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CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM

Management Committee Meeting July 21, 2010 Minutes

Attendance:

MUNICIPALITY ATTENDED ABSENT

City of Antioch Phil Hoffmeister City of Brentwood Jack Dhaliwal City of Clayton Laura Hoffmeister City of Concord Jeff Roubal Town of Danville Chris McCann City of El Cerrito Garth Schultz (telcon) City of Hercules Jose Pacheco City of Lafayette Donna Feehan City of Martinez Alex Stroup Town of Moraga Frank Kennedy City of Oakley Frank Kennedy City of Orinda Cathy Terentieff City of Pinole Nancy Voisey City of Pittsburg Jolan Longway City of Pleasant Hill Rod Wui City of Richmond Chad Davisson City of San Pablo Karineh Samkian (telcon) City of San Ramon Steven Spedowfski (Vice-Chair) City of Walnut Creek Rinta Perkins (Chair) Contra Costa County (CCC) Charmaine Bernard CCC Flood Control & Water Conservation District

Paul Detjens

OTHERS/GUESTS:

CalTrans Jon Michels

CCC IPM Coordinator Tanya Drlik EcoWise, Inc. Bart Brandenburg

I. Introductions: Perkins began the meeting at 1:35 pm with self-introductions

while Michelle McCauley teleconferenced in Garth Schultz (City of El Cerrito) and Karineh Samkian (City of San Pablo).

II. Regional Board Staff Comments/Reports:

San Francisco Bay RWQCB – Selina Louie

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Central Valley RWQCB – Kim Schwab Neither Selina Louie nor Kim Schwab attended the meeting.

III. Presentations:

A. EcoWise Certification for Structural Integrated Pest Management – Bart Brandenburg of EcoWise described EcoWise as an independent, third party structural pest control certification program, currently available only in California. They have certified five (5) pest control companies in Northern California – Orkin’s Livermore Branch, Pestec, Ashford Pest Control, Applied Pest Management and Atco Pest Control – and 140 individuals. Their graduates are certified in structural Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Brandenburg stated EcoWise had been funded by grants from the State Water Resources Control Board until recently and would begin charging more aggressively for their services to allow them to continue to provide certification and outreach. Brandenburg advocated for municipalities to hire/contract with only IPM certified firms to ensure they are complying with Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) requirements, to help force the growth of the movement and to level the playing field so all parties know what to expect. A point was made that in a “Request for Proposal” situation if a firm was the best candidate but not certified, the requirement to obtain certification by a certain date could be inserted in the contract. Brandenburg also mentioned the EcoWise website has a “Contracting Toolkit,” which can be used in development of an IPM policy, and the list of certified IPM pest control providers. Brandenburg stated EcoWise complements the Bay Friendly Landscape and Gardening Coalition, which focuses on IPM for landscaping.

IV. Consent Calendar:

A. June 10, 2010 Development Committee Meeting Minutes

B. June 16, 2010 Management Committee Meeting Minutes

C. June 22, 2010 Monitoring Committee Meeting Minutes

D. June 23, 2010 Public Information/Participation Committee Meeting Minutes

E. June 24, 2010 Municipal Operations Committee Meeting Minutes

F. July 6, 2010 Administrative Committee Meeting Minutes

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Laura Hoffmeister moved / Frank Kennedy seconded/ To approve the consent items incorporating revisions to the attendance in the Development Committee minutes and corrected Municipal Operations Committee minutes language.

V. Actions:

A. APPROPRIATE $15,000 to Co-Sponsor a Bay-Friendly Landscape (BFL) Maintenance Training and Qualification Program; and, $250 for BLF & Gardening Coalition Membership for Fiscal Year 2010/11 – Tom Dalziel began by stating funds were included in the FY 2010/11 Program budget and it had been two (2) years since a BFL training was held in Contra Costa County. Dalziel recommended the training continue for new attendees as well as those who attended two (2) years ago and need to be recertified. Dalziel noted the Green Business Program has added BFL certification of landscapers to the list of requirements for those companies that wish to become Green Businesses. Dalziel noted the City of Walnut Creek was providing $10,000 to underwrite the cost of the BFL training and he urged other cities to help out if they have available funding in their budgets. The training would be held once a week for seven (7) weeks beginning September 29, 2010 at Heather Farms. Karineh Samkian reminded co-permittees of a discussion following the last training in East County to provide the next training at a West County location. It was pointed out any location would need access to a landscaping area as well as a classroom. Rinta Perkins and Samkian agreed to discuss the locations off-line. Frank Kennedy moved/Laura Hoffmeister seconded/ To appropriate $15,000 to co-Sponsor a Bay-Friendly Landscape (BFL) Maintenance Training and Qualification Program; and, $250 for BLF & Gardening Coalition Membership for Fiscal Year 2010/11. Passed unanimously.

