SR-503-001-02-01 (4)ATTACHMENT A
C~TY OF SANTA MONICA
PARTNERSHlP PROPOSAL
February 2003
Southern Cal~fornia Disposal
& Recycling Company
Post Office Box 25fiSfi
West Los Angeles, Cafifornia 90025
(310) 828-6444
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TABLE OF CONT~NTS
Section paae
EX~CUTIVE SUMMARY ~i
9.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ~
2.Q SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DlSPOSAL S RECYCE~ING STRATEGfC P~AN 1
3.0 PUBLIC - PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP 2
3.1 Partnership Competition and Flexibility 3
3.2 Partnership Approach to Sustainability 3
3.3 Fundi~g for Sustainabfe City Targets and Other Env~ronmental Programs 5
3.4 Environmental Education and Schools Program 5
3.5 Protecting Human Resources ~
4.0 PARTNERSHIP COMPQNENTS g
4.1 Solid Waste Transfer g
4,2 Sofid Waste Disposal 7
4.3 Recycling and Materiats Recovery g
4.4 Special Waste Handting g
4.5 I~oad Checking for Hazardous Waste g
~.Q PARTNERSHlP lMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 10
6.0 GUARANTEES AND RISKS 10
fi.7 Recycling a~d Transfer Station O~erations Contract 11
7.0 REVENUE AND COSTS 11
7.~! TrartsferStatfon Costs 12
7.2 Processing and Disposal Costs ~3
8.{~ CROSS MEDIA REGULATQRY REQUfREMENTS 14
8.1 California ~ntegrated Waste Management Board 14
8.2 California Air Resources Board and Soutt~ Coast Air Quaiity Ma~agemer~t
District 16
9.Q SOUTHERN CA~IFQRNIA DISPOSAL & RECYCLiNG COMPANY 17
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SCD is a well established waste colfectior~, recyciing and waste transfer business that has
served the needs af #he Westside of Los Angeles County and its local jurisdictior~s since ~ 913.
SCD plans to remain in business far a long time to serve the expanding needs of the Westside.
Sou#hern Cafifarnia Disposal believes a well cor~str~cted public-~rivate partnership between the
Cify of Santa Monica and SCD is the mas# cost effective and en~iranmentally responsible policy
far #he future. Constructing a new City tra~sfer station that includes waste irr~port would be a
cos#ly and unwarranted duplication of services pro~ided by the private sector and other iocal
gavernment jurisdictions.
A wef! concei~et~ agreement, negotiated in good faith, between the City and SCD wifl inufe
benefit to both pariies. SCD is agreeing to a long te~m contract, twenty year rer~ewable terms in
fFVe year incremEnts, with fixed per-ton rates and transfer station capacity guavant~es reser~ed
far the City of Santa Monica. 5CD belie~es that the City wiil rec~i~e compel~ing ~enefit through
tf~e establishment of a resource conservation and ~n~ironmentaf ~ragrarn set-aside a~d an
annual en~ironrr~ental education fund. SCD has a continuing commitmer~t to particigate in and
support the Sustainable City goals and strategies. fn fact, #hs company's core business is #he
integrat~d management of renewable and non-renewable solid wastes and materials resources.
SCD recognizes and appr~ciates the special relations~ip tha# ci~rrent City waste system
employ~es enjoy with the City. SCD wilf offer empEoyment to thas~ Ci#y employees whose jobs
wouid be impacted wher~ the City agreament with SCD goes in#o effect. 5uch City employees
who choose to becorrre emplayses of SCD wi~l be compensated for salary ancf benefifs,
camparable to others irt similar positions within the City of 5anta Monica. ln the e~ent that the
impacfed employees wish ta remain wifh the City, SCD is prepared to make a one-fime
contribution of $30,400 per employee to the City for the pur~pose of retraining these employ~~s.
Altemati~ely, fflr those emp~oyees who wish ta retire or pursue ather career abjectives outs~cfe
city ga~ernment or SCD, SCD wilf compensate each employee with a one time cash payment of
$20,OQ0.
T'he primary components af the proposed Public/Pri~ate partnership consist of t~e folfowing:
• Solid Waste Transfer
• Solid Waste Disposal
• Recycling and Materials Recovery
~ Special Waste Ha~dling
• Load Checking fiar Hazardous Wast~s
On No~ember 26, 2002, t~e City staff presented a re~ort to the CFty Cout~ci~ predicting nega#ive
consequences to the City of Santa Monica if a cantract were granted to SCD for recycling and
transf~r s#ation services. The staff identified #he SCD #acility as the anly facility on the Westside
of the Los Angeies metrnpoli#an area thaf couid accept waste from fhe public, it appears the
s#aff assurnes that SCD will monapolize waste fransfer and charge the maxim~m per-tan fee the
market will bear.
lranically, the City staff in its role as regulator 1~as complete autl~ority to protect the City via
contract, a~ersight and oth~r performance instruments.
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SCD will operate the SCD Recycling and Transfer Station for less than camparable casts at the
City of Santa Monica Transfer Station. Table 1 shows the savings per ton ta #he City of Santa
Monica in the ~ublic-private partnership with SCD.
Table 1. Sa-rings for City o# San#a Monica in PubE'rc-Private Partnership With SCD
6.2 Million ;
$8.0 Millian ;
$10.0 Million ~ .......___ ..._......_........_........
$15.0 Million
f]sscription ' Construction Construction Constructian Construction
.... , .,... - _ ....... ...... .. . .. ..... _ : COSt :
... .. ... . ..
. COSt ;
...... .... . .. . , COSt ~ C05t
5M New Facility Expense Per Ton ,
$28.62: __... , _
$30.13: ...... ._.. -- , _. , . . . . . .
$31.81 ~ - - , ... ,.. ,.._ . ....,.._
$36.02
SCD Tipping Fee $15.00; $15.OQ; $15.00; $~5.pp
Savings to City of Santa Manica in
partnership with SCD (per ton) $13.62; $~5.13: $16.81 ;
$21.02
Tonnage 95,4~47; 95,447; 95,447? 95,447
Total Savin~s...... _ ..........................................:.......$_~..,.299,988:14' $1 444,1~311 $1,604,464.07 $2,006,395.94
Disposal costs are independent of other cost. The a~erage tipping fee is approximatefy $3~4.32
per ton for disposal andlar transformatior~. Processing costs for construct~on and demolitian
wastes and green waste are comparabie #o the cost of disposai.
The key to successfuE cost canfainmer~t is to seek multipie lower cost facilities for processing,
dispasal and transformation withfn a 40 mife distance from t~~ SCD Recycling and Transfer
Station.
SCD ~as sefected three cross-media (land, air, and water) concsms that are rele~ant #o the
success of fhe PubiiclPri~afe Partnership and the Sustainable City Plar~. Tne cross-media
issues of imrrtediate concern are:
~ Disposal Reporting
• Facility Permitting
• Air Quality Requirements
SCD will send the disposal information every quar#er to th~ City of Santa Manica, and to each
jurisrlic#ion in which the waste originated. SCD wili send an annual repart on disposal reporting
methods to the City of Santa Monica by February ~ 5 for #he prev~ous y~ar. SCD will respor~d to
requests for clarification regarding jurisdiction of origin allocations.
