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City llVlanagcr's Summary Report
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70: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY MANAGER DEP ARTMElI<'T:
AGENll.o\ OA IT: 0cWber :U, 1994 CMR:47S:94
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SlJBJF-CT: a-_ M!IIeriaIs P<nnit ROd Im-pedlon Stmunlining: SB 108:2 ROd sa 11115
11' .. ; .... ; '1.\ 1ri mforroatiofl21 ttfo('",n: IKJ Couocu aL"tlon is required, The purpose of this repOit is to provide
Cl"li.lI'.Cl,~ ~ith infCl1'IIl.1.!.i0n.m.1 an oyeryje· ... (.If tbe 5tanLc:: d implementation of state legislation (SB 1082
and SB 11s...c;.l that afffXG ha.z..::irdouslll..1terials. a.nd en\-'Ironm~m..al ~Iio!ection programs in the C!t'y.
POI ICY TMPJJCAD0riS
'Th: legislarioo end regulatlons discussed L.'1 t.'Ills r~.lrt will impact how the City conducts penaitt.ing.
"",,",ions. _ regulMtion of fadlities in i'>kl Alto thaI uc.e hazardous material,.
FlEnmYE SllMM"'Y
_ bills ..... possod dur1n!l t!le 199'3 legislative .... ion that "'" aimed at statewide .",h01lIDel1lal
pcnoitIropIIIAy rdonn. Two billi. sa 1082 an1 sa JlSS. will have a significant impact on city aDd
COIIIlIy em inAliJetDl and baZardou; materials progruns. The bills require the consolidation.
coordination, aDd sn-oamI ining of regulatcry ProgIalDS governing f.cil ities that use. store. dis~.
lreal, Of 0Ihcrwi0c manage hazar1Ious mat<rizls and wastes.
Facilitit$ US"" hlIzludoos ~s art =ntly regu\>l«l, permilled •• 00 inspected by the State
Depanm<nI of To><ic SUb>can;:es Control. the Santa Cwa County Depanmem of r",vironmcntal
Health. &ad !be City of Palo Alto Fir. Department. ard pay separate fees to eacb of those agencies.
Tbose 11 .... woold est>blish • proc<ss for desigr.ating a 'Certified Unified Permitting Agency (CUP A) 0
a'[ the ka.l Qr regional: le't'el {i,e., the cou.nty or (he city) thaI would coorciinatt, consolidate. a.nd
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~ th= prueIllns, and would rcqu!re •• qIc fee syst<1n" The t= ct.arged by the CatiflCd
Unifiod Pennittillg ~ would inrorpor1o: • ""~.harge fOf o''<nigh! of the prognm.< by the state
eavirot:JrnaIIo .,....,... as well as the t= DC<'eSSI ")' to support the local il8"'Xie:s involvro in the
~,"oglams"
RqulaIiooo ¥ 'Ong ...... 10M .. ill be _ be("", "'" en] of <be r=, Cit.,. wishilJg to gain
C<tlifiod Unified I\swillio.c.~ _ nmt infu<m couay oftbeit!!Rotiom by Jawory I. 1995.
and iDiiSl_1ll ~ '" c..:ifomi.t Envio""""""", Proctttioc A~y by J""""Y 1, 1996.
AIIo:mati_.voiJabie '" the City _ tbe oqulatlom iDc.1u<Ie crnifiod Unified l'I:nnitting AB"'IJC)
...... _ <r wilbcut 11!0 Coomy IS • Pa"" , ..... At,cu:y (PA). Of JCting as • Partic~ Ag!aI;y
with tbc Coumy IS Certified Ullified ~~, The Se=wy will maU the fimI
~ _ ..... " or ageocies m gi .... Cmifiod Unified Permitting Agency .a!U5" Tbe
fulal ou= !iD.<l be loss ~ (C" busine>S<l thaD tbe 0ll'Tell! ,_n,
Tt:.!re a .... e 00 fL"Ci1 impacts. 1t tJ.'-Js Urr:t': n-.e f~ ~m.i--rur~· fr); C'nYI!"Crl...'lY-nt.aJ ij!d hJ..l.ydtl'.l$ m.1terilis
permits whi !lOeO to be r,rxtfieJ · ... t .. tr, the fcrriflcd iJnifled Permi~~i!1£ Age,.;)' s.tructlJre is
imp:emeilte~:L
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SUBJECT: Hazardous Mattrials Pmnlt and lDspectioD Stn:amIiDiur. SB 10112 aJ>d SB 1185
'JCOMMENDATIONS
BACKGROUND
Sov<nl bills w= pos.I"d during tb< 1991 legislative s<ssion that ,,-re aim:d at """",ide <miromlemJJ
permitJregulatcry refQrm, in response to indumi.3l and business interests soeldng rel~j from l:lr
muitiplicity ofageocies regulating their envfronrncrnal ~_gemret ~i ... jties, T-,..-o bill:;, S8 11182 aOO
SB 118.5, will have a signlficanl im.pact on eifY and count)" em'i;-v{:.rner'J..a.l arki hu.arJt'lli m2teri.th
programs. This report gJves CiJU.nL:iJ illiorrn.luo'tl on lOC n:g<.! ;.'!t(.'ry pn'CC5\ of lrr:ple1,~ntIl"..g 1i'~ law5,
and how they aff~t existiog City progr.U!15.
