participate in the event. Liability for the nonresident portion of the disposal of waste shall be shared by the participating jurisdictions and the COUNTY as described above. The nonresident portion shall be determined by calculating the percentage of nonresidents participating in the event. This percentage will then be subtracted from the total liability for the household hazardous waste prior to assessing CITY’s apportioned share of any liability for the household hazardous waste.

COUNTY shall require VSQGs and Nonprofit Charitable Reusers to indemnify COUNTY, at minimum, for their apportioned share of any liability incurred and attributed to the Countywide HHW Program for the transportation, treatment, or disposal of their hazardous waste, once the waste has been accepted by a licensed hazardous waste hauler. The VSQG and Nonprofit Charitable Reuser portion of the waste shall be determined by calculating the percentage, by weight, of the total household hazardous waste accepted by the CoHHW Program. This percentage will be used to calculate the portion of liability attributed to VSQGs and Nonprofit Charitable Reusers and will be subtracted from the total liability prior to assessing CITY’s apportioned share of any liability for household hazardous waste.

27. TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated by either the COUNTY or CITY upon thirty (30) days written notice given by the terminating party.

28. TERM OF AGREEMENT
The term of this Agreement shall be from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, or until all revenue from the last quarter’s AB939 fee payments have expended and/or distributed, whichever is later.

29. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
Each party shall perform responsibilities and activities described herein as an independent contractor and not as an officer, agent, servant or employee of any of the parties hereto. Each party shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, employees, contractors and subcontractors, if any. Nothing herein shall be considered as creating a partnership or joint venture between the parties.

30. EXECUTION BY COUNTERPART
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed an original and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

31. CONTROLLING LAW
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

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32. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This document embodies the entire Agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless and until modification is evidenced by writing signed by all parties or their assigned designates.

33. NOTICES
All notices and communications herein required shall be in writing to the other party as follows, unless expressly changed in writing:

CITY of City Representative
Representative’s Title
City Address

County of Santa Clara Director
Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency
1553 Berger Drive
San José, California 95112

34. CONTRACT EXECUTION
Unless otherwise prohibited by law or COUNTY policy, the parties agree that an electronic copy of a signed contract, or an electronically signed contract, has the same force and legal effect as a contract executed with an original ink signature. The term “electronic copy of a signed contract” refers to a transmission by facsimile, electronic mail, or other electronic means of a copy of an original signed contract in a portable document format. The term “electronically signed contract” means a contract that is executed by applying an electronic signature using technology approved by the COUNTY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this AGREEMENT FOR COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM on the dates as stated below:

Date: COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

JAMES R. WILLIAMS
County Executive
Date: “CITY”

CITY/TOWN OF
Title
A municipal corporation
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:

WILLIE NGUYEN
Deputy County Counsel
Attachments:

A Projected Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027 AB939 HHW Fee Funding Allocation by Jurisdiction
B Estimated HHW Program Fixed Costs for Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027 C HHW Schedule of Collection Events for Fiscal Year 2025 D Household Hazardous Waste Emergency Collection Plan
E Exhibit-E Insurance Requirements for Environmental Services Contracts

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ATTACHMENT A: PROJECTED FISCAL YEARS 2025-2027 ANNUAL HHW FEE

FUNDING ALLOCATION BY JURISDICTION

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ATTACHMENT B: ESTIMATED ANNUAL HHW PROGRAM FIXED COSTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025, 2026, AND 2027

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ATTACHMENT C: HHW SCHEDULE OF PERMANENT & TEMPORARY
COLLECTION EVENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2027*

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ATTACHMENT C: HHW SCHEDULE OF PERMANENT & TEMPORARY
COLLECTION EVENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2027* (Continued) *SUBJECT TO CHANGE
2025/Month Day Date Location Type of Event County Holidays/ Notes January Wed 1 No Event No Event NEW YEAR'S
Thurs,Fri, Sat 2,3,4 San Martin Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 2,3,4 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri 9,10 San Jose Permanent
Saturday 11 Sunnyvale Temporary TBD
Thurs,Fri,Sat 16,17,18 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri 23,24 San Jose Permanent
Saturday 25 Santa Clara Temporary TBD
Thurs,Fri 30,31 San Jose Permanent
February Sat 1 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri, Sat 6,7,8 San Martin Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 6,7,8 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 13,14,15 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 20,21,22 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri 27,28 San Jose Permanent
March Sat 1 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri, Sat 6,7,8 San Martin Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 6,7,8 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 13,14,15 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 20,21,22 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 27,28,29 San Jose Permanent
April Thurs,Fri,Sat 3,4,5 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri, Sat 3,4,5 San Martin Permanent
Thurs,Fri 10,11 San Jose Permanent
Saturday 12 Los Altos Temporary TBD
Thurs,Fri 17,18 San Jose Permanent
Saturday 19 Sunnyvale Temporary TBD
Thurs,Fri 24,25 San Jose Permanent
Saturday 26 Santa Clara Temporary TBD
May Thurs,Fri,Sat 1,2,3 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri, Sat 1,2,3 San Martin Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 8,9,10 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 15,16,17 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri 22,23 San Jose Permanent
Saturday 24 No Event No Event MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Thurs,Fri,Sat 29,30,31 San Jose Permanent
June Thurs,Fri, Sat 5,6,7 San Martin Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 5,6,7 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri 12,13 San Jose Permanent
Saturday 14 Milpitas Temporary TBD
Thurs, Fri,Sat 19,20,21 San Jose Permanent
Thurs,Fri,Sat 26,27,28 San Jose Permanent

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ATTACHMENT D:

COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

EMERGENCY COLLECTION PLAN

1. PURPOSE
The purpose of the Household Hazardous Waste Emergency Collection Plan is to minimize potential public health and safety impacts, as well as to minimize costs and confusion during an emergency or disaster. This Attachment describes the services the County can provide and the responsibilities of each party for the collection of household hazardous wastes (HHW) in response to an emergency as defined by the local jurisdiction.

Jurisdictions should contact local emergency agencies, the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), and California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for more specific information on hazardous materials emergency response.

2. Timing of HHW
While it is important to have special collection opportunities for disaster-related HHW as soon as possible to avoid illegal disposal or harm to people and/or the environment, having an event or service too soon after a disaster may result in low participation. Sufficient public notification, assessment and monitoring of the disaster and cleanup process by the designated City HHW Coordinator(s) is essential.

3. Public Information/Notification:

Cities should be prepared to provide the public with information related to the problems associated with HHW along with information about special collection events and services. Upon the decision to hold an emergency collection event, it is the City’s responsibility to prepare and deliver the necessary public outreach to notify the public of an upcoming event. A City’s public outreach program should evaluate all forms of media including: newspaper ads, posters, flyers, press releases, banners, door-to-door notices, roadside signs, signs on dumpsters, radio public service announcements, social media outlets and television public access stations. Be aware of communities where multiple language outreach efforts will be necessary.

4. State HHW Collection Permits
DTSC is responsible for issuing the necessary state permits for HHW collection facilities. During an emergency, the County will obtain the necessary emergency permit for special collection of household hazardous waste from DTSC through their expedited approval process.

5. Collection Events
Temporary collection events can be set-up at various sites including parking lots, city maintenance yards, within neighborhoods needing service, and at landfills or a centralized

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location to service larger segments of the population. Waste collected will be transported with a transportation vehicle provided by the HHW Program. In addition, events can be scheduled at the two existing Countywide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities (CoHHWCF).

The following options are available to each participating City.

• Neighborhood Drop-off Events: The County is able to provide localized service to specific areas in need of household hazardous waste collection services. The County will work with City Solid Waste Coordinators to conduct coordinated efforts to residents in the affected area. After a specific event, waste will be transported by County staff or a hazardous waste contractor to an appropriate facility.

• Mobile HHW Event: The County conducts Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event (Events) at various sites located in Santa Clara County throughout the year. Events will be expanded to give priority to disaster victims when requested by the City. The County shall obtain all necessary permits and licenses required for the events and shall provide and/or contract for the services of properly trained personnel and hazardous waste haulers. The County shall also provide or secure suitable equipment and supplies to properly receive, package, label, haul, recycle and dispose of the household hazardous wastes collected at events.

• CoHHWCF: The County operates two permitted HHW collection facilities for the collection and storage of HHW. The County shall provide or contract for services, equipment, and supplies to properly receive, package, label, haul, recycle and dispose of wastes collected at the CoHHWCF.

The CoHHWCF are located at:

San Martin, 13055 Murphy Ave, San Martin, CA 95046
San Jose, 1608 Las Plumas, San Jose, CA 95133

6. Costs, Documentation, and Reimbursements

Cities will be billed on a cost recovery basis. Costs of emergency events will be tracked and billed separately. Emergency funding applications pending from the State or Federal government for reimbursements in no way relieves the City of responsibility to make timely payment to the County in accordance with the terms of the AGENCY AGREEMENT FOR COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM.

The County agrees to provide the City with a detailed accounting of services provided for an emergency collection. Documentation will track the time and materials of staff, outside contractor expenses, and quantities and types of waste collected to demonstrate that the wastes were generated above and beyond existing collection programs.

Services to businesses will be provided on a cost recovery basis and according to Section 12 of the

AGENCY AGREEMENT FOR COUNTYWIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM, which includes program administration, on-site collection, transportation, and disposal costs. The County will assume responsibility for collecting fees from participating businesses.

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7. State and Federal Assistance and Funds

It is the City’s responsibility to pursue reimbursement from State or Federal agencies.

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)

Cal OES is responsible for requesting assistan is declared a state disaster area, and the local jurisdiction deems that the needs of the disaster response are beyond ce on behalf of local jurisdictions for resources beyond the capability of the jurisdiction. State assistance may include assistance available from State, Federal, or private sources. If a local jurisdiction its capabilities, then the local jurisdiction can request assistance and reimbursement of costs from Cal OES.

Follow Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)
All requests and emergency responses must be in accordance with the SEMS. DTSC may have funding available for hazardous waste response and collection.

Federal Assistance
If a state disaster area is declared a federal disaster, then federal funding assistance may be available through the Cal OES. Funding and assistance may be available from Federal agencies such as FEMA and the USEPA.

Damage estimates: The city should provide to the Cal OES estimates of damages and a "scope of work requested." It is recommended that the local HHW coordinator meet ahead of time with local emergency agencies or Cal OES contacts regarding the proper procedures and wording of requests for assistance.

Funding Process: The funding process may vary depending on the unique circumstances of the disaster. The process can either be the traditional FEMA reimbursement process, or by direct assistance from USEPA.

REFERENCES

California Integrated Waste Management Board, Integrated Waste Management Disaster Plan:

Guidance for local government on disaster debris management, January 1997.

Emergency Planning Contacts and Personnel
Primary County Contact: County of Santa Clara
Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency
Household Hazardous Waste Program
ATTN: Hazardous Materials Program Manager
(408)-918-1967

For Non-Emergency after-hours, contact County Communications at: (408) 977-3220

Agreement for Countywide Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Program Page 22 of 27
Responsibility: Coordinate and establish proper collection and disposal methods for household hazardous waste. Assess the need for HHW and VSQG services in consultation with the City and other operations.

Cal OES Public Safety Communications Main Office
601 Sequoia Pacific Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 894-5209
Cal OES
3650 Schriever Avenue
Mather, CA 95655-4203
(916) 845-8510
CHEMTREC Emergency number, (800) 424-9300
Non‑emergency (800) 262-8200
Chemtrec is a public service established by the Chemical Manufacturers Association. The Center was developed as a resource for obtaining immediate emergency response information to mitigate accidental chemical releases, and as a means for emergency responders to obtain technical assistance from chemical industry product safety specialists, emergency response coordinators, toxicologists, physicians, and other industry experts to safely mitigate incidents involving chemicals.

ATTACHMENT E
Agreement for Countywide Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Program Page 23 of 27

EXHIBIT E

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

CONTRACTS
(Hazardous Waste Disposal, Remediation Services, Environmental Consulting, etc.) Indemnity
The Contractor shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the County of Santa Clara (hereinafter "County"), its officers, agents and employees from any third party claim, liability, loss, injury or damage to the extent arising out of, or in connection with, performance of this AGREEMENT by Contractor and/or its agents or employees, excepting only loss, injury or damage caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of personnel employed by the County. It is the intent of the parties to this AGREEMENT to provide the broadest possible coverage for the County. The Contractor shall reimburse the County for all costs, attorneys' fees, expenses and liabilities incurred with respect to any litigation in which the Contractor contests its obligation to indemnify, defend and/or hold harmless the County under this AGREEMENT and does not prevail in that contest.

Insurance
Without limiting the Contractor's indemnification of the County, the Contractor shall provide and maintain at its own expense, during the term of this AGREEMENT, or as may be further required herein, the following insurance coverages and provisions:

A. Evidence of Coverage
Prior to commencement of this AGREEMENT, the Contractor shall provide a Certificate of Insurance certifying that coverage as required herein has been obtained. Individual endorsements executed by the insurance carrier shall accompany the certificate.

This verification of coverage shall be sent to the requesting County department, unless otherwise directed. The Contractor shall not receive a Notice to Proceed with the work under the AGREEMENT until it has obtained all insurance required and such insurance has been approved by the County. This approval of insurance shall neither relieve nor decrease the liability of the Contractor.

B. Qualifying Insurers
All coverages, except surety, shall be issued by companies which hold a current policy holder's alphabetic and financial size category rating of not less than A- V, according to the current Best's Key Rating Guide or a company of equal financial stability that is approved by the County's Insurance Manager.

ATTACHMENT E
Agreement for Countywide Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Program Page 24 of 27
Exhibit E (Continued)
C. Notice of Cancellation
Should any of the requested policies be cancelled before the expiration date, notice will be provided in accordance with policy provisions.

