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City Manager's Report
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HONORARLE em" COUNCIL
DEPARTMENT: Publk Works
November 10, !9'H
Fm'1ci.:al rnttnth,C'j for Pollutant Reductions at the Rtgional Water
Q>ulity Olntrol PI",,!
This is a,'1 infom1Jtlon:J r<'pDr1 ~J1d f!0 [("iU~~i j~; b,;:'in~ m"jL' J( th;~ ';fl!C A r.:1r ... ft fin.l.n;:,'l.ll
l:lCentlves. pmgram to J·.'dlJc~: pollUt.l.rl!~ ;:-1 ir;Ju',: r;"~l di ",-h-:,r~L" u) rb" "e' ..... t'l is h<"iJi~
review(\.1 br the R("gicn,~] -1X"3tn Q"l1"j;l,I' C'Xl\-:-o~ (1h~1t l)i_I,;\,(;CP) p.irli"l(,f .,.gt:ncie~.
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.B.ECQMMEl\TIATIO.NS
No recommendations an.' being l11,ode to ('()un,'}l ~t this Hrn~·. it j~ enyisioncd th4(
recommC'nd.aions will be JT1Jde w Council in ~.ul: .. 1995.
PO! ICY IMPl !CAIIDNS
Se"'eral policy issues will ~ o:.'"!Dbodied ill re.:..'ommt'!ld1!!Of!S whi.,;:n wi:i be for'" .uded to
Council in rarly 1995. The-tbree key ones '-.re:
1. ~!hether any iinancial incentj .. ~ progr.m: s.hould be impleme-mOO to assl.'S"{ metal
finishing indU5tlie.s to reduce pollutant dl..s.-Ch..arg~l
2. ~/hethtr financial incentives ~o\lld bt '''!~-..d to h-elc th~ ~Edi.l.sui.es meet the
ordioancf: requirement's or to htlp them go beyo~d the minimum 0.rd.in2..flCe
n:quirernenrs. -and
3. Whether a pi!rticular financial Lncentive package shouid be funded by the Clty In
which the industry re,ides cr by the RWQCP bud"",
EXFCUTIYE SUMMARY
The R'\1;fQCP was i~~..Jed a C':ease ana De!i!S"t Ordt: ..... inJuly i993, which requi.res completion
of a number of tasks. Olle of those tasks is the study and comider"<l.tton of positi.vt' financial
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incentives to encourage industries to reduce copper and ntcke! di~har¥:es to lh~ ~W("I. Th~
Cease and Desist Order requires only that positive finwcid..l inccmi,-e:; be considered~ r.ot
that they be implemented, Thus, the City and the RWQCP partner aj;<ncies h". th<
flexibility to adopt an incentive. program, as they see fit.
The Cease and Desist Order contains more definltl\'e req'..l~rements. rd,u\ve to di5Clu,-~e
stand.rds (also called, "local limits') for industry. New re<Juiremem, must b< .dopt.,J
consistent with the RWQCP's limits for di~harge" to thf:' Ba),. The n,;-"?o' tndu.<itriJJ hraits lIT
contained in ordinance !e"\"lsions, for which the first reading, ~'.as held at the CaunclT mffti~
on August 4, 1994, (CMR: 405:94), Due to the linkage h.tween the n,.".' indU-"ri.l discl",;;c
lirc..iu and the possible financi.al L.1.ccntives p!ogr~ro. 'Chis inf0fTnJtionJ.l itr;om [5 tx-ing
provided. The discharge limits will be forwarded fer adoption and the ro~~;t1jt: ILruncil.l
incentives program for consideration of the: three policy issm's dcS(ribed J;bon'
Brian Steglitz., a Stanfo.rd graduate 5ludent undercontr.:..n to the C;t~·, pe,jL~('d J. r~p,X1 (('
fulfil! the requirement that the Cit)' in'.'estigJle ~he pos~ibil:iY of .1. Pl)~;ll';(' :if\.i.il>.:l:j
incentives progriiffi. Mr. Steglit2 inten'tnved finallce and program :-uH (~f d',,, f').nlter "-'ltl::-~,
industrial representatives and others in exploring pwgr",m (eJ$.ib~ii!\'. \jr S,,~·~:itl tlJ,'rl
designed J program ancl described it to his report. lhr~ rc:.'poI1 hJ~ b,'. r: hn;.~rl.~,:',l (u d-"
partner cities' soH for review and ('ommem, St,~tf w..lt \umm:Hi,{' dh' \.(.>;tlfl',i\.\', fl',:
Councii when presenting the policy options if] ~.Hl)' 1995.
ElS.CtI.!. IMPACT
The cost to the pJ.I1ner cities.is being -analyzed and will be presented 111 199i
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
It i$ not envisioned that implementation of ... positive financial inct'm;\'e~ progrAm woulJ
comtitute a project under the Caiifomia Enviromnental Quality Au. Therefore] 1.I1
environmental assessment is tlot requlred.
PREPARED BY: Philip BotH!1) Manager of Environme!l!.u Compliwce Divlsion
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW: .j(~~---: /J ' . J::!.-'-':,:k..;-=_
. GLENN $, ROBERTS
Direc'tor of Public Work;
CtTY MANAGER APPROVAL: .-~~-,~Wl""---
BERNARD M. STROJNl
AssisLam City 'Manager
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