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Home My WebLink AboutRESO7337i • RESOLUTION NO. 7337 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO ADOPTING THE CITY'S NONDISPOSAL FACILITY ELEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 41730 ET SEQ. WHEREAS, California Public Resources Code section 41730 et seq. requires the City of Palo Alto (the "City") to prepare, adopt and transmit to Santa Clara County (the "County") a Nondisposal Facility Element ("NDFE") that identifies all existing,- expansion of existing, and proposed nondisposal facilities which will be needed to implement the jurisdiction's -source reduction and recycling element; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 41735, the adoption of the NDFE is not subject to the environmental review requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18766 of Title 14, Chapter 9, Article 7.0 of the California Code of Regulations, the City has conducted a public hearing on the final draft of the NDFE and the City Council has considered all the comments of the members of the Council and the public on the NDFE; NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby resolve as follows: Section 1. The Council hereby approves the NDFE, in the form attached hereto as Exiibit A and made a part hereof by this reference. Section 2. The Council hereby directs the City Manager or her designee to transm t the NDFE, on behalf of the City, to the County for incorporation into the Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: June 27, 1994 AYES: ANDERSEN, HUBER, KNISS, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER, SIMITIAN, WHEELER NOES: ABSENT: FAZZINO, MCCOWN ABSTENTIO S: ATTEST: Ci Clerk APPROVED AS TO �rryL Senior Asst. City Attorney APPROVED: Director of Public Works 9406071st 0020849 NONDISPOSAL FACILITY ELEMENT PUBLIC WORKS/OPERATIONS TECHNICAL SERVICES MAY 1994 EXHIBIT A City of Palo Alto Nondisposal Facility Element California Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 41730 et seq., requires every California city and county to prepare and adopt a Nondisposal Facility Element (NDFE) for all new or expansions of existing Nondisposal Facilities, which will be needed to implement the local Source Reduction and Recycling Element (SRRE). A Nondisposal Facility is defined as any solid waste facility, with the exception of solid waste disposal or transformation facilities, which are required to obtain a solid waste facility permit (PRC Section 40151). The City of Palo Alto has prepared, adopted and hereby transmits to Santa Clara County the City's NDFE as required by PRC Section 41730. The City will submit a copy of its NDFE to the California Waste Management Board for review and approval. The City's NDFE will be incorporated into the City's SRRE at the time of the first five-year revision of the SRRE (PRC Section 41736). This NDFE identifies the Palo Alto Green Composting Facility and the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Station as nondisposal facilities the City intends to utilize to implement its SRRE and meet the solid waste diversion requirements of PRC Section 41780. Tables 1 and 2 and Figures 1 and 2, and Exhibit I (attached), contain descriptions, locations, and other relevant information concerning the Green Composting and SMaRT Facilities, respectively. A draft of this NDFE was submitted to the Local Task Force (LTF) for review and comment regarding the regional impacts of the Nondisposal Facilities identified in this Element, in accordance with the requirements of PRC Section 41734(a) and (b). As indicated by PRC Section 41735(a), the adoption or amendment of this element is not subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Control Act. Green Table 1 City of Palo Alto NDFE Composting Facility Fact Sheet TYPE OF FACILITY: The Palo Alto Green Composting Facility (Facility) is owned and operated by the City of Palo Alto. The Facility began operation in 1979, with the goal of extending the life of the Palo Alto landfill by diverting yard waste brought to the landfill to the Facility. The Facility accepts yard waste from residents, non- residents, private gardeners, City crews, tree and landscape contractors working for the City, and county and state crews working on freeway landscaping within Palo Alto's city limits. In 1990, the City began operating a full scale curbside yard waste collection program for its residents. Acceptable yard waste includes leaves, grass clippings, plant and shrub trimmings, ivy, and tree parts. Once delivered to the Facility, the yard waste is ground up, cured in windrows, screened after completion, and stored on - site