The SCD Recyciing and Tra~sfer Station is operating in compliance wfth the permitting
r~q~irernents and minimum operatir~g standards for aperations and facilities that receive, store,
handle; reco~er, tra~sfer, or process solid waste. CUrrenfly, the SC~ Recycling and Transfer
Station facility is goir~g through a fve-year permit fe~iew by th~ Las Angeles County LEA.
Currently SCD is operating a fleet of ~e~iclES that is less than 15 Heavy-Duty Vehicies. At the
present time SCD is exempt from the provisions of Rule 1193 - the Clean On-Road Residential
and Corr~merciaf Refuse Coffection Vehicles Rule. SCD understands that the company wiil be
sub~ect ta the proposed diesel particulate matter Cantrol Measure For On-Road Heavy-Du#y
Diesef-Fueled Residential and Comrnercial Solid Waste Callection Vehicles. SCD und~rstands
that tf~e purchase or fease of any an-raad hea~y-duty vehicles from the City m~st comply with alf
EPA, CARB and SCAQMD rufes and rsgufatians.
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1.0 INTRO(3UCTION AND BACKGROUND
In 1996, the City of Santa Monica initiated a city yards master planning process to conceptually
design a facility that wauld mee# the needs of the City for the 2~5` Gen#ury. ~he Ci#y determined
that the initia! phase of whatev~r pfan emerged would addr~ss the future of the City transfer
station.
!n 2000, several Master Pfan alternatives uvere presen#ed for cansideration ~y City staff to the
City Council. Phasing prograrr~s associa#ed with each altemative wefe aiso Prepared to ensure
that a~E services pravided from #he city yards could be car~#inued during construction.
On Octob~r 24, 2000, the City Council approved fwo alter~ative master plan concepts, or~e of
them repiacing th~ current City trar~sfer station with a new facility and the other for the City staff
to Pursue negotiations with Soutt~ern Cal~fornia Dispasal and Recycling Company {SCD} to
determin~ if fong-term cost and operafional viabiiity could be achieved ~sing the SCD transfer
station facility as a public-pri~at~ partnershi~.
On November 26, 2002, the City staff recommended to the Ci#y Councii that City staff be
directed to proceed with fhe desEgn anc! construction of new City owned ar~d aperated solicf
waste and recycling transfer station facility as the first phase of tf~e City Yard Master Plan. T~e
Ci#y staff concluded #hat r~o campelling benefif to tF~e cammun~ty stems firam abandonir~g the
municipaily owned #ransfer statian and further n~gat~atia~s wfth SCD are not fikely to resuit in
reaiization of such a benefrt.
The City Counci~ considered the matter to alEow City staff and SCD time to br~ng baclc additianal
fnformation to address Council concerns. Further, the Council indicated to the City staff and
SCD that #hey woufd expect a proposal for a publio-private partnership from SCI] within 60
days.
T~e councif then ap{~rovec! a limited schematic design and directed staff to atterrtp# to get an
extension from the State for tt~e City's permit (transfer sta#ion}.
2.0 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ~ISPOSAL AND RECYCLING COMPANY STRATEGIC PE.AN
SCD is a well es#ablished waste collec#ion, recycling and was#e #ransfer business that has
served the needs of the Westside of Los Angeles Cou~ty and i#s loca! j~risdictions since 1913.
SCD pEar~s ta r~mair~ in business 'for a long #im~ to serve the expanding nesds of the Westside.
Utilizing a phased approach, SCD is continuing to develop a comprehensive, verticafly
integrated solid waste management collectian and infrastructure sysfem which wil! provide long-
term benefits and security far the Westside area of Los Angefes County.
Th~ icey compon~nts of the 5CD strategy are as fflllaws:
1. Pa~tner with county and city jurisdictions to provide long-term coflection, r~cycling, waste
transfer and other di~ersion senrices,
2. Waste stream reduction through recycling anc~ waste diversior~, thereby assisting in the
achievement of rr~andafed diversior~ goal requirerrtents.
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3. Implement diversion programs for green waste for composting and other ~eneficial uses.
4. Maintai~ a Sfate required ioad checking pragram a# t#~e trar~sfer station.
5. Deveiop a strategy for providing financiai mitigation to jurisdictions using SCD facilities.
6. Study the feasibility of develo~ing new SCD faciEities in surrounding communities to support
new integrated services and an expa~ded SCD infrastructure.
7. Provir~e competiti~~ coEfection, recycling, transfer, disposal and transformation services ta
jurisdictions.
8. Mitigat~ environmental impac#s of integrated waste management, including traffic and air
po!lution, through centraEized aperations.
3.0 PUBLlC - PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
Southern California Dispasal befi~~es a wel! constructed public-private partnership between the
City of Santa Monica and SCD is #he rnos# cost effecti~e and en~ironmentally responsibfe pol~cy
for the #uture. Constructing a n~w City #ransfer station that includes waste import would be a
costly and unwarrant~c! duplication of services pro~ided by the privata sector and other locai
ga~ernment j~risdictions.
A weli concei~ed agreement, negotiated in good faith, b~tween the City ar~d SCD wiif inure
benefit to both parties. SCD is agreeing to a long term cAntract, #wenty year renewable in five
year increments, with ~ixed per-ton rates and transfer station capacity guarantees reserved for
the City of Sanfa Monica. SCD befie~es that the City wi~! receive compelling benefit thro~gh the
establishment of a resource conservatian and en~ironmental program set-aside and ar~ annual
en~ironmenta~ education tund der~ved from Gity of Sar~ta Monica transferred tonnage.
Further, SCD will agree to an annuaE perFarmance review tha# includes aperatian, service and
capacity evaluations and rate adjustments. fn addition, SCD will pravide a I~ving wage to a!E its
employe~s. SCD w~ll alsa meet the South Coast Air Quality Manageme~t District and California
Air Resourc~ Baard rules and regulations far clean burning fuel vehicles. In the e~ent tha# SCD
car~nat perform on the agreed ferrns, SCD will c4ver the costs to cur~ any cfefauft, decree ar
judgment.
~inally, SCD is willing ta ~artner with the Ci#y of Santa Monica #n form a praject o~ersight
committee to assure the City Councii at~d others that the partnership is performing as ex~ec#ec!
and f~~xib~e and sustainable Ci#y po{icies are maintain~d. The oversight committee should play
a key role in rr~aking sure that state and local mandates are implamented ir~ a timely and
~fficient manner.
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3.1 Partnership Competition anc! Flexibifity
If the City Counci! chaoses tQ clase the existing City tra~sf~r station and ~ecitles not to buiid a
new City transfer station, competition and flexibility can still t~e rr~aintained through a~ublic
pri~ate partners#~ip go~erned by a well crafted c~ntract.
~or more than a d~cade cities have moved increasingly toward the priva#e sectar for integratec!
waste services. Many cities that ha~e~ carttracted with the pri~ate sector for years, mo~ing
through multi~Ee cycles of bidding, awarding and administering contracts; ~ave been able to
mainfair~ quality serrrices that are flexible and rneet the needs Qf the public.