Implementation of SB 1082 and SB 1185 changes lhe basi,:, agenc)' :StruCfU,re re,gul:aing (acl.litie~ at
wruch hazardous lIl3.teri.a1s ar.: present. T~ deci!:it)D lh2t wiil oc mao:k Ln the future will be w~me!'
the City will apply for status as .. Certifit:d tJnified Perm,itting Ageoc)', Oi onJ)' A.'> 3 Puucip;itlD8
Agency for the programs covered under the legislation.
D1SClISSlON
Two bills were passed during the 1993 legislative session !hat mandate the coordination, COIWbdation.
a.OO streaml!tUng of programs that tegula", industrial hazardous IIl3tetW. _= Sl! 10%2
(Chap<er 6.11 of the Health iLOd Safety Code) established the Unifie<! Hazat<Ious W .... and ~
Mau:rial, Management Regulatory Program, while SB 1185 (Di""",n :l4 of the P\lbji<: Rcsoor=
Code, known OS the Envirocmeotal Protection Permit Reform Ac! of 1993) dirttts the Secrctar)· for
EnvirolllJlOYK3l ProtectioII (Secretary) oftbe California Environmental Procectioo ~y (CALEl'A),
to e$lblisb an administrslive Process by lanuary J, J 995, under which an ipplicaD! fo:' penn!" from
an -environmental agency" could. requesc that a single COIl5o.11idal:ed permit agency be dcsign.a.tcd for
1he penni\.
sa 1082 mandates tlJat a single local ag:~ncy. known as a Ctrtitled Uniflt.d Pertlllttlng Agency
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will be responsible for (I) ccnsolidating the admini5tration of six Iw:ardous materials aOO b&zard"",
waste manogemenl programs, (2) consolidating permits and other grants of authorization. (3)
developing' single uuified inspection aOO enforcement program. and (4) imtituting a single fee
system. Currently. the California Departm<nt of Taxi<: Substances Control (DTSC) regulales
hazardous waste ~. storag~, a.td disp0s31 facilities and in Santa Clara Coumy dclegatc!J,
authority 10 the CooDly Depou""tme1lt of Enviromnental Heolth to regulate hazardous ",ute generator>.
LocaJ fire departmImts regulote = of b&zardous materials and lIIlderground swrage I2nks through iocol_. the stile Reruth and Sofcty Code _ the Vnifonn Fire Cock The matrix of e.isting
programs affected by SB 1082 in Santa CM Coonty is sbown in Figure 1.
SB 1082 requiIes CClUII!idtCo apply by lamwy 1, 199610 be certified as a Cert.fud Unlfi<d!'ermrtling
Agency for the unin:orporated areas of the county. but allow, cities or di.mcts to apply by the same
date 10 be a Certilied UrJfied Permitting Agency ;ndependentiy for their jurisdiction or as a
P>rticipating Agency of a oounty program. The California Environment!l J>rote,;;ion Ag<'Xy SecrW.r)'
will desigmre which agencies will t-.e certified as Certified Unified PerrnittJng Agency 50, b<l5ed on
criteria th.at include technic al e--.;pertise, adequacy of suIT and budget resource:; and funding
mechzcisms. tra.i.ning requirements, past perioI'ma1'l::e in !tandJ.ing hazardous. material:; and haz.ardous
waste proguo,[llS, recordkceplng and cost accounting systems, and the requirements that tt.:e unified
pl'OgraIn be Lrnplemented in <! coordinated aud COIlSlsteni ffii'll'lffi:r throughout the entire ,aunty.
finally, l1e Certified Unified Permining Ag~rJ;y arrangement ce-rtificd by the Secretary must be less
fragmented. betw"eeo jurisdictions t~an too situ.'3tion which e:~bted betore January 1, 1994,
The single foe system instituted by <ach Certified UniflCd Pem:itting Agenc)' must include a sun:barge
that will bo determined amrually by the California Eovironmental Proll:ction Agency SecretM) to cover
the "necessary and reasonable" coste; of state Jlgencies inyolyed with administration of the l!Ilified
program.