before being transported to markets. The finished compost was used as a topsoil amendment in the City's landfill closure and is being made available to the public. AMOUNT OF WASTE SENT TO FACILITY: Approximately 34 tons per day of yard waste was accepted at the Facility during 1993. DIVERSION RATE: Yard waste accepted at the Facility totalled 12,190 tons for 1993. Total 1993 City waste generated as shown in the Source Reduction and Recycling Element was 144,567 tons. Based on these figures, the annual 1993 diversion rate for composting operations is approximately 8.5%. LOCATION: The Facility is located in Santa Clara County within the footprint of the Palo Alto Landfill at 2380 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 (see Figure 1). Table 2 City of Palo Alto NDFE Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer Station Fact Sheet j TYPE OF FACILITY: The cities of Palo Alto and Mountain View are partners with Sunnyvale for the development and operation of the Sunnyvale Materials Recovery and Transfer (SMaRT) Station facility (Facility). Sunnyvale managed the design and construction, and oversees the operation of the Facility. Palo Alto and Mountain View pay a proportionate share of the construction and operating costs based on the amount of garbage delivered to the Facility. Completed in 1993, the Facility is being used by the three cities to meet the state mandated goal of 50% waste reduction by the year 2000. The Facility, in addition to transferring waste, would also function as a materials recovery facility. The Facility provides several recycling functions, including a "buyback" recycling center, processing of curbside recycling program materials for the cities, and sorting and recycling of materials contained in the incoming waste. The Facility receives and processes loads of munic:r a1 solid waste and recyclables from the designated haulers of the three cities and from the public. Recyclable materials recovered at the Facility will be sent to brokers and markets which will use them for manufacturing into new products and uses. The remaining garbage is compacted, loaded, and hauled 25 miles south to Kirby Canyon Recycling and Disposal facility. FACILITY CAPACITY: The Facility is designed to process a peak capacity of 1 500 tons per day of waste material.The City of Palo Alto's annual allocation quantity for delivery of municipal t solid waste to the facility is as shown in Exhibit A. EXPECTED DIVERSION RATE: Based on the terms of the agreement with the Facility 1 operator, the expected minimum diversion rate for the Facility is 25%. PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS: Cities of Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, and Mountain View. LOCATION: The Facility is located in Santa Clara County, on . Sunnyvale -owned property, north a Caribbean. Drive and adjacent to the Sunnyvale Landfill, the Sunnyvale Water Quality Control Plant and the San Francisco Bay (see Figure 2). FIGURE 2 // SUNNYVALE LANDFILL LOCATION MAP SUNNYVALE VATER SALT EVAPORATORS POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT SMaRT STATION FACILITY .Iq vA pR. N. UNNYVALE R t ROAD SUNNYVALE BAYLANDS COUNTY PARK 7 FREE- \4/4 Y LJ DUANE AVE. OC DRAWN EY: JA DATE: 5-23-94 CHEC'D BY:SK DATE, 5-23-94 SCALE: NONE SN aRT STATI_N FACILITY LOCATION MAP City of Palo Alto APPROVED BY: R. Lr PE NO 29719 DATE: 5-24-54 DRAWTNr, NO. EXHIBIT I LIST OF ALLOCATION QUANTITIES, iN TONS SUNNYVALE MOUNTAIN VIEW PALO ALTO TOTAL YEAR 1992 0 0 0 0 1993* 45,991 25,007 16,509 87,507 1994 178,165 84,991 66,268 329,424 1995 172,249 85,641 66,609 324,499 1996 168,660 86,667 64,671 319,998 1997 164,919 87,706 62,688 315,313 1998 161,106 88,759 60,658 310,523 1999 157,224 59,907 58,580 275,711 2000 153,270 60,605 56,457 270,332 2001 151,775 61.018 57,021 269,814 2002 I52,808 61,432 57,592 271,832 2003 153,849 61,851 58,167 273,867 2004 154,39', 58,750 275,919 2005 155,952 62,698 59,336 277,986 2006 157,014 63,124 59,930 280,068 2007 158,084 63,553 60,529 282,166 2008 159,160 63,986 61,135 284,281 2309 160,244 64,420 61,746 286,410 2010 161,335 64,858 62,364 288,557 2011 162,434 65,299 62,988 290,721 2012 163,540 65,744 63,617 292,901 2013 164,655 66,191 64,253 295,099 2014 165,776 66,641 64,896 297,313 20I5 166,905 67,094 65,545 299,544 2016 168,041 67,549 66,200 301,790 2017 169,186 68,010 66,862 304,058 2018 170,337 68,472 67,530 306,339 2019 171,498 68,937 68,206 308,641 2020 172,666 69,406 68,888 310,960 2021** 176,372 77,417 68,691 322,480 TOTAL 4,618,112 1,959,235 *Assumes deliveries begin October 1, 1993 **Assumes deliveries end December 31, 2021 File:elocete.xfs 1,776,686 8,354,053