D. Insurance Required

1. Commercial General Liability Insurance - for bodily injury (including death) and property damage which provides limits as follows:
a. Each occurrence - $1,000,000
b. General aggregate - $2,000,000
c. Products/Completed Operations aggregate - $2,000,000 d. Personal Injury - $1,000,000

2. General liability coverage shall include:
a. Premises and Operations
b. Products/Completed
c. Personal Injury liability
d. Severability of interest

3. General liability coverage shall include the following endorsement, a copy of which shall be provided to the County:

Additional Insured Endorsement, (Commercial General Liability Additional Insured provided pursuant to Additional Insured Endorsement #1), which shall read:
“County of Santa Clara, and members of the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara, and the officers, agents, and employees of the County of Santa Clara,
individually and collectively, as additional insureds provided pursuant to Additional Insured Endorsement Form #1.”
Insurance afforded by the additional insured endorsement shall apply as primary insurance, and other insurance maintained by the County of Santa Clara, its officers, agents, and employees shall be excess only and not contributing with insurance provided

Agreement for Countywide Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Program Page 25 of 27
Exhibit E (Continued)
under this policy. Public Entities may also be added to the Additional Insured Endorsement Form #1 as applicable by way of insurance addendum, and the contractor shall be notified by the contracting department of these requirements.

4. Automobile Liability Insurance
For bodily injury (including death) and property damage which provides total limits of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit per occurrence applicable to all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles. Coverage shall include Environmental Impairment Liability Endorsement MCS90 for contracts requiring the transportation of hazardous materials/wastes.

5. Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability Insurance a. Statutory California Workers' Compensation coverage including broad form all-states coverage.
b. Employer's Liability coverage for not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence.

6. Contractors Pollution Liability Insurance
Coverage shall provide a minimum of not less than five million dollars ($5,000,000) per occurrence and aggregate for bodily injury, personal injury, property damage and cleanup costs both on and offsite.

7. Professional Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance (required for contractors providing professional services, such as through a professional engineer, registered geologist, etc.)
a. Coverage shall be in an amount of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per claim/aggregate.
b. If coverage contains a deductible or self-retention, it shall be reviewed and approved by the County’s Insurance Manager prior to contract execution.
c. Coverage as required herein shall be maintained for a minimum of two years following termination or completion of this AGREEMENT.

ATTACHMENT E
Agreement for Countywide Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Program Page 26 of 27
Exhibit E (Continued)

8. Claims Made Coverage
If coverage is written on a claims made basis, the Certificate of Insurance shall clearly state so. In addition to coverage requirements above, such policy shall provide that:
a. Policy retroactive date coincides with or precedes the Consultant's start of work (including subsequent policies purchased as renewals or replacements).
b. Policy allows for reporting of circumstances or incidents that might give rise to future claims. If coverage terminated Run-Off (Tail) coverage will be purchased for three (3) years following termination.

E. Special Provisions
The following provisions shall apply to this AGREEMENT:

1. The foregoing requirements as to the types and limits of insurance coverage to be maintained by the Contractor and any approval of said insurance by the County or its insurance consultant(s) are not intended to and shall not in any manner limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations otherwise assumed by the Contractor pursuant to this AGREEMENT, including but not limited to the provisions concerning indemnification.

2. The County acknowledges that some insurance requirements contained in this AGREEMENT may be fulfilled by self-insurance on the part of the Contractor. However, this shall not in any way limit liabilities assumed by the Contractor under this AGREEMENT. Any self-insurance shall be approved in writing by the County upon satisfactory evidence of financial capacity. Contractors obligation hereunder may be satisfied in whole or in part by adequately funded self-insurance programs or self-insurance retentions.

3. Should any of the work under this AGREEMENT be sublet, the Contractor shall require each of its subcontractors of any tier to carry the aforementioned coverages.

4. The County reserves the right to withhold payments to the Contractor in the event of material noncompliance with the insurance requirements outlined above.

ATTACHMENT E
Agreement for Countywide Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Program Page 27 of 27
Exhibit E (Continued)
F. Fidelity Bonds (Required only if contractor will be receiving advanced funds or payments)
Before receiving compensation under this AGREEMENT, Contractor will furnish County with evidence that all officials, employees, and agents handling or having access to funds received or disbursed under this AGREEMENT, or authorized to sign or countersign checks, are covered by a BLANKET FIDELITY BOND in an amount of AT LEAST fifteen percent (15%) of the maximum financial obligation of the County cited herein. If such bond is canceled or reduced, Contractor will notify County immediately, and County may withhold further payment to Contractor until proper coverage has been obtained. Failure to give such notice may be cause for termination of this AGREEMENT, at the option of County.

3 CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 5, 2024
PREPARED BY:

Tanya Carothers, Environmental Services Administrator
APPROVED BY: City Manager

APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE

COUNTYWIDE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM

RECOMMENDATION(S)
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow the City to participate in the Countywide Food Recovery Program for SB 1383 compliance, and also to administer and oversee the program in the City's capacity as Countywide Solid Waste Services Administrator and Contracting Agent.

COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES
City Council Ongoing Priorities
Protecting the Environment
2024-2025 Strategic Priorities
Fiscal Sustainability
Affordable Housing and Homelessness
Healthy Community
REPORT NARRATIVE:

The purpose of this staff report is to provide the City Council with an opportunity to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will allow ongoing long-term City participation in the countywide Food Recovery Program, as well as oversight of the program by the City in its capacity as the Countywide Solid Waste Services (CSWS) Administrator and Contracting Agent (Attachment 1).

BACKGROUND
California Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) was adopted in 2016 and sets goals to reduce disposal of organic waste in landfills in an effort to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and address food insecurity. California sends 11.2 billion pounds of food to landfills annually, some of which is still fresh enough to have been recovered to feed people in need, while 9.2 million Californians experienced food insecurity in 2020. To avoid disposal of edible food, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) developed regulations requiring jurisdictions to establish food recovery programs that recover the maximum amount of edible food that would otherwise be sent to landfills, and use the recovered food to feed people in need. The following types of businesses are edible food generators which are covered by SB 1383 and therefore

3 required to arrange for food recovery: wholesale food vendors; food service providers and distributors; grocery stores over 10,000 square feet; supermarkets; restaurants over 5,000 square feet; hotels with 200 or more rooms and on-site food facilities; local education agencies with on-site food facilities; large venues/events; and health facilities with at least 100 beds and on-site food facilities.

To take advantage of economies of scale and due to the cross-jurisdictional nature of food recovery operations, in 2021 the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission (RWRC) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) entered into an agreement with Joint Venture Silicon Valley (JVSV) to develop and manage the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program (Food Recovery Program). This countywide program conducts the necessary tasks for SB 1383 compliance including outreach to covered edible food generators, inspections and program monitoring, connecting businesses with food recovery organizations, and gathering the required data for reporting back to CalRecycle.

During FY 2021/22 and 2022/23, the Food Recovery Program was funded using countywide solid waste planning fees. In FY 2023/24, an MOU among Local Public Agencies in Santa Clara County for Food Recovery Program Costs was developed to fund the cost of a countywide food recovery program to satisfy SB 1383 requirements for a period of one year through jurisdictional contributions. The one-year MOU was intended to provide time for participating agencies to evaluate and establish a long-term funding mechanism for the program. The short-term MOU was managed by the RWRC TAC County Fiscal Agent and by the City of Morgan Hill in its capacity as CSWS Administrator and Contracting Agent.

LONG-TERM FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM MOU
In FY 2023/24, the TAC drafted the currently proposed long-term MOU that will become effective on July 1st, 2024 (Attachment 1). This long-term MOU is modeled off of the 2023/24 short-term MOU and extends the commitment of jurisdictions to continue participation in the countywide Food Recovery Program through submittal of annual contributions to the program. The long-term MOU and its terms will remain in effect in perpetuity unless terminated by the TAC through a formal voting process. The long term MOU will be managed by the RWRC TAC County Fiscal Agent and by the City of Morgan Hill in its capacity as CSWS Administrator and Contracting Agent.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

Currently, ongoing community engagement on the countywide Food Recovery Program is completed by JVSV who manages the program. JVSV completes education and outreach to local businesses on behalf of all participating jurisdictions to engage on food recovery requirements under SB 1383, and provides support tools including websites, webinars, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, small infrastructure grants, etc.

ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:

The Council could decide to not approve the countywide Food Recovery Program MOU and direct staff to further evaluate the provision of a food recovery program. Because

3 there is not currently a viable alternative to the established countywide program, this would result in noncompliance with the requirements of SB 1383 while the City evaluates alternative approaches. Additionally, the City would be unable to administer the countywide Food Recovery Program under the current MOU which is work that participating jurisdictions have asked that the City implement in their role as the CSWS Contracting Agent and Administrator.

PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS:

In 2021, the City Council approved Ordinance 2325 to bring the City's Municipal Code into compliance with the requirements of SB 1383 by including provisions for organic waste recycling and food recovery.

In 2022, the City Council approved a Resolution for acceptance of SB 1383 Local Assistance Program (LAP) Grant funds from CalRecyle which covered FY 2023/24 Food Recovery Program costs. In 2024, the 2022 Resolution was used to accept additional Round 4 SB 1383 LAP Grant funds from CalRecycle which will cover 2024/25 through 2025/26 Food Recovery Program costs.

In 2023, the City Council approved an amendment which added program enhancements and a TAC-funded project to the countywide Food Recovery Program contract for FY 2023/24 which the City is managing in its capacity as the CSWS Administrator and Contracting Agent.

FISCAL AND RESOURCE IMPACT:

CITY PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNTYWIDE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM The long-term Food Recovery Program MOU will become effective starting July 1, 2024. In FY 2024/25 and FY 2025/26 the Food Recovery Program costs will be $14,013 and $16,801, respectively. These costs will be fully covered by funds from Round 4 of the SB 1383 LAP Grant. The proposed City budget for FY 2024/25 and FY 2025/26 includes revenues and expenses for SB 1383 compliance and program implementation, including the Food Recovery Program.

Under the City's current Franchise Agreement for solid waste collection services, implementation funds may be requested by the City at the beginning of each fiscal year to cover costs related to compliance activities required under Local, Regional, State or Federal permits, laws, and/or regulations for collection and/or management of solid waste. Because the Food Recovery Program is required as part of SB 1383 compliance to divert edible food from landfills, the City may consider funding the program through implementation funds via the Recology contract in the event that additional new grant monies are not available to cover the costs beyond FY 2025/26. Alternatively, when grant funding is no longer available the City could consider utilizing General Fund discretionary dollars to fund participation in the State-mandated Food Recovery Program.

SB 1383 compliance activities are included in the work program of the Public Services Department.

3 COUNTYWIDE SOLID WASTE SERVICES OVERSITE OF THE FOOD RECOVERY

PROGRAM
Each year, Santa Clara County as the current Fiscal Agent will issue invoices to the jurisdictions for their committed amounts for the Food Recovery Program. Collected funds will be directed to the City of Morgan Hill in its capacity as the RWRC TAC Administrator and Contracting Agent. The City’s Fund Transfer Requests will be adjusted to cover the costs associated with the increased appropriation related to the Food Recovery Program. Because of the Fund Transfer Requests, in no case would Fund 246 go into a negative balance as a result of the City managing the Food Recovery Program contract. Per the MOU, should any unspent funds remain in the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program account at the end of the fiscal year, disposition of those funds will be decided by the RWRC through the annual work plan and budget process, which could include: retaining surplus funds as a reserve, crediting Jurisdictions toward future payment allocations, dedicating funding to food recovery infrastructure, providing supplemental food recovery outreach and education, or other Food Recovery Program activities.

Oversight of the Food Recovery Program MOU by the City in its capacity as CSWS Administrator and Contracting Agent is included in the work program of the Public Services Department. While it is anticipated that current staff funded through the existing CSWS program can absorb the work required to administer the MOU, the longterm Food Recovery Program MOU provides an opportunity for the City to request funding for additional resources during the annual budget and work plan process if oversite of the MOU ends up taking more time to manage than expected and if additional City resources are needed.

CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):

Not a Project.

1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

AMONG LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES

IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY

FOR COUNTYWIDE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM
This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is entered into by and between the cities of Cupertino, a municipal corporation of the state of California; Gilroy, a municipal corporation of the state of California; Los Altos, a municipal corporation of the state of California; Milpitas, a municipal corporation of the state of California; Morgan Hill, a municipal corporation of the state of California; Mountain View, a municipal corporation of the state of California; Palo Alto, a municipal corporation of the state of California; San José, a municipal corporation of the state of California; Santa Clara, a municipal corporation of the state of California; Sunnyvale, a municipal corporation of the state of California; the West Valley Solid Waste Management Authority (on behalf of the cities of Campbell, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, and the Town of Los Gatos); the Town of Los Altos Hills, a municipal corporation of the state of California; and the County of Santa Clara, a political subdivision of the State of California; collectively “Parties” or individually as a "Party."

RECITALS
A. The signatory Parties are also “PARTIES” to the Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) entered into on June 14, 2013 for the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee (“TAC”), which is a separate Committee created to assist the County of Santa Clara Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission (“RWRC” or “Commission”) that advances the interests of Party Jurisdictions by performing technical and policy review to inform parties and advise the Commission on solid waste management issues, and bring together varied expertise and viewpoints for planning and implementing the Commission approved annual workplan and budget. The MOA, which remains in effect, is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit B.

B. California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction law (SB 1383, Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) establishes methane reduction targets for California, including a target to increase recovery by 20 percent of currently disposed edible food for human consumption by January 1, 2025.