Cantrary to any views expr~ssed by City staff, #he City wifl nat reiinquish any direct control af
how waste is disposed, process~d, ancf recycled. Further, the City has the ability to set rates
under the contract and therefore would nat be su~jecting the pubiic #a paying higher prices.
3.2 Partnership Approach to S~stainahility
All of us wan# to lead the "good kife", but there is only on~ living planet to ~ro~ide the r~sa~rces
we need. Sustainability requires li~ing within the regenerative capacity of the biasphere.
Accounts fram the Proce~dings of tt~e Natianai Academy of Sciences incficated that human
d~mand may w~li have exceed~d #he biosphere's regenerati~e capacity since tt~e ~ 980s.
According to this preiiminary and expEoratory assessment, humanity's foad eorres{~onded to
70% of the capacity of fhe global bios~here in 1969, and grew to 120% in 1999.
High fe~efs of energy and materials consumptian in industr~a! countries are the driving force
bel~ind the deciir~e in virtually aEI major life support systems on the planet. Over the last decade
a~ increasir~g number of scientists and other thoughtfuf peopfe ha~e come to conclude that
modem le~~ls af matenaEs anc! energy consumption are having a destabilizing influe~c~ on the
t~iosphere. .
The United States consumed 30% of #he materials produced globaliy in 1995, while it accaun#ed
far less than 5% of #he pianef's population. Qf alf #he materials us~c~ in products, oniy 1% is
used in products "durable" er~ough to still be in use six rnonths later, according to industrial
ecologist Robert Ayres. This wastefui consurrtptian wreaks havoc on our ~and, air, and water
resourc~s.
According to a 9 999 study by the California lntegrated Waste Mar~agement Board, #he City of
Santa Monica residents throw away about 3.4 pounds of "trash" per person every day. Eact~
emplayee working in 5anta Monica #hraws away ab~ut 8.9 pounds af °trash° per empfoyee
every day.
Of the 322,286 estimated tons generated by the City of Santa Mo~ica in 2001, 129,625 tans of
waste was disposed or transformed at locai solid waste faciiities (see Table 1). ft is Estimated
that over 70% of landfifled waste cortsists of ~afuable materials suct~ as giass, metal, paper,
construction and demfllitian waste and delaris whicF~ cauld be re~s~d or recycied, reducing the
d~mand on virgin saurces of these materials.
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Tabie 1. Disposa~ d~ring 200'! for City o# Santa Monica
Facility Name jCaunty)
NUmber
ARVIN SANIT/1RY LANDFIL~ {Kern) _ _ 15 AA 0050
..
AZUSA LAND RECtAMATEQ~f CO INC Los An eles
_, ,. , ... . .. ...._, ,. ~ 9
~
19 AA OO f 3
:
.. ..
.....,. ..
CHIQUI7A CANYON SANITARY I,.,ANOFILL (Los , .
19-AA-0~52
Angeies)
........................... .,_..........._........_ .._...,.....,.,......_,.......__.............
PUEN'~E HILLS LAN{}FILL #6 (~os A~gefes)
.. ..
.. ....... _........... _
39-AA-OtF53
COMMERCE REFUS~-TO-EN~RGY FACILITY (Las : f9-AA-0506
Angeles}
SUiVSHINE CANYON SLF COUNTY EXTElVSION {Los . 19-AA-p$53
Angeles)
...._ ............................_......... _.
50U7HEA5T RE50URCE RECOVERY FACILITY (Los
Angeles)
. ............._ .... .. _ . ..............._ .. .....
BRADLEY LANpFILL WEST AND WEST EXTENSfON
(Los Angeles)
-- .............................................................................- ._......._..,.........._.,...,.._..._..............
PRIMA DESHECHA SANITARY LANDFiLL SOrange~
......_ ............. _...........,....._
OLINpA ALPHA SANiTARY EANDFII.L (~range)
.
FFtAfVK R BOWERMAN SANITARY LF (Oran,~e)
.................. ..
EL SOBRAN7E SANITARY LANDFILL (R~verside)
......... . ...
COVAN7A STANI5LAU5, INC. (Stanislaus County
Regional 5olid Waste Pla~ning Agency)
. .. .._ ..... _ ................_....... . . ._. .. . . . .. ... . ......................_................._..............,...
SIMI VALLEY LANDFILL - RECYCLING CENTER
(VefftUfa)
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.......... .. _ ... ..............
Totals (Ton:
Saurce: CIWMB Disposal Reporting System
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In-state i Exported Out- € Tatal disposal
~isposa! ofState
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553 76',
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61 585 51
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4,248.37 .`
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785.67 : _,..........__........_...;......._......
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7B5.67
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The Santa Monica Sustai-taf~le City Program is recognized as a worfdwide ro{e model for
sustainability. The program goals artd strategies includ~ far ##~e City governrn~nt and all sectors
af the cammunity, #o canserve and enhance local resources, safEguard human health and tt~e
e~~ironment, maintain a healthy and diverse economy, and impra~e the livabiiity and quaiity of
life for al! comrnunity members in San#a Manica.
The City's Task Farce on the ~nvironrnent, after reviewing the pragress made since the 1994
adoption of the prvgram, has recognized the need to update and ~xpand the 5ustainabie City
goals and indicators to pro~ide a rr~or~ com{~lete picture of community sustainability, and to
de~elop new indicator targets for 201~. SCD has identified the fo~fowing expanded Plan Goai
Areas for which th~ proposed public-private pa~tr~ership car~ make im~ortant contribu#ions.
• Reso~rc~ Canser~atio~
• Environmen#a! anc! Public Health
• Transpor~ation
~ Economic D~velapment
• Communi#y Education and Civic Participation
SCD has a continuing commitment ta pa~tici}~ate in and support fhe Sustainable City goais and
stra#egies. In fact, the campany's core business is the integrafed managernenf of renewable
and non-renewa#~le salid wastes and rnater~als resaurces,
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It is SCD's desire to aid the City in becomfng a zero waste city. 5CD understands the
importance af pro~iding reai services and diversion programs that are measurable and enhance
tt~e regenerati~e capacity of the biasphere.
As an example, the City's Electronic Annual Report to the California lr~fegrated Waste
Management Board shows a calculated di~ersion rate of 65%. An initial re~iew of the diversion
numbers and prograrns gi~es one the impr~ssion that the City rnay be nearing its 2Q10
s~stainable goal of 70% diversion,
But enviror~mEntal t~uality objectives can not be achieved using theoreticai diversion caiculations
based soiely on quantified waste disposal. It takes well thought out guantifia~le individual
i~dica#ors o# saurce reduction and recycling targets to measure #he conditions, impacts and
effectiveness af environmentally sound community policies and programs, not thearetical
numbefs.
As a majar participant in integrated wasfe management and resource conservation acti~ities in
the City, SCD can maice impartant contr~butions #o the s~ccess of t~e Sustainabie City Plan.