The law also ma .... al .. "to the maximum extent feasible" coordinated inspeaiOD and eoforc<ment with
inspection and eoforcemerJl programs of ather federal. state, regional, and 10C31 agencies whlch affect
facilities regulated by the unified program.
The J>aJo Alto Fire Dcpanment reguiJues 387 facilities using hazardous materials. l.ocAl control over
these facilities would be reduced or eliminated If the County is designated as the ~rtified U1hficd
PermittiDg Agency. and fees would be collected at the County level. If the COtlIlty is oamed ...
Certified Unified PmnittiDg Agency. information for hazardous ma:erw. emergency response would
not come directly 10 the City. but woold have w be transntitied through the County.
The City cculd also become a Partjcil'lting Agency with the County acting as Cenified Unified
Ponnitting Agency. or the Cil)' can apply to beccme the ~rtifled UnWed Permitting Agency for it.
jurisdictional boundaries either with or without tbe County as a Participating Agency. Organizational
options recommended by California Environmental Protection Agency under the bill .are shown in
Figure 2A and 28.
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_ <be Palo Alto File DepartmenI and <be Regional Water Quality Corurol Plant fall under the
definition of • cnvil ()IlII>OtlIaJ ag.ocy· under S8 1185. Thus, an applicant needing lUI <miromnemaJ
permit froID """" !ban 0:1< agency, including either of the City programs, could petition California
En"iJotmt::t4lil Protection _~y Secreta.ry to name a lead ageocy ro act as aD i..nta)\:e and coordinator
toe all r<qUired permil5.
J ePd;etL., Imp'''' ... " n Bespogp
CalltM1rla ED,uiidlD·ntal Protedioo Agency
Altboogb the C.lifornia Environmental Pro!ection Agency has until January I, 1996 to adojX and
ilDplm:;ent the unified progran1 ur.der SB 1082, that is the ~me &Ire that applications are due from
ilgeocles applying for Certified Unified Permitting Agency stants. Therefore, the California
F.Jwironmcp-ial Pf':·tecHQ11 A~enc)' lli moved aggressively to adopt fuul regulations by the tnd: of
1994. The la.w dirn.'t5 the California Environment.il Protection Ageocy Sectetlf)' to adopt rcg~om
as emergerK)' regulations, and permits ~ Secretar)' to iI1wedi .. tely implement those which do not
require ~:.arulOT)· cha."1ge5. 'The goal of California EIIvuollmenUl.J Protection Agen.-;y is '\0 adopt
emergLn;;y regulations. by O:iobcr 1, 1994 without p:lblic review, tben submjt the regulations to tt.-e
Office of Administrative Law {OAL) fm fmal review, and ll .. ',ld public hearings during &.,e time that
OffICI: of Ad..-ninistrative Law is reviewing the r:guJatioI;s. <Ibus., 00 public hearings: have been held
during the: deyelopmeru of the draft regulations, and the reg'J~Lion.~ win go it-uo effect 'fl>:ithout any
publk ",view. !le<ause of tbe tight timelines, there is little likelihood ,,;at there will be substantive
cban,ges made to the regulations. as. a result of the public review period. The law directs Offic: of
A.dmillistrati.ve Law -to conslder the r~~\llatkms ~as. D¢CeSSary for the i:mmedlate preservation of the
public J'C"%, bealth, sofel)" and general welf"",." Office of Adrninistr.llive !2 w must act within 120
<Ioys. If <be regulations are approved by Office of Administrative Law, those !bat do not require
!UIUUlry ~ will be incorporated iDlo the State code by January I, 1995. Cleanup legi..ation is
being developed for those regulations that wi II require code changes, and Cal iforni. Environmental
Protcctioo Agency expects to havecleaDup legislation in place by January I, 1996. The timeline fo,
~ development and implemeruation is 00 Figure 3.
A> <be implemeclIDg ageocy, California Enviromnental Protection Agency establimcd • Unified
Program won gmllp in November 1993 made up of members of the Department of To<", SUb<tances
Control, <be State Water moo""" COnJrQl Board (SWRCB), the Governor', Office of E.me'geocy
Services (OES). and the Califomla StBte Ere Marshal (CSFM) and "ppowted an Advisory Committ:e
to com..roent .aru providi! input to the work group Ln developing implementing regulatioru;: for both
laws.