C. To meet the mandated statewide goal, SB 1383 requires each Jurisdiction in California to establish and monitor a robust food recovery program, which will strengthen the relationships between commercial edible food generators and food recovery organizations within their communities, requiring certain food businesses to send the maximum amount of edible food they would otherwise dispose to food recovery organizations and/or services.

D. The Parties have previously agreed to jointly administer and fund the cost of a countywide edible Food Recovery Program (the “Program”) through the Memorandum of Understanding Among Local Public Agencies in Santa Clara County for Food Recovery Program Costs entered into and covering the time period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 (“Former MOU”) to satisfy their respective obligations under SB 1383 and the corresponding regulations. The Former MOU is attached hereto as Exhibit C.

E. The Parties desire to execute this MOU to ensure ongoing operation of the countywide food recovery program to provide for their respective share of costs for the Program.

2 F. The West Valley Solid Waste Management Authority (“Authority”) was established by the cities of Campbell, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, and the Town of Los Gatos (collectively referred to as the “Member Agencies”), pursuant to the provisions of the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Title 1, Division 7, Article1, Section 6500 et seq. of the California Government Code) to arrange for and manage the waste reduction, collection, reuse, disposal, recycling, and diversion of discarded materials originating in the participating municipalities; and in furtherance of that purpose, the Member Agencies and the Authority have entered into agreements authorizing the Authority to act as the representative of the Member Agencies in the Food Recovery Program.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

SECTION 1. PURPOSE OF THE MOU
The purpose of this MOU is to establish a system of:
1) Ongoing management and operation of the Food Recovery Program. 2) Payment by the Parties for their share of the costs for implementation of the Program.

SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
This MOU shall be effective on July 1, 2024 (“Effective Date”), shall supersede the Former MOU, and shall automatically renew each year for all Parties, unless a Party withdraws, in accordance with Section 20 (Withdrawal From MOU) and subject to a Party’s annual appropriations of funds.

SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS
The original 2013 Memorandum of Agreement entered into between the parties (and as may be amended from time to time) defined in detail the duties of the TAC Administrator, Contracting Agent, and Fiscal Agent, and those definitions from the MOA shall apply to this MOU. For ease of reference, those definitions are summarized below.

3.1 The TAC Administrator provides administration and management services to the TAC and carries out the annual workplan.

3.2 The Contracting Agent executes contracts with outside contractors, including the Administrator and the Fiscal Agent that have been requested and approved by the Implementation Committee.

3.3 The Fiscal Agent serves as the treasurer of the countywide funds and is responsible for collecting the Solid Waste Planning Fee from all solid waste disposal facilities and non-disposal facilities located within Santa Clara County.

3.4 The Program Manager is the entity contracted by the Contracting Agent on behalf of the RWRC to implement the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program.

Other terms used in this MOU that relate to the Food Recovery Program (e.g., including but not limited to the term “Jurisdictions”) are used as defined in SB 1383 and any implementing regulations, as may be amended from time to time.

SECTION 4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TAC ADMINISTRATOR AND CONTRACTING AGENT

3 5.1 The TAC Administrator will provide administration and management of the Program. These duties include overseeing the work of the Program, development of the biennial budget, and inclusion of the Program in the annual work plan and budget. The costs to perform these duties will be included in the annual work plan and budget.

5.2 Contracts executed by the Contracting Agent with the Program, TAC Administrator and Fiscal Agent will be based on the approved budget for the Program. The Contracting Agent will provide an invoicing system to pay the Program Manager, TAC Administrator, and Fiscal Agent. The Contracting Agent shall provide the TAC Administrator with the proposed costs to perform these duties. The signatory Parties to this MOU (except when acting in their authorized capacities as Contracting Agent, TAC Administrator, and Fiscal Agent) are not direct parties to the third-party contracts entered into by those agents.

SECTION 5. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FISCAL AGENT
The Fiscal Agent will collect and receive fundsfrom the Parties for implementation of the Countywide Food Recovery Program. The Countywide Food Recovery Program Funds will be segregated from the Countywide Solid Waste Program Funds in separately numbered and coded accounts that are readily identifiable as those containing Countywide Food Recovery Program Funds or Countywide Solid Waste Program Funds. The Fiscal Agent shall not expend, use or transfer any funds except in accordance with the annual work plan and budget.

The Fiscal Agent shall provide the TAC Administrator with the proposed costs to perform these duties.

SECTION 6. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROGRAM MANAGER
The Program Manager will implement the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program as described in Exhibit A.

SECTION 7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES
The Parties will share costs of implementing the Program as described in Section 9 and undertake the duties assumed by the Jurisdictions as described in Exhibit A.

SECTION 8. BIENNIAL BUDGET
The TAC Administrator will prepare a biennial (two-year) budget that encompasses costs for the Program and Program Manager, the TAC Administrator, the Contracting Agent/Administration, and the Fiscal Agent.

Approval of the biennial budget shall follow the annual work plan and budget process as specified in the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee MOA.

SECTION 9. FUNDING

9.1 The Parties agree to share costs of the Program based on the number of edible food generators, as defined by the California Code of Regulations (14 CCR Section 18982) operating in their Jurisdiction on an annual basis, according to the following formula: Party’s Annual Share = (Total Budgeted Cost for Year

4 ÷ Total Number of Edible Food Generators Under MOU) x Number of Edible Food Generators in Party’s Jurisdiction.

The Parties agree to pay annually for the costs identified in the biennial budget and approved through the annual work plan and budget process asspecified in the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee MOA.

9.2 The initial Program budget will be based on the Fiscal Year 2024 allocation including costs for the Fiscal Agent, totaling THREE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($310,000). No costs for TAC Administrator or Contracting Agent are included in the initial Program budget. Should cost recovery for the TAC Administrator or Contracting Agent be required in the future, these will be proposed during the annual work plan and budget process.

9.3 The Parties acknowledge that the Program Manager will evaluate the costs per Jurisdiction annually based on the number of generators operating within each Jurisdiction. Based on this evaluation, a cost adjustment will be projected to the second year of the biennial budget (see Section 8 above). The overall Program budget will not increase by more than TEN PERCENT (10%) of the prior year’s Program budget without prior approval by the RWRC.

9.4 The Fiscal Agent will annually submit to the Parties an invoice for the amounts due under this MOU by May 15th of each year. Each Party will make their payment to the Fiscal Agent based on the invoice amount within ninety (90) calendar days of receipt.

9.5 The Fiscal Agent will ensure that the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program Fund account is segregated from the Solid Waste Program Fee Fund account managed pursuant to the TAC MOA.

9.6 Should any unspent funds remain in the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program Fund account at the end of the fiscal year, disposition of those funds will be decided by the RWRC through the annual work plan and budget process, which could include: retaining surplus funds as a reserve, crediting Jurisdictions toward future payment allocations, dedicating funding to food recovery infrastructure, and providing supplemental food recovery outreach and education or other food recovery program activities.

9.7 Jurisdictions wishing to contribute additional funds for the edible food recovery enhancement program, implemented by the Program Manager, may elect to do so during the annual work plan and budget process. Any Jurisdiction opting into any voluntary enhancement program shall do so at its own discretion and at its own cost. The Fiscal Agent will include the additional enhancement program funding formally selected by the Jurisdiction in the annual invoice submitted to each Party by May 15th of each year.

9.8 In the event of a CalRecycle Implementation Schedule for a food recovery capacity shortfall identified during a Santa Clara County Edible Food Recovery Capacity Assessment, the Program budget may increase by more than TEN PERCENT (10%) of the prior year’s Program budget if needed to fund necessary capacity improvements as outlined in the CalRecycle Implementation Schedule, following prior approval of the budget increase by the RWRC.

SECTION 10. BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS

5 The Fiscal Agent will keep complete and accurate financial records related to accomplishing the purposes of this MOU. Upon reasonable notice to the Fiscal Agent, any Party to this MOU may inspect the financial records related to this MOU.

SECTION 11. FURTHER ASSURANCES
Each Party will adopt, execute, and make any and all further assurances, documents, instruments and resolutions as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the intention or to facilitate the Parties ’performance of their obligations under this MOU.

SECTION 12. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Party represents and warrants to all other Parties as follows:

12.1 Authority: Each Party has the full legal right, power and authority under the laws of the State of California to enter into this MOU and to carry out all of its obligations herein.

12.2 Due Execution: Each Party’s representatives who sign this MOU are duly authorized to sign and bind their respective agency.

12.3 Valid, Binding, and Enforceable Obligations: This MOU has been authorized and executed by each Party and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding agreement of the Parties, and is enforceable according to its terms.

SECTION 13. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE
No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved in this MOU is exclusive of any other remedy, and each such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy provided hereunder or hereafter existing in law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, and all remedies may be exercised without exhausting and without regard to any other remedy.

SECTION 14. INDEMNIFICATION
In lieu of and notwithstanding the pro rata risk allocation, which might otherwise be imposed between the Parties pursuant to Government Code Section 895.6, the Parties agree that all losses or liabilities incurred by a Party shall not be shared pro rata but, instead, the Parties agree that, pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, each of the Parties hereto shall fully indemnify and hold each of the other Parties, their officers, board members, employees , and agents, harmless from any claim, expense or cost, damage or liability imposed for injury (as defined in Government Code Section 810.8) occurring by reason of the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of the indemnifying Party, its officers, employees , or agents, under or in connection with or arising out of any work , authority, or Jurisdiction delegated to such Party under this MOU (including but not limited to work engaged in or contracts entered into by a Party acting in their capacity as Contracting Agent, Program Manager, TAC Administrator, or Fiscal Agent.). No Party, nor any officer, board member, or agent thereof shall be responsible for any damage or liability occurring by reason of the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of any other Party hereto, its officers, board members, employees, or agents, under or in connection with or arising out of any work

6 authority or Jurisdiction delegated to such other Party under this MOU, as indicated in this Section. The obligations set forth in this paragraph will survive termination and expiration of this MOU.

SECTION 15. SEVERABILITY
The provisions of this MOU shall be severable, and if any clause, sentence, paragraph, provision or other part shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this MOU will be valid and binding on the Parties.

SECTION 16. AMENDMENTS
This MOU may only be amended by a written instrument signed by the Parties.

SECTION 17. COUNTERPARTS
This MOU may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 18. USE OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Parties agree that an electronic copy of a signed contract, or an electronically signed contract, has the same force and legal effect as a contract executed with an original ink signature. The term “electronic copy of a signed contract” refers to a writing as set forth in Evidence Code Section 1550. The term “electronically signed contract” means a contract that is executed by applying an electronic signature using technology approved by the Parties. Should any Jurisdiction not permit electronic signatures only their copy of the MOU must be signed in the conventional manner.

SECTION 19. INTERPRETATION, PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS.

This MOU, including all Exhibits attached hereto, represents the entire understanding of the Parties as to those matters contained herein. In the event that the terms specified in any of the Exhibits attached hereto conflict with any of the terms specified in the body of this MOU, the terms specified in the body of this MOU shall control. No prior oral or written understanding shall be of any force or effect with respect to those matters covered hereunder. This MOU may be modified only by a written amendment duly executed by the Parties to this MOU. This MOU is intended to supplement the original MOA and does not replace the original MOA. The MOA shall remain in effect and to the extent that there are any contradictions between this MOU and the original MOA, the provisions in this MOU shall prevail.

SECTION 20. WITHDRAWAL FROM MOU
No individual Party may withdraw from this Agreement prior to July 1, 2025. Any party wishing to withdraw on or after July 1, 2025 must provide notice to the Contracting Agent on or before January 15 of each year. The Parties acknowledge that the Contracting Agent and each individual Party may recalculate Agreement costs pro rata in the event of any withdrawal from this Agreement and that this time is required in order to allow each remaining Party and the Contracting Agent to amend their respective budgets if needed. Any withdrawing Party must make full payments through the end of the-then current term ending

7 on June 30. In no event shall this clause to be interpreted to prevent all Parties by unanimous mutual consent from withdrawing from this Agreement.

SECTION 21. NO LEGAL RELATIONSHIP
By entering into this MOU, the Parties are neither forming, nor do they intend to form a partnership, agency, or any other legal entity relationship. No Party is authorized to bind or to act as the agent or legal representative of the other Party for any purpose, and neither Party is granted any express or implied right or authority to assume or create any obligation or responsibility on behalf of or in the name of any other Party.

SECTION 22. GOVERNING LAW, VENUE
This MOU has been executed and delivered in, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California. Proper venue for legal action regarding this MOU shall be in the County of Santa Clara.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

AMONG LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES

IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY

FOR COUNTYWIDE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM
IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Parties have executed the MOU as of the last date set forth below:

City of Cupertino – City Manager Approval as to form, Cupertino City Attorney
Date: Date:

City of Gilroy- City Manager Approval as to form, Gilroy City Attorney
Date: Date:

8 City of Los Altos – City Manager Approval as to form, Los Altos City Attorney
Date: Date:

Town of Los Altos Hills – Assistant to the
Town Manager
Approval as to form, Los Altos Hills
Town Attorney
Date: Date:

City of Milpitas – City Manager Approval as to form, Milpitas City Attorney
Date: Date:

City of Morgan Hill, as a Party and as
Contracting Agent and TAC
Administrator
Approval as to form, Morgan Hill City
Attorney
Date: Date:

City of Mountain View- Acting Public
Works Director
City of Mountain View – Finance and
Administrative Services Director
Date: Date:

9 City of Mountain View- City Manager Approval as to form, Mountain View Senior Assistant City Attorney
Date: Date:

City of Mountain View-Assistant City
Clerk
Date:

West Valley Solid Waste Management
Authority (on behalf of the cities of
Campbell, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, and
the Town of Los Gatos) -Executive
Director
Approval as to form, West Valley Solid
Waste Management Authority General
Counsel
Date: Date:

City of Santa Clara - City Manager Approval as to form, Santa Clara City Attorney
Date: Date:

City of Palo Alto – City Manager Approval as to form, Palo Alto Assistant City Attorney
Date: Date:

10 City of Sunnyvale – City Manager Approval as to form, Sunnyvale Interim City Attorney
Date: Date:

County of Santa Clara, as a Party and as
Fiscal Agent - Chief Operating Officer
Approval as to form and legality, Santa
Clara County Deputy County Counsel
Date: Date:

City of San José Approval as to form, San José City
Attorney
Date: Date:

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This document describes the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program, serving as the food recovery program (“Program”) on behalf of all jurisdictions (“Jurisdictions”) within the County, coordinating with the Jurisdictions performing their own enforcement. The details of the Program conform to the California Code of Regulations (14 CCR Section 18995.2 (f)(8), 14 CCR Section 18991.2 14 CCR Section 18991.1).