SCD seelcs to participate as a stakeholcler in the Sustait~able Ci#y S#eering Commit#ee. SCD is
already responsibl~ for tracking and reporting progress for targ~t goal achievement in the area
of resaurce canservation.
3.3 Funding for Sustainable City Targets and O#her Environrr~ental Prograrns
SCD has demonstrated that it has been ~easonably successful in containir~g cos#s far
processing ar~d disposa! af wastes. Th~refore, SCD will be abie fo pass tl~~ough end of year
savings #o tF~e City to support en~iranmental and Sus#aiRabl~ City programs.
SCD wii! commit to a one miflion d~llar ($1,000,00~) se#-aside ta support resaurce canservation
and other en~ironmer~tal programs. Expe~tditures fram this fund shall be consistent wi#h the
objectives of the Sustainabie City Program.
3.4 En~ironmental Ecfucation and Schools Program
Mare #han any other activity, fhe educatian of our ci~ifdren wll ha~e a prafound effect on Santa
Mor~ica's future. SCD is committed to helping bcaf schools realize the benefits of
environmental educati~n and h~lp the comm~nity achieve resource conserva#ion goals. Within
the broader context of sustainabifity, schools are poised #o rise to the cha!(enge of becoming
models of inno~ation and resource conservation.
In recent years, er~vironmental education ~ras becorrz~ an important pa~t of schools' curriculurr~
as efforts to irnproved educatian ha~e expandEd beyond traditional core subjects to this ~nd,
SCD is prepared ta provic~e $100,000 p~r year tn th~ Sanfa Monica-Malibu School District to be
used far expande~ en~ironmental education.
3.5 Protectir~g Human Resources
SCD r~cognizes and ap}~reciates th~ speciaf relationship that currer~t City waste system
employees enjoy with the City. SCD will offer empEoyment #o #hose City employees whose jobs
would be impacted when the City agreement with SCD goes into effect. S~ch City em~loyees
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who cnoose to becorrte employees of SCD will be compensafed for salary and benefits,
comparable to others in similar positions within the City of Santa Monica. In the event that the
impacted empioyees wish to remair~ with the City, SCD is pre~ared ta make a ane-time
contribution of $30,000 per employee to the City farthe purpose of retraining these ~mployees.
Alternatively, for those employees who wish to reti~e or pursue other career abj~ctives outsid~
city go~ernment or SCD, SCD wilf compensate each empEayee with a one time cash payment of
$20,000.
4.0 PARTNERSHIP COMPON~NTS
The prirrtary componen#s of the proposed Pu~liclPrivate Par~nership consist of t~e following:
• Solid Waste Transfer
• Solid Waste Dis}~asal
• Recycling ancf Materials Reca~ery
• Special Waste Handlir~g
• ~oad Checking for Hazardous Wastes
ft should be nnted t~at transfer, disposal, anc! diversion tonnages are based an County of Las
Angeles Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) records for th~ years 2000 and 2001. The tables
presented in this section represent a two year a~erage of information gleaned from the City of
Santa Manica Transfer Station records submit#~d to #he LEA as part of each facility's permit
conditio~s. Missing information was extrapofated fram the two year a~eraged data to show a
representation of the expected tonnage tt~roughput.
4.1 Solid Waste Transfer
The praposed Partnership praject er~ta~ls t~e use of the SCD Recycling and Transfer Station at
9908 Frank Street, Santa Manica, California 9Q404.
The facility (SWIS Number 19-AA-0846} has been classified by the California lntegrated Waste
Ma~agemen# Baard as a large ~o~~me transferlprocessing facilfty. CfWMB records show that
the iast permit was issued on MarcF~ 26, 1998.
The permitted throughput of the facility is 1,056 tons per day. Tha facility opera#es ~etween
310-3~2 days per year. The totai throughput of the SCD Recyclir~g and Transfer Station fram
all sources wiil utilize ~7% of the p~rmitted daily capacity.
The proposed Partnership project wEll serve two primary functions. First, the facility includes
materials rec~~ery capabiiities needed ta assist the City of Santa Monica and the surrounding
communities in meeting the di~ersion goals defined by t~e Caiifornia lr~tegrated Waste
Management Act of 1989 (AB 939} and the updated Santa Monica S~stainable City Pfan
pending appro~a~ by t#~e City Councii. Second, the faciiity provides the means to ~fficiently
transfer residuals ir~ large-capacity transfer ~ehicles to the cEesig~ated disposai and
transformation sifes. The transfer capabiiities are important to the City and surrounding
communities becaus~ the close by regional disposa! facilities will be closing cluri~g the lif~ af the
Partnership and a long hauE wifl be required to reach the akternative disposa! andlor trans
laading rail sites. The transfer s#ation pro~ides a mare economicaf inethod for hauling resid~aEs
and recavered materials a long distance. In additiorr, fhe use af transf~r vehicies r~duces the
numbe~ af ~~hicle-miles traveied and thereby reduces #he amaunt of air emissions.
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~t~e SCD Recycling ar~d Transfer Stafian is designed #o receive waste from r~sider~tiai curbside,
commercial and industrial, and self-hauf collection veF~icles. Each waste type is directed #o the
tippi~g area.
Aki commercial and industrial packer trucks and ~rop-box and ro~l-off loads will be routed to #he
tipping area wh~re the wastes wiil be unloaded onto the tipping floor. Larg~ r~cyclables, such
as wood and corrugated cardboarci, and hazardous materia~s will be removed by hand-sarters
on the floor. ~oads tha# cantain a single-product, high-grade recycEabl~ (such as cardboard) wili
be unloaded onto the tip{~ing floor where normal separation of rejects will occur and then moved
by a rubber-tired loacler direct~y to an area ~or loading and #ransfer to a separate recyclirrg
faci~ity. Laads that contain primarily waod and/or yard wastes will be routed directly to the waod
and yard waste laading area.
Residentiaf waste wifl be received at the SCD Recycling and Transf~r Station in paclcer trucks,
which will be routed i~ta t~e facifity wh~re aEl truck maneuyering, unlaading an~ sarting wiEi
accur. T~e waste will be unloaded onto th~ tipping ffoor, anct sorters will remave large
r~cycEable materials and any hazardous mate~rals, The residential was#e #hat is not targeted for
reco~ery will be moved to the tFans~er area.
Self-haul loads, received fram the generai public and small contractors, wiEi be~ directed to self-
haul tipping area, or the woad and yard waste Eoading area. Easy-#o-segregate reca~erable
materiais {such as wood and yard waste) wiil be remaved and transferred to appropria#e
diversion faciliti~s. The residual wastes will be moved to #he #ransfer area.
4.2 Solid Was#e Disposal
Aif unprocessec~ wastes and residue from the tippir~g floor will be pushed by rub~er-tired loader
#o the transfer area. The #ransfer trucks are back~d down the ramp to a foading area. Tt~e
~ehicles will park in #he loading area. Frflm the transfer area, was#e wiil be load~d into op~n-top
transfer #railers. The loading of each container will be monitor~c~ to maximize th~ load of each
veF~icEe within legal load limits. Loaded vehicles will be weighed at the scafe when the vehicles
are feavir~g the transfer station.
