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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 28 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />March 15, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Ordinance Repealing and Reenacting Article II of Chapter 16 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Public Hearing - Consider an Ordinance Repealing and Reenacting Article II of Chapter <br />16 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code Related to Solid Waste Collection Regulations <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Approve first reading of an ordinance repealing and reenacting Article II of Chapter 16 of <br />the Santa Ana Municipal Code related to solid waste collection regulations. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION <br />In September 2016, then-Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill (SB) 1383 “Short-lived <br />Climate Pollutants” into law, setting statewide methane reduction targets. The targets <br />include requirements to reduce organic waste, such as food waste, paper products, and <br />green waste, sent to landfills by 75 percent, and rescue 20 percent of edible food, by <br />2025. Failure to comply may subject the City to financial penalties imposed by the State. <br />SB 1383 is the most significant and aggressive waste reduction mandate adopted in the <br />State of California in the last 30 years, making it difficult to simply amend the current <br />ordinance. SB 1383 requires all Cities to implement a mandatory organics recycling and <br />enforcement ordinance. Cities are also required to implement organics recycling <br />collection programs that capture food waste, yard and landscaping waste, and paper <br />products, among other organic waste materials, for all businesses, residents, and <br />multifamily properties. The new solid waste services agreement with Republic Services <br />(Republic), which commences July 1, 2022, will meet a majority of the new requirements <br />under SB 1383. <br />SB 1383 Non-compliance Ramifications <br />SB 1383 grants the State of California authority to engage in enforcement actions against <br />the City and/or generators for noncompliance. Actions against the City may include: <br />•Establish a schedule and work plan for the City <br />•Seek administrative penalties of up to $10,000 per day for failure to implement the <br />requirements of the law or not meeting the objectives of SB 1383 <br />•Conduct more frequent inspections of businesses, City facilities, and franchise <br />waste hauler facilities