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CITY OF SAN MATEO
Agenda Report
City Hall
330 W. 20th Avenue
San Mateo CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org
Agenda Number: 6 Section Name: {{section.name}} Account Number: 21-4678 File ID: {{item.tracking_number}} TO: City Council
FROM: Alex Khojikian, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Public Works Department
MEETING DATE: March 18, 2024
SUBJECT:
Compost Broker Program – Amendment
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Compost Broker Program Agreement with San Mateo Resource Conservation District to increase the agreement in the amount of $90,839.54, for a new Agreement total of $164,055.80; update payment rates; amend the scope of services; extend the term to May 1, 2026; and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the amendment in substantially the form presented.
BACKGROUND:
SB 1383 is a short-term climate pollutants reduction act requiring, in part, for all jurisdictions to procure an amount of recycled organics waste product (e.g., compost, mulch) proportional to the population and amount of organic waste generated in that jurisdiction. Per SB 1383, the City’s annual recycled organic waste product procurement target is 8,244 tons.
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District’s (SMRCD) Compost Broker Program is a collaboration between the agency, every city and town within San Mateo County, and the County of San Mateo to help jurisdictions meet the SB 1383 recycled organic waste product procurement target. Through the Compost Broker Program, the SMRCD functions as the City’s direct service provider procuring and distributing compost to farm and rangeland to assist in reaching the City’s recycled organic waste product procurement target.
Because the SMRCD Compost Broker Program provides for only approximately 13% of the City’s 2022 target, the agency also works to identify and develop additional partnership opportunities with the county’s agricultural communities to support long-term SB 1383 compliance. SMRCD will assess innovative compost procurement and application funding strategies the City might pursue to fund expansion of the program in the long term.
On June 20, 2022, City Council approved a contract with SMRCD in the amount of $73,216.26 for the first two years of the Compost Broker Program. This program has been very successful in helping the City meet its SB 1383 recycled organics procurement target.
On January 29, 2023, Amendment 1 to this agreement was executed revising the scope of work and the duties of SMRCD to allow for subcontracting with farmers, ranchers, and other entities within the County of San Mateo to purchase SB1383 compliant compost to meet the City’s state mandated recycled organics waste products procurement target. There was no change to the term or the amount of the Agreement.
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On February 26, 2024, CalRecycle awarded the City $90,839.54 in grant funds for procurement of recycled organics waste products as part of the second two-year cycle of SB1383 Local Assistance Grant funds. This work will be done under this Agreement.
Proposed Amendment No. 2 extends the term of the Agreement, increases the amount of the Agreement to include the new grant fund award from the CalRecycle SB 1383 Local Assistance Grant, and modifies the scope of work so that work can be done in agricultural areas that straddle the border between the counties of San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara.
Staff supports this change so that more compost can be procured towards the City’s annual target. Based on the above, City staff recommends for City Council to approve Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement between the City and SMRCD.
BUDGET IMPACT:
Funds provided by a CalRecycle Local Assistance Grant support the cost of these services and provide sufficient funding for this amendment. Staff applied for the grant in collaboration with all the jurisdictions in San Mateo County, led by the County of San Mateo Office of Sustainability.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Compost Broker Program between the City and SMRCD is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This is because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the procurement of additional compost to help meet the City’s annual recycled organic waste product procurement target would have a significant effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).)
NOTICE PROVIDED
All meeting noticing requirements were met.
ATTACHMENTS
Att 1 - Amendment No. 2
STAFF CONTACT
Jack Johnson, Waste Management Supervisor
[email protected]
6505227346