Residuals wiEl be defivered t~ fhe permi#ted facilities identifi~d in Tahle 2. Based upan a
projected a~erage disposai fon~age af approximately 212 tons per day, i# is estimated that
a~aproximately 9.6 transfer ~ehicle trips per day wiif b~ required to dispose af the Santa Monica
Transfer Station portion of tne Partnership waste stream.
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Table 2. Estimated SanEa M~nica Transfer Station Disposal and Transformatian TonRages
4.3 Recycli~g and Ma#erials Recov~ry
A!I materials recovered fram the SCD R~cyciing and Transfer Station tipping floor will be routed
ta se~arate loacling areas. Materiafs will be dumped in the loading area wh~re ather rr~ixed
ma#erials will be removecl. In addi#ion, ali relati~ely homogeneous wood, rrtetaf, yard wastes,
and inert cfebris foads wil! ~e loaded in cor~tainers or transfer trailers far direct transfer ta a
facility capable of processing each indi~iduat material type.
Table 3 is a summary of the materials cliverted at the Santa Manica Transf~r S#ation. The
recycling ancf matenals recovery tonnage re~resents 14% of the tatal waste diverted in 2001.
Table 3. Recycling and Materials Recavery
~____...._...._ ................___............_............_....._........................._...__......................................._......_......_.........._..................._........... ~.......__._._._.......................................__.._..._........._....:......_....................._..._.._................
Recyclable Materials_Tonna~e
----~-~ ..... .... .. ................................. ,..............._....................___.................._....,......... _.........................:..._........................
Cardboard' Old News ; Afuminum : Ferrous ' E-Waste : Wood ; Concrete Tires : Tatal
Paper ' ; Metals .
.. ....._ ~ ........... ...... ..... ..._..__._. _......... ..... ........._........._......
465 ; Q: 1: 599 0 42 0 31 : 1,138
......
Mixed Construction and Qemolition Waste Tonnage
Green Waste Ben~ficial tlses Tonnag~
Green Waste Composting Tonnage
14.156
, .. .........._ ........................
._......._............ - ...... .. ... ..... . .-- .._...
..._,
Total Tons ~ 27,423 .
_..._......_... ........................................_..........._....................._.................._._..................... __ ........................... ....... _.... _.. _.. _._......................._........ ................................_..,..._ ....................................;
Source: County of Los AngeE~s LEA facifity kannage reports.
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Source: County of Las Angeles LEA tonnage reports and publishecf tipping fee scale house ra#es.
C1TY OF SANTA MONICA PARTN~RSH~P PROPOSAL
4.4 Special Waste HandEing
Each year thousands af computers, copiers, fax rr~achines, printers, televisions, a~d ott~er
electror~ic equipment becorrie "obsolete" in the eyes of cons~mers. Rapic~ advances in
technology and expanding demand for new features accelerate the genera#ion of 'bld" electronic
equipment ("e-waste). The result is a growing challenge to search for ways to reuse, recycle, or
pro~erly dispose af this equi~menf.
~"o mee# this challenge, SCD has fr~i#iated an electronEC product caflection program for their
custamers. Ti~e pubiic is becoming increasingly aware of tl~e need finr proper hand~ing of
elecfronic equ~prr~ent. Mar~y components of ~lectror~ic equipment (incFudir~g metals, plasiic, and
glass) can be reused or recycled, while o#hers (CRTs - cathode ray tubes) may present
et~~ironmentai hazards if not managed correctfy.
Irnproperfy discardecf major appliances are ano#~er gr~wing probfem. No more than about 5%
of the discarded appliances currently landfilled or sold for scrap metal recyciing are properiy
processed in compiiance with exiting State laws which require the proper removal and hand6ng
af hazardous wast~ contained in rr~ajor app~iances. Unprocessed major appliances illegally
release ozone-depleting CFCIHCHF refrigeranfs, cantaminated used oils, PCBs, and mercury.
SCD has implemented a recycling program in ordef ta diver~ recyclable mater~afs and
hazardous wastes fram fandflts, #o reduce illegal dumping of appiiances, and to preven# the
release of hazardous wastes into the land, air, and water.
~.5 Load C~ecking for Hazardaus Waste
Ti~is program seeks to mitigate the possibiGty of transferring hazardous waste to landfills ancf
transforma#ion facilities by discauraging the improper dispasaf o# hazardous waste and by the
irr~plementatian of a hazardous waste screening program.
Pubiic discouragement o# irnpraper disposal of hazardous waste is accampiished as foflows:
First, each SCD coRection container has been marlced with the folfowing warning: "TRASH
4NLY - NQ CHEMICAL OR HAZARDQUS MATERIA~S, N~ LIQUIDS, NO DRUMS, NO
CONTAINERS." Secor~d, pictoria~ warnings complement the a#aremer~tioned writtsn warriing
that does not require kr~owfedge of English. Third, ~ach SCD cusfomer is verba!!y and
contractually warned of the clear liability associated witn the improper placing of toxic wastes.
In addition to marking each SCD collection con#ainer a~d to further discaurage and mitigate the
possibility o~ ~azardous waste being transferred to a~andfll, the entrance to the SCD Transfer
Sta#ion is signetf "Trast~ Qnly - No chemical or hazardous materials, no liquids, no drums, na
containers." A Hazardaus Waste Screening Pragram is in effect at all #imes at the SCD
recycling and Transf~r Station. The program comprises two type5 of scr~eriing: Point of
Coliection an~ Poinf of Transfer.
Screer~ing at the Point of CollectFOn is primarily accamplished by tt~e SCD Collection Vehicle
~perators, who wili refuse taking any con#ainers recognized or suspected of containing
F~azardous, contaminat~d, or taxic materials. AI! empfoye~s invoived with the cofiectian af waste
are req~ired to ha~e training ~n Hazardous Waste Recogni#ian and Handling #echniques.
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Point ot ~rar~sfer Scresning inciudes a radiation detector, permanently foca#ed at tt~~ scale area
The radiation detectar aperates at all times to detect any radioacti~e matenal i~ the ir~corrting
waste stream.
The Random Laad Checking Program is in effect on the tipping floor of the transfer station to
pro~ide f~rther insurance agai~st the passibil~ty ofi hazardaus materials being transferrec~ ta
landfilf-bound vehicf~s. The implernenta#ian afithe Random ~oad Check program, in
cam~ination with the Poin# of Cal~ection mifigatioR procedures, decreases the likelihood of
inadvertentfy transferring any hazardaus, contaminated or toxic ma#erials.
SCD has aclopted a specific Hazardous Waste R~mavaf Procedure to be put into effect
whenever aRy material is discovered that is suspectEd af being hazardous or toxic. The ~irst
s#ep af t~e procedure is to isaiate the suspected materiais from all other waste. The ar~a is
placed off-lirnifs for aE~ workers and trucks, ti~e Los Angeles Cnunty ~epartment of HeaE#h
Services, Hazardaus Materials Unit and the City of Santa Manica Fir~ Departmer~t are nntifiied
of wha# the waste is suspected ta be and if fheir services ar~ needed. If the material is
positively ider~tified as hazardous, the materiai is removed to the Hazardoc~s Waste Isolation
Area. Each waste is cnntained in a separate con#ainer so that hazardous classes may be kept
separate. ln ~o instance are incompatibie waste mixed (e.g. acids a~d bases, oxidizers and
reducing agents, cyanides and acicfs} or shalf containers be us~d tt~at are lin~d with mat~rials
which may react with the hazardous materiaf.