I. PURPOSE
The Countywide Program benefits the Jurisdictions by alleviating the need for duplicative staff, cost analysis, capacity assessment, expendituresfor infrastructure, labor, administration, and record keeping for the edible food recovery activities in their Jurisdiction. Additionally, this approach creates one uniform,standardized, and coordinated effort throughout the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County.

II. RESPONSIBILITIES
Jurisdictions
A. Shall develop a method to accept and keep records of written complaints, including anonymous complaints, regarding an entity that may be potentially non-compliant. Full details of the complaint will be communicated to the Program Manager within 10 days of receipt.

B. Shall refer all questionsreceived about the Program portions of SB 1383 implementation to the Program Manager within 10 business days. Jurisdictions should include the Program Manager in all communications to generators or food recovery organizations or services.

C. Shall maintain access to the shared database program to stay in compliance with the intent and structure of the Implementation Record which shall follow the format and elements as promulgated by CalRecycle, or other relevant statutory or administrative requirements.

D. On an annual basis, Jurisdictionsshall review and provide feedback to the Program Manager on inspection protocol, triggers, and enforcement processes. Cities and unincorporated County are encouraged to follow the procedures and stay within the suggested timeline for enforcement action set forth in the Monitoring Procedures document.

E. When informed by the Program Manager, Jurisdictions will work with the Program Manager in carrying out enforcement action with edible food generators or food recovery organizations or

2 services not in compliance. The Program Manager will recommend edible food generators or food recovery organizations or services for enforcement action, and the enforcement action taken will be at the discretion of the Jurisdiction. All enforcement action will be tracked in the Program’s shared database,so it is readily available to the Program Manager, Jurisdictions, and can become part of the Implementation Record.

F. Jurisdictions will determine what large events are happening in their jurisdiction. Within 10 days of an applicant being issued a permit for a new large event, as defined below, the Jurisdiction will notify the Program about the event, and share contact information for the event organizer. This is only for large events that meet the CalRecycle threshold for the definition:
“Large Event” means an event, including, but not limited to, a sporting event or a flea market, that charges an admission price, or is operated by a local agency, and serves an average of more than 2,000 individuals per day of operation of the event, at a location that includes, but is not limited to, a public, nonprofit, or privately owned park, parking lot, golf course, street system, or other open space when being used for an event. By September 1 of each year, Jurisdictions will review the large events included in the shared database of regulated entities, to update the database to ensure no recurring events have been missed.

G. Shall work with the Program Manager on any related issues requiring Program assistance or lead in resolving the issue(s) related to complaints and/or noncompliance for any edible food generator or Food Recovery Organization or Service.

Program Manager
The Program Manager shall responsibly execute the management of the Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program (the Program). The Program Manager:

A. Shall develop and coordinate a standardized and uniform method to comply with California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 7, Chapter 12, “Short-Lived Climate Pollutants.” The Program Manager will operate within the Jurisdiction’s boundaries and replace the need for the Jurisdiction to create such a program on its own.

B. In the event of a CalRecycle Implementation Schedule for a food recovery capacity shortfall identified during a Santa Clara County Edible Food Recovery Capacity Assessment, The Program will work to develop the Implementation Schedule with CalRecycle and manage the effort to fund necessary capacity improvements as outlined in the Schedule. Additional Base Program costs beyond the allowable 10% yearly increase may be needed. The RWRC will review and approve or deny any needed budget changes. Funds will be collected based on the number of edible food generators and their auxiliary sites in each Jurisdiction.

3 C. Shall conduct a review, each fiscal year, of potential new edible food generators, to ensure that as businesses open in Santa Clara County the appropriate regulated entities are added to the lists. Closing businesses will be identified during the reporting process and be eliminated from the lists.

D. Shall provide the Jurisdictions with the information and data necessary for the Jurisdictions to make their required reportsto the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (“CalRecycle”).

E. Shall retain records of inspections in the Jurisdictions for a minimum of five (5) years.

F. Shall notify the Jurisdictions promptly about any related issues that require the Jurisdictions ’ assistance or to request the Jurisdictions lead in resolving the issue(s) that arise related to noncompliance.

G. Shall fulfill and endeavor to exceed the annual education requirement for the Jurisdictions and provide the data needed for Jurisdictions to complete required CalRecycle reports.

H. Solicit required Food Recovery Reports from generators and Food Recovery Organization/Services, compile and provide the results to Jurisdictions for inclusion in the ImplementationRecords, and to Santa Clara County for use in future Capacity Planning efforts.

I. Shall conduct inspections and monitoring in compliance with CalRecycle expectations for Edible Food Generators and Food Recovery Organizations and Services.

J. The Program shall supply appropriate content for a web site, including a list of Food Recovery Organizations and Services (to be updated at least annually) and be accessible to Edible Food Generators.

K. The Program shall represent the interests of the Program with other entities, counties, and CalRecycle.

L. The Program will develop procedures and timelines for cities and unincorporated County to encourage uniformity in enforcement, which the Cities and County would be encouraged to follow.

M. The Program shall create reports about Program activities each year in September, ahead of the budgeting process for the next fiscal year. These reports shall include a narrative about the Food Recovery Program activities,statistics, total number of pounds of food recovered as reported by

4 Edible Food Generators and Food Recovery Organizations (“FROs”), and any additional information needed by the Jurisdictions. Statistics about food waste prevention and food recovery in Santa Clara County will be shared publicly.

Edible Food Recovery Enhancements Program
The Edible Food Recovery Enhancements Program are any activities, annually identified by the Program Manager, that the Program Manager will undertake to ensure efficient food recovery and food waste prevention should the Jurisdictions choose to fund the chosen projects. Projects may include, but are not limited to, strategic capacity enhancements, projects that promote the efficient recovery of surplus food or the prevention of surplus food, as well as direct support of ongoing recovery activities, subject to approval of the RWRC.

Technical Advisory Committee Contracting Agent
A. The Contracting Agent will execute a contract with the Program Manager, chosen by the TAC, for the services outlined in the responsibilities above. The Contract will go into greater detail to ensure that all SB 1383 regulatory imperatives are handled by the Program.

B. The Contracting Agent will set up an invoicing system to pay the Program for the responsibilities outlined above.

III. ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR JURISDICTIONS
Each Jurisdiction is responsible for working with the Program on enforcement actions. Although the Jurisdiction is ultimately responsible for enforcement, the Program will support the process by drafting enforcement notices and necessary documents and by providing relevant information about previous inspections and attempts to support compliance. The Program will identify those businesses that need to be evaluated for enforcement action and will work with a Jurisdiction to ensure that CalRecycle compliant documentation is maintained.

IV. RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING
The Program will complete all the record keeping tasks necessary for the Food Recovery Program portions of SB 1383, including records necessary for the ImplementationRecord. All necessary records will be stored digitally within 5 days of creation, and Jurisdictions will have real-time access to all these records.

The Program shall create a very brief report about Program activities at the end of each fiscal year.

Most programmatic information will be shared in September in the annual report.

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AGREEMENT

CREATING THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY

RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
THIS AGREEMENT, is made·and entered into this 4 ±::� day of JU V\ e. 2013 by and between the COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, a political subdivision of the State of California; CITY OF CAMPBELL, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF CUPERTINO, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF GILROY, a municipal corporation .of the State of California, CITY OF LOS ALTOS, a municipal corporation of the State of California; TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS, a municipal corporation of the State of California; TOWN OF LOS GATOS, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF MILPITAS, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF MONTE SERENO, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF MORGAN HILL, a municipal corporation of the State of California, CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF PALO AL TO, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF SAN JOSE, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF SANTA CLARA, a chartered municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF SARATOGA, a municipal corporation of the State of California; and CITY OF SUNNYVALE, a municipal corporation of the State of California.

All of the above-mentioned entities are hereinafter collectively referred to as "PARTIES" or individually as "PARTY."
RECITALS:

A. In 1989, the California Legislature passed and enacted the California Integrated Waste Management Act, known as "AB 939", (Public Resources Code Section 40000 et. seq) requiring jurisdictions to divert 25% of waste from disposal by 1995 and 50% of waste ·from disposal by 2000. AB 939 required each County to develop and periodically update . a County Integrated Wast� Management Plan and to appoint an AB 939 Local Task Force.

B. Prior to 1992, the Solid Waste Committee of the Santa Clara County Intergovernmental Council advised the cities and the County on solid waste and recycling issues. The Technical Advisory Committee, also originally convened by the Intergovernmental Council, provided technical advice to the Solid Waste Committee on solid waste and recycling issues.

C. On or about February 1992, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and the cities in Santa Clara County designated the Solid Waste Committee of the Intergovernmental Council as the AB 939 Task Force for Santa Clara County.

D. On February 4, 1992, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors replaced the Solid Waste Committee of the Intergovernmental Council with the Solid Waste Commission of Santa Clara County ("Commission") in order to streamline the 5/6/13 JUN o 4 2013

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decision-making process on solid waste and recycling issues. (Ordinance No. NS300.495) The powers and duties of the Commission are defined in Chapter XVII, Division A6 of the County of Santa Clara Ordinance Code.

E. On December 4, 2001, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved Ordinance No. NS-300.658 changing the name of the Commission to the Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission of Santa Clara County.

F. The Commission advises city councils and the Board of Supervisors in Santa Clara County on countywide solid waste and recycling planning issues and on the County Solid Waste Management Plan/County Integrated Waste Management Plan.

G. The By-Laws of the Commission (also approved by the County Board of Supervisors on February 4, 1992) continued the existence of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee (the ''TAC"). The purpose of the TAC was to provide technical advice to the Commission on solid waste management and policy; to bring together a wide spectrum of viewpoints and expertise on countywide solid waste and recycling issues affecting individual jurisdictions; and to assist in development of policies, programs and revisions and amendments to countywide plans.

H. On an annual basis, the TAC prepares and submits an Ann.ual Workplan and Budget for review and approval by the Commission. The Commission-approved Annual Workplan is then implemented by the TAC using funds in the Commission-approved Annual Budget.

I. In accordance with the AB 939,provisions for financing solid waste diversion and planning activities, the County of Santa Clara levies and c�llects the Countywide Solid Waste Planning Fee C'SWPF") on each ton of solid waste disposed at landfills located within the County, on tons taken to non-disposal facilities located within the county .and subsequently transported for disposal to landfills outside Santa Clara County, and on tons transported directly to disposal facilities located outside Santa Clara County. The current SWPF of $0. 78 per ton was established by the County Board of Supervisors on May 19, 2009. Funds from the SWPF are used to fund the activities and programs of the Commission and the TAC. In addition, funds from grants, voluntary contributions from other agencies and other revenue sources are used to fund these activities and programs. Such funds, including monies from the SWPF, are referred to herein as "Countywide Funds".

J. In 2011, Assembly Bill 341 ("AB 341 ") was signed into law establishing a statewide goal of diverting 75% of solid waste from disposal by 2020 and requiring The California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery to prepare and submit a plan to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2014 on how to achieve this goal.

K. Since the TAC was o�iginally established, the field of solid waste management and recycling has become much more complex and the PARTIES must comply with an increasing number of laws and regulations. In order to achieve the statewide goal of 75% diversion, many materials currently disposed in landfills must be segregated and 5/6/13. ·•
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processed at new facilities, and channeled into useful purposes. New infrastructure, diversion systems and enhanced producer responsibility measures must be implemented in order to accomplish this goal.

L. Commensurate wit_h changes in the breadth and complexity of the solid waste and recycling field, the work and functions of the TAC have evolved over time to encompass not only providing advice to the Commission, but also recommending, implementing and monitoring countywide public education and diversion programs included in the Commission-approved Annual Workplan and Budget where it is cost effective for the PARTIES to jointly provide such programs.

M. The. TAC requires expanded powers and authority to monitor ongoing staffing support for programs in the Commission-approved Annual Workplan as well as the power and authority to recommend, monitor and audit the funding for these programs, at the levels contained in the Commission-approved Annual Budget.
. N. In order to address these issues, the Commission appointed the Ad Hoc Committee for TAC Organizational Study, and the TAC appointed the TAC Ad Hoc Organizational Study Subcommittee. Pursuant to recommendations from these Committees, the County retained Arroyo Associates in 2010 to conduct an independent Organizational Study. The study evaluated the countywide integrated waste management programs and services and provided operational and organizational recommendations to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the countywide solid waste management system. The Commission's Ad Hoc Committee held a meeting on May 29, 2012 with representatives of the TAC and the public to discuss the recommendations of the Organizational Study and options for restructuring the operating parameters of the TAC.

