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Law and Legislation Committee Meeting - October 19, 2021

Law and Legislation Committee — Tuesday, October 19, 2021
BodySacramento, California
SessionLaw and Legislation Committee
DateTuesday, October 19, 2021
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0:16

Chair Staff is ready when you are okay.

0:20

I think we are good to go.

0:21

Let's go ahead and call this meeting of the law and legislation committee to order.

0:26

Madam Clerk, please call the role to establish the forum.

0:29

Thank you.

0:30

Council Member Guerra is expected momentarily.

0:33

Councilmember Valenzuela.

0:36

Vice Chair Harris.

0:38

Here.

0:38

And Chair Shineer.

0:40

I am here.

0:42

Thank you.

0:42

Hope everyone is having a good day.

0:46

Hope we have a good night as well.

0:48

We have a long way to go.

0:50

So let's go ahead and get started here.

0:54

We have the consent calendar.

0:56

Any comments, thoughts, or motions on the consent calendar?

1:00

I'll move the consent calendar, Chair.

1:02

Okay.

1:03

A motion and a second.

1:05

Madam Clerk, you want to call the roll on that.

1:11

Councilmember Gata.

1:13

It's a roll call on the consent calendar.

1:17

Ms.

1:18

Chairman had just logged down in here.

1:20

Do you have any comments on the consent calendar?

1:23

No comments, Mr.

1:24

Chairman.

1:24

Okay.

1:25

We're calling the roll.

1:26

You can vote aye or nay.

1:28

Aye.

1:29

There you go.

1:30

Councilmember Valenzuela.

1:32

Yes.

1:33

Vice Chair Harris.

1:34

Aye.

1:35

And Chair Shaneer.

1:37

Aye.

1:37

Okay.

1:38

Let's go to our one item today.

1:41

Solid waste management.

1:42

Ms.

1:43

Treadwell, you're going to be briefing us, I assume.

1:45

Yes, I will.

1:46

Hi.

1:46

Thank you.

1:47

Thank you so much.

1:48

I'm going to share my screen.

1:50

This is a brief item, but uh but important.

1:56

And hopefully.

1:57

No, everyone is so generous about sharing their screens.

2:00

If we could all be like that in life, it would be great, wouldn't it?

2:04

Can you see that?

2:06

Let's slide to the PowerPoint.

2:09

Nope, not yet.

2:10

There we go.

2:11

There you go.

2:12

All right.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Waste Management█████████████████████████████████████████████58%
Procedural████████████████████████31%
Public Comments█████████11%
Summary of Proceedings

Law and Legislation Committee Meeting - October 19, 2021

The Law and Legislation Committee held a regular meeting on October 19, 2021, starting at 1:01 p.m. and adjourning at 1:14 p.m. The committee reviewed and approved the consent calendar and discussed a major ordinance related to solid waste management required by California SB 1383.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the Law and Legislation Log (File ID 2021-00267) and received/filed Legislative Advocacy Correspondence (File ID 2021-00268) by a unanimous vote.

Discussion Items

  • Ordinance Amending Solid Waste Management Code (File ID 2021-01128): Staff presented proposed code changes to comply with SB 1383, which mandates methane reduction targets, 75% reduction in organic waste disposal by 2025, and 20% food recovery. The ordinance requires residential food waste separation starting summer 2022 and establishes food recovery requirements for large generators. The commercial side was addressed earlier in 2021. Committee members expressed support and raised concerns:
    • Councilmember Valenzuela emphasized the need for community education on waste reduction and separating organic waste, noting excitement and questions from residents.
    • Vice Chair Harris inquired about metrics for household food waste; staff reported no standard metric is available. He thanked staff and moved the item.
    • Councilmember Guerra seconded the motion, adding direction for staff to work with landfills and haulers to address coordination issues between city and county regulations. He also highlighted the potential for biodigesters and university partnerships.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee voted unanimously (4-0) to forward the ordinance to the City Council for consideration, with a target adoption by November 30, 2021, to meet the state deadline of January 1, 2022. The motion included additional direction from Councilmember Guerra for staff collaboration with waste haulers and landfills.

Meeting Transcript

Chair Staff is ready when you are okay. I think we are good to go. Let's go ahead and call this meeting of the law and legislation committee to order. Madam Clerk, please call the role to establish the forum. Thank you. Council Member Guerra is expected momentarily. Councilmember Valenzuela. Vice Chair Harris. Here. And Chair Shineer. I am here. Thank you. Hope everyone is having a good day. Hope we have a good night as well. We have a long way to go. So let's go ahead and get started here. We have the consent calendar. Any comments, thoughts, or motions on the consent calendar? I'll move the consent calendar, Chair. Okay. A motion and a second. Madam Clerk, you want to call the roll on that. Councilmember Gata. It's a roll call on the consent calendar. Ms. Chairman had just logged down in here. Do you have any comments on the consent calendar? No comments, Mr. Chairman. Okay. We're calling the roll. You can vote aye or nay. Aye. There you go. Councilmember Valenzuela. Yes. Vice Chair Harris. Aye. And Chair Shaneer. Aye. Okay. Let's go to our one item today. Solid waste management. Ms. Treadwell, you're going to be briefing us, I assume. Yes, I will. Hi. Thank you. Thank you so much. I'm going to share my screen.

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