B. AFFIRM the Administrative Committee’s Decision to Cancel the August 2010 Administrative Committee and Management Committee Meetings – Laura Hoffmeister moved/Steven Spedowfski seconded/To affirm the Administrative Committee’s decision to cancel the August 2010 Administrative Committee and Management Committee meetings. Passed unanimously.

VI. Staff Reports:

A. East Contra Costa County Municipal NPDES Permit Reissuance – Dalziel

provided an update on the negotiations with Central Valley (CV) Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) staff for reissuance of their permit. Dalziel explained Program staff was initially pleased following a recent meeting with Water Board staff during which it appeared the “duplicative” requirements such as Green Street Pilot Projects and creek monitoring activities had been coordinated with the MRP. However, since that meeting the CV Water Board staff released its draft Tentative Order for public review without the

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coordination previously requested and discussed. One requested change had been incorporated involving the removal of a requirement for Permittees to work with Caltrans in development of a methylmercury allocation sharing scheme. Dalziel indicated Program staff and East County co-permittees were meeting regularly in preparation of comments on the draft Tentative Order. Dalziel further indicated he was also reviewing this matter with BASMAA members, who are supportive of coordinating the East County Permit and MRP monitoring requirements, and maintaining the ongoing partnerships and regional collaborations with East County permittees.

B. Trash Hot Spot Selection and Cleanup – Crosby announced the municipal Hot Spot selections and data were submitted to the Water Board on July 1, 2010 as required. Crosby urged co-permittees to continue to document trash removal because it may count toward the 40% MRP trash reduction requirement. She also urged continued documentation of street sweeping for loads of Mercury and PCBs. Dalziel explained BASMAA is working on clarifying the compliance language to determine whether cities can only count new and enhanced trash reduction efforts, which in effect penalizes municipalities that have been aggressive in implementation of trash reduction measures and programs. Crosby indicated she received a letter from Tom Mumley stating all required permit submittals must include the required signatory and certification requirements contained in “Attachment K” in the MRP. Dalziel reported he would be reviewing this requirement with Tom Mumley and the BASMAA Board of Directors on July 22, 2010 and would be reporting back to the Management Committee on needed next steps.

C. Bay Area Trash Demonstration Project Update – Dalziel reminded co-permittees of the State Revolving Fund grant monies available through the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) for purchase and installation of full trash capture devices. After unsuccessfully negotiating to remove the twenty-year maintenance clause and budgeted annual replacement costs from the contract, it has been released. Dalziel reviewed the eight (8) requirements of the contract (two listed above) and there was some question if one of the requirements is for Operations & Maintenance or unit replacement costs. Cities must contract with ABAG by January 1, 2011 to be eligible for the grant monies. Dalziel urged co-permittees to submit the contract to their respective City Attorneys for review and comments. Co-permittees directed staff to submit the contract to the City/County Attorney’s subcommittee for their review on behalf of all municipalities. Dalziel added if municipalities placed joint orders for full trash capture devices, they may be able to get a price break. Staff offered to coordinate this by

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sending out an email to municipalities inquiring about which units they may be purchasing.

D. Update on Stormwater Quality Funding Initiative – Dalziel stated the SCI Consulting Group contract language is currently being reviewed by County Counsel and is expected to go to the Board of Supervisors for approval on September 14, 2010 because of the four (4) week break preceding that date. The contract start date is August 2, 2010. Dalziel informed co-permittees Donald Freitas agreed to become a temporary employee to manage the project. The County was working to hire Mr. Freitas as soon as possible.

E. Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) Compliance Priorities – Crosby quickly reviewed the 2011 MRP compliance priorities, which were mostly Program-level monitoring requirements. Crosby specifically called out:

C.2.d Wet/dry season inspections of pump stations; C-3.a Revise general plans for new and redevelopment performance

standard implementation;

C.3.b Develop database for reporting on regulated projects; and C-3.h Operations & Maintenance verification update.

Crosby clarified pump stations that pump water into another pipe do not have to be monitored.

F. Program Agreement 2010 – 2025 – Dalziel stated he is waiting for all cities to submit their Certified Resolution adopting the new Program Agreement, and authorizing the City/Town/County Manager to sign the Agreement. Once Dalziel has received all the Resolutions he will forward all documents to the City/County Attorney’s Association to coordinate the gather of signatures by all City/Town Attorneys and Managers.

VII. BASMAA Staff Reports:

A. Development Committee – See Staff Report

B. Monitoring / POC’s Committee – See Staff Report

C. Trash / Municipal Operations Committee (MOC) – See Staff Report.

D. Public Information/Participation (PI/P) Committee – McCauley noted the “Our

Water Our World” (OWOW) campaign was very popular with other municipalities and seemed to be a cost-effective way to target the audience. McCauley will place a discussion about OWOW on the next PIP meeting agenda.

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VIII. Information Items:

A. Articles – “Commission Finds that Large Portions of San Diego Municipal Storm Water Permit Constitute an Unfunded Mandate,” California Environmental Insider, April 15, 2010; and, CASQA NewsFlash “Reimbursable Mandates – Q & A,” May 17, 2010

IX. Old/New Business: McCauley asked co-permittees who participate in the Inspection Program to remain a few minutes to receive their copy of their Resolution approving the 2nd Amendment to the Stormwater Utility Assessment (SUA); the 2nd Amendment to the SUA recognizing the new Inspection Agreement; and, a copy of the Board Order approving the Inspection Agreement. Rinta Perkins announced the City of Walnut Creek hired Brown and Caldwell to evaluate their street sweeping materials to determine if they still need to be disposed of as toxic waste. Brown and Caldwell were successful in eliminating that requirement, saving the City $60,000 a year.

X. Adjournment:

Perkins adjourned the meeting at 3:45 pm.

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CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM Municipal Operations Committee (MOC)

And Industrial Inspector Training for POCs

Concord Civic Center, 1950 Parkside Drive July 22, 2010 Minutes

Attendance:

MUNICIPALITY ATTENDED ABSENT

City of Antioch Phil Hoffmeister

City of Brentwood Jeff Cowling

City of Concord (Chair) Jeff Roubal

County Watershed Program

(Vice-chair)

Charmaine Bernard

Alex Anaya

Town of Danville Chris McCann

City of El Cerrito Garth Schultz

City of Hercules Glen Moniz

City of Lafayette David Terhune

City of Pinole Tim Harless

Patrick Bowie

City of Pittsburg Bobby Joaquin

Ramona Anderson

City of San Pablo Karineh Samkian

City of Walnut Creek Rinta Perkins

Michael Hawthorne

NON-VOTING

City of Clayton Mark Janney

Town of Moraga John Sherbert

City of Orinda Cathy Terentieff

City of Pleasant Hill Rod Wui

City of Richmond Lynne Scarpa

City of San Ramon Steven Spedowfski

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PROGRAM STAFF Jamison Crosby Michelle McCauley

GUESTS

Gary Faria Contra Costa County Building Department

Andy Kobayashi Delta Diablo Sanitation District

Darrel Cain Delta Diablo Sanitation District

Casey Wheable Central Contra Costa Sanitary District

Ernesto Rodriquez Central Contra Costa Sanitary District

Jeremy Talarico Central Contra Costa Sanitary District

Jeff Skinner Central Contra Costa Sanitary District

Colleen Henry Central Contra Costa Sanitary District

John Ortega Central Contra Costa Sanitary District

Steve Linsley Central Contra Costa Sanitary District

Timothy Potter Central Contra Costa Sanitary District

Dana Blatner Town of Moraga

Frank Kennedy City of Oakley

I. Introductions/Announcements – Jamison Crosby began the off-site meeting at

10:05 a.m. by informing attendees the usual agenda would be brief to allow the majority of the meeting to be dedicated to the POCs Training for Industrial Inspectors. Crosby ensured all attendees had the various handouts and explained inspectors from the East Bay Municipal Utility District were invited but not in attendance because they had already received training on the subject through Alameda County in June 2010. Self-introductions were made.