Prior to convorring the flI'S' }u!visory Committee (AC) meeting, the wo,k group determined that Ih<
'combined" or 'coonlinated' Certified Unified Permitting Agency concepts shown on Figure 2A and
2B art the Cahforrua Emlronmemal Protection Agency preferred concepts for implementation. The
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wort groo:p also Oc'!'cloped I. Ii'S{ of fIve is..~ and positions before the ftrSt Advisory Committee
moeting. lIM! prior to tile "",ODd mor:!ing. completed • liSl of 28 is.<ues an:! positions.
The CiJiforni>, Ec>i"x*a:c<aI ProI.caion Agm:)' Unific<l Program won.: group has virtUaliy 00 local
gG'uwent '4"eseratioo. '11" ""hiso.y C""",,","" also has sparse 10..-.1 government representation
sinc: it is _ by tile [)ep>nm&:n of TDric Subsl;.oce> Control. consists of 33 members. iDc1udiDg
7 '4'_>0 of ..... qcDCic:; ilx:ludinB tho sw. F"" M"",ha!, J rnvironmental groups, 1 public
_.6 industtiaI associatiom, 3 professionil associal,,,",, .00 9 ClJ'.i!!ly representatives. lnc11Kkd
in !hi> c<OmI ... 1he CW_ ll:>Ju< of Cities, tile Fire Chief, Association an:! • COWiIy Ere
dq:wi_. TIm>. cities an:! tire qcDCic:; II!lIk: up only abo"" 0"" tenth of !be Advisory Commillee
11Uibusbip. IIcwever. me rer.l!ariom being de,."e~ b)' the California Envu-omnent1l Protection
~ W'Ort group __ -ill sipificanlly affect ciUes m.:i TIre departmen1S.
TI~ Advi.'ii..'f)' Ccrnmi:nec:.met tD(l'OthJy fram March to $ep{embcr. In April, the Chair responded to
~ ~. ~octl l,\leOC~ t!-.ar 1.Dtre. '\Io"!!.:; rxt enat.igh loc.al In\,'o\,,'emcnt in the prograIIl deH:1opment
precess, t'ly a~lni:~ ~i, ~.ll'x.()mrnittee$ ,~) W,.lr\. on lo;.$Lle,; ~l1ITo'Jnding the regulation development.
Tnese $Ubc{)mjllrtt~ WffC cr..ai.-ed af)J c(x.!-.JiroJ by CO'!TlmrtI.f:(' mem~fS, but La:luded represefllativ~
!,)f kx:.a:: flrt &p31!lTl":nLs. a.f)j em'i.~(1rorrr-n~1l"a~u'l <:'Ee[}::ie~ The subcom,mittee<; are: {l) C03Solida'cfd
In.:..~j.J!l a".")j FrJi.lf'U'1'!)r;:rU, e) Cl)~.I.)/icI""t.e{j P~n"ii Pl'I)gr.un, l3) Single Fe-z S)'stnn and Surcr..arge.
(4)A'.iGl~;ii~tr.:.[j':"'ln :,n,j Ce ...... ifr .. ..J.C;,;.'r;, {S) f(;ITTl.5 "-lid [).aL:.l. and (6) OVerlapping Statutt: aOO Regulations.
Rcpn.:senuu·,'t--s tfCom San·::, C\~ C,,:~) were ir&;)L~ I.m aU t1<:' committee) c:tcept the Consolidated
Perm~1 and the Sing.le ~ sutx.omm.illCel, Palo Alto was represented on the-Administration and
Ce:rtificl.:.k:n C.,lIDffl.irt.,ee by Fin-eWef R.u.hM:I GrijaJ'o'a and Ha7..ardou~ Materlals Investigator Angela
Giul'uni
Scbcommitt.ee ro<.ommentiati('I!'t) W(':f1.! fOi'ii • .ud¢d to (he Advisory Committee by the de4dline of May
23. Ho·.vc"er, tMre i~ no stan!lory obllgation be L1c: work. gwup w adopt ili.! ~ubcOmmltte-e Of
,6,d>ls<'I)' CC<Illlll!l= =ner.datiom, aM tew sut=mmiilee n:wmmendalioos were iDcllKkd ill <he
coorep< Jl'III"'" th&< dJd 00\ m<ef LIje worl< group' 5 original positions. Tne draft C<Jocept p.apers wen:
dUcUS>ell II <he J WI< meeting of tb< Ad>iso/y CommitiC<. The draft reguiatiollS for sa 1185 wen:
also briefty di ....... llw-C. However. there 'Were 00 votes talen, and. the discussion was dominaled. by a
few pmoos. The wor!: group presetl!C>.1 final draft sa 1082 regulations written in Ower friendly"
formal aI the ~ 14 Adv1sory Comn·jnee me:ting based on these discussions.