0. The purpose of this Agreement is to implement the recommendations of the Commission's Ad Hoc Committee and the TAC Ad Hoc Subcommittee to revise the functions, powers, membership, structure and duties of the TAC to make these consistent with the manner in which the TAC currently functions; and to simplify the reporting relationship between the Commission and the TAC. Such changes are desired by the PARTIES in order to facilitate countywide and regional approaches for meeting the statewide goal of 75% diversion articulated in AB 341; remaining in compliance with the existing requirements of AB 939, SB 1016 and all other state and federal laws and regulations, and planning for the goal of zero waste in the future.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

I. PURPOSES AND FUNDING
The Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee ("TAC") is hereby established to replace the Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee referred to in Article V of the Commission Bylaws dated October 2001.

A. Purposes. The purposes of the TAC are:
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1. To implement the Commission-approved Annual Workplan and Budget;

2. To advise the Commission and the decision-making bodies of all· PARTIES on technical and policy issues related to solid waste management and recycling including plans to achieve the statewide AB 341 goal of 75% diversion by 2020 and plans for working toward the goal of zero waste;

3. To bring together a wide spectrum of viewpoints and expertise to focus on countywide solid waste management, issues affecting individual communities, and solid waste and recycling issues affecting public environmental health;

4. To assist in development of policies, programs and revisions and amendments to countywide plans that can meet countywide needs and, thus, receive countywide approval;

5. To provide a forum for exchange of solid waste, recycling, composting and other diversion information;

6. To inform the PARTIES' respective agencies and jurisdictions about issues and recommendations of the Commission, and perform follow-up actions, as necessary;

7. To recommend Commission approval of countywide programs to maximize the effectiveness of local funds spent for public education and recycling programs, and to implement and monitor such programs.

8. To assist with future master planning for facilities and infrastructure, as requested by the Commission.

9. To perform technical and policy review and make technical and policy recommendations to the Commission and technical recommendations to the PARTIES concerning best practices in solid and hazardous waste management; recycling, composting, diversion programs, source reduction; litter reduction on land; reduction of litter that originates from the storage, collection, transportation, and processing of solid waste, recyclable materials and organic materials that affects water quality in local creeks, San Francisco Bay, and oceans; and 'cradle-to-cradle' extended producer responsibility for products and packaging from creation through use and ultimate recycling or other disposition, with regard to:
a. The feasibility of technical proposals;
b. Analysis of issues and problems in solid waste management; c. Proposed and/or needed national and state legislation and policies; d. New infrastructure required to achieve countywide goals, and; e. Financing and management options for creation of such infrastructure.

10. To perform other duties as directed by the Commission . . B. Funding. The TAC is funded by the Solid Waste Planning Fee ("SWPF") that is charged to customers by the operators of all disposal and non-disposal facilities located within the County of Santa Clara, and remitted, by those facility operators, to the County of Santa Clara. The SWPF is also charged on tons of solid waste that are hauled directly to out-of-county disposal facilities. The amount of the SWPF is established by the Board of Supervisors based upon·input and recommendations from the Commission and the TAC Implementation Committee. Additional revenues come from grants, voluntary contributions of other agencies and other sources. These, together with the SWPF funds constitute the Countywide Funds used to fund the Commission-approved Annual Workplan and Budget.
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II. COMPOSITION
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A. Voting members, not to exceed 27 in number, shall include:

1. One (1) staff person from each City or Town that is a PARTY

2. Three (3) staff persons from the County as follows:
a. One (1) to represent the Unincorporated Area
b. One (1) to represent County interests related to environmental health c. One (1) to represent County interests related to integrated waste management

3. One (1) staff person from the Santa Clara Valley Water District

4. Up to eight (8) persons from non-governmental organizations appointed by the Commission as follows:
a. No more than three (3) representing for-profit industry groups and/or business organizations (however, no member shall represent a single for-profit company)
b. No more than four (4) representatives of non-profit groups that advocate for source reduction, recycling programs, sustainability, and/or producer responsibility
c. No more than two (2) representatives of institutions of higher learning located within Santa Clara County
B. Appointment of Members. All members representing a public agency shall be redesignated annually via a letter on agency letterhead addressed to the TAC Administrator ("Administrator"). The Commission will accept requests and nominations for nongovernmental organizations to serve on the TAC. The Administrator will publish a notice in a daily local newspaper of general circulation to a minimum of two-hundred fifty thousand (250,000) people in September of every other year announcing that nominations and requests to serve are being accepted. The Administrator will take other reasonable and cost-effective measures to distribute the announcement via other media, including, but not limited to, websites, local publications and social media, to reach persons who might not see the notice in a daily newspaper. The Commission will select the non-governmental organizations to be represented on the TAC. Those organizations will, in turn, submit a letter to the Administrator designating a member and an alternate.

Members representing non-governmental organizations shall serve for a period oftwo (2) years beginning in January. At the end of that time, the Commission shall select the nongovernmental organizations to be represented on the TAC for the new two (2) year term.

The initial group of non-governmental organization representatives will be selected by the Con·1mission on or before December 31, 2013 and will begin serving their terms on January 1, 2014. The Administrator will publish a notice in the newspaper, and distribute the notice via other suitable media, in September 2013 announcing that the Commission will consider nominations and applications for non-governmental organizations to be represented on the TAC.

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subcommittees, and ad hoc subcommittees.

D. Vacancies. Each PARTY is responsible for designatir,g a replacement for its member ifthe member can no longer serve. In the ·event of a vacancy, the Chair shall, by letter, request that the PARTY designate a new member. lfa vacancy occurs with regard to a representative of a non-governmental organization, the Administrator shall notify the non-governmental organization to designate a new member. In the event the non-governmental organization declines, the TAC shall notify the Commission and request that a new non-governmental organization be selected to fill the remainder of the term created by the vacancy.

E. Attendance. Attendance at meetings is vital to the proper and effective functioning of the TAC. Three (3) consecutive absences or a member missing over ·fifty percent (50%) of the TAC meetings in a calendar year are sufficient grounds for the Administrator to notify the member and request their attendance. Should a PARTY be unable to send its representative to meetings for an extended period of time, the PARTY shall notify the Chair in writing on letterhead and a replacement representative will not be requested from that PARTY.

Ill. QUORUM AND VOTING
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A. Quorum. A quorum consists of thirteen (13) voting members physically present at a meeting.

B. Voting. Actions of the TAC shall be taken by a majority vo_te of the members present at the meeting. Each member has one vote. (See Section VI B for voting and quorum requirements for the Implementation Committee that differ from those for the full TAC.)
C. Attendance From A Remote Location. In the event of an unavoidable schedule conflict, a member may participate in a meeting from a remote location via telephone or video-conference provided that all requirements of the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54950, et seq.) are met and further provided that the scheduled meeting room has the technical capability to accommodate the request. In such event, the member will notify the Administrator at least ten (10) days in advance of the meeting and ask to attend from a remote location. The Administrator will advise the member if this is possible. If so, the Administrator will comply with all Brown Act requirements including stating the alternate location in the meeting notice. The member shall also comply with all Brown Act requirements in Government Code Section 54953 (b), including, but not limited to, posting a meeting notice and agenda on the door of the remote location for the duration of the meeting, and allowing members of the public to participate in the meeting from the remote location along with the member. The member's vote will be counted; however, the member will not be included in the count to determine a quorum. Attendance from a remote location is to be used only in rare cases of unavoidable schedule conflicts. hperson attendance and participation at meetings is strongly preferred and encouraged.

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governance to the Commission for approval, and operate according to Bylaws approved by the Commission. In the event revisions to Commission-approved Bylaws are desired, the TAC may recommend such revisions to the Commission.

IV. OFFICERS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Officer Positions. The officers of the TAC shall be the Chair, Vice Chair, and the Subcommittee Chairs. The Chair and Vice Chair of the TAC must be voting members or .alternates representing a PARTY.

B. Election and Term. Each officer shall be elected by majority vote of a quorum of the voting membership at the last meeting of each calendar year or as soon thereafter as possible. All officers' terms begin with the first meeting of each calendar year.

C. Dutie$. The Chair of the TAC shall be responsible for chairing all meetings of the TAC and the Implementation Committee {IC), and representing the TAC and the IC at Commission meetings. The Chair shall approve the draft agendas for TAC and IC meetings, except that any agenda item proposed by two (2) or more voting members must be placed on the next available agenda. The Vice Chair shall serve as the Chair in the Chair's absence. The Chairs of the Subcommittees shall be responsible for calling meetings of their respective Subcommittees and chairing those meetings. The Subcommittee Chairs shall approve the draft agendas for their respective Subcommittees except that any items proposed by two {2) or more voting members of a Subcommittee shall be placed on the next available Subcommittee agenda.

V. MEETINGS
A. Meetings. The TAC shall meet monthly at the time and place published on the agendas. Additional meetings may be called as needed. The Chair shall provide every member of the TAC with seventy-two (72) hours written notice of regular and additional TAC meetings. The agenda for each meeting shall be developed by the Administrator in consultation with the TAC Chair, and shall be approved by the Chair.

B. Conduct of Meetings. All meetings of the TAC, including all Committees, Subcommittees, Ad Hoc Committees and Subcommittees and any closed sessions with legal counsel, shall be properly noticed and conducted in accordance with the "Brown Act" (Government Code Section 54950 et seq.) Except for official meetings of the TAC and it$ Committees, Subcommittees and Ad Hoc Committees and Subcommittees, nothing herein shall be interpreted to require meetings between staff members of the individual PARTIES (including designated representatives of the PARTIES) to be subject to the Brown Act, where the Brown Act would not otherwise apply. Each PARTY is individually responsible for ensuring it complies with the Brown Act. Wherever this Agreement is silent with regard to procedure, Robert's Rules of Order shall apply.

VI. IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE
A. Composition and Duties. The TAC Implementation Committee {IC) is comprised of one voting member from each PARTY to this Agreement plus one voting member from the Santa Clara Valley Water District {SCVWD). The PARTY'S 5/6/13 7

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IC representative is usually also the PARTY'S TAC representative. Each PARTY and the SCWJD may also designate an alternate. The purpose of the IC is to make decisions and recommendations on all fiscal, management and administrative issues of the TAC. The IC selects, monitors and provides oversight of the Administrator, the Fiscal Agent, the Contracting Agent, and legal counsel to the TAC. The IC recommends the level and setting of the SWPF to the Commission.

B. Quorum, Voting and Meetings. A quorum of the IC is nine (9) voting members. {Note: the City of San. Jose representative counts as two (2) voting members toward the IC quorum.) The affirmative vote of at least eight (8) voting members of the IC, including PARTIES collectively representing at least forty percent {40%) of the population of the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County of Santa Clara, is necessary to approve any measure brought before the IC. {For purposes of calculating whether or not the forty percent (40%) figure has been reached, the population of each PARTY shall be counted; however, no population shall be attributed to the SCWJD due to the fact that it encompasses such a large percentage of the population of the entire incorporated and unincorporated County.) Each member of the IC shall have one vote, with the exception of the City of San Jose which shall have two {2) votes. The IC shall meet at least annually to consider and recommend approval of the Annual Workplan and Budget to the Commission for the upcoming fiscal year. The Chair may call other meetings of the IC as needed. All IC meetings are open to the public and to all TAC members.

Participation and discussion by all TAC members and by members of the public is encouraged. The Chair of the IC forwards all recommendations made by the IC directly to the Commission, and also makes an informational report to the TAC on the recommendations forwarded to the Commission. The Chair shall strive to achieve consensus among IC members. Consensus is defined as general agreement in sentiment or belief. If clear consensus cannot be reached, the Chair will call for a vote of the voting members present. In such event, the Chair will report the recommendation of the IC along with the dissenting opinion{s) and viewpoints, to the Commission and to the TAC. In the event of a tie, the Chair will report that outcome and the viewpoint(s) expressed that led to that outcome. In the alternative, the Chair may, in the Chair's sole discretion, re-agendize the item for another IC meeting.

C. Use of Outside Contractors. The IC is responsible for selecting any consultant{s) or contractor(s) {"Outside Contractors") to perform tasks included in the Commissionapproved Annual Workplan and Budget and who are to be paid from Countywide Funds, using a process created in consultation with the Contracting Agent. The IC is responsible for reviewing and approving the parameters of any contracts with Outside Contractors, including the scope(s) of work, schedules of performance, use of subcontractors, and compensation for such Outside Contractors. The IC then directs the Contracting Agent to conduct the procurement process for Outside Contractors and to execute contracts with the selected Outside Contractor{s).
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VII. TAC SUBCOMMITTEES
A. Issue and Policy Subcommittees. Issue and policy subcommittees shall be established as needed by the TAC. The TAC will evaluate and establish standing Subcommittees in December of each year. Additional Subcommittees may be established at other times throughout the year as needed.

B. Membership and Meetings. Membership on all issue and policy Subcommittees is open to all TAC voting members and designated alternates. There is no maximum size for each Subcommittee. The TAC shall appoint a Chair for each Subcommittee. A quorum is two (2) or more Subcommittee members. Subcommittees may elect a ViceChair to serve in the Chair's absence. Subcommittee chairs shall be responsible for calling and chairing meetings. The Subcommittee chairs shall approve the draft agenda and report the activities and recommendations of the Subcommittee to the TAC.

Subcommittee chairs shall strive to achieve consensus among members. Consensus is defined as general agreement in sentiment or belief. If clear consensus cannot be reached, the Chair will call for a vote of the voting members present. In such event, the Chair will report the recommendation of the Subcommittee along with the dissenting opinion(s) and viewpoints, to the TAC. In the event of a tie, the Subcommittee Chair will report that outcome and the viewpoint(s) expressed that led to that outcome. In the alternative, the Subcommittee Chair, in consultation with the TAC Chair, may decide to re-agendize the item for discussion at another meeting.