In the e~ent af a hazardous liquid spifE, the liquid will immediatefy ~e isofated fr~m any materials
with which it may possi~ly react and will be contained with ~ermicuiite or another appro~ed
con#ainment agent so that it may be gathered into a hazardous rr~aterial container, be id~ntified
and iabeied, and be properly disposed of by a licensed and permi#ted hazardvus waste hauler.
!n any case wh~re hazardous waste is scr~ened out of the was#e stream; it will be manifested
wifh #he 5CD's pre-assigned Environmental Prot~ction Agency (EPA) Srr~aii Quantity Hazardous
Waste Generatar number (CALOQ0139938) for #racking, hand~~ng, storage, transportatian, snd
cfispasal.
5.0 PARTNERSHiP EMPLEMENTATIQN SCHEDULE
SCD proposes that the Par#nership lmplementation Schedule be cfe~eloped to m~e# the needs
of #he City of Sar~ta Monica at the #ime the contract is written.
6.(1 GUARANTEES AND RISKS
On No~ember 26, 2002, t#~e City staff presen#ed a report #o the City Council predicting nega#ive
consec{uences ta the City of Santa Monica if a contract were granted fo SCD tar recycling and
transfer station services. The stafF identified the SCD facility as the only facili#y on the Westside
of the Los Angeles metropnfitan area that couid accep# waste from tf~e public. I# appears the
staff assum~s that SCD wilf monopolize waste transfer and charge the maximum per-#on fee the
market wiii ~ear.
Ironically, the ci#y staff in its role as regulafor has complete authorfty to protect the city via
contrac#, oversight and other performance instruments.
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As stated elsewhere in #his document, a well constructed and exec~ted agreement can void all
of tt~e concerns Cify staff has presented to date.
fi.1 Recyclrr~g and Trat~sfer S#ation Operations Con#ract
The g~neral cont~nts of the welE constructed contract shoufd cantain at least the followi~g:
• General ProvisioRs
• Scope afi Services
• PerFormance Standards
• Monitoring of Contractor's Performance, Liquidated Damages
• CompensatFOn
• fndemnifica#ion, insurance, Bonds
• Taxes, Assessment and Fees
~ Defa~lt and Terminatian
• Bankr~ptcy
• Assignment
• Labor
• Records
• Miscellaneous Operations Matte~s
• Subcontracting
• Notices
• Equai Access, Employment and Contracting Opportu~ities
• Miscei~aneous Pro~isions
•~xhibits ~- including but not limited to let#ers of credit, corporate guaranty, etc.
7.0 REVENU~ AND COSTS
5CD has de~eloped the public-private partr-ers~ip proposai E~ased an Santa Monica Transter
Station re~enue and exper~ses a~eraged for the years 200Q and 200~. The throughput tannag~
is based on information glea~ed from the Santa Mo~ica Transfer Sta#ion records submitted to
the Los Angeles County L~A. The Partnership proposal is bas~d o~ a cornparison of revenue
and costs far the City af 5anta Monica propased construction of the Transfer Station Facilify.
The information En Table 4 has been prepared to show those casts which are directly related to
prajected costs af canstrucfing a new City of Sanfa Monica Transfer S#atior~ and the transfer
statian tipping fees at various amortized CIP c~sts. Disposaf costs are trea#ed as independent
~ariabEes.
Th~ fuEl cast of transfer and dis~asal can ~e better understaod by cambining the transfer station
tip~ing fee costs with the disposal andlar transformation facility costs. Far exampl~, if the
transfer statian tipping fe~ is $28.62 ar~d the waste has been taken to the Commerce Waste-to-
~nergy Facility, the cost of transfer and disposal by transformatior~ w~uld be $65.62.
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Table 4. Ci~y of San#a Monica Constructed Transfer Station Facility Profarma
REVENUE:
._.._._~...~ ..... ........_... . ............. ..... . .._
....._
__ ..,. .... . ...
.
Unit ....... . . _...
$6.2 Million : ... ._...
_
$8.0 Million =
.... . .. ...
$10.0 Million
-..
$15.0 Miflion :
Description , Tonnage ~ Price Construction Ca~structian ; Construction ; Constructfon :
_....._._..._..........._ ...._..... _ ........................_...... `
._. , ...... . ...
... `
. ...
. CO5t ;
.... .. ....
. COSt
..
.. ~QSt : CQSt
City Packer Trucks
57,562
40'
$2,302,480 _
.,.,.
$2,302,480; ..., ,
..............
$2,302 480'
..... . _:
$2,302,480:
Other City Vehicles 10,987' 40 $439,480 ~ $439,480 $439,480: $439,480:
: City Green Waste - 4, 879 : 4p $195,1 fi0 : $195,'160 : $195, ~ 60 ; $195,160 ;
:S~If Hau! Green 4,58$; 44; $201,872' $20i,872: $201,$72: $201,872;
:Ofhers 17,43~ ; 60; $1,045,8~0; $1,045,860: $1,045,860; $1,Q45,86Q
~~SRecycli~gRever~ue ' $'l9,568; $19,568: $19,568; $19,568:
:Recycling Ca. Revenu~ ' $205,0{}0; $205,000; $205,000:
$205, 000 ;
: Lease Re~en~e $46,D32 °' $46,032: $46,032: $46,032 ;
Total Revenue 95,447 $4,455,452 $4 455,452 $4,~4~5,452; $4,455,~i52-
OPERATiNG EXPENSES ~XCLUDI~lG aUMP FEE;
alaries &8enefits ~
$704,136; ....
$704,136; ........................_.._.....
$704,136 ..................................._.._
$704,136
V~hicle Expenses $724,70D; $724,700: $724,700: $724,7DQ
O~erhead $148,800~ $148,800: $148,800: $748,8p0
Land Rent $856,250; $656,250; $656,250 $656,250
Annual CIP Costs Amartized $~497,504; $64t,941 : $8p2,426 $1,2~3,639
Tota( Expenses Excluding Dump Fee
Expen.ses .Per_Tan ~xcluding .Dump.~ee
.._ .................................................._........ _._............................. ..... _...._._.
Net Income Before Dum~ Fee
Average Dump Fee Per Year
Net Income (loss)
$2,731,390 $2,875,827'. $3,Q36,312; $3,437,525
$28.62 ; $30.13 $31.81 $36.02
- _ . ..
$1,724,062: $~,579,625 $1,419,140; $1,017,927
$1,667,52~ : $1,667,52'! : $1,667,521 $3,867,521
541 _ ($87,89fi) ; ($248, 381 ] :' ($649,594
Sflurc~s: City af Santa Monica and Los Angeles Counfy ~EA
7.1 Transfer Station Costs
SCD wil! operate tF~~ SCD Recycling anc~ Transfer Station for less #han comparable costs at th~
City of Sartta Monica Transfer Station. Table 5 shaws the savings per tor~ to the City af Santa
Monica in the public-pri~ate partnership with SCD.
