SUBJECT: AB 939 WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING PROGRAM CONSULTING SERVICES

Recommendation

Approve the attached contract and scope of work for E. Tseng & Associates (ETA) to provide consultant services to implement the City's waste reduction and recycling program.

Background

AB 939 is a State mandated program requiring that each local jurisdiction prepare, adopt and implement a Source Reduction and Recycling Element in order to divert 50% of it's solid waste from local landfills. The City initially retained Eugene Tseng & Associates (ETA) to evaluate the status of the City's progress in implementation of AB 939 and to prepare the City's annual report for submittal to the the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The Board accepted the City's reports and the City was deemed to be in compliance with waste diversion requirements to date. The City has established an AB 939 surcharge to fund the project and there is currently a fund balance of $30,000 for implementation programs.

In December, staff issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to six firms and two responded. Of the two proposals, staff determined that ETA provided a better service at less cost and that the principal consultant was highly qualified to carry out project. Dr. Tseng is affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles and has proposed a creative approach by utilizing U.C.L.A. graduate students to provide a cost effective method for data collection and implementation services. Under his proposal, the City of Hermosa Beach will be a test jurisdiction to evaluate waste diversion efforts for the State

ETA has prepared a detailed workprogram for AB 939 compliance over the next two years. (Please see Attachment No. 1) at a total cost of $20,000. The main focus of contract services will be to quantify and document recycling and waste diversion activities (including curbside recycling programs) and to increase residential waste diversion activity for both the commercial and residential sectors to meet mandatory diversion requirements. ETA will work with staff in implementing programs outlined in the scope of work.

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