C. Ad Hoc Subcommittees. The TAC may establish Ad Hoc Subcommittees as needed to address specific issues or problems. The TAC shall appoint a Chair for each Ad Hoc Subcommittee. All Ad Hoc Subcqmmittees shall follow the same operating procedures as the standing issue and policy subcommittees. The TAC Chair shall monitor the work of all Ad Hoc Subcommittees, and all such Subcommittees shall be promptly disbanded by the TAC once their tasks have been accomplished.

VIII. TAC ADMINISTRATOR
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A. Duties. The TAC Administrator provides administration and management services to the TAC and carries out the Annual Workplan. Duties of the Administrator include, but are not limited to: scheduling meetings of the TAC and all committees, subcommittees, and ad hoc subcommittees; preparing agendas and meeting minutes; maintaining all TAC records and files; notifying the TAC of correspondence received and preparing outgoing correspondence; completing all tasks in the Annual Workplan; providing monthly reports at TAC meetings on the status of the Workplan; and other duties as directed by the IC. The Administrator reports to the Chair of the TAC. The Administrator shall work cooperatively and collaboratively with the IC, the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent. The Administrator is paid from funds in the adopted TAC budget.

B. Selection. The IC shall select a PARTY or an Outside Contractor to serve as the Administrator for the TAC. The IC will receive and evaluate proposal(s) and make a recommendation to the Commission on selection of an Administrator, as further described in Attachment 2.
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C. Initial Administrator. The initial Administrator for the TAC shall be the County of Santa Clara, Integrated Waste Management Division ("County IWMD"). The initial staff provided is described on Attachme:tot 1. In the event of a change in the initial staff, the procedures described in Attachment 2 shall be followed. In the event the IC determines there is a need for a change in the Administrator in the future (due to costs, availability of designated employees or for other reasons), or in the event the County IWMD is unable or unwilling to serve, the procedures for selection of a new Administrator in Attachment 2 shall be followed.

D. If Administrator Is Also A PARTY. In the event the Administrator is a PARTY, that PARTY shall appoint a TAC/IC representative whose function is to represent the PARTY's point of view on issues, policy and fiscal matters. The PARTY'S TAC/IC representative shall be a person who is not be involved in the work of the Administrator.

This designation shall be made in writing on the PARTY'S letterhead to the Chair of the TAC. The person(s) fulfilling the duties of the Administrator shall act as staff to the TAC, TAC committees and subcommittees, and to the IC.

E. Contract With Administrator. All duties and responsibilities of the Administrator, and a list and description of all staff assigned to provide Administrator services, shall be included in a contract between the Contracting Agent and the Administrator. The contract term may be for a single year or for multiple years, at the discretion of the IC. In the event that the Administrator is a PARTY, a letter agreement will be prepared between the Contracting Agent and the Administrator, containing all of the duties, responsibilities, staffing commitments and costs for the Administrator to serve for the upcoming fiscal year. The letter agreement will include the Annual Workplan and costs for the Administrator's services. The letter agreement shall state that the Administrator agrees to provide the described services at the approved costs for the upcoming fiscal year and that all employee and overhead costs will be maintained at the levels specified in the agreement for that fiscal year. With regard to the initial Administrator, the first letter agreement shall be prepared and executed prior to July 1, 2014 to reflect the costs and the scope of work to be performed for FY 2014/15. If the Administrator and the Contracting Agent are the same PARTY, the letter agreement will be prepared and signed by a staff person designated to represent the Administrator and also signed by a separate staff person designated to represent the Contracting Agent.

F. Annual Workplan and Budget. As the work of the TAC progresses each year, the Administrator will maintain a list of potential work items to be placed in the Annual Workplan for the upcoming fiscal year. Beginning with preparation ofthe Annual Workplan and Budget for fis.cal year 2014/15, the following schedule will apply. In November of each year, the IC will review the list of potential work items compiled by the Administrator, add additional items as needed, and direct the Administrator to prepare a proposed Workplan and Budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The proposed Annual Workplan will contain the elements described in Attachment 3.

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Budget to the IC no later than December 15 of each year. If required, the IC will provide revisions and comments to the Administrator, who will then revise and finalize the Annual Workplan and Budget. The IC will approve the Annual Workplan and Budget ori or before January 31 of each year and forward it to the Commission for approval. Commission approval is anticipated to be during the month of February. Upon approval by the Commission, the Contracting Agent will prepare agreements with the Administrator, the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent that include the approved Annual Workplan and Budget (for the Administrator) and the approved costs and duties (for the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent) as described in Sections VIII E, IX D and X C. The agreements will be signed by designated representatives of the Administrator, the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent. In the event the Administrator, the Fiscal Agent and/or the Contracting Agent are the same PARTY, that PARTY shall designate separate representatives to execute the agreements on behalf of the Administrator, the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent. Said agreements shall be fully executed and in place prior to July 1 of each year.

G. Annual Reporting and Evaluation. The Administrator shall prepare a selfevaluation/audit report to the IC including significant accomplishments, work items planned but not accomplished, work items not planned but completed, and the status of all work items in the Annual Workplan. The report will include recommendations and suggestions for improving the work of the Administrator and will be submitted on or before September 15 each year. The IC will consider the report at a regular meeting and discuss and provide recommendations and feedback to the Administrator. The IC will rate the overall implementation and effectiveness of the Workplan and, in turn, rate the performance of the Administrator based upon the ability of the Administrator to meet the timelines and budget in the Workplan and to effectively support the Commission and the TAC. The final recommendations and feedback of the IC will be recorded in the minutes and also in a letter from the IC Chair to the Administrator. This feedback will be used by the Administrator to make any required changes in operations, procedures and/or work tasks for the next fiscal year. In addition to the annual review of the Administrator, the IC may, at any time, discuss questions, concerns or issues of performance with the Administrator.

IX. FISCAL AGENT
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A. Duties. The Fiscal Agent serves as the treasurer of the Countywide Funds and is responsible for collecting the SWPF from all solid waste disposal facilities and nondisposal facilities located within Santa Clara County. The Fiscal Agent also collects and receives grant funds and revenues from other sources. The Fiscal Agent shall diligently pursue collection of all SWPF funds and shall keep the IC apprised of the amount and entity owing delinquent payments, as well as of the status of collection activity initiated by the Fiscal Agent regarding the delinquent payments. The Fiscal Agent shall manage all funds in accordance with generally accepted government accounting procedures. The Fiscal Agent shall keep Countywide Funds segregated from all other funds administered by the Fiscal Agent in separately numbered and coded accounts that are readily identifiable as those containing Countywide Funds; shall credit appropriate interest income earned on such funds in each fiscal year; and shall not expend, use or transfer 11

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any funds except in accordance with the Annual Workplan and Budget approved by the IC and the Commission, or as otheiwise directed by the IC. In the event the Fiscal Agent is not also the Contracting Agent, the Fiscal Agent shall transfer Countywide Funds to the Contracting Agent as direqted by the IC, in accordance with the procedures in Attachment 5. The Fiscal Agent shall work cooperatively and collaboratively with the IC, the Administrator, and the Contracting Agent.

B. Initial Fiscal Agent. The initial Fiscal Agent shall be the County of Santa Clara.

The specific contact person shall be designated in writing to the Administrator and to the TAC Chair. In the event the IC determines there is a need for a change in the Fiscal Agent in the future (due to costs, lack of availability of designated employees or for other reasons), or in the event the County is unable or unwilling to serve, the following procedures for selection of a new Fiscal Agent shall be followed.

C. Selection. Any PARTY willing to serve as the Fiscal Agent may be nominated by another PARTY. The nominated PARTY(IES) will submit a letter proposal to the IC containing the costs for performing the services of the Fiscal Agent, including all employee and overhead costs and all proposed expenses. If the same PARTY is also already serving, or is proposing to serve, as the Administrator, the Contracting Agent, or both, the proposed costs to perform each _function shall be separately specified. The IC will hold discussions with representatives of the nominated PARTY(IES) as needed. The recommendation of the IC will be foiwarded to the Commission for approval. Upon receipt of Commission approval, the Contracting Agent will execute an agreement with the new Fiscal Agent that includes the approved costs for the PARTY to provide Fiscal Agent services for the upcoming fiscal year.

D. Payment For Services. The Fiscal Agent shall provide the Administrator with proposed costs to perform the duties of TAC Fiscal Agent for the upcoming fiscal year upon request. The proposed costs shall be at the level of detail described in Attachment

2. If the Fiscal Agent is also serving as the Administrator, the Contracting Agent, or both, the proposed costs to perform each function shall be separately specified. The proposed costs will be reviewed by the IC as part of review of the Annual Workplan and Budget. If there is a question or concern about the proposed costs, the Chair of the IC and the Administrator will meet with the Fiscal Agent concerning the issues. Upon approval of the Annual Workplan and Budget by the IC and the Commission, the Contracting Agent will prepare an agreement to be signed by the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent to perform services for the new fiscal year. In the event that the Contracting Agent and the Fiscal Agent are the same PARTY, the agreement shall be signed by the designated employee of the PARTY serving as the Fiscal Agent and the (separate) designated employee of the PARTY serving as the Contracting Agent.

E. Quarterly and Annual Budget Status. The Fiscal Agent shall prepare and submit quarterly budget updates to the IC every three (3) months, and shall provide a Year-End Budget Report. These reports shall be formatted in a clear and concise manner such that all expenditures, revenues, movement of monies, reallocation of funds and adjustments to the budget are detailed by project and line item (i.e. numerical reference and narrative 12

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description). The Year-End Budget Report shall be submitted to the IC on or before October 31 each year. The IC may, at any time, request additional budget information, detail, documentation and updates. The Fiscal Agent shall respond promptly to all such requests.

F. Biennial Audit. The Fiscal Agent shall arrange for an audit by an independent third party Certified Public Accounting Firm (CPA) to be conducted every other year beginning with.an audit of the 2013/14 fiscal year. The Fiscal Agent may utilize the CPA firm retained by the jurisdiction of which the Fiscal Agent is a part, to perform that PARTY's annual audit. In such event, the results of the audit of the Countywide Funds and accounts shall be clearly and separately called out in the CPA's audit report. The results of the audit shall be reported to the IC on or before January 15 every other year.

G. Evaluation of the Fiscal Agent. Each year, the Fiscal Agent shall prepare a selfevaluation, along with the Year-End Budget Report, for submittal to the IC. The selfevaluation will include a description of key work tasks performed, any duties or tasks not completed, and any non-planned work tasks completed. The report will include recommendations and suggestions for improving the services of the Fiscal Agent. The self-evaluation shall be submitted at the same time as the Year-End Budget Report. The IC will review the report at a regular meeting and discuss any suggested or needed changes or improvements. The IC will rate the overall performance of the Fiscal Agent based upon the ability of the Fiscal Agent to perform its duties in a timely manner and in accordance with all requirements of this Agreement. The final recommendations and feedback of the IC will be recorded in the minutes and also in a letter from the IC Chair to the Fiscal Agent. This feedback will be used by the Fiscal Agent to make any required changes in operations and procedures and/or work tasks for the next fiscal year. In addition to the annual review of the Fiscal Agent, the IC may, at any time, discuss questions, concerns or issues of performance with the designated representative of the Fiscal Agent.

X. CONTRACTING AGENT
A. Duties. The Contracting Agent execute!? contracts with Outside Contractors, including the Administrator and the Fiscal Agent.(where applicable) that have been requested and approved by the IC. The Contracting Agent consults with the IC to establish a procurement process for Outside Contractors, and then conducts that process once the IC has approved a scope of work, schedule, budget and other parameters of the contract that will be awarded by the Contracting Agent. The Contracting Agent shall conduct the procurement process and execute all contracts within a reasonable period of time after being directed to do so by the IC. The Contracting Agent shall provide a copy of any contract executed on behalf of the TAC to any PARTY,·any TAC member, and to any PARTY or person designated by any PARTY or the IC upon request. The governing body of the Contracting Agent, at its discretion, may delegate authority to execute agreements and contracts approved by the IC to a designated employee. Notice of any such delegation of authority shall be provided in writing to the Chair of the IC and to the Administrator.
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In the event the Contracting Agent is not also the Fiscal Agent, the Contracting Agent shall receive Countywide Funds transferred to the Contracting Agent by the Fiscal Agent on a periodic basis as described in Attachment 5. The Contracting Agent shall manage all Countywide Funds in accordance with generally accepted government accounting procedures. The Contracting Agent shall keep Countywide Funds segregated from all other funds administered by the Contracting Agent in separately numbered and coded accounts that are readily identifiable as Countywide Funds, and shall not expend, use or transfer any funds except as specifically directed by the IC. At the close of the fiscal year, the Contracting Agent shall, pursuant to the procedures in Attachment 5, comply with all directions from the IC with regard to retention of funds for contracts with Outside Contractors that are still in effect, and with regard to return of unexpended or unencumbered funds to the Fiscal Agent. The Fiscal Agent shall work cooperatively and collaboratively with the IC, the Administrator, and the Contracting Agent.

B. Initial Contracting Agent. The initial Contracting Agent shall be the County of Santa Clara. The specific contact person shall be designated in writing to the Administrator and to the TAC Chair. In the event the IC determines there is a need for a change in the Contracting Agent in the future (due to costs, lack of availability of desjgnated employees or for other reasons), or in the event the County is unable or unwilling to serve, the procedures for selection of a new Contracting Agent shall be the same as those for selection of a Fiscal Agent as described in Section IX C.