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Tabls S. Savings for City of Santa Monica in Puhlic-Private Partnership With SCD
.2 Milfion
$8.0 MiffEOn ; - ,
$~0,0 Million : - - - ................... ............
$~5.0 Million
Description ~ Construcfion : Construction ; Construction Construction
. _..........._ _._._............__ .... ............._.. _ ....... Cost '
.. ...._...._..._............... , Cast ~ Cast : Cost
Expense Per 7on _
$28.82 ............._................._................:...
$30. ~ 3: ...._..._....._......................_. ..
$31.81 ._.__..._......................._.._..._...
$36, 02
SCD Tipping Fee $15.00: $15.00' $15.Q0; $15.00
Savings to City of Santa Monica in $13.62; $15.13 $~6.81 $2~,p2
partnership with SCD (per ton)
Tonnage 95,4~}7: 95,447` 95,447; 55,447
Totai Sa~in~s _ _ . _._._........... : $~...~99 988 14 ...$1,444,'f13 9.~.: $1,6Q4,464.07 $2,006,39~.94
Tfre fallowing cost is incEuded in the SCD cosfs to recei~e and fransfer waste:
O~eratinq Costs
1. Pay~oll and Payroll ~xpenses - incfudes salaries & wages, payrol! taxes, workers
compensation insurance and other fringe ~enefits
2. V~hicle and Equipment Operating, Repair ancE Maintenance
3. SuppEies
4. Opera#ing and Support ~q~ipment Rer~tallDepreciation
5. Other Qperating Expenses
Admir~is#rative Costs
fi. Payroll and Payroll ~xpenses - ir~ciucfes salaries & wages, payroll taxes, workers
comper~sation insurance and other fringe benefi#s
7. Pallu#ion Liability Insurance
8. Other Insura~ce and Business Licenses
9. Building Occupancy and Repair Exper~ses - includes rent, ~tilities, and building
repair aRd maintenanc~
10. Professiona! and O~tside Services
11. Office Ex~ense -- su~p~ies, postage, telephone, etc.
12. O~ce Equipment RentallDeprecia#ion
3 3. Other Administrative Expenses -- includes adrninistrative, automobile fuel and repair
costs, travel and entertainment, etc.
~4. ~perating Profit
7.2 Processing and Dis~osaE Costs
The disposa! costs faund in Ta~le 2 are ind~pencfe~t of other costs. Tipping fees ~ary from
facility. The a~erage tipping fee is appraxima#ely $34.32 per ton far disp~sal and/or
transformation. Processing costs for cortstruction and demolitior~ wasfes and green waste are
comparabie #o th~ cost of dispasa~,
The key to successful cost containment is to seek muftiple lower cost facilities far ~aroc~ssir~g,
dispasal and transformation wi#hin a 40 miie distance from #he SCD Recycling and Transfer
Station.
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8.0 CROSS MEDIA REGULATORY REQUiREM~NTS
7he fallowi~g summary information highEigh#s importar~t adopted or p~nding regula#ory
requirements that wifl ~mpact ti~e PubliclPrivate Partnership. SCD ~as selected three cross-
media {land, atr, and water) concems tt~at are relavant to the success a# t~e PubIEC/Pri~ate
Partnership and the 5ustainable Ci#y Plan. The cross-media issues of immediafe of concern
ar~:
• Dispasal Reparting
• Facifity Permitting
• Air Quality Requirements
8.1 California lntegrated Waste Manageme~t Board
Disposa~ RepoRinq
SCD wil~ send quarterly disposal informatior~ ta affected agencies and jurisdictions as requirec!
by the CIWMB, the E.os Ang~les County D~partment of Public Works, and #I~e Sar~ita#ian
D~stricts of Los Angeies County, by May 15 ior the first quarter, August 15 for the second
quarter, November ~ 5 for the thircf qua~ter, and February 15 for the fourth quar#er of #he
pre~ious year. Further, SCD wiil se~d #he disposaf infarma#ion e~ery quarter to the Ci#y of
Santa Monica, and ta each jurisdiction in which tf~e waste ariginated.
SCD wil! send an annuai report on disposal reparting methods to th~ Cify af Santa Monica by
February ~ 5 for #he previous year. SCD wi(I res~o~d to requests for clarificatior~ regarding
jurisdiction of arigin alloca#ions. ~
Ti~e annual report wiif cover each year beginning on Ja~uary 1 and er~ding on December 31 and
wi~l include the fnllowing:
1. Facilify name and SolEd Waste Infarmation Sys#em (SWIS) r~umber,
2. Owner/operator name,
3. OwneNoperator mailing address,
4. Owner/aperator telephone r~umber,
5. Whether ar not the faciiity has scafes and any conversion factors used,
6. For self-hauiers delivering waste in pickup trucks or pass~nger vef~icfes, the minimum
weig~t assigned ta loads or conversion factor(s) used, and th~ annual number af vehicles,
7. The frequency of origin surveys,
8. The method(s) of determining jurisdiction of o~igin, including #he questions gate attendants
ask l~aulers,
9. Method(s} used #o verify arigin information, if appiicabie,
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10. The method{s) of r~et~rmining junsdiction ailocations,
1 ~. Tt~e percentage by weight of self-haul wast~,
~E 2. Any restrictions on which j~risdictions may use #he facility,
13. Any d~fferences in station tipping fees ~ased on juris~iction of origin,
14. A listi~g or descriptior~ of the computer program(s) or method used to track waste tonnage
and nrigin information,
15. The days and hours of facility operation, including ail variatians in the schedule dunng the
reporting year, and
16. The operator's or hislher designee's signa#ure.
Each quarter, 5CD when sending waste to another faciiity within California will pravide the
operatar of that facility wifh the ~ercentage af waste assigned to each jurisdiction. SCD wil!
pro~ide this infarmation no later thar~ two weeics after the end of t#~e qua~ter.
During #he entire quarter, SCD will inform a recei~ing operator of the jurisdiction of origin for al!
material identified by the recei~ing operator as potential aiterrtati~e daily cover, alternative
in#ermediate co~er, or beneficial use material on a~aily basis. SCD wili alsa inform a receiving
opera#or of the type or #ypes afi material b~ing suppiied.
SCD when sending waste to another facilify in Caiiforn+a wiil sencf a quarterly notificatian fo the
City af San#a Monica, to each agency in which a recei~ing facifity is focat~d, and ta each
jurisdictian that set~t waste to the 5C~ RecycGng and Transfer Station.
