TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Thomas Zeleny, Interim County Counsel
REPORT BY: Thomas Zeleny, Interim County Counsel
SUBJECT: Second Reading of Ordinance for Organic Waste Recycling and Food Recovery
RECOMMENDATION
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Second reading and adoption of an ordinance for Organic Waste Recycling and Food Recovery regarding Senate Bill 1383 (also known as Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction) that requires reducing greenhouse gas generation by implementing programs that divert organic wastes from landfills.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On December 7, 2021, the Board of Supervisors conducted a first reading of an ordinance for Organic Waste Recycling and Food Recovery regarding Senate Bill 1383 that requires reducing greenhouse gas generation by implementing programs that divert organic wastes from landfills.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact?
No
County Strategic Plan pillar addressed:
Vibrant and Sustainable Environment
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to CalRecycle's SB 1383 Regulations. The SB 1383 Regulations were the subject of a program environmental impact report prepared by CalRecycle, and the activities to be carried out under this Ordinance are entirely within the scope of the SB 1383 Regulations and that EIR. On a separate and independent basis, the Ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15308, Class 8 of the CEQA Guidelines as an action that will not have a significant impact on the environment and as an action taken by a regulatory agency for the protection of the environment, specifically, for the protection of the climate. There are no unusual circumstances that would cause this Ordinance to have a significant effect on the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In 2016, Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill 1383 (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) ("SB 1383"), establishing methane emissions reduction targets in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of...
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