C. Payment For Services. The Contracting Agent shall provide the Administrator with proposed costs to perform the duties of TAC Contracting Agent for the upcoming fiscal year upon request. The proposed costs shall be at the level of detail described in Attachment 2. If the Contracting Agent is also serving as the Administrator, the Fiscal Agent" or both, the proposed costs to perform each function shall be separately specified.

The proposed costs will be reviewed by the IC as part of review of the Annual Workplan and Budget. If there is a question or concern about the proposed costs; the Chair of the IC and the Administrator will meet with the Contracting Agent concerning the issues.

Upon approval of the Annual Workplan and Budget by the IC and the Commission, the Administrator will prepare an agreement to be signed by the Contracting Agent and the Administrator to perform services for the new fiscal year. In the event that the Administrator and the Contracting Agent are the same PARTY, the agreement shall be signed by the designated employee of the PARTY serving as the Contracting Agent and the (separate) designated employee of the PARTY serving as the Administrator.

D. Annual Contract Status Report. The Contracting Agent shall prepare and submit an annual report to the IC on the status of all contracts (listing all contracts in progress, expired, terminated, and the amount of work and budget remaining in each) on or before October 31 each year. The report shall also note the amount of Countywide Funds held by the Contracting Agent, and specify the amount(s) of funds encumbered for contracts, and the amount(s) of funds that are unspent and unencumbered. The IC may, at any time, request additional information, detail, documentation and updates on any or all contracts. The Contracting Agent shall respond promptly to all such requests. 14

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E. Audits. The Contracting Agent shall cooperate with and provide all information and documentation required in order to complete the bi-annual audit described in .Section IX F. In the event the IC decides that any actions or activities of the Contracting Agent are not in compliance with this Agreement, or if the IC determines there are other reasons for an audit to be performed, the IC may perform an audit of the Countywide Funds received and expended by the Contracting Agent. In such event, the Contracting Agent shall cooperate fo1lly, and in a timely manner, with persons performing the audit.

F. Evaluation of the Contracting Agent. Each year, the Contracting Agent shall prepare a self-evaluation, along with the Annual Contract Status Report, for submittal to the IC. The self-evaluation will include a description of key work tasks performed, any duties or tasks not completed, and any non-planned work tasks completed. The report will include recommendations and suggestions for improving the services of the .

Contracting Agent. The self-evaluation shall be submitted at the same time as the Annual Contract Status Report. The IC will review the report at a regular meeting and discuss any suggested or needed changes or improvements. The IC will rate the overall performance of the Contracting Agent based upon the ability of the Contracting Agent to perform its duties in a timely manner and in accordance with all requirements of this Agreement. The final recommendations and feedback of the IC will be recorded in the minutes and also in a letter from the IC Chair to the Contracting Agent. This feedback will be used by the Contracting Agent to make any required changes in operations and procedures for the next fiscal year. In addition to the annual review of the Contracting Agent, the IC may, at any time, discuss questions, concerns or issues of performance with the designated representative of the Contracting Agent.

XI. LEGAL COUNSEL
A. Selection. The IC may select an attorney or firm that is experienced in solid waste, recycling and municipal law to research legal issues, proposed legislation, and to provide legal advice to the TAC ("Legal Counsel") as provided for in the Commissionapproved Annual Workplan and Budget. Legal Counsel may be a City Attorney or County Counsel (i.e. an employee of one of the PARTIES) or may be an outside attorney or law firm. The IC will interview and select Legal Counsel as needed, and direct the Contracting Agent to prepare a contract with Legal Counsel for the provision of legal services. The IC shall direct the work of Legal Counsel. The Administrator may assist in coordination of activities with Legal Counsel, but shall not give direction without prior authorization from the IC. Legal Counsel shall not be responsible for providing legal advice to individual PARTIES related to their individual compliance with Public Resources Code Section 40000 et. seq., but may provide such services under separate contract with any PARTY or PARTIES.

XII. OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
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A. Term of Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date the last duly authorized representative of the PARTIES executes it. This Agreement shall remain in effect until terminated by the PARTIES or until eight (8) or more PARTIES containing more than fifty percent (50%) of the population of the incorporated and unincorporated areas of County of Santa Clara withdraw from the Agreement, whichever 15

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occurs first. A PARTY may withdraw from the Agreement by providing written notice to the Administrator, stating the effective date of the PARTY'S withdrawal. The withdrawal of a PARTY shall not entitle that PARTY to receive or retain any portion of the SWPF.

8. Ethical Code of Conduct. All TAC members and Alternates shall adhere to the Ethical Code of Conduct in Attachment 4. All TAC members and Alternates shall attend a TAC-sponsored ethics training every other year beginning in FY 2013/14. The Administrator shall arrange for this training and include the cost in the Annual Workplan and Budget for each year the training is required to be conducted.

C. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered in any number of copies ("counterparts") by the PARTIES, including by means of facsimile and e-mail of PDF copies. When each PARTY has signed and delivered at least one counterpart to the Administrator, each counterpart shall be deemed an original, and taken together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement, which shall be binding and effective as to the PARTIES hereto.

D. Non-Compliance With State and Federal Laws. No PARTY shall, by entering into this Agreement, participating in the TAC or the IC, or agreeing to serve as Administrator, Fiscal Agent, Contracting Agent, and/or Legal Counsel, assume or be deemed to assume responsibility for any other PARTY in complying with the requirements of state and federal solid waste and recycling laws, including but not limited to, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 as amended (Public Resources Code Section 400000 et seq). This Agreement is intended solely for the convenience and benefit of the PARTIES hereto and shall not be deemed for the benefit of any third party and may not be enforced by any third party, inciuding, but not limited to, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery, or any person acting on their behalf or in their stead.

E. Indemnification. In lieu of and notwithstanding the pro rata risk allocation which might otherwise be imposed between the PARTIES pursuant to Government Code Section 895.6, the PARTIES agree that all losses or liabilities incurred by a PARTY, or by the Santa Clara Valley Water District in carrying out its duties under Section VI.

Implementation Committee shall not be shared pro rata, but instead the PARTIES agree that pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, each of the PARTIES hereto shall fully defend, indemnify and hold harmless each of the other PARTIES, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District in the carrying out of its duties under Section VI. Implementation Committee, from any claim, expense or cost, damage or liability imposed for injury (as defined by Government Code Section 810.8) occurring by reason of the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of the indemnifying PARTY, its officers agents or employees, or in connection with or arising from any work, authority or jurisdiction delegated to such PARTY under this Agreement. No PARTY, nor any officer, board member, employee or agent thereof, shall be responsible for any damage or liability incurred by reason of the negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct of the other PARTIES hereto, their officers, board members, employees or agents under or in . connection with or arising from any work, authority or jurisdiction delegated to such 5/6/13 16

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PARTY under this Agreement.

F. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any prior arrangement or agreement among the PARTIES regarding the composition, structure, duties and powers of the TAC including, but not limited to, the TAC Rules of Procedure dated May 22, 2006, but does not supersede any other agreements between any of the PARTIES. :
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The IC may recommend amendments on a more frequent basis if desired.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto have executed this Agreement as of the dates shown below.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto have executed this Agreement as of the dates shown below.

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, a public entity of the State of California Date: ------------ APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Chair, Board of Supervisors

CITY OF CAMPBELL
Date: July 17, 2013
By{$.£� Title: city MeE.a.g€lr

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Deputy County Counsel
ATTEST:

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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Title: City Attorney
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CITY OF CAMPBELL
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By: _________ �-- Name: Mark Linder
Title: City ManagE:)r

CITY OF CUPERTINO
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Title: City Manager

CITY OF GILROY
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Title: City Administrator

CITY OF LOS ALTOS
Date:_. __________ _
By: _________ _ Name: Marcia Somers
Title: City Manager

TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
Date: ----------
By: ______ -__ _ Name: Gari Cahill
Title: City Manager
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto have executed this Agreement as of the dates shown below.

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, a public entity of the State of California Date: ___________ APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto have executed this Agreement as of the dates shown below.

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, a public entity of the State of California Date: ___________ APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By: __________ _
Chair, Board of Supervisors

CITY OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
Date: lObl.f J 20/3
By: Cal2��� Name : carica.IT1
Title: city Manag:er

CITY OF -------
Date: ----------
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Deputy County Counsel
ATTEST:

Date: ___________ _
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Title: city Attorney
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto have executed this Agreement as of the dates shown below.

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, a public entity of the State of California Date: ------------ APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By: __________ _
Chair, Board of Supervisors
CITY OF ______ _
Date: ----------
By: _________ _
Name : -------- Ti tie: ---------
5/6/13
By: __________ _
Deputy County Counsel
ATTEST:

Date:. ___________ _
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Title: City Manager

TOWN OF LOS GATOS
Date: ----------
By: __________ _
Name: Greg Larson
Title: Town Manager

CITY OF MILPITAS

CITY OF MONTE SERENO
Name: Brian Leventhal
Title: City Manager

CITY OF MORGAN HILL
Date: ---- -----
By: __________ _
Name: Steve Rymer
Title: City Manager
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Title: Town Attorney
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Name: -------- Tit I e: Town Attorney
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Name: -------- Tit I e: City Attorney
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
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Name: �reg Larson
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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
Date: '1,LV-13
Name:· By:���DanieH.ich
Title: City Manager

CITY OF PALO AL TO
Date: ----------
By: __________ _
Name: James Keene
Title: City Manager

CITY OF SAN JOSE
Date: --------------
By: __________ _
Name: Norberto Duenas
Title: Deputy City Manager

CITY OF SANTA CLARA
· Oi;ite:----------
By: _________ �
Name: Julio J. Fuentes
Title: City Manager

CITY OF SARATOGA
Date: ----------
By: __________ _
Name: Dave Anderson
Title: City Manager
5/6/13
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Title: Senior Depvty. City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By:�---------­ Name: Rich.c1rd E. Nosky, Jr.

Title: City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Name: Richard Taylor
Title: City Attorney
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Date: ----------
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. CITY OF PALO ALTO
a.Y:_· ----;----.------- .Namer James Keene
Title: bity Mshager

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CITY OF MOUNTAINV'IEVV
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Narne: O�·rt,el H. Rich
Title: City Manager
CITY OF PALO:ALTO
Date:. .. · ,
By: _____________ _
Namet J'ames Keeme
Title:. City Manager
CITY OF SAN JOSE .

Date: __ ----'---"--'-c--'----­
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CITY OF SANTA
CLARA
· Date:----------------
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·Title: City Manager

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CITY OF SUNNYVALE
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ATTACHMENT 1

INITIAL STAFFING OF ADMINISTRATOR
The following is the initial staff complement for the Administrator:

Staff Person
Elizabeth Constantino, Program Manager II
Provides oversight of all Annual Workplan
tasks and all functions of the Administrator.

Lisa Rose, Senior Management Analyst
Coordinates the Green Business Program,
serves as staff to the Commission, and
performs various other duties.

Clifton Chew, Management Analyst
Serves as staff to the TAC, prepares state
reporting and DRS, and performs various
other duties.

Zachary DeVine, Management Analyst
Contracts monitoring, budget tracking,
Outreach Specialist, and various other
duties.

Sue Sherrin, Associate Management
Analyst B, Green Business Specialist
Sarah Smith, Management Analyst
Home Composting Education Program
Coordinator
Joanne Chapa, Office Specialist Ill
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% FTE Committed
To Administrator
Duties

0.82 FTE

0.87 FTE

0.80 FTE

0.67 FTE

0.98 FTE

1.0 FTE

0.94 FTE
23 % FTE Committed
To County
Unincorporated
Duties

0.18 FTE

0.13 FTE

0.20 FTE

0.33 FTE

0.02 FTE

0.00 FTE

0.06 FTE

TAC MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
ATTACHMENT 2

SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR

1.Selection. The IC shall select a PARTY or an Outside Contractor to serve as the Administrator for the TAC. As part of the selection process, the potential candidate(s) shall submit a proposal to the IC for providing Administrator services. The proposal shall include: a detailed scope of work for the upcoming fiscal year, detailed costs and work hours for the completion of each task, and a list of the employees proposed to perform each part of the Annual Workplan, as well as the administrative and management duties of the Administrator. The proposal shall also include a resume and description of the education, experience and expertise of each proposed staff member highlighting experience in solid waste management, recycling, diversion programs, producer responsibility, public education and outreach, legislative analysis, budgeting, public sector management, administration and policy development. It is of great importance that each member of the Administrator staff possess a high level of experience and expertise in the listed areas. The proposal shall designate the duties and activities to be carried out by each employee. The IC will review the proposal(s) and conduct interview(s) with the potential Administrator(s). The IC will select an Administrator and recommend approval to the Commission.

2.Change in Administrator Staff. In the event any member of the Administrator's staff is unable or unavailable to serve in the capacity indicated in the original proposal, the IC shall work with the Administrator to determine if an acceptable alternate staff member is available. This shall include, if desired by the IC, having representatives from the IC participate in the selection process for the alternate staff person; review the resumes, references and writing samples of proposed candidates; attend and participate in interviews; and provide input to the decision-making process for selection of the proposed alternate staff member. If the proposed alternate staff person is not acceptable to the IC, and the IC determines that the employee who is unavailable is a key employee, the IC may give written notice to the Administrator that the TAC will seek another Administrator, and the IC may recommend to the Commission that the selection process for a new Administrator be commenced. Upon receipt of Commission approval, the IC will begin that process. The Administrator shall serve until such time as either a replacement Administrator is selected and approved by the Commission, or (if the Administrator is not a PARTY) until the current contract for the services of the Administrator expires, whichever occurs first. In the IC's sole discretion, the services of the Administrator may be terminated prior to the selection of a new Administrator. In the event the Administrator is not a PARTY, an early termination clause shall be placed in the contract with the Administrator for use by the IC in the event a key staff person becomes unavailable.