lmmedilltdy alter pass.age of SB 1082, tht Sarita CIa...rA COllnt)' Fl."! Chiefs' Association (SCCFCA)
cbarged tbtir Hazmat Subcommittee with the taSX of e\'iiluating various (xganizational options allowed
under 581082. 1bcir worl: product was forwordcd to !be Santa Clara County Fire Chief<' Association
in Febnw" aa:! b.u been ~v;"w.:d by iho s.nu Clara Coon!)' Hazardous Mafe.ials Advisory
Comminoe (llMAC) 581082 subwrruru_ in ihoir war. discmsed below.
The Haz.a.(i:i~Y.J3 MateriaJs Ad;:isuf) Committee elppoink"d a SBlOS2 Subcommittee consisting of SL,,{
City Mar.;.ger A.s.so;iatiOD desjgnr:x,\:, am ore representative each from the Chamber of Commerce,
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County AdmiWstratioo. ~ Group. Se:m!conductor AssociatIon, a.i1 ~{j .. ,troratll!a"1Q1 group,
!be W_ District, and tbc League of Women V,~ (1 "'''')" The League of Women VOles mcmb<:r
is also on the Califontia EDviIoW1JL!llULl Pfoo:.oction Agm;y Advi=;ory Comminee,
The IIu.t.rdoos M-ws Advisory Commi<= SB I 081 Subcommi= bas met molllhly S!ro< I-<lJrui.ry,
to cleveklp. C<mS<Il5US _ model 'Unified Han.rdous W_ aM Huardoos Mot"'w, M.tnagemcm
1\l:guI>.1ory Progrun" [or Santa C1.mI Coumy, <iesign«! to m<eI tbc p""=C"" of SB (0Kl. Th:y t, .... ,
reviewed tbe SUtus of !be Caliiomia Environroc!Ul Proo:coon ~r ",guLlu,ry de'''iopm<lll
process, Santa Ciara COUDI)' Fir.: Chiefs' Associo'ioo', evoru.lion or org.ru."1Iiooal ~.i<m> and I
Huardous Materials Agm..-y R.es.c:lw1:cs final reron based on if; $IJ!Vt'y co<Jdu..:ted by suff of the
Hazardous Materials Ad\'lsory Ccm:mrittec. Eirhl citie5. a fire Jistrh."1:, ;mj (he CoJUIl..')' H.anrdous
Chcmica1s Management Di,,·is.ivn ~re in:fuded tn tnt sU!Y~·. ",,"'nich ~s all Lhc io:::.a.l agencies
in Santa Crara COWli)' conducting b.uankl'.1S rn.lteriaJ., ;L-A 1"'..lV!l;:k"ll.H ,",.!..5!C p~l$ The group
devc!opt'Cl a list 0f mode; .au..ri~!:-s fOj J C('oifiro nn.if~ Pr-r-,1'1jtll:1.S .A.gcocy, .anj ,;; ..... mra.:."ed
organLzationa! aJ.tc:malh'~ ;mj thd.:-~fil" agains: '.he m .. :X}('j ,,:ti'·LN..H~S.. \\ !1ik 11<) d~:-'~;Lln r...a:. beeil
made OD a fmal cOJ:lC...,.",?r.utl ::ncde-l4S of Il".i'i d..J.te, :lJt f.i()jjp h . .ls dl.o.:-t..!.,~ tTl'!; r"",,~it-lli7:es of s.:..'~le f,tlm
of Joint PQwers Agency.a5 the Cl!rtlr~ Unlfl~' Perm]::lJr:~ Age ..... " ... ,
In November. rhe EnvLTOnmemal Prote\;tion l'rx.'rdi.n.awr a:ert.!'J Ih<: Fire CtLief A.lAI elf)' MiUl..i.gcr to
the pas'i<lg~ of these bUb: dforts b~' CaJifornia E.r .. ir00l.1'r'NJ.I ~""{j(m .~C'D.;y 10 esubhs.~ a penu.11
assistm::e remer in Santa CLira CO'..mty; a.nJ the ~tabliJ.~ of .. Bu~i:l(""S.S Enyjr(lfl!T'lental Assis.t:;u).::(:
Center by tr.tC llniycrsil)' of C.alifornia E.'~l1::nsion (Sri.ru.;; Cruz) it! (k~r Si."lLa Clara o;.ampus.
Subseq-"lemly, 3 small work. grot:p of ~taff fWIll wTIe..<.t:!'I!Cm Pianl, FIre L~:p.aT' .... ~nt a.nr;:I:
Environmental Protecth:m r:nc:1 ~venJ fU1le1> (!.l share [r;iorrnation a'1l.i set up plans to traci.:. the
imp1emenWion,
The Califomi..a F .... l']viwrnnentaJ Protectioo Agency work group Cl.1IJUols ~\'t'loping these regulations.
The proce>s "' designed 10 satisfY !be Stm bure .... " .. :)' and as.surc: the Sa ... mean. of fmaIlCiJ!8 tbeir
oversight, Tb<:re "'as httle, if any, ~t by local .genc\es duriag <he devel"f<neru ,>( tbe \egislafun"
The elIcet of !be regulations will not be felt eitber by local og=;:ios or businesses until ""U Ute! the
regulations a.rt! in place. Local agency inp.!l t.as. been limited. the AdvisLJry Committee IICts only as.
a consultant, and the timeli.r.e; h:ne be-en ... ·ery sh .. 1rL
Staff observin8 the prra:edings ha,"O coo::luded that tbc original .nos of simpfiflcation, reduced cost,
and an improved sib.l.a!ion for business may [)()( be res.lized. 'The worl group took a vet)' prescrip(j"'e
approacb 10 the regulalions, and !bert "'ill DO! bo publIC ",,",ew uoo! after tbc =ergeocr regulations
are adopted, The issu.es are compll!~ and &..e outcomes wi!! net be ciear 10 the publi,: or txJsines~s
until well sfter the regulaLions. are adopl.c.d.
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SIaff will cmttinue to monitor and eV.]lUte !be illljllomentaJion of the<e bills and evaluate !be opticns
available to !be City,
AI.TEBNATIl'l!S
The aiternatives ovailablc to the City under !be J'l'UPO'<d regulations will be (,) applying for Certified
Unified Permitting Agency st:an.Ls for the facililie5 located in Pato Alto, either with or witbou: the
County .. ,. Participating Agency; (2) negotia!iDa an agreement v.iUt !be Cwnty to be a ParticLpoting
Agfa;y, wiJh !he CrunIy as !he Certified Unified Permitting AgetIC)' for the C!l!ito County, (3) opting
oIlt ontiroly, and letting !he Coo.!Ilty be the Certified Uoif><d Permitting Agene), with 00 participatioo
by !he City, or (4) choo1;ing to panicq..te in some form of Joir. Pc""".~ as a Certified UItifl<d
T'enniltiD8 Agency, A roconunendatiOI1 will be made aOO the timl regulation., or< publisbc<l and the
rcgionat groups make their ie(".ommeOOations for a Countywide coordinated program.
E1SCAL IMPACT
There is GO flScai im'i)act at fhis time. Wne-n a rec(1'fLrn~rxiat[0n i~ road.:. f,~<;,j impa.:ts · .. ill 0..=
enluated and reporteJ.
ENYIROl'iMENTAL ASSF.SSMENT
There is no need for an eavrrornnental assessment ai thi;) tlme, since this. is. an infomlationaJ report,
STEPS FOl.LOWlNG APPROY AL
No approvals. are being sought at this time. Staff will analyze the fmlSJ regulations, evaluate t:bc:
options available to the City I and make recolI1JIlCI)j,ations tor Council approval when the reg1.l1ations
"'" final,
ATIACHMENTS/EXHIBITS
Fig"", I.
Figure 2A.
Figure 28,
Figure 3.
Number of Regulated Fadhtie3
Cal-EPA "Coordinated" Cenified Unined Permitting AgellCY Concept
Cal·EPA 'Combined' Cenified Unified Permitting Agency Concep<
Timelinc for SB 1082 and 5B 11851mplemen!ation
Ptepared By: Doris MlIe" Emironmental Protection Coordinator
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City MAmser Approval:
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BERNARD M. STRO
City MJmager
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NUMBER OF RECULA1TD FACILITIES
11..\:ZARI-)()-' U-S-M-A-'-n-H-] A-I~;!~'_);-:RAr~S-'--------T-"HAZA'-RD-O-US WASTE
~ ;1. ;g 1 ~ _;g.2-(]~~-r]'~ !~~;;:.Ti.~~~~~1I'~ j7~_-1J '1 ~~lRA:~~ ~-
;;;r.I., O~:a~ .• ,~oEZ 0 ~'O 0 bI) 11--0 ! ~l;:::! t::; 0'] ," r::j (., U ...... ~ 0'" §' ~ "0 .. -u'r:: \II <J.I "d.:!1 '-0 ... U i E .-~ <I tJJ,..1 ";.:!t> ~" 'lj ~ 'U ~ ....
__ J!: ~ E ill jj ~4 -~ '?~: t;; 0: , e'::O; ~ -;;j ,5 I~: '" .J 'a ~ u ~ " ::
j [<til :J .!.~.s _( ~. .~ 1 ~. -:'5 :.----"4 ~ ,-, ......... 'f~ 7. i e-: <Il >, i-~ 21 r... ~ ~ .~ o ....... ~.,Fj ""'.!=::!,-r::I:.., o~ 2'1:) ""M2:0!;;...:.:...Qu....... "...a !-' ' ...a... ::l' ...... '" I r:; 1\1 .CI.u '-, 0 i '~I'~ I..D ~ .... ~ ..... ~ w ~ ~ :;.: ~I-< '1:t->--'U i, S:~ !.-::~ ~ .. n.,
~.""'= -->in ''''--l-<ii "I ".'72\---"2:'2\.2' 97 '--------'--."---'-~1)!a Cl;)ra 500 580 _~ ~_~i'~~-=---=-1__ 197 I
~~;'\le 671 406. lOS -l-~!'.?~f-~-~-l _ __
rHn View 537 487 17 ----l--".~---.-, .. 537 , I
jFaJoAllrJ 387 230 ~--L-3B7· _ 33~
[Milpitas ~I 433 433 48: "~E--+--....2Q
f("lroy 120 120 2~' 120. 7,
-I 140 __ -I -'I '--l.~r--'--~'
I,Central Fire . 691 365 ~02 + 69: ~._I--'
ISCCOHMCD-1 1030 750 320 3651 -." -29~L---· 3075 404
ITOTAL ---t686t t-· 4789 320 1292 92L_~7J -584Rj--"321f-' 3075 404
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>I-Figures in columns 1-7 represent various subsets of these totil.lS
** See appropriate ch.1rls for:I city by city diSlributon of h:l.z,1r(]oU$ W;J.stc f<1cililics
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Cal-EPA "COORDINATED" CUPA Concept
(Cal·EPA Prefer...,d Concepl)
Key Anno"!es:
-Programs (Participaling Agcccies) ue primJry poim~ of con:aCl :'or busLnesSeS
. All FEf:.S to ClJPA
-CUPA distributes program funds lei Panicipating Ag~l1cies.
-CUPA acts as program coordinatior
-CUPA provides problem resolutions and interpretation for businesses
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Cal.EPA "COMBINED" CUPA Concept
(Cal·EPA Preferred Concept)
~gra.'nA
(participating
Agency)
Program B
(PaItieipali"g
Agency)
-fee schedules
f ' -f« scheal'ies
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-~rogram r'epoJrtS
" tnSr.eC(ors
~program requiremen!$
• ir..:specto~
. . -~----bU3mess !orrn.s ~ ,,--
-~pplicarions :,;/
-reports
-program fl,.lnc<;
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I 'Y
corA
t
guid:\nce I I
-enfor..::ement i I
: ~~;~~tiOrr 11 -i:rr!:"-·1.tl(l:l~
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Key Attributes:
-CUPA is single point of contact for busifless ALL r~quircments
-Jndividuai programs provide bspecwrc; to CUP.-\
-Business inspected only once
-Business pays one amwal fee to CUPA
-Programs (participating agencies) receive fee collection waugh CUPA
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FIGURE J.
liMEl.tNE FOR SB t082 AND SB l i8~ ~MPLEMEN'TA. nON
DATE CALIf<)RNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Sam. CI= COIIIIIy Santa Cbn. F~
(CALErA) HoiUJ"dous Mareri.t.ls. Cbio"_
A4v".sor,' COOlmitt« (SCCFCA)
S6 10€2 S8 II~ (1<MAC)
Scpoo-.. Laws .ijDcd by 0...-wu.oo SCCFCA~
21).19'13 ~
Hu.nIoIIl M...n.JJ
N_ Work group ofCAlIEPA ageocies. OF-S, and C.ilifom.i.a Fin: Inf01'ln&tioo on SB I CI82 ..-10
Mmh.ol-"""<l. _ !Ictioo Plan • ....u lnweWy fonIouck<l "' cn, ......... -M ..... ". pemtitt<d .-,. [..,.
J......, .. Advisory Comm..1tl:e (Ae) Ilppoiated to adviK 00 reguialions SB 1082 Subcommittee
I«port_ ..
f&A".JZI')' to
1994 imp!.1!>t1>tint """ r...... formed, IlleeI.';. ftm S('CF{' A, tb!1I MCl!:'d.ay of each moo1h fo ..... udcd to
Work group l~, :5 issues r.nd Won: gro>lp surnmMi.z.es $CeFe A optiOl!S HMAC
posillons re'iuireroe!ll~, IDs repon \'t.\'l~td al
Eoviron.rntn'l4l A~e!)Ci~~ February mc':lit\,!:_
)~ pcrmhs, ,1e\ ei~
1--flow cllart ---
M.uch F~ AC m~t'ting. Rcle!/r-rs?,JUliibiJllies, draft SB il85
t'e;j'.il.a!ivn> m.I :~sueJ, -
April AC meelliJ.g #2. -
Work grQ.lp pre~ 21 mo~ Written co~t~ horn
isSlX!.lIIith 1:Of:itioos, Su. committee,
re~ appotrn.cd to
rcpre$.."ttt 10.:..,J &8cocies.
April 22-Sull<.XlD.l.m..1ttee tme!ing..~ I MI:IYZO
May 23 Subcomm:itlCC reports. to wcri. ..
"""" M.oy23-Work group ptq>ateS 6 draft Won: group cornpieces i_a _ papro • ..w. to.~ regs, starts rtgulaJ;ny
CoromitIcc .adoption ptQC.e~s, submiL:S
to Dept, of Finance for 30
dav review
_21-22 AC m.ron"').
D.aft corn;o:pt: papei1 discusstd. Draft regul2l.ioDS
No ;ad\-iwry VOits taken, preselUd, ... ~' Unit
di;cupioo by AC.
June 2l-Jw)' Wort group ~ final Filf' public notice with
15 regulatioru., JeC1 to Commluce and Offwe (If Administrsti"'e
inI=s1td """"'. Law (O.~L\
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DATE CAUFOR~'jA ENV1RONMENiAL FRuTECTION AGENCY StnU! ctil.ra C'OWlty Sant4 Oar 4\ Fire
(CAllI'''! JiUA1'dous Materials ehler, A.s.wci.alioo , A\ivisorj Committee: (SCCFCA!
SB 100 sa 1185 (HMAC)
AC meetin, ,. W~
appotmcd to won: oa.
July 2'~U, R-~ fio.aJ TC~. Public aotie< period. """"Y"'ide
:'>9< ~. GIDdt:!incs ooruinency .
rt:distrit-Jte>:J for =.
~ AC mort ... r.>.
14
Written ccmmeats from
,,",C on ruidc:1 iJx.s
s.p.mber FiI:aI "'fUlati<O pocbg< fOf .... !·dro Workgronp presents
)t) by wort grrup ~ Secrct.try Strock: report to HMAC
fQf zrpt'Q\'1I! as ~ 9/26 ~tinS' ..
Ocv:-htr '.'"! 5..'(;re>.M'j for ... uris r.:~:u.tali{1ru. 10 Guidtl~s flnali;oul.
OAL klf ~."i~', begi[;.j. ~;; --da~
N~! h.~ re, ~ew. ~..n6S
Publl\: ;"ea.:i:,'g
I ()::,'"Xr'l? SI;'r.i.!1;ltaldf:I',.o.]
:,,(
"",-5-
l!J.lcmakmg to OAL.
Kovt'rotlt:! OAL{.{'I!l'\plt':ei ~e\'I!'·""'.
lQ -,'" "",".tion.,. t-
~ll'b..'T I A6rJpI final rtgd~i.QUS 011
IV OM.ignatillU &; appeals
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D=nlber Leafr 0f mum from citie'$ 1')r fire
31 ~ ~ to apply for
CUPA sUnu -
Ja:oouy I, DeadliJ'lc: for OAL
1m approvalJdi::sapprovaJ, If ap9t0\'fd,
reg-~'U: codifted. U not, bact
\o~drawing boa1O for CALEPA.
Oogcing CI=uj> ~ ter regua-.
-'""' "*"""Y 1UIhoriiy.
Jmaary 1, F.n.a1 ~UDe (or C UP A
1'»5 ~:£a1kl~. StAMO!')' regu11t~
codified.
IUliW)'~ SccreW)' Smd review!
]"'" applicatioos. certi1i<$ ClIP'"
19%
Deu!C:ber Proglams t1..lroC'd over to CVPA. i 3!,19%
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