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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an agreement with EDCO Transports Services, LLC (EDCO) to construct a permanent Household Hazardous Waste Facility, to reimburse EDCO for redesign expenses and the purchase of a fixed canopy and to ensure availability to City of Long Beach residents. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On August 19, 2008, City Council authorized the City Manager to apply for grant funding to establish a permanent Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility to serve Long Beach-area residents and to execute all agreements to secure that funding. On February 23, 2009, the City was awarded a $400,000 grant from the State (CalRecycle) to build an HHW facility.
Per State law, there are several types of waste, such as sharps, electronic waste, paint, and household chemicals that cannot be disposed of with regular refuse. An HHW facility will allow residents to properly dispose of such materials and ensure that they do not contaminate the waste stream. This HHW facility will be co-located with a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) that EDCO is developing in the City of Signal Hill at 2755 California Avenue. The MRF is fully permitted for this use, however, minor design changes are required to accommodate the HHW facility.
Staff proposes to utilize the grant funds to pay EDCO $54,000 for the redesign of the HHW facility within the MRF, $105,000 to purchase and install a fixed canopy, and additional grant funds to provide public education and outreach efforts. EDCO will provide access to the residents of Long Beach at no cost. All of the entitlements are in place, and the building is currently under construction. The HHW facility is projected to be operational by summer 2011.
To ensure long-term success of this facility, City staff is working in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (DPW) to operate this facility. DPW has committed to provide $600,000 annually ...
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