3. Key Employee. A "key employee" includes, but is not limited to, any one of the following:
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a. An employee who is performing twenty percent (20%) or more of the work hours in the Annual Workplan.
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b. An employee whose work tasks require a high level of technical expertise and experience in recycling, solid and/or hazardous waste management programs and practices.
c. An employee whose work tasks require a high level of professional judgment that is the product of numerous years of experience in recycling, solid and hazardous waste management, and/or in work for public agencies.
d. An employee whose work tasks involve a high level of interaction with the public (e.g. in trainings, liaison with businesses or non-profit organizations, etc.). e. An employee whose work tasks involve presentations or testimony to public agencies (e.g. City Councils, the Board of Supervisors) and/or community organizations (e.g. service organizations, community groups, homeowner's, associations, -etc.).
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ATTACHMENT 3

ELEMENTS TO BE CONTAINED IN THE ANNUAL WORKPLAN AND BUDGET

1.Scope of Work. The proposed Annual Workplan ar:,d Budget will contain a detailed scope of work for each proposed task, the employee work hours estimated to complete each task, the name(s) of the specific employees that will perform the work for each task, the cost of the work hours for each task, all proposed overhead costs for the Administrator and all other projected costs. If the Administrator is a public agency, the costs may be shown as a percentage of each Full Time Equivalent (FTE) and the cost therefore, as long as the position (such as 'Analyst I') and the name of the employee filling that position are indicated, along with the fully burdened cost of the specified percentage of each FTE. The proposed Annual Workplan shall contain a list of key milestones for each task.

2.Administrative Tasks. The Workplan shall include a task for providing administrative support for the TAC including work hours to prepare meeting agendas, to schedule meetings, attend meetings, prepare minutes and correspondence, and carry out the direction of the TAC and all Committees and Subcommittees. The Workplan shall also include a separate task for providing administrative support to the Commission including work hours to prepare agendas, attend Commission meetings, prepare minutes, and carry out the direction of the Commission, its Committees and Subcommittees.

3. Other Staff Commitments. The proposed Workplan will contain a listing of the other duties and responsibilities of each assigned employee (other than the work to be performed as Adr:pinistrator for the TAC and the Commission) including the work hours and a general description of the key tasks and projects to be performed. This will serve as a cross-check (regardless of whether the Administrator is a public agency or a private firm) to ensure that the time of each employee is not overcommitted, and that sufficient time exists for each employee to complete all their assigned tasks.

4. Fiscal Agent and Contracting Agent Costs. The Administrator shall consult with the Fiscal Agent and with the Contracting Agent (in the event they are separate PARTIES) and shall incorporate the proposed costs for the services of each into the proposed Workplan and Budget. Such costs shall be clearly and separately identified for each function (and identified separately from those of the Administrator) and shall include the costs for employee time, expenses (such as bank fees), overhead charges and all other proposed costs.

5.Cost Detail For Comparison. The budget shall be formatted in a clear and concise manner such that all projected expenditures and revenues are detailed by project and line item. The proposed Workplan and Budget shall contain sufficient detail about proposed work hours and costs such that a comparison can be made between the proposed costs for the current Administrator, the current Fiscal Agent and the current 5/6/13 26

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Contracting Agent, and other potential providers of these services.

6. Projected Amount of Fund Transfer From Fiscal Agent to Contracting Agent. In the event the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent are different PARTIES, the budget shall include the projected amount of funds to be transferred from the Fiscal Agent to the Contracting Agent in order to pay for contracts with Outside Contractors that will be awarded by the Contracting Agent in the upcoming year. Such projections shall take into account all funds currently held by the Contracting Agent (if any) and the amount of such funds already encumbered for contracts in progress. The projection shall be accompanied by a recommendation as to the frequency of fund transfers from the Fiscal Agent to the Contracting Agent that will be required to fund contracts awarded by the Contracting Agent for the upcoming year (e.g. annual one-time transfer of funds, quarterly transfer of funds, or other recommended timing.) ?.Discussion Concerning Potential Conflicts. Once the initial draft of the proposed Annual Workplan is prepared, the IC Chair, the Administrator, the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent shall meet to review and discuss the Workplan and shall work cooperatively to identify and address any potential conflicts that could arise with regard to policies of the Administrator, the Fiscal Agent or the Contracting Agent. Examples include proposed sale of recycling containers or other goods at less than the purchase price (i.e. subsidized cost of compost bins for the home composting program); provision of recycling grants, prizes, incentives; and other such items. At the direction of the IC Chair, the Administrator shall further investigate any potential conflicts that have been identified, and shall, in consultation with the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent, research and propose solutions for eac.h. If solutions cannot be found, the issue may be presented to the IC for further consideration and/or the IC Chair may direct the Administrator to revise the Workplan and Budget to remove the items creating the potential conflict. In this event the IC Chair will inform the IC of such action when the Annual Workplan and Budget are considered for approval. 5/6/13 27

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ATTACHMENT 4

CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT

1. Members shall strive to conduct all meetings, discussions and deliberations in a spirit of collaboration and partnership. Members shall treat all persons with respect and courtesy. In the course of discussions, members shall make their arguments on the merits of the issue rather than engaging in personal remarks or attacks on persons holding positions other than their own.

2. All members shall remain aware that the activities of the TAC are funded by fees. raised from the public; and that the TAC is recommending expenditures of public funds. Members shall act prudently and in the best interest of the public when making fiscal and policy decisions.

3. Members shall voluntarily recuse themselves from all discussions and votes, and shall refrain from expressing any opinion to other members on issues where any one of the following apply:
a. The member holds a financial interest such that the member could financially benefit from the action or issue being considered. b. The member is an owner or investor of a business the TAC is considering doing business with.
c. The member owns land that is being considered for purchase or lease by theTAC or by any program funded by the TAC.
d. A charity, community group or non-govemmental organization to which the member belongs or contributes funds would receive funds from the TAC for projects or services.
e. A person in the member's family could benefit financially from the action or issue being considered. Family includes the members' spouse, children, step-children, grandchildren and step-grandchildren, as well as siblings and parents of the member and the member's spouse.

4. A member recusing themselves shall mean (a) announcing the member has a conflict of interest when the item is opened for discussion, (b) leaving the meeting room before discussion on the matter commences, and (c) not returning to the room until after discussion and any vote on the matter is concluded.

5. Members .shall periodically conduct a self-assessment and inventory of any potential conflicts of interest they may have and, if the member is unsure whether or not a conflict exists, the member shall discuss the issue with the TAC Chair, the Administrator, TAC Legal Counsel or legal counsel for the member's own agency.

6. In the event a member fails to recuse him or her self during discussion of an issue where the member appears to have a conflict of interest, the Chair of the meeting shall ask the member to recuse him or her self and shall halt discussion about the issue until the member has left the room.

7. Members shall not engage in financial transactions using non-public information nor allow the improper use of such information to further any personal or private interest.
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8. Members s.hall not solicit or accept any gift or other item of monetary value from any person or entity seeking official action from, doing business with, or conducting activities regulated by the TAC, or whose interests may be substantially affected by actions of the TAC. Gifts do not include coffee, tea, · donuts, discounts available to the general public, greeting cards or plaques of minor intrinsic value. It is appropriate and prudent for members to decline even items of minor intrinsic value from sources described in this section.

9. Members shall not knowingly make unauthorized commitments or promises of any kind purporting to bind the TAC to take any type of action or to approve any contract, program or other commitment.

10. Members shall not use their membership on the TAC for private gain.

11. Members shall always act impartially and objectively and not give preferential treatment to any organization or individual.
.12. Members shall not seek or accept any contract to provide services to the TAC for a period of at· least six (6) months after termination of their membership on the TAC.

13. Members shall adhere to, and be vigilant that the TAC adheres to, all applicable state, federal and local laws and regulations.

14.AII members shall participate in a TAC-sponsored Ethics Training bienr:,ially.

15. Members shall endeavor to avoid any actions or statements that violate, or that create the appearance that they are violating, the law or any ethical standards set forth in this Attachment.
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ATTACHMENT 5

PROCEDURES FOR TRANSFER OF COUNTYWIDE FUNDS FROM FISCAL AGENT

TO CONTRACTING AGENT
The following procedures shall be used in the event the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent are different PARTIES./

1. As part of its review and approval of the Annual Workplan and Budget, the IC shall establish the amount of funds and the schedule for transfer of funds from the Fiscal Agent to the Contracting Agent for the upcoming fiscal year.

2. Upon approval of the Annual Workplan and Budget by the Commission, the IC may take appropriate actions consistent with the Annual Workplan and Budget, including but not limited to, the following:

A. Direct the Fiscal Agent to transfer specific amount(s) of Countywide Funds to the Contracting Agent on a specified schedule. The schedule may call for annual, quarterly, or more frequent transfers, as needed for the fiscal year.

B. Adjust the timing and/or the amount(s) of funds to be transferred by the Fiscal Agent to the Contracting agent if circumstanc�s change during the year, or if there are other reasons to do so.

C. In the event the IC directs a change in the scope of work for an existing Outside Contractor that will increase the cost of the work, the IC may direct the Fiscal Agent to transfer additional funds to the Contracting Agent to pay for the amended scope of work.

3. In the event the Fiscal Agent is also serving as the Ac;jministrator, the IC shall direct the Fiscal Agent to transfer funds to th_e Contracting Agent for payment of the Administrator. The Contracting Ager:,t shall pay the Administrator pursuant to the contract executed between the Contracting Agent and the Administrator.

4. If a single PARTY is serving as the Fiscal Agent and the Contracting Agent, the IC may direct that PARTY to retain a specified amount of Countywide Funds to pay the PARTY for performing the services of Fiscal Agent and Contracting Agent.

5. In the event a single PARTY is serving as the Fiscal Agent, the Administrator and the Contracting Agent, the IC will direct the PARTY to implement the Annual Workplan and Budget as approved by the IC and the Commission. This includes paying the costs specified in the approved Budget for the PARTY performing the duties of the Administrator, the Fiscal Agent and the Contra'cting Agent, as well as carrying out the duties of each.

6. If the Contracting Agent is, at any time, running out of funds or projects a shortfall in funds due to changed conditions or circumstances, the Contracting Agent shall immediately inform the IC and the Fiscal Agent and proceed according to the directions of the IC.

7. When making transfers of funds to the Contracting Agent, the Fiscal Agent shall make the required arrangements for an electronic transfer of funds or for preparation of a check made payable to the Contracting Agent.

8. If the Contracting Agent does not receive funds from the Fiscal Agent pursuant to the schedule directed by the IC, the Contracting Agent shall promptly inform the Fiscal Agent and the Fiscal Agent shall promptly arrange for the funds to be transferred. 5/6/13 30

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9: At the end of the fiscal year, the IC will review the Year End Contract Status Report from the Contracting Agent, the Year-End Budget Report from the Fiscal Agent, and the Year-End Report from the Administrator. The IC may direct the Contracting Agent to transfer unspent, unencumbered funds to the Fiscal Agent or to retain such funds for use in the following fiscal year. The Contracting Agent will promptly comply with the directions of the IC.

10. If the IC directs the Contracting Agent to transfer unspent funds to the Fiscal Agent, the Fiscal Agent shall acknowledge receipt of s'uch funds to the Contracting Agent and shall note the transfer in the accounting records of the Fiscal Agent pursuant to generally accepted government accounting procedures.
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County of Santa Clara
Department of Agriculture and Environmental Management
Recycling and Waste Reduction Division
1555 Berger Drive Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 282-3180
Fax ( 408) 282-3188
DATE:

TO:

FROM:

RE:

September 2, 2014
Clerk of the Board
Lisa Rose 1--tJ
Memorandum of Agreement
http://www.ReduceWaste.org
Attached are the original, signed copies of the Agreement Creating the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee, signed by each Party to the Agreement. Please forward an executed copy to me (electronically) and I will distribute to each of the cities. Please contact me at 408-282-3166 or [email protected] if you have any questions.

Board of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, Cindy Chavez, Dave Cortese, Ken Yeager, S. Joseph Simitian County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith

DocuSign Envelope ID: F14D4D16-76CD-4EFE-B52C-B1A3240516C7

MEMORANDUM OF

UNDERSTANDING AMONG LOCAL

PUBLIC AGENCIES IN

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

FOR FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM COSTS
SECTION 1. OVERVIEW
This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is between the cities of Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale; the town of Los Altos Hills; the County of Santa Clara; and the West Valley Solid Waste Management Authority on behalf of its member agencies, the cities of Campbell, Monte Sereno and Saratoga; and town of Los Gatos; collectively "Parties" or individually as a "Party." SECTION 2. RECITALS
WHEREAS, the signatory Parties are also "PARTIES" to the Memorandum of Agreement for the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Technical Advisory Committee, which is a Committee of the County of Santa Clara Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission that advances the interests of Party jurisdictions by perfonning technical and policy review to inform parties and advise the Commission on solid waste management issues, and bring together varied expertise and viewpoints for planning and implementing the Commission approved annual workplan and budget;
WHEREAS, the Parties have previously agreed to jointly fund the cost of a countywide edible food recovery program to satisfy their respective obligations under SB 1383 (2016) and the corresponding regulations;
WHEREAS, the County of Santa Clara is the Fiscal Agent for the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to the Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission and the City of Morgan Hill is the Administrator and Contracting Agent for the TAC; WHEREAS, the City of Morgan Hill, as Program Administrator and Contracting Agent, has contracted with Joint Venture Silicon Valley to implement and manage the countywide Food Recovery Program ("Program") for Fiscal Year 2023/24;
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to execute this MOU to provide for their respective share of costs for the Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
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