AGENDA DATE: 6/5/2024
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Proposed Revised Charge for the Solid Waste Alternatives Advisory Committee
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Consider approval of revised charge of the Solid Waste Alternatives Advisory Committee
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Rosenberg, Herrick, Stewart, Dumars, Harper, Dayley, Powers
PRESENTER (S): None
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The Solid Waste Alternatives Advisory Committee (SWAAC) was established by the Board of Supervisors at its March 9, 2016, meeting as a standing advisory committee. The SWAAC's charge is to develop sustainable materials management policies for consideration by the Board, with a focus on public education and engagement related to waste reduction, materials reuse, recycling and composting, greenhouse gas reduction, and waste disposal.
At the Board's February 21, 2024, meeting, the Board discussed a letter sent by the SWAAC Chair to Chair Andrews requesting the Board's concurrence to develop a revised charge, to better reflect the work of this public body. The Board concurred and requested that staff review the proposed charge draft and provide any feedback to the SWAAC as it finalized a draft. At its meeting April 11, 2024, the SWAAC reviewed and approved the draft committee charge statement (Attachment A).
STRATEGIC PLAN: Resilient, Equitable, & Engaged Community - Design programs and services that promote an equitable, engaged, and climate-resilient community.
DISCUSSION: The SWAAC seeks to revise the committee's charge as follows:
- Remove the requirement of conducting "thorough budgetary and impact analyses," given the voluntary nature of the committee and the lack of expertise in such analysis, instead maintaining a simpler requirement to provide "relevant analyses" in support of recommendations;
- Limit greenhouse gas reduction considerations to emissions related to sustainable materials management;...
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