The quarterly natification will contain the #oilowing infarmation:
1. The station name and Solid Waste Inforrnatior~ System (SWIS} number,
2. T~e reporting quarter and year,
3. TF~e tataf tons of wast~ accepted from each j~risdiction,
4. The percentages of was#e from ~ach jurisdiction, based on either #he tota! tons accepted
from each jurisdiction, or t~e total to~s af solid wast~ from each jurisclictiar~ after adjusting
for diversion at the station,
5. The name and Solid Waste Information Systerr~ (SWIS} rrumber af each facility in Cafifornia
to which waste was sent,
6. The #otai initia! estimated tons af waste sen# ta each ~acility,
7. The total tons of each type of material that was identifiec! as poten#ial aiternative daiiy cover,
alternati~e intermediate cover, or beneficial use fram eacf~ jurisdiction,
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8. The to#al tons of eac~ type af solid waste accepted at the facility and sent off-si#e for reuse,
recyciing, or composting during the quarter,
9. The tata! tons of solid waste ser~t off-site for reuse, recyclir~g, or compos#ing, listed by
destination site, and
10. A brief description of #he origin survey method and freq~ency used at the stafion
Facilitv Permittina
The SCD RecycE~ng and Transfer Station is operating in corr~pliance with the permitting
req~irements and minimum aperating standards for aperations and facilities that receive, store,
handle, recaver, transfer, or proces~ solid waste. Currently, the SCD Recycling and Transfer
Statian facility is going #hrough a~ive-year permit review by the Los A~geles County LEA.
Th~ ~urpose of the permit revi~w is to document any changes in design or operation since the
pem~tit was issuECl, or since the permit was last revised or re~iewed. Ti~e permit re~iew wil! note
any significant ar unat~thorized changes that are planned or have occurred at the faciiity.
PrelEminary disc~ssians wifh the LEA staff, regarding the P~bIiclPrivate Partnership and the ~~e-
year permit re~iew, indieate that "no significan# Char~ges" in operations wili occur. There is no
indication that the PubGclPri~at~ Partr~ership wil! trigger a revision of the existing facility permit.
8.2 Califorr~ia Air Resources Board and South Coast Air Quality Management District
Beginr~ing Jufy ~, 2002, pu~lic and private refuse collection aperators with 15 and up to 49
refuse coElection ~ehicles that are refuse collectian, transfer, or rall-off vef~icles (i.e., ~ehicles
used ta #ransfer refuse in ar~d out af tra~sfer statians ar vehicies that deliver open boxes or
waste containers} must purchase alternative #~el refuse collection vef~icles when adding or
repiacing vehicles in their fleet. Dual-fuel transf~r and ralf-off ~ehicle purchases are incl~adec!
under R~le ~ 193. A time restriction is placed an purchases of the dual-fue! rEfuse coflection
vehicles to assess if the in-use fuel usag~ is primarily natural gas. The duaE-fuei engines have
been ce~r#ified by Califvrnia Air Resources Baard (CARB} as a low emission engine meeting
CARB's c~rrent optiona~ nitragen oxide exhaust emissian standards. Finally, dua!-fuei use wilf
provide an important i~crement of progress toward expanding natura~ gas fueling i~frastructure.
CARB identified diesel ~ar#iculate matter {PM) as a toxic air cor~taminant in August 1998. This
led to developmant of the Diesei Risk Reduction Pfan {plan) to reduce diesel ~missions from
both new and existing diESe! ~r~gines and vehicles, which was approv~d in September 2000.
One of the key eiements of the plan is ta retrofit existing diesel engi~es in Cafifornia to reduce
diesei particulate emissions to near z~ro, in the shortest tirne possible. The program focuses or~
several control options (identified and discusse~ in fhe plan} such as the catalyst ~ased diesei
pa~ticlilate fifters or traps and other viab~e alternative technologies and fuels.
To achieve success in the plan, we are atfopting a series af rules and control measures. CARB
has begun rulemaking an the proposed controf ineasure for diese! par~iculate r~atterfrom on-
road hea~y-duty diesef-fueled residential and comm~rcial soiid waste cofEection vehicles.
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CITY OF SANTA MONiCA PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL
The solid waste colfec#ion ~ehicle category is defined as:
1. Hea~y-Duty Diesef Vehicles greater than 14,000 pounds GVWR;
2. Used to coilect resid~ntial ar~d commercial waste;
3. Front, side an~ rear ma~uaf and automatie loaders, rol~-offs;
4. Fix~d ro~te g~nerally
Currently SCD is operating a fleet of vehicles that is less than 15 Heavy-Duty Vehicles. At the
present time SCD is exempt from the provisior~s of Ruie 1193 - the Clean On-Road Resiclential
and CammerciaR Refuse Collec#ion Vehicles Rule. SCD understancfs that the company will be
subject to the proposed diesel particuEate mat#er Control Measure For On-Road Heavy-Duty
Diesel-Fueled Residential and Commercial Solid Waste Collection Vehicles. SCD understands
that the ~urchase ar lease af any on-road hea~y-duty vehicles from the City must camply with ail
EPA, CARB and SCAQMD rules and regulations.
9.0 SOUTHERN CALI~ORNIA DlSPOSAL & RECYCLlNG COMPANY
Sinr,e 9913, Sauthern Ca~ifornia Disposai Company (SCl]) has been a family owned and
operated solid waste management enterprise. Serving the City of Santa Manica and #t~e great~r
west side of Los Angeles, SCD ur~derstands the waste handling and recycling needs of
businesses and the pUbiic.
Just as Grandpa "Varus" collected garbage and recycled years ago using hog farming as a
means of recycli~g and disposai; today SCD opera#~s under th~ same premis~. Our
commitment to dedicated service has enabied us to carry on the traditions af an organization
dedicated to the communities we serve and our i~di~iduak customers afike. Ha~ir~g enter~d nin~
decades of ser~ice our motto remains the same; "the customer is family".
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Figure 2. Grandpa `Narus" at work in the community
CITY OF SANTA MONICA PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL
SCD offers a wide variefy of container services, We pravide bir~s for mar~y appl~cations
including industr~al, cornmercial, and institutiona! waste disposal ar~d recycling. We also pro~id~
recycG~g bins for green was#e colfection and co~struction and demolition projECts.
A!I containers are constantly rnonitored and mai~tairted to provide cleanlin~ss and safety. In
case a customer loca#ia~ d~es not afiow for standardized cantainers, SCD wiEl cus#omize a
container exclusively for individual r~eeds. Ro!!-off and front-ioader servic~ is a~ailable at
customer requsst.
In order to meet the needs of our customers, SCD operates the Southern California Disposai
Company Recycling and Transfer Station in the City of Santa Monica. Our primary gaa! at the
transfer station is to gi~e the public and the busi~ess community #he means to recycle and
dispose af waste that is cost containir~g a~d environmentalfy sound.
Presently, diversion of materials inclUde: ferrous an~ nan-ferrous metals, wood waste, ald
carrugated carclboard and ~arious was#e paper grades, mixed construction and demolitior~
wastes, green wastes, and e-waste. SCD is an integrated waste management company whicf~
is continually researching technical and human innovatFOns that sustain the comrr~unity to
achieve environrnental and econamic E~alance.
5CD su~ports th~ goals of saurce reduction, recycling and zero wasfe as a means to sus#ain
the regenerati~e processes of the community and to protect #he quality of lifie vn plar~et earth.
Our community based services are designed to cantinually improve the overaH quality of our
en~ironment.
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