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CM:CP:BJ: srhhwcc. word. genserv Santa Monica, 1.~UG 111992
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council Meeting: August 11, 1992
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Authorize city Manager to Negotiate and
Execute an Agreement with the city of Culver city to Allow
Their Residents to utilize the City of Santa Monica
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility on a Fee for
Use Basis
Introduction
This report recommends that city Council authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute an agreement with the city of Culver city to
allow Culver city residents to dispose of their household hazardous
waste at Santa Monica's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
on a fee for use basis.
Background
The City currently operates one of the nation's few municipally
sponsored permanent Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facilities
(HHWCF) . The HHWCF provides an environmentally safe alternative for
the disposal and/or recycling of hazardous wastes which are generated
in the home, including paint products, motor oil, pesticides and drain
cleaners.
currently, approximately 80% of the waste received by the facility is
recycled back to the community. A variety of artists, community
rehabilitation programs, church groups and anti-grafitti organizations
regularly receive recycled products (primarily paint) from the
facility. In addition, the HHWCF operates a mUlti-city cooperative
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program with the cities of Culver city, Beverly Hills and West
Hollywood to remove ozone-depleting compounds from discarded
appliances to prevent their uncontrolled release during the metal
reclamation process. All steel paint cans received at the HHWCF are
also recycled. Due to the expense of operating the HHWCF, program
participation is currently limited to Santa Monica residents.
Discussion
Recent state legislation (AB 939) requires that municipalities
establish programs for the segregation and safe handling of household
hazardous wastes. While some jurisdictions have chosen to provide
periodic "round-up daysll in Wh1Ch service 15 offered one or two days a
year, some jurisdictions have established permanent collection
facilities which provide daily or weekly service. Although permanent
facilities are often difficult to site due to neighbor opposition or
permitting difficulties, they offer numerous benefits, including an
expanded level of service, a safer chemical handling environment and
cost savings (annual round-up day events usually cost up to $200 per
vehicle trip, while permanent programs have reduced costs to
approximately $70 to $100 per trip) . The above factors combine to
establish Santa Monica's existing HHWCF as a valuable community asset.
Seek1ng to satisfy the requirements of AB 939 and maximize the use of
existing facil1ties in the region, Culver City staff contacted Santa
Monica staff to explore the feasibility of participation by Culver
City residents in Santa Monica's existing household hazardous waste
program.
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staff has evaluated the request and determined that the additional
volume of activity from Culver City residents would be within the
capability of existing staff resources and storage capacity of the
facility. In addition, the state permit authorizing the City to
collect household hazardous waste has now been modified to allow
acceptance of waste from residents outside Santa Monica.
Use of the HHWCF by Culver City residents would be conducted on a "fee
for use" basis. staff envisions a system whereby a specified number
of vouchers would be purchased from Santa Monica and distributed to
Culver city residents by the City of Culver City. Culver City staff
would maintaln close communlcation with Santa Monica staff to monitor
and control program participation rates to ensure program compliance
and consistent quality of service.
It is anticipated that the inclusion of Culver city residents would
increase annual vehicle trips to the facility by approximately 500
trips (each trip representing a household). preliminary calculations
have determined that Santa Monica should charge the city of Culver
City $100 per vehicle trip. ThlS amount is sufficient to ensure that
all Santa Monica costs associated with the increased volume from
Culver City for staffing and supervision of the facility as well as
transportation and disposal of the waste materials are covered.
staff believes the implementation of the proposed agreement with
Culver City is feasible and will set an example for the cooperative
multi-jurisdictional use of a unique regional facility.
Additionally, staff has been contacted by representatives of West
Hollywood to discuss a similar cooperative arrangement for use of the
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city/s HHWCF. West Hollywood is currently assessing utilization and
cost parameters of the proposal. staff is also working with state and
federal representatives to clarify administrative and regulatory
requirements to allow household hazardous waste collection programs to
accept hazardous waste from small businesses. with favorable state
and federal interpretations I staff anticipates that the program can be
expanded to accept small business waste on a fee-for-servie basis
within the next year.
Financial/Budget Impact
Based upon the anticipated utilization rate of 500 vehicle trips per
year and an initial charge of $100 per vehicle, up to $50,000 would be
collected from the city of Culver City during the course of the year
and allocated to revenue accounts in the Refuse, Water and Wastewater
funds based upon their current proportionate level of financial
support for operation of the HHWCF. It is anticipated that an initial
payment of approximately $10,000 would be made by Culver City to
ensure that contingency funds would be available to cover any
increased Santa Monica costs. Subsequent payments would be made
monthly based on the actual number of vouchers received from Culver
City residents.
The additional revenues would be offset by increases in household
hazardous waste transportation and disposal costs. Given the current
uncertainty as to actual participation and final revenue and
expenditure impacts, it is proposed that no revenue or expenditure
account adjustments be made at this time. Staff will monitor
expenditures and revenues once the agreement is implemented and return
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SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordl.nance. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether
any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The city Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once 1n the official newspaper
within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become
effective after 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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