Item 16 - Agreement for the Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise

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To respond to Organics Legislation requirements, the County has developed an Organics Infrastructure that is comprised of organic processing facilities to receive and process Organic Waste to support the State’s Organic Legislation goals, promote local recycling, assist local jurisdictions in meeting their organic diversion requirements and correspondingly conserve capacity in the Disposal System. In their effort to continue the concepts and purposes outlined in the WDAs and respond to Organics Legislation, the City and the County desire to enter into this Organics Agreement, on the terms and conditions set forth herein. With the exception of the terms and organic specific provisions found in this Organics Agreement, the Parties intend that the provisions of the currently operative WDA and the replacement WISE Agreement that is being negotiated between the County and City are anticipated to become operative on July 1, 2026, be applied to this OSA. The City has determined that the execution of this Organics Agreement by the City will serve the public health, safety and welfare of the City by providing enhanced organics processing to assist in the City in meeting its Organics Legislation diversion requirements, and the continuation of sound environmental management. The County has determined that the execution by the County of this Organics Agreement will serve the public health, safety and welfare by providing a stable, predictable and reliable supply of organic material and the resulting service payment revenue to the Organics Infrastructure, thereby enabling the County to plan, manage, operate and finance improvements to the Organics Infrastructure System on a prudent and sound long term, businesslike basis consistent with its legal and regulatory obligations to the State and Federal government. Official action approving this Organics Agreement and determining it to be in the public interest and authorizing its execution and delivery was duly taken by the County on the County authorization date indicated on the cover page hereof. Official action approving this Organics Agreement and determining it to be in the public interest and authorizing its execution and delivery was duly taken by the City on the City authorization date indicated on the cover page hereof. It is, therefore, agreed as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION SECTION 1.1 DEFINITIONS. The definitions provided in the WDA and yet to be executed WISE Agreement shall be incorporated into this Agreement. The following terms shall be added and have the meanings set forth below. “Acceptable Organic Waste” means Residential Organic Waste that consists of Green Material/Wood Waste, Agricultural Material, Manure, Vegetative Food Material, Food Waste and other organic material as may be authorized under the County’s Compostable Material Handling Permits. “Attachment” means an attachment to this OSA, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. “CalRecycle” means the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, which is a branch of the California Environmental Protection Agency. CalRecycle oversees the State’s waste management and waste reduction programs. CalRecycle was established in 2010 to replace the California Integrated Waste Management Board and is responsible for the enforcement of legislation and regulations and diversion requirements applicable to the Waste Infrastructure System. ”City Acceptable Organic Waste” means all Acceptable Organic Waste which was originally discarded by the first generator thereof within the geographical limits of the City and Residue Waste from the foregoing wherever produced, whether withing or outside the City.