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The Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission (RWRC) budget revenues from disposal fees are coming in at less along with a series of other contributing factors.
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Staff and the Implementation Committee (IC) are evaluating what Countywide programs/services are essential to continue to fund, exploring alternative funding mechanisms now that traditional Solid Waste Planning Fees (SWPF) fees can no longer cover the costs of...
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Adjournment Chair Alicia Hernandez adjourned the meeting at 9:56 a.m.
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NEXT MEETING DATE : February 25, 2025 | 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. For more information on Ad Hoc Subcommittees related to this legislative body, or to be added to the Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission Technical Advisory Committee email distribution list, please...
All data, documents, or other information received by CONSULTANT from CITY or prepared in connection with CONSULTANT’S services under this Agreement are deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party by CONSULTANT without prior written conse...
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Conflict of Interest and Reporting .
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CONSULTANT shall at all times avoid conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest in performance of this Agreement.
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Notices .
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All notices shall be personally delivered or mailed, via first class mail to the below listed address. These addresses shall be used for delivery of service of process. Notices shall be effective five (5) days after date of mailing, or upon date of personal de...
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Consultant's Proposal .
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If applicable, this Agreement shall include CONSULTANT'S proposal or bid which is incorporated herein. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the proposal and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern.
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Maintenance of Records . 16.1.
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Maintenance. CONSULTANT shall prepare, maintain, and preserve all reports and records that may be required by federal, state, and CITY rules and ordinances related to services provided under this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall maintain records for a period of at...
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Familiarity with Work .
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By executing this Agreement, CONSULTANT represents that: (1) it has investigated the work to be performed; (2) it has investigated the site of the work and is aware of all conditions there; and (3) it understands the difficulties and restrictions of the work u...
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Time of Essence .
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Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.
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No Assignment .
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Neither this Agreement nor any portion shall be assigned by CONSULTANT, without prior written consent of CITY. Any attempted assignment not first approved by CITY shall be void and, at CITY's option, shall terminate this Agreement effective as of the date of s...
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Attorney Fees .
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In any legal action, dispute or arbitration arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of its reasonable attorney fees, costs and expenses incurred. Docusign Envelope ID: 48612BE6-3D2E-4EAB-9C7B-7C5FF655098...
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At that time, TAC’s predecessor voting members established an unrestricted Solid Waste Planning Fee (SWPF) Fund Reserve Policy, setting a target reserve at 25% of the expenditure budget, with a minimum of 10%.
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Kathryn noted that the purpose of revisiting this policy is to determine whether it remains relevant given current budget numbers. Action: The Committee will consider revisiting this agenda item as financial discussions progress. 6. *Implementation Committee d...
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There were a few facilities that submitted their report late, with the latest one a month past the deadline.
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The Solid Waste Planning Fee (SWPF) Quarterly Revenue Report below shows the disposed tons, their associated fees, and late fees for FY 2025-2026. SWPF Quarterly Revenue Report through January 31, 2026 - FY 2025-2026 Quarter Tons SWPF AB939 Late Fees Disposed...
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2026
The agreement term was set for close to a two-year period to provide CEH with sufficient time to engage with school staff in specific seasons outside of the beginning of the school year, holiday seasons, and the end of the school year. CEH
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provided routine updates from the start of the agreement to November 2025 on the project’s progress and attended a TAC meeting on June 12, 2025, to provide an overview of the Pilot and an update on the project. The CEH and CSWS agreement for the Pilot has been...
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Defense and Indemnification . 21.1.
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Defense and Indemnification. CONSULTANT shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify, defend and hold harmless CITY, its elected or appointed officials, boards, agencies, officers, agents, employees, and volunteers (“INDEMNITEES”) from and against...
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This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties and supersedes any previous agreements, oral or written. This Agreement may be modified or provisions waived only by a subsequent mutual written agreement executed by CITY and CONSULTANT. If t...
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Governing Law and Venue .
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This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. This Agreement was entered into and is to be performed in the County of Santa Clara. Any action or dispute arising out of this Agreement shall only be brought in Santa Cl...
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Interpretation .
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This Agreement is a negotiated document and shall be deemed to have been drafted jointly by the Parties, and no rule of construction or interpretation shall apply against any particular Party based on a contention that the Agreement was drafted by one of the P...
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Preservation of Agreement .
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If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the rest of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected or invalidated.
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Binding Agreement .
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19 above, this Agreement shall bind any and all successors in interest, legal representatives and/or other permitted assignees or transferees of CONSULTANT in the same manner as if those successors in interest, legal r...
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It is expressly understood and agreed that the obligation of the CONSULTANT to indemnify the INDEMNITEE shall be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the State of California and shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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Electronic Signatures.
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Unless otherwise prohibited by law or CITY policy, the Parties agree that an electronic copy of a signed contract, or an electronically signed contract, has the same force and legal effect as a contract executed with an original ink signature. The term “electr...
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Joint TAC meeting with San Mateo County scheduled on February 13 th at TAC’s established meeting time 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. has been cancelled, and rescheduled tentatively for October.
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Topics include SB 54, SB 1383, disaster debris management, Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) ordinance, foodware and reusable ordinances, and an information roundtable. Everyone is encouraged to attend but Brown Act guideli...
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Implementation Committee acceptance of update from the Budget Stabilization Strategies Ad Hoc Subcommittee and results from a survey sent to jurisdictions assessing initial interest in budget strategy options being considered 5. *Implementa
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tion Committee vote to disband the fiscal year 2026-2027 Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission Budget Ad Hoc Subcommittee 6. *Implementation Committee acceptance of update from staff on the status of the Center for Environmental Health agreement, consider a...
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Public Education Subcommittee receive update on NSAC membership status and opportunity to publish two social media posts (10 mins) Action: TAC Administrator, Shannon Rossow, provided an update on NSAC membership status and the opportunity t
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o publish two social media posts. The subcommittee determined to proceed with publishing two social media posts from the Why Recycle Food Scraps campaign. Specifically, the “ Reducing Food Waste = Reducing Carbon Footprint ” post and the “ How to Reduce Food W...
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Public Education Subcommittee receival of update on the South Bay Green Gardens project in progress in partnership with Santa Clara University (15 minutes) Action: This item will be continued to a future date not yet determined.
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Public Education Subcommittee receival of update on Bay Area Recycling Outreach Coalition ’s (BayROC) 2025 campaign development and determine if there is feedback to provide to the regional working group (15 minutes) Action: This item will
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Adjournment Chair Naomi Stern adjourned the meeting at 1:21 p.m. *Agenda topic with vote anticipated.
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NEXT MEETING DATE : February 12 th , 2026 | Noon – 1:30 p.m. For more information on Ad Hoc Subcommittees related to this legislative body, or to be added to the Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission Technical Advisory Committee email distribution list, ple...
CONSULTANT and its officers, employees, agents, and subcontractors shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, administrative regulations, and permitting requirements in carrying out their obligations under this Agreement. CONSULTANT and its officers, e...
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The Notice provisions of this Section are separate from any other notice provisions in this Agreement and, accordingly, only notice provided to the above address satisfies the notice requirements in this Section.
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9.a
Brainstorm programs, projects, or ideas to recommend to fund in fiscal year 2024-2025
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8.a
Sunnyvale is bringing their presentation on “ Reduce Plastic Foodware Pilot Program ” to their City Council on September 10 th at 6:00 p.m.
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Implementation Committee consideration and acceptance of an update on the current Solid Waste Planning Fee Fund Reserve Policy and consideration of an amendment to align the policy with current budget and revenue conditions.
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Accept changes to the Center for Environmental Health service agreement ’s scope of work, and consider approval to continue services, select another vendor, or allow the funds to revert to the fund balance.
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Consider directing staff to develop a goals budget statement that accompanies the Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission budget (E.g., if the goal is to fund programs, how much money does the budget have to achieve its goal, and is it fea
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sible given the projections?) 4 Reducewaste.org Alan Ha from the City of Milpitas discussed the reasoning for the need to establish an ad hoc subcommittee and outlined considerations for staff in developing a plan to develop and implement budget stabilization...
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Are monitored regularly and sufficiently. 4) Make overall recommendations for process improvements.
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Task 1b: Confer with the City that the Audit Scope below provides sufficient data to generate a draft and final report similar to those provided in Attachment C 1) Verify that Fund Transfers from the County are credited to proper revenue accounts; analyze the...
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Lunch will be included and there will be no registration charge.
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All members of the Public Education Subcommittee are welcome. Other groups have also been invited to this event including The Valley Water Conservation Subcommittee, RWRC TAC, SCVURPPP, and their own SVCE energy working group. ii. Each group will be asked to g...