II. Approve the May 27, 2010 and June 24, 2010 MOC Minutes – Karineh Samkian moved / Rinta Perkins seconded / To APPROVE the May and June MOC Minutes. Passed unanimously.

III. Elect New Chair and Vice-chair – Rinta Perkins moved / Karineh Samkian

seconded / To ELECT Jeff Roubal Chair of the MOC. Passed unanimously.

Karineh Samkian moved / Jeff Roubal seconded / To ELECT Charmaine Bernard Vice-chair of the MOC. Passed unanimously.

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IV. Wet and Dry Season Pump Station Inspection Forms – Crosby distributed two (2)

revised Pump Station Inspection Forms – one dry season and one wet season –noting that only a few cities had pump stations that required inspecting (Pittsburg, Oakley, Richmond and the County). She reminded them the MRP requires monitoring for dissolved oxygen two times a year during the dry season starting July 1, 2010 and pump station inspections twice during the wet season starting in fall 2010. Crosby asked attendees to review the forms and indicated she would seek email approval of the form in the days following the meeting.

V. Industrial Inspectors Training for Pollutants of Concern (Mercury, Copper, and PCBs) – Tim Potter led the attendees through the PowerPoint presentation developed by BASMAA. He explained what inspectors should look for and how to fill out inspection forms.

VI. Old/New Business – None.

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CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM PIP MEETING

SUMMARY

ATTENDEES

Members: Steven Spedowfski, City of San Ramon

Dan Jordan, Contra Costa County

Laura Wright, Vice-Chair, City of Pittsburg

Julie Haas-Wajdowicz, City of Antioch

Rod Wui, City of Pleasant Hill

Lynne Scarpa, City of Richmond

CeCe Sellgren, Flood Control District

Staff: Michelle McCauley, Administrative Analyst

Grantee: Matt Bolender, Used Oil Block Grant

Consultant: O‟Rorke, Inc. – Tracy Keough, Emiko Hashisaki, Elena Finch

MEETING DATE: July 28, 2010

NOTES BY: Tracy Keough

SUBJECT: PIP Meeting #1

I. Introductions. Meeting commenced at 10:08 AM.

II. Presentation by Matt Bolender. Matt Bolender presented the new Mr.

Funnelhead video to committee members. The video featured the

announcement of winners of the annual Mr. Funnelhead calendar art contest,

and was shot in the winners‟ schools rather than in a studio. Bolender then

presented an update on his efforts for the year. The Committee asked that he

send out the schedule of performances for the coming school year.

III. Election of new Committee Chair/Vice Chair. Laura Wright nominated

Julie Haas-Wajdowicz for chair. Steven Spedowfski seconded the motion.

Motion passed unanimously. Julie Haas-Wajdowicz nominated Laura Wright

for Vice Chair. Dan Jordan seconded the motion. Motion passed

unanimously. Spedowfski will continue as the BASMAA representative. Dan

Jordan will continue as the alternate for BASMAA.

IV. BASMAA Update. Spedowfski informed the Committee that efforts with

BASMAA are currently on hold. The Committee will wait to see the strategic

plan presented by the consultant before deciding how to move forward.

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V. Our Water Our World. Michelle McCauley presented an update on the Our

Water Our World (OWOW) program. The Committee has not funded OWOW

for several years, but the program is still active regionally. The Committee

requested Annie Joseph schedule time for a presentation including budget

options and samples of current materials. McCauley will also request to

include the Program logo in retail outlet POP materials.

VI. O’Rorke Update. Emiko Hashisaki presented Committee members with an

update on the Live Nation Texting and Online Promotion. A fact sheet for

staffers was distributed. Wright suggested obtaining sand bags to secure the

pull-up signs at the venue. Haas-Wajdowicz suggested staffers should wear

Clean Water Program t-shirts to the concerts. Hashisaki then circulated a list

of possible questions to ask concertgoers in exchange for a shammie.

Committee members will send their comments on the questions via email.

Hashisaki next provided an update on the online portion of the campaign,

noting that 22 texts had been received from those who had seen the online ads.

During the same period when the ads began running, McCauley also received

over 20 new tote bag requests from new visitors to the website.

The Committee then discussed whether to continue the New Homeowner

letter in FY 10/11. McCauley reminded the Committee the FY 10/11 PIP

budget allocated $20,000. Letters with campaign messaging and a magnet

listing clean water tips were sent to new homeowners in the County for the

past six months. The Committee agreed to continue the program, noting that

the letter text should be updated to coincide with the fall campaign and other

relevant County events.

VII. Fall 2010/2011 Campaign Discussion. Tracy Keough then presented several

options for how to structure the fall 2010/2011 advertising campaign. One

new option for the upcoming campaign would involve pursuing a corporate

sponsor. There was some discussion that the Program should be selective

about soliciting a sponsor and not give unsuitable partners an opportunity to

“green wash” or damage the Program‟s credibility. Keough asked that the

Committee members review and send their recommendations via email.

O‟Rorke will then incorporate and present a final media recommendation at

the August PIP Committee meeting.

VIII. Committee Roundtable. Spedowfski distributed copies of a children‟s book

called “Street Smarts,” and suggested that the Clean Water Program could

adapt this theme to educate children about „Creek Smarts.‟

Lynne Scarpa noted that she has received questions about whether a particular

car washing soap can be considered safe for the bay. Wright said she had

reached out to manufacturers of this and other similar products in the past to

share the contents of their products, and has not been successful in her efforts.

She believes they have no credibility to back up their “green” claims.

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Haas-Wajdowicz then showed the video a resident sent showing a community

member cleaning trash in a neighborhood and then sweeping the trash into

storm drains, emphasizing the difficulty in making the public aware of how

their behavior affects the environment.

IX. Confirm Action Items. O‟Rorke will route the Live Nation Promotion

questionnaire and the 2010/2011 media campaign options to the Committee

for review and comments. O‟Rorke will use Committee member feedback to

develop a plan and budget for the August PIP meeting.

X. Next Steps. The meeting adjourned at 12:10 PM.

Next Meeting:

Wednesday August 25th, 2010

10:00 – 12:00PM

255 Glacier Drive, Martinez, CA

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CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM

Administrative Committee September 7, 2010 Meeting Minutes

Attendance: MUNICIPALITY ATTENDED ABSENT

Contra Costa County Rich Lierly Flood Control District (Vice-Chair) Mitch Avalon City of Pinole Nancy Voisey City of Pittsburg Jolan Longway City of Richmond Lynne Scarpa City of San Ramon Steven Spedowfski City of Walnut Creek (Chair) Rinta Perkins Non-Voting Members Town of Danville Chris McCann Program Staff Tom Dalziel Michelle McCauley Jamison Crosby

I. Introductory Remarks – Mitch Avalon, Vice-chairperson, began the meeting at 9:40 a.m. and immediately proceeded to the agenda.

II. East County Municipal NPDES Permit Reissuance: A. Public Hearing September 23, 2010 – Tom Dalziel announced a successful

resolution of the issues pertaining to the Central Valley NPDES Permit. The draft Tentative Order is expected to be adopted as a consent item at the September 23, 2010 Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) meeting.

B. Brief Review of Issues Resolved – Dalziel reminded attendees staff has been working toward a new Central Valley Water Board NPDES permit for over five (5) years. The goal was to achieve a Permit consistent with the San Francisco Bay Water Board’s Municipal Regional Permit (MRP). The problem arose when the initial draft mirrored nearly exactly the MRP and caused double compliance in areas such as monitoring requirements.

Dalziel was happy to report after much back and forth discussion, and following an August 24, 2010 meeting with Kim Schwab and the Central

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Valley Water Board Assistant Executive Officer, most all of the significant issues in Provisions C.3, C.8, and C.11 had been effectively resolved. Dalziel explained language proposed by Program staff and initially accepted by Central Valley Water Board staff regarding Provision C.3.e. “Special Projects” had been removed following a meeting between San Francisco Bay and Central Valley Water Board staff. Overall, Program staff and consultants, and East County municipal representatives were satisfied with the final draft Tentative Order and agreed to support its adoption on September 23, 2010. Upon the arrival of the Administrative Committee Chair, Rinta Perkins, the Vice Chair, Mitch Avalon ceded control of the meeting.

III. Review Draft Proposal for Complying with the Signatory Requirements for Required Submittals to the Water Boards – Dalziel distributed copies of a July 9, 2010 letter from Tom Mumley (San Francisco Water Board Assistant Executive Officer) in which he provided direction for signatory and certification requirements regarding required MRP submittals to the Water Board. Dalziel also provided copies of a draft recommended procedure for complying with the above requirements for countywide and regional submittals, which he planned to present to the Public Managers’ Association on September 9, 2010. In the memo Dalziel provided three (3) options providing for signatory and certification requirements. Dalziel quickly reviewed the first two options. The third option, in which each City/Town Manager would provide a letter authorizing the Management Committee Representative to formally approve submittals at the Program level, and in turn, authorizes the Program Manager to submit these documents on their behalf, is the option Dalziel recommended. It would also require submittal of the authorization letter as evidence of an agency manager’s delegation of their authority to their designated Management Committee representative. Mitch Avalon moved/Jolan Longway seconded/ To approve option three (3) in which each City/Town Manager would provide a letter authorizing the Management Committee Representative to formally approve submittals at the Program level, and would authorize the Program Manager to submit these documents on their behalf. Passed unanimously.

IV. Approve, on Behalf of the Management Committee, Letter of Support for SB 346, and its Submittal to the Governor’s Office – Dalziel distributed a draft letter from Geoff Brosseau for BASMAA representatives to use as a template letter to submit to Governor Schwarzenegger urging him to sign SB 346. The bill, which is the culmination of fifteen (15) years of research and study, recently passed both the Senate and the Assembly and is on the Governor’s desk awaiting his signature.

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Mitch Avalon moved / Lynne Scarpa seconded / To approve, on behalf of the Management Committee, the letter of support for SB 346, and its submittal to the Governor’s office. Passed unanimously.

V. Annual Report Update – Michelle McCauley stated all but two (2) municipalities have submitted their Annual Report, and staff had begun working on their Group Program sections. McCauley reported the average submittal was 48-50 pages with about five (5) attachments. Consensus was the Annual Report was slightly easier this year and would be much easier next year once everyone had a chance to work the bugs out.

VI. Stormwater Funding Initiative Project Status Report – Dalziel stated the SCI Consulting Group (SCI) contract had been signed and approved. Donald Freitas held a preliminary kick-off meeting with SCI representatives John Bliss and Gerard van Steyn on September 1, 2010. A second meeting was planned for September 8th with the entire SCI project team. Tentatively, a third meeting is scheduled for September 16th with the Stormwater Funding Ad-Hoc Workgroup to begin development of a strategy and workplan for completing the project tasks.

VII. Program Agreement Adoption Update – Dalziel stated ten (10) cities had

adopted the new Program Agreement. Avalon stated the County’s adoption was scheduled for the September 14, 2010 Board of Supervisors’ Agenda. Dalziel expected all municipalities would adopt the Agreement by the end of September now that most individuals have returned from summer vacation.

VIII. Program Staffing – Dalziel informed attendees Kristen Hardeman had accepted a full-time position with the Contra Costa County Public Works Maintenance Department and would be leaving Program staff after the completion of the Annual Report on September 15, 2010. Dalziel would work with Human Resources and County staff to get sufficient staff to cover clerical functions until a permanent solution was found.

IX. Approve Draft September 15, 2010 Management Committee Agenda – Dalziel reviewed the draft Management Committee Agenda. Dalziel added another Action Item to Approve $10,000 for an HMP Incentive Grant to the City of Pittsburg. Steven Spedowfski moved / Mitch Avalon seconded /To approve the draft Management Committee Agenda with changes. Passed unanimously.

X. Old/New Business – Rinta Perkins stated she received a survey from the USEPA and wanted to know if other cities had as well. Both the County and the City of Pittsburg had received the survey. Perkins also wanted to affirm Jeff Roubal

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would still be able to represent the Program on the BASMAA Trash / Municipal Operations Committee. Dalziel indicated there had been no changes to designated Program representation on the various BASMAA Committees.

XI. Adjournment – Rinta Perkins adjourned the meeting at 11 a.m.

Next Administrative Committee Meeting: October 5, 2010

9:30 a.m. to Noon Conference Room “A”

255 Glacier Drive Martinez